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Preface

1 Oracle9i Installation Planning

Oracle9i Installation Overview

Oracle9i Products for Installation

Oracle9i Database Configurations

Environment Descriptions

Database Configuration Assistant

Installation With Existing Oracle Databases

System Installation Requirements

Time Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Images

Operating System Software Requirements

Product Dependencies

Important Compatibility Issues

Additional Product-Specific Installation Requirements

Configuration Restrictions

Copying Oracle Executables

Oracle Net Linking Options

Silent Mode Installation

What Is a Silent Installation?

What Is a Response File?

Why Perform a Silent Installation?

Modifying a Response File

Invoking the Installer.

2 Release Information

Product Set

Changes and Enhancements

Initialization Parameters in Oracle9i Release 2 That Have Been Desupported

Initialization Parameters in Oracle9i Release 2 That Are Becoming Obsolete

Known Restrictions

The following items are not supported:

3 CD-ROM Pre-installation Requirements

HP OpenVMS and Installation-Specific Issues and Restrictions

New ORA_ROOT

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Character Mode

Upgrading and Migrating

File Systems

Optimal Flexible Architecture

Using Hummingbird Exceed

Installation Procedure Requirements

Oracle Server Database Administrator Account

Oracle9i Account is NOT the SYS or SYSTEM Account

Oracle9i Account UIC Must Be Greater than MAXSYSGROUP

Finding MAXSYSGROUP

Adding a Record in the User Authorization File (UAF)

Setting Account Privileges

Setting Account Quotas

Process Rights for Database Administrators

Process Rights for SGA Protection

Process Rights for Intelligent Agent (OEMAGENT)

Security Issues with Multiple Databases

Completing Account Setup

Verifying Privileges

HP OpenVMS Alpha SYSGEN Parameters

Using the Reserved Memory Registry

Using AUTOGEN

HP OpenVMS Alpha System Configuration

Setup Tasks to Perform as the SYSTEM User

Create an OpenVMS Account to Own Oracle Software

Create an OpenVMS Account to Own the Apache Server

Setup Tasks to Perform as the Oracle User

Set Permissions for File Creation

Set Display

Setup Tasks for Oracle Products

Precompilers and Tools

Network and System Management Products

4 Installation

Installation Mount Options

Installation Option, Installing Oracle9i from the Hard Drive

Oracle Universal Installer

Installing an Oracle9i Database

Installing Oracle9i Client

Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session

Installing Real Application Clusters

Completing Installation of Oracle9i Server Enterprise Edition

Non-Interactive Installation and Configuration

Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

5 Post-Installation

Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)

Interactive Mode

Non-interactive Mode

Using DBCA Response Files

User Passwords

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the System User

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the Oracle User

Set Initialization Parameters

Post-Installation for Oracle Products

Oracle Net

Oracle Options

Shared Server

Oracle Precompilers

Oracle Supported Protocols

Starter Database Contents

Unlocking and Resetting User Passwords

Reviewing User Names and Passwords

Identifying Databases

Tablespaces and Data Files

Locating the Initialization Parameter File

Locating Redo Log Files

Locating Control Files

Using Rollback Segments

Using the Data Dictionary

Adding or Upgrading Products

Relinking the Oracle Code

Step 1 Shutdown the Given Database(s)

Step 2 Remove Images

Step 3 Invoke the Oracle Installation Utility

A Oracle9i Products

Oracle9i Database Components

Enterprise Edition

SE List

Oracle9i Client Components

Runtime Edition

Administrator Edition

Product Descriptions

B Oracle9i 64-bit Feature

Introduction to the Oracle9i 64-bit Feature

Introducing the Oracle9i 64-bit Feature

Benefits of the Oracle9i 64-bit Feature

Implementation of the Oracle 64-bit Feature on HP OpenVMS Alpha

Suggested Parameter Settings

Other Recommendations

C Oracle Transparent Gateway

System Requirements for Oracle Transparent Gateway

RDB Gateway Requirements

RMS Gateway Requirements

Tested Gateway Configurations

Gateway Installation Worksheets

Installing Oracle Transparent Gateway

Mounting Transparent Gateway from the CD-ROM

Installation Prompts for Transparent Gateway

Removing Oracle Transparent Gateway

D Apache Server Installation/Configuration

Post-Installation Checklist

Run AUTOGEN

Check Disk Quota

Check for SET TERMINAL/INQUIRE

Test the Installation

Browser Test

TELNET Test

Troubleshooting

Running the Oracle HTTP Server on OpenVMS

Starting and Stopping the Server

Server Log File

Customizing the Server Environment

How to Configure Apache

Modules and Directives

Supported and Unsupported Features

File Formats

File Naming Conventions

File Transfer Process and Access Control List

Logical Names

OpenVMS Cluster Considerations

Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

Security Information

Process Model

Privileged Images

Privileges Required to Start and Stop the Server

File Ownership and Protection

Server Extensions (CGI Scripts)

suEXEC Not Available for Protecting Script Execution

Open Source Licenses

Apache

Index