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href="../e12255.pdf">View PDF</a></td> </tr> </table> <a name="BEGIN" id="BEGIN"></a></div> <div class="IND"><!-- End Header --><a id="BABGCJJF" name="BABGCJJF"></a><a id="i1006054" name="i1006054"></a> <h1 class="chapter"><span class="secnum">4</span> <a name="OUICG189" id="OUICG189"></a> Installing Products</h1> <p>This chapter includes the following sections:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="#i1007376">Checking Prerequisites Before Installation</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1006292">Installing Oracle Products</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1006215">Deinstalling Oracle Products</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1005852">Running Oracle Universal Installer After Installation</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1007236">About Oracle Universal Installer Log Files</a></p> </li> </ul> <a id="i1007376" name="i1007376"></a> <div class="sect1"> <h2 class="sect1"><a name="OUICG190" id="OUICG190"></a>Checking <a id="sthref339" name="sthref339"></a><a id="sthref340" name="sthref340"></a>Prerequisites Before Installation</h2> <p>Before installation, Oracle Universal Installer checks the environment to see whether it meets the requirements for successful installation. Early detection of problems with the system setup reduces the chances of encountering problems during installation; for instance, problems with insufficient disk space, missing patches, inappropriate hardware, and so on.</p> <p>Oracle Universal Installer is required to perform all prerequisite checks defined for the installation before installing any software, whether they are Oracle Universal Installer-specific tests, or tests defined for a specific product. Specific prerequisite checks are defined for each operating system on which Oracle Universal Installer runs. All prerequisite check parameters must be defined in the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file (or another <code>*.ini</code> file that you define). All the results are logged in the <code>install Actions<timestamp>.log</code> file.</p> <p>You can perform prerequisite checking automatically when you run the Oracle Universal Installer executable during an installation. Simply run Oracle Universal Installer to perform all predefined prerequisite checks.</p> <p>Inputs to the checker are listed in the <code>prerequisite.xml</code> file. After running the checker, you can find the results, along with the predefined inputs, in the <code>prerequisite_results.xml</code> file. These files are located in the <code>oraInventory/logs</code> directory. You can reuse the <code>prerequisite_results.xml</code> file as an input file for subsequent executions of the checker.</p> </div> <!-- class="sect1" --> <a id="i1006292" name="i1006292"></a> <div class="sect1"> <h2 class="sect1"><a name="OUICG191" id="OUICG191"></a><a id="sthref341" name="sthref341"></a>Installing Oracle Products</h2> <p>The following sections describe how to start Oracle Universal Installer and install an Oracle product. Specifically, this section describes:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="#i1005574">Getting Help While Installing Oracle Products</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1008106">About the ORAPARAM.INI File</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1007819">Modes of Installation</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1008049">Installation Media</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1005729">Special Instructions for UNIX Users</a></p> </li> </ul> <a id="i1005574" name="i1005574"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG192" id="OUICG192"></a>Getting Help While Installing Oracle Products</h3> <p>At any time while installing your product, click <span class="bold">Help</span> for information about the screens specific to your installation.</p> <a id="i1005577" name="i1005577"></a> <p>Oracle Universal Installer provides two kinds of online help<a id="sthref342" name="sthref342"></a><a id="sthref343" name="sthref343"></a></p> <ul> <li> <p>Generic online help provided with every copy of Oracle Universal Installer</p> <p>These topics describe the screens and dialog boxes that all Oracle Universal Installer users see, regardless of the product they are installing.</p> </li> <li> <p>Online help specific to a particular installation</p> <p>These topics are created by the product developer and describe the screens and dialog boxes specific to the product you are installing. For example, the help topic for the <span class="bold">Installation Types</span> page is often a custom help topic the installation developer creates that describes the specific installation types for the product you are installing.</p> </li> </ul> <p>After you view an online help topic, choose <span class="bold">Navigator</span> from the <span class="bold">Tools</span> menu to display the navigator pane. From the navigator pane, you can browse the table of contents, select other topics, or search for a particular word or phrase in the online help.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1"><span class="bold">Note</span>:</p> Only generic help topics are available in the navigator or table of contents. You can only access custom help topics by clicking the Help button on the dialogs or windows they describe.</div> </div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1008106" name="i1008106"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG193" id="OUICG193"></a>About the ORAPARAM.INI File<a id="sthref344" name="sthref344"></a><a id="sthref345" name="sthref345"></a></h3> <p>The <code>oraparam.ini</code> file is the initialization file for Oracle Universal Installer. This file includes information that defines the behavior of certain Oracle Universal Installer features. Each product installation possesses a unique <code>oraparam.ini</code> file.</p> <p>Generally, you should not have to edit the contents of this file, but in certain situations, understanding the contents of this file can help you troubleshoot problems and understand certain aspects of the Oracle Universal Installer product.</p> <p>For example, for most installations, Oracle Universal Installer provides a default value on the <span class="bold">File Locations</span> page that points to the location of the product's installation kit or stage. This default value is stored in the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file. The <code>oraparam.ini</code> file also identifies the location of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) required for the installation.