B Oracle Database Companion CD Advanced Installation Topics

B.1.1 Using Response Files to Install Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode

To use noninteractive mode, you run Oracle Universal Installer with a response file. A response file is a text file that contains variables and values that Oracle Universal Installer uses during the installation process. Oracle provides a set of sample response files that you can customize, or you can create your own response file by recording your installation selections.

B.1.2 Customizing a Sample Response File

Table B-1 lists the available sample response files in the \Response directory on the CD labeled Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) Disk 1 of 1:

To copy and modify a response file:

1. Copy the appropriate response files from the \Response directory on the CD labeled Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) Disk 1 of 1 to your hard drive.

2. From the Start menu, select Programs, then Oracle - HOME_NAME, then Oracle Installation Products, then Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

   Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide appears in HTML format.

3. Modify the response files with any text file editor by following the instructions in both the response files and Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

4. Run the response file by following the instructions in the "Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File" section.

B.1.3 Creating a New Response File

When you run Oracle Universal Installer in interactive mode, you can record your installation selections into a response file. You do this by running Oracle Universal Installer in Record mode. Oracle Universal Installer generates the response file immediately after you complete the Summary page, so you do not need to actually install the Oracle Database Companion CD products to create the response file.

If you want to use Record mode during a noninteractive installation, Oracle Universal Installer records the variable values that were specified in the original source response file into the new response file.

To create a new response file:

1. Make sure that the computer on which you are creating the response file has met the requirements in Chapter 2.

2. At the command prompt, use the cd command to change to the directory that contains the Oracle Universal Installer setup.exe executable.

   On the installation CD-ROM or DVD, setup.exe is located on Disk 1. If you want to run Oracle Universal Installer from an existing Oracle Database Companion CD installation, you can find setup.exe in ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin.

3. Enter the following command:

   setup -record -destinationFile response_file_name
   
   

   Replace response_file_name with the complete path for the new response file. For example:

   setup -record -destinationFile C:\response_files\install_oracle10g
   
   

4. After Oracle Universal Installer launches, enter the installation settings, which will be recorded into the response file.

5. When the Summary page appears, do one of the following:

   • Click Install to continue with the installation.

   • Click Cancel if you only want to create the response file but not continue with the installation. The installation will stop, but the settings you have entered will be recorded to the response file.

   Afterwards, Oracle Universal Installer saves your new response file using the path and file name you specified on the command line.

6. If necessary, make any environment-specific changes to the response file for the computer on which you will run it.

7. Run the response file by following the instructions in the "Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File"section, next.

B.1.4 Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

You run Oracle Universal Installer at the command line, specifying a response file. The Oracle Universal Installer executable, setup.exe, provides several options. For help information on the full set of these options, run setup.exe with the -help option, for example:

C:\ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin> setup.exe -help

To run Oracle Universal Installer and specify a response file:

1. Launch a command prompt.

2. Go to the directory where Oracle Universal Installer is installed.

3. From the command line, run Oracle Universal Installer with the appropriate response file. For example:

   C:\ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin> setup.exe [-silent] [-nowelcome] [-nowait] -responseFile filename

B.1.5 Copying and Modifying a Response File

To copy and modify a response file:

1. Copy the appropriate files from the \Response directory on the CD labeled Oracle Database Companion CD 10g Disk 1 of 1 to your hard drive.

2. From the Start menu, select Programs, then Oracle - HOME_NAME, then Oracle Installation Products, then Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

   Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide appears in HTML format.

3. Modify the response files with any text file editor by following the instructions in both the response files and Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

B.1.6 Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

To run Oracle Universal Installer and specify a response file:

1. Go to the command prompt.

2. Go to the directory where Oracle Universal Installer is installed.

3. Run the appropriate response file. For example,

   C:\ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\oui\bin> setup.exe [-silent] [-nowelcome] [-nowait] -responseFile filename

   Where...	Description
   filename	Identifies the full path of the specific response file
   -silent	Runs Oracle Universal Installer in complete silent mode. The Welcome screen is suppressed automatically. If you use -silent, -nowelcome is not necessary.
   -nowelcome	Suppresses the Welcome screen that appears during installation.
   –nowait	Closes the console window when the silent installation completes.
   -help	Displays help information for the full set of setup.exe options.

   
   

B.2.1 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages

Oracle Universal Installer runs by default in the selected language of your operating system. You can run Oracle Universal Installer in the following additional languages:

• Brazilian Portuguese

• German

• Japanese

• Simplified Chinese

• Traditional Chinese

• French

• Italian

• Korean

• Spanish

To run Oracle Universal Installer in a different language:

1. Change the language in which your operating system is running. For example, on Windows 2000:

   1. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel, then Regional Options.

   2. Select a language from the preceding table list and choose OK.

2. Run Oracle Universal Installer by following the instructions in the Oracle Database Installation Guide for Windows.

   
   

   Note: The selected language is assigned to the NLS_LANG registry parameter.

   
   

B.2.2 Using Oracle Components in Different Languages

You can select other languages in which to use Oracle components (such as Oracle Net Configuration Assistant, and Database Configuration Assistant). Note that this does not change the language in which Oracle Universal Installer is run. For the Oracle component to run in the selected language, it must be the same as the language set for your operating system. You can change your operating system language in the Regional Settings window from the Control Panel.

To use components in different languages:

1. Follow the instructions in Appendix 3, "Installing the Oracle Database Companion CD Software" to start Oracle Universal Installer.

2. From the Select Installation Type screen, select the Product Languages button.

   The Language Selection screen appears.

3. Select a language in which to use Oracle components from the Available Languages field.

4. Use the > arrow to move the language to the Selected Languages field and click OK.

5. Select appropriate products for installation and click Next.

   After installation is complete, the dialog box wording, messages, and online help for the installed components display in the language you selected.