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# 1
Requirements

This chapter provides information about the hardware and software items required for the installation of the Oracle9i Application Server, Oracle9iAS Wireless Client, and the online documentation. The topics include:

- Hardware Requirements

- Software Requirements

- Certified Software

- Oracle9iAS Wireless Client Requirements

- Online Documentation Requirements

## Hardware Requirements

The following table contains the hardware requirements for Oracle9i Application Server. All the space calculations are based on NTFS. FAT formatted drives will require additional space.

Hardware Items | Requirements
--- | ---
CPU | An Intel compatible 486 or higher processor
Memory | 128 MB
Disk Space | Minimal: 575 MB Standard Edition: 1.60 GB Enterprise Edition: 3.05 GB
Total Pagefile Size or Swap Space | 500 MB

Make note of the following:

- The disk space must be available on a single drive. Oracle9i Application Server does not support spanning the installation over multiple drives.

- Origin database must have free disk space for the following:

  - System Tablespace: 1 GB

  - User Tablespace: 400 MB

- For Standard Edition Only: You will need an additional 430 MB disk space to install the Oracle Enterprise Java Engine database. The database files do not have to be installed on the same disk as the Oracle9i Application Server Oracle home.

- For Enterprise Edition Only:

  - Memory for Oracle9iAS Web Cache should be based on the following formula:

    (average HTTP object size) * (maximum number of objects you want to cache)

    Thus, if you want to cache 1,000,000 objects and the average size of the objects is 3 KB, then set the maximum cache size to at least 3 GB.

  - You will require an additional 100 MB disk space for Oracle9iAS Discoverer installation.

- If you have an existing 806 home that is designated as a default home on one drive, and you want to install Enterprise Edition onto another drive, then the main Oracle9i Application Server products can be installed to the new location, but the 806 products must be installed to the existing 806 default home location.

## Software Requirements

The following table contains the software requirements for Oracle9i Application Server.

Software Items | Version
--- | ---
Operating System | Microsoft Windows NT with Service Pack 3 (minimum) or 5 (recommended) Microsoft Windows 2000
Virtual Memory | At least 360 MB of free virtual memory. To change the amount of virtual memory, go to Windows Control Panel and open System. Under the performance tab, change the amount of virtual memory.

### Path Environment Variable

If the value of the user's PATH environment variable is over 1,024 bytes, then the following error may occur when the installer starts up the Oracle HTTP Server process:

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This error can be resolved by doing either one of the following:

- Shortening the length of the PATH environment variable.

- Downloading a patch from Microsoft to correct the problem in `cmd.exe`. The patch is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q268722.

## Certified Software

Installation of the Oracle9i Application Server requires an Oracle database. A complete list of certified software, including databases, for Oracle9i Application Server can be found on OracleMetaLink, which can be accessed from the URL below:

`http://metalink.oracle.com`

## Oracle9iAS Wireless Client Requirements

The following table contains the requirements for the installation of Oracle9iAS Wireless Client. All the space calculations are based on NTFS. FAT formatted drives will require additional space.

See Also: Appendix B, "Installing Oracle9i Application Server Administrative and Development Client CD-ROM"

Hardware Items | Required
--- | ---
Operating System | Windows NT 4.0, with Service Pack 5.0 or higher Windows 2000
CPU | Pentium 266
Memory | At least 64 MB RAM for running both the Oracle9iAS Wireless Service Designer and Web Integration Developer; at least 32 MB RAM for running the Oracle9iAS Wireless Service Designer.
Disk Space | 40 MB for running both the Oracle9iAS Wireless Service Designer and Web Integration Developer; at least 20 MB for running the Oracle9iAS Wireless Service.
JDK 1.2.2 | The client system requires JDK 1.2.2. You can install JDK 1.2.2 for Windows NT from the client CD-ROM. Make the JDK directory the first entry in the system environment path.

## Online Documentation Requirements

The following table contains the tools and disk space requirements for the installation of the Oracle9i Application Server online documentation. All the space calculations are based on NTFS. FAT formatted drives will require additional space.

See Also: Appendix E, "Installing Documentation Library"

Requirement | Items
--- | ---
Online Readers | Requires any one of the following: HTML Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher PDF Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher Acrobat Reader+Search 3.0 or higher Acrobat Exchange 3.0 or higher PDFViewer Web browser plug-in 1.0 or higher
Disk Space | 250 MB

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