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Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documentation

Conventions

Documentation Accessibility

1 Introducing Oracle9i for 64-Bit Windows

Oracle9i for 64-Bit Windows Overview

Planning Your Installation

Using Optimal Flexible Architecture

Oracle Universal Installer Overview

Oracle Universal Installer Restrictions

Oracle9i Products for Installation

Oracle9i Database

Oracle9i Client

Oracle9i Management and Integration

Licensing Information

Oracle9i Options Requiring a License

Release Documentation

What Documentation Do I Read First?

Getting Started with Installation

2 Preinstallation Requirements

Single Oracle Home Components

Top-Level Component System Requirements

System Requirements for NTFS File Systems

Oracle9i System Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Protocol Support

Processor Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Space Requirements

Component Certifications

Windows Terminal Servers

Mandatory Individual Component Requirements

3 Selecting Database Creation and Oracle Net Services Configuration Methods

About Database Creation and Network Configuration Methods

Types of Database Environments

Selecting a Database Creation Method

Configuring Your Network

Configuring the Server Network

Configuring the Client Network

4 Installing Oracle Components

Installation Differences Between Windows and UNIX

Before You Install Oracle9i

Beginning Your Oracle9i Installation

Choosing an Installation Type

Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, or Personal Edition Installations

Custom Oracle9i Database Installations

Client Administrator or Runtime Installations

Custom Oracle9i Client Installations

Oracle Internet Directory Installations

Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time

Custom Oracle9i Management and Integration Installations

Reviewing the Installation Session Logs

Deinstalling Oracle Components and Services

Stopping Oracle Services

Stopping and Removing Oracle Internet Directory Services

Deinstalling Components with Oracle Universal Installer

Removing Oracle Keys from the Registry

Updating the System Variable Path

Removing Oracle from the Start Menu

5 Postinstallation Configuration Tasks

Patch Set Information

Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules

Individual Component Postinstallation Configuration Tasks

6 Reviewing Your Installed Starter Database Contents

Usernames and Passwords Overview

Unlocking and Changing Passwords

Reviewing Usernames and Passwords

Database Identification Overview

Oracle9i Services on 64-Bit Windows Overview

Tablespaces and Datafiles Overview

Initialization Parameter File Overview

Redo Log Files Overview

Control Files Overview

Rollback Segments Overview

Data Dictionary Overview

A Individual Components Available for Installation

Oracle9i Database Components

Oracle9i Client Components

Oracle9i Management and Integration Components

Component Descriptions

B Oracle Real Application Clusters Preinstallation Tasks

Real Application Clusters Installation Requirements

Real Applications Clusters Installation Considerations

Network Considerations

Real Application Clusters Preinstallation

Voting Disk Preinstallation

Assigning Symbolic Link Names

Oracle Cluster Setup Wizard

ImportSYMLinks Utility

Object Link Manager

Shared Disk Configuration

Creating Partitions

Opening the Disk Management Tool

Creating an Extended Partition from the Disk Management Tool

Creating a Logical Drive from the Disk Management Tool

Using Oracle Cluster Setup Wizard

Raw Partitions for Datafiles

Raw Partitions and Sizes

Real Application Clusters Management Utilities Overview

Installing the Raw Devices Management Utilities Manually

Cluster File System Installed Components and Services

OcfsUtil Command Summary

Formatting a Partition to Add to OCFS

Transferring the Contents of a Raw Partition to a Standard File System for Backup

Deleting Oracle Operating System Dependent Clusterware

Troubleshooting the Real Application Clusters Installation

C Advanced Installation

About Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode

Copying and Modifying a Response File

Creating a Single Installation Stage From Multiple CDs

Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

About Oracle Components in Different Languages

Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages

Using Oracle Components in Different Languages

D Globalization Support

About NLS_LANG Parameters

Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG

NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode

Glossary

Index