Oracle9i Database Installation Guide -- Contents

Planning Your Installation

Using Optimal Flexible Architecture

Benefits of Using Multiple Oracle Homes

Multiple Oracle Home Functionality in Different Releases

Oracle8 Releases Before 8.0.4

Oracle8 Releases 8.0.4 to 8.0.6

Oracle8i Release 8.1.3 to Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2)

Oracle Universal Installer Overview

Oracle Universal Installer Restrictions

Oracle9i Products for Installation

Oracle9i Database

Oracle9i Client

Oracle9i Management and Integration

Licensing Information

Oracle9i Licensable Database Options

Documentation Library Overview

What Documentation Do I Read First?

Getting Started with Installation

Single Oracle Home Components

Top-Level Component System Requirements

System Requirements for FAT and NTFS File Systems

Oracle9i System Requirements

Operating System and Service Pack Requirements

Protocol Support

Processor Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Space Requirements

Web Browser Requirements

Component Certifications

Windows Terminal Servers

Windows XP

Mandatory Individual Component Requirements

Database Upgrade Requirements

Policies for Linking and Relinking Applications

Upgrading Releases 7.3.4 and 8.0.6

Oracle Command Line Tools with the Migration Utility

Required Oracle7 Server SQL*Net Patch Releases

Downgrading a Database

Oracle Real Application Clusters Upgrade Requirements

About Database Creation and Network Configuration Methods

Types of Database Environments

Selecting a Database Creation Method

Configuring Your Network

Configuring the Server Network

Configuring the Client Network

Installation Differences Between Windows and UNIX

Installations Meeting Minimal Memory Requirements

Before You Install Oracle9i

Beginning Your Oracle9i Installation

Choosing an Installation Type

Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, or Personal Edition Installations

Custom Oracle9i Database Installations

Client Administrator or Runtime Installations

Custom Oracle9i Client Installations

Oracle Management Server Installations

Oracle Internet Directory Installations

Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time

Upgrading Oracle Internet Directory

Custom Oracle9i Management and Integration Installations

Reviewing the Installation Session Log

Deinstalling Oracle Components and Services

Stopping Oracle Services on Windows Platforms

Stopping and Removing Oracle Internet Directory Services

Stopping and Removing Oracle Management Server Service Registry Entry

Deinstalling Components with Oracle Universal Installer

Removing Oracle Keys From the Registry on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP

Update the System Variable Path

Remove Oracle from the Start Menu

Removing Oracle Keys from the Registry on Windows 98

Update the System Variable Path

Remove Oracle from the Start Menu

Usernames and Passwords Overview

Unlocking and Changing Passwords

Granting Limited SYS Database Role Privileges

Reviewing Usernames and Passwords

Database Identification Overview

Oracle9i Services on Windows Overview

Tablespaces and Datafiles Overview

Initialization Parameter File Overview

Redo Log Files Overview

Control Files Overview

Rollback Segments Overview

Data Dictionary Overview

About NTFS File System and Windows Registry Permissions

File Permissions

File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer

File Permissions Set by Database Configuration Assistant

File Permissions Set by Database Upgrade Assistant

Setting NTFS File System Security

Setting Windows Registry Security

Patch Set Information

Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules

Individual Component Postinstallation Configuration Tasks

Oracle9i Database Components

Oracle9i Client Components

Oracle9i Management and Integration Components

Component Descriptions

Real Application Clusters Installation Requirements

Real Application Clusters Overview

Real Application Clusters Preinstallation Tasks

Task 1: Creating an Extended Partition and Logical Drives

Windows NT

Windows 2000

Task 2: Assigning Symbolic Link Names

Using Oracle Cluster Setup Wizard

Using Object Link Manager

Using ImportSYMLinks Utility

Task 3: Creating a Cluster

Raw Devices Management Utilities Overview

Installing the Raw Devices Management Utilities Manually

Deleting Oracle Operating System Dependent Clusterware

Troubleshooting the Real Application Clusters Installation

System Requirements for Oracle Transparent Gateways

Gateway System Requirements

Microsoft SQL Server Gateway System Requirements

Sybase Gateway System Requirements

Teradata Gateway System Requirements

Tested Gateway Configurations

Microsoft SQL Server Gateway Configurations

Sybase Gateway Configurations

Teradata Gateway Configurations

Gateway Installation Worksheets

Microsoft SQL Server Worksheet

Sybase Worksheet

Teradata Worksheet

Installing Oracle Transparent Gateways

Deinstalling Oracle Transparent Gateways

About Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode

Copying and Modifying a Response File

Creating a Single Installation Stage From Multiple CDs

Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant in Silent Mode

About Oracle Components in Different Languages

Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages

Using Oracle Components in Different Languages

About Web-Based Installations

About NLS_LANG Parameters

Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG

NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode

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Preface

What's New in Oracle9i for Windows?

1 Introducing Oracle9i for Windows

2 Preinstallation Requirements

3 Selecting Database Creation and Oracle Net Services Configuration Methods

4 Installing Oracle Components

5 Reviewing Your Installed Starter Database Contents

6 Postinstallation Configuration Tasks

A Individual Components Available for Installation

B Oracle Real Application Clusters Preinstallation Tasks

C Oracle Transparent Gateways

D Advanced Installation Topics

E Globalization Support

Glossary

Index