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Post-installation Configuration Tasks

This chapter identifies post-installation configuration tasks. Where appropriate, this chapter refers to other guides for procedures on performing these configuration tasks.

Specific topics discussed are:

• Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules with the UTLRP.SQL Script

• Configuring Additional Components

Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules with the UTLRP.SQL Script

Oracle Corporation recommends running the UTLRP.SQL script after creating, upgrading, or migrating a database. This script recompiles all PL/SQL modules that may be in an INVALID state, including packages, procedures, types, and so on. This step is optional, but recommended so that the cost of recompilation is incurred during the installation rather than in the future.

Note: There should be no other data definition language (DDL) statements running on the database while it is running, and packages STANDARD and DBMS_STANDARD must already be valid.

1. Start SQL*Plus:

   C:\> SQLPLUS
   

2. Connect to the database with the SYS account:

   SQL> CONNECT SYS/PASSWORD AS SYSDBA
   

   where PASSWORD is CHANGE_ON_INSTALL by default, unless you changed it after installation.

3. Start the database (if necessary):

   SQL> STARTUP
   

4. Run the UTLRP.SQL script:

   SQL> @ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\RDBMS\ADMIN\UTLRP.SQL
   

Configuring Additional Components

Some individual components require post-installation configuration tasks. Review the following table for configuration requirements and see the sections or documents referenced for specific configuration procedures:

Component	Description	See Also...
Net8 network software	Net8 Configuration Assistant is a tool that assists you in configuring your Oracle network. If you installed Net8 Server and Net8 Client, Net8 Configuration Assistant automatically started at the end of installation to guide you through network configuration. You can also configure your Oracle network after installation with the Net8 Configuration Assistant and Net8 Assistant tools.	Net8 Administrator's Guide and the online help available with both tools "Selecting a Net8 Configuration Method" for a discussion of available configuration choices
PL/SQL External Routines	Configuration is dependent on the network configuration files used.	Chapter 10, "Developing Applications", of Oracle8i Personal Edition Administrator's Guide for Windows 98
SQL*Plus help file	If you want to use online help with SQL*Plus, you must populate the SQL*Plus tables with help files.	SQL*Plus Getting Started for Windows