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Oracle® Database Installation Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1) for Apple Mac OS X
Part No. B13953-01
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Preface

Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Typographic Conventions
Command Syntax
Accessing Documentation
Related Documentation

1 Installation Overview

Installation Overview
Oracle Database Installation Methods
Interactive Installation Methods
Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files
Oracle Database Installation Types
Database Configuration Options
New Installation Options in this Release
Database Storage Options
Database Management Options
Database Backup and Recovery Options
E-mail Notification Options
Installation Considerations
Hardware and Software Certification
Multiple Oracle Homes
Installing the Software on a System with an Existing Oracle Installation
Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services Daemon

2 Pre-installation Tasks

Log In to the System as root
Check the Hardware Requirements
Check the Software Requirements
Create Required UNIX Groups and User
Creating the Oracle Inventory Group
Creating the OSDBA Group
Creating an OSOPER Group (Optional)
Creating the Oracle Software Owner User
Verifying That the UNIX User nobody Exists
Configure Kernel Parameters and Shell Limits
Identify Required Software Directories
Identify or Create an Oracle Base Directory
Choose a Storage Option for Oracle Database and Recovery Files
Create Directories for Oracle Database or Recovery Files
Configure Disks for Automatic Storage Management
Identifying Storage Requirements for ASM
Using an Existing ASM Disk Group
Configuring Disks for ASM
Configure Raw Partitions
Stop Existing Oracle Processes
Configure the oracle User's Environment

3 Installation Tasks

Installation Overview
Download Oracle Software from the OTN Web Site
Copy the Oracle Database Software to a Hard Disk
Install the Oracle Database Software
Reviewing Product-Specific Installation Guidelines
Running the Oracle Universal Installer

4 Post-installation Tasks

Required Post-installation Tasks
Downloading and Installing Patches
Configuring Oracle Products
Recommended Post-installation Tasks
Backing Up the root.sh Script
Configuring New or Upgraded Databases
Setting Up User Accounts
Generating the Client Static Library
Required Product-Specific Post-installation Tasks
Configuring Oracle Net Services
Configuring Oracle Label Security
Installing Natively Compiled Java Libraries for Oracle JVM and Oracle interMedia
Installing Oracle Text Supplied Knowledge Bases
Configuring Oracle Precompilers
Configuring Pro*C/C++
Installing Oracle Database 10g Products from the Companion CD

5 Reviewing Your Preconfigured Database

Log In to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control
Review Accounts and Passwords
Unlock and Reset User Passwords
Identify Databases
Locate the Parameter File
Review Tablespaces and Datafiles, Redo Log Files, and Control Files
Identifying Tablespaces and Datafiles
Locating Redo Log Files
Locating Control Files

6 Removing Oracle Software

Overview
Identifying All Instances
Removing an Oracle Database
Removing an ASM Instance
Reconfiguring Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services
Removing Oracle Software

A Installing and Configuring Oracle Products Using Response Files

Introduction
Creating a Database Using ASM as the Storage Option for Database Files
Installation Overview
Create the oraInst.loc File
Prepare a Response File
Run the Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode
Run NetCA in Silent Mode
Run DBCA in Non-interactive or Silent Mode

B Optimal Flexible Architecture

Changes to the Optimal Flexible Architecture for Oracle Database 10g
Overview of the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard
Characteristics of an OFA-Compliant Installation
Optimal Flexible Architecture Implemented on UNIX Systems
File Systems
Number of File Systems
Naming Conventions
Naming Mount Points for Very Large Databases (VLDBs)
Naming Directories
Oracle Base Directory Naming Convention
Referring to Pathnames
Oracle Home Directory Naming Convention
Naming Subdirectories
Naming Database Files
Separating Segments With Different Requirements
Naming Tablespaces
Exploiting the OFA Structure for Oracle Files
OFA File Mapping

C Default Port Numbers

Components and Port Ranges
Changing the Enterprise Manager Agent HTTP Port
Changing the Enterprise Manager Database Control Ports
Changing the iSQL*Plus Ports
Changing the Ultra Search Ports

D Troubleshooting

Verify Requirements
What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs
Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
Configuration Assistant Failure
Fatal Errors
Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling
Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

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