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Installing Oracle Components

Installing Oracle Components

Follow these procedures to install Oracle8i components.

To install Oracle components:

1. Ensure that you have followed all preinstallation steps described in "Preinstallation Tasks".

2. Choose Install/Deinstall Products from the Autorun window.

   The Welcome window appears.

3. Click Next.

   The File Locations window appears. Do not change the directory path in the Source field. This is the CD-ROM location of files for installation.

4. Enter the Oracle home name and directory path in which to install Oracle8i Personal Edition for Windows 98 components in the Destination fields.

   The home name can be up to 16 characters in length and must only include alphanumeric characters and underscores. The default directory path is <drive with the most available space>:\ORACLE\ORA81.

5. Click Next.

   The Available Products window appears.

6. Select the Oracle top-level component you want to install and click Next.

The following section describes the steps required based on the Oracle top-level components selected.

Oracle8i Typical or Minimal Installation

After you have selected Oracle8i Typical or Minimal Installation option following are the steps you would walk through to complete the installation.

1. If Oracle Universal Installer detects an earlier version of an Oracle database on your hard drive, you are prompted to migrate or upgrade your database with Oracle Data Migration Assistant. Select the Upgrade or Migrate an Existing Database check box if you want to have Oracle Data Migration Assistant start immediately after installation to migrate or upgrade your database to an 8.1.6 Oracle8i database.

2. Click Next.

   The Database Identification window appears if you are not migrating a database.

3. Enter the Global Database Name and SID in the fields provided:

   In This Field...	Enter The...
   Global Database Name	Full database name that uniquely distinguishes it from any other database in your network domain. For example: sales.us.acme.com where sales is the name you want to call your database and us.acme.com is the network domain in which the database is located.
   SID	Database instance name that uniquely distinguishes it from any other database on your computer. The SID automatically defaults to the database name portion of the global database name (sales in the example above) until you reach eight characters or enter a period. You can accept or change the default value.

This information is used when Oracle Database Configuration Assistant creates your database after installation.

4. Click Next.

   The Summary window appears.

5. Review the information to ensure that you have enough disk space and click Install.

6. Wait until the selected components are installed.

   The Configuration Tools window appears at the end of installation and, based on your selections above, automatically starts the following assistants to create and configure your database and network environments:

   This Assistant...	Starts...	And...
   Net8 Configuration Assistant	If not currently installed on this computer	Automatically configures your Net8 server networking software. See Also: "Server Network Configuration" for a description of the configuration procedures performed
   Oracle Database Configuration Assistant	If you selected either: Typical Minimal, then answered Yes when prompted at step 1 to install an Oracle8i database	Automatically creates an Oracle8i Release 8.1.6 database
   Oracle Data Migration Assistant	If you selected to migrate or upgrade a detected database when prompted at step 1	Migrates or upgrades the selected database to Oracle8i Release 8.1.6

   The Configuration Tools window displays the results of running these assistants.

   Note: Oracle Database Configuration Assistant and Oracle Data Migration Assistant are never started together during the same installation session.

   7. Click Next to continue.

      The End of Installation window appears.

   8. Click Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer or click Next Install to install additional components.

      See Also: "Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session" for a summary of your installation session

   Oracle8i Custom Installation

   The Available Product Components window appears if you have selected Oracle8i Custom InstallationAvailable Product. The Install Status column of the Available Product Components window displays the status of all components available for installation:

   This Status...	Means the Component Is...
   Installed	Already installed
   New Install	Selected to be installed for the first time
   Not Installed	Not currently installed or selected for installation
   Reinstall	Currently installed, but you have chosen to reinstall
   Upgrade	Currently installed, but will be upgraded (for example, a pre-8.1.6 database)

   1. Ensure that components you want to install are checked in their corresponding check box.

   Note: Be careful when selecting or deselecting components for installation. If you uncheck a check box of a component, that component will not be installed.

   2. Click Next.

      The Component Locations window appears and enables you to select alternate locations in which to install some components.

   3. Click Next to accept the default locations. Otherwise, click a component to enable a text box for changing the default location.

   4. If you selected any of the following components at step 1, provide appropriate responses when prompted. Note that most components install silently without prompting you for additional information.

   If You Selected...	You Are...
   Net8 Client	Not prompted to enter any information. However, Net8 Configuration Assistant starts at the end of installation to configure your server networking files (if not currently installed).
   Oracle Protocol Support	Prompted to select the network protocol adapters for which to provide Oracle support.
   Oracle8i Server	Prompted to: Create a database. Oracle Database Configuration Assistant starts at the end of installation and guides you through database creation. Enter the global database name of the database to create. Note: If an earlier release of an Oracle database is detected on your hard drive, you are prompted to upgrade or migrate to Oracle8i database Release 8.1.6. Oracle Data Migration Assistant starts at the end of installation and guides you through database upgrade or migration.

   The Summary window appears.

   5. Review the information to ensure that you have enough disk space and click Install.

   6. Wait until the selected components are installed and any configuration tools have completed running.

      The End of Installation window appears.

   7. Click Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer or click Next Install to install additional components.

      See Also: "Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session" for a summary of your installation session

   Note: You must reboot your computer after all first time Oracle installations on Windows 95 and 98. Subsequent installations do not require a reboot if the Oracle home remains the same. If the Oracle home changes, then reboot the computer.

   Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session

   An installation session log that describes the actions performed and the components installed is located in:

   X:\PROGRAM FILES\ORACLE\INVENTORY\LOGS\INSTALLACTIONS.LOG
   

   where X is the hard drive on which your operating system is located.

   INSTALLACTIONS.LOG is the latest log file. Log file names of previous installation sessions take the form INSTALLACTIONSDATE_TIME.LOG (for example, INSTALLACTIONS1999-07-14_09-00-56-AM.LOG).

   You can also view a list of installed components by clicking Installed Products on any window of Oracle Universal Installer.

   Installing Oracle Components in Non-Interactive Mode

   Typically, you run Oracle Universal Installer in interactive mode, which means you are prompted to respond to windows. However, experienced users can also run Oracle Universal Installer in non-interactive (also called silent) mode by using response files. These are text files containing variables and values used by Oracle Universal Installer during the installation process.

   Using silent installation enables you to bypass the graphical user interface (GUI) of interactive mode of Oracle Universal Installer. Response files are available for the following components:

   Response File Name	This File Silently Runs The...
   TYPICAL.RSP	Oracle8i Typical installation type
   MINIMAL.RSP	Oracle8i Minimal installation type
   CUSTOM.RSP	Oracle8i Custom installation type
   DBCA.RSP	Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
   NET8CA.RSP	Net8 Configuration Assistant

   Copying and Modifying a Response File

   To copy and modify a response file:

   1. Copy the appropriate templates from the \RESPONSE directory at the top of the CD-ROM to your hard drive.

   2. Choose Start > Programs > Oracle Installation Products > Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

      The Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide appears in HTML format.

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

   Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

   To run Oracle Universal Installer and specify the response file:

   1. Go to the MS-DOS command prompt.

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

      C:\PROGRAM FILES\ORACLE\OUI\INSTALL> SETUP.EXE -RESPONSEFILE FILENAME 
      [-SILENT] [-NOWELCOME]
      

      Where...	Description
      FILENAME	Identifies the specific response file
      -SILENT	Runs Oracle Universal Installer in complete silent mode. The Welcome window is suppressed automatically.
      -NOWELCOME	Suppresses the Welcome window that appears during installation

   3. See Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide for more information.

   Customizing Installations with Oracle Software Packager

   Oracle Software Packager enables application developers to create customized component installations with Oracle Universal Installer. Oracle Software Packager provides the following features:

   Feature	Description
   Step-by-step wizards	Enables you to define all installation properties for your computer using a graphical interface
   Code block grammar	Enables you to define calculations and conditions with Oracle Software Packager's own code language, which uses similar constructs to C/C++ and Java
   Extensible Java libraries	Enables you to perform tasks through predefined action, query, and dialog libraries, including copying files, setting environment variables, and creating registry entries. Custom Java libraries can be imported into Oracle Software Packager for your specific needs.
   Easy integration with other product installations	Does not require editing access to an installation definition for it to be defined as a dependent of the product being packaged. This makes it easy for customers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and value-added resellers (VARs) to integrate multiple components into one common bundle.

   To find out more about Oracle Software Packager:

   1. Visit the Oracle Technology Network:

      http://technet.oracle.com/
      

   2. Click Documentation.

   3. Click Software Packager.

   4. Enter your Oracle Technology Network user name and password when prompted.

      Note: If you do not have a user name and password, click Cancel. You are directed to a site at which you can become a free member of the Oracle Technology Network.

      The Oracle Software Packager User's Guide appears.

   Installing and Viewing the Oracle8i Online Documentation

   The Oracle8i Online Documentation is included on a separate CD-ROM. Documentation is available in both hypertext markup language (HTML) and portable document format (PDF) formats. You can install and view your Oracle8i Online Documentation on your hard drive.

   To install the Oracle8i Online Documentation:

   1. Insert the Oracle8i Online Documentation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

      The Autorun window appears. If the Autorun window does not appear:

      1. Choose Start > Run.

      2. Enter the following:

         DRIVE_LETTER:\AUTORUN\AUTORUN.EXE
         

         The Autorun window appears.

   2. Choose Install/Deinstall Products from the Autorun window.

      The Welcome window appears.

   3. Click Next.

      The File Locations window appears. Do not change the directory path in the Source field. This is the CD-ROM location of files for installation.

   4. Enter the Oracle home name and directory path in which to install the Oracle8i Online Documentation in the Destination fields.

      The home name can be up to 16 characters in length and must only include alphanumeric characters and underscores. The default directory path is <drive with the most available space>:\ORACLE\ORA81.

      Attention: If you have an existing Oracle home created with a pre-8.1.x Release, you must change the default installation location to a different location.

   5. Click Next.

      The Summary window appears.

   6. Review the information to ensure that you have enough disk space and click Install.

   7. Wait for installation to complete.

      The End of Installation window appears.

   8. Click Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer.

   To view your installed documentation:

   1. Ensure that you have the following Web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

      For...	Use...
      A Web browser	One of the following Java-enabled browsers: Netscape Navigator version 3.0 or later Visit http://www.netscape.com Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0 or later Visit http://www.microsoft.com Note: The Oracle Information Navigator can work only with a Java-enabled browser.
      An Adobe Acrobat Reader	Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or later Visit http://www.adobe.com

   2. Choose Start > Programs > Oracle - HOME_NAME > Documentation.

      Your Web browser is automatically started, and a welcome page listing the documentation categories described in "Online Documentation Set" appears.

      Oracle Information Navigator also appears shortly thereafter.

   3. Navigate through your Oracle8i Online Documentation.

   4. Click the question mark icon to access help for instructions on using Oracle Information Navigator.

      Notes: Some notes on using Oracle Information Navigator, the Java-based search and navigation applet: Changes to Microsoft's Internet Explorer Release 3.02 to address security issues may prevent Oracle Information Navigator from starting and displaying properly. This does not affect your access to the Oracle8i Online Documentation.

      Notes: Some notes on using Adobe Acrobat Reader: After several documents are opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may receive an error message when trying to open an additional document, stating that the document does not exist. This error message occurs because memory is low. To solve the problem, close any open documents that you are not using, and continue. You must use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or greater to view the PDF documentation set.