</p> <p>In the staging area, it is located in the same directory as the executable file. For example:</p> <p>For UNIX systems:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">cd/<Product_Shiphome_Location>/install/solaris/runInstaller cd/<Product_Shiphome_Location>/install/solaris/OraParam.ini </pre> <p>For Windows systems:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">cd\<Product_Shiphome_Location>\install\win32\setup.exe cd\<Product_Shiphome_Location>\install\win32\OraParam.ini </pre> <p>In the staging area, the default <code>OUI_LOCATION</code> is relative to the location of the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file, as follows:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">../../stage/ </pre> <p>Once installed, the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file is located in the <code>/oui</code> directory.</p> <p><a href="#g1089091">Table 4-1</a> describes the parameters in the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file and how to use them.</p> <div class="tblformal"><a id="sthref346" name="sthref346"></a><a id="g1089091" name="g1089091"></a> <p class="titleintable">Table 4-1 Parameters in oraparam.ini</p> <table class="Formal" title="Parameters in oraparam.ini" summary="Table listing the parameters in oparam.ini file." dir="ltr" border="1" width="100%" frame="hsides" rules="groups" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <col width="31%" /> <col width="*" /> <thead> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c1-t3">Section/Parameter</th> <th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c2-t3">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r2c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>[Oracle]<a id="sthref347" name="sthref347"></a><a id="sthref348" name="sthref348"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r2c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>This section contains various parameters related to your installation.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r3c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>DISTRIBUTION<a id="sthref349" name="sthref349"></a><a id="sthref350" name="sthref350"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r3c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set to <code>TRUE</code> if the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file is on a distribution medium. A distribution medium can be a CD-ROM or a Web server. Once installed, this parameter is set to <code>FALSE</code>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r4c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>SOURCE<a id="sthref351" name="sthref351"></a><a id="sthref352" name="sthref352"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r4c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Location of your staging area (the <code>products.xml</code> file). This location is relative to the directory where <code>oraparam.ini</code> exists.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r5c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>LICENSE_LOCATION<a id="sthref353" name="sthref353"></a><a id="sthref354" name="sthref354"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r5c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Location of a text file for License information. This location is relative to the directory where <code>oraparam.ini</code> exists. The legal terms file should be a plain text file.If you specify the <code>LICENSE_LOCATION</code> variable, Oracle Universal Installer asks for license acceptance after you click the Next button on the "Welcome" screen. Oracle Universal Installer lets you proceed only after the license is accepted. This parameter is ignored if the file is not found.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r6c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>LICENSE_TITLE<a id="sthref355" name="sthref355"></a><a id="sthref356" name="sthref356"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r6c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>The value of this variable displays as the title of the license agreement. Oracle Universal Installer only reads this value if the license dialog is displayed; that is, if the <code>LICENSE_LOCATION</code> variable has a valid value.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r7c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>JRE_LOCATION<a id="sthref357" name="sthref357"></a><a id="sthref358" name="sthref358"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r7c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Location of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that the Oracle Universal Installer uses.</p> <p><span class="bold">Note:</span> For a single installation to point to two different JRE versions, move the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file one level below its original location and then specify the individual platform's JRE location. For example, if the original location is in the <code>Disk1/install</code> directory, move it to the <code>Disk1/install/win32</code> or the <code>Disk1/install/solaris</code> directory, and then specify the individual platform's JRE location.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r8c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>OUI_LOCATION<a id="sthref359" name="sthref359"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r8c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Points to the location of Oracle Universal Installer files used for interactive mode (GUI-based). This parameter is optional; if <code>DISTRIBUTION=TRUE</code>, Oracle Universal Installer computes this value using the <code>OUI_VERSION</code> parameter.Use this parameter if you want to override the default value:</p> <p><code>../../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui/<version>/1/DataFiles/Expanded</code></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r9c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>OUI_CORE_LOCATION</p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r9c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Points to the location used for silent mode. This parameter is optional; If <code>DISTRIBUTION=TRUE</code>, then Oracle Universal Installer computes this value using the <code>OUI_VERSION</code> parameter.Use this parameter if you want to override the default value:</p> <p>.<code>./../stage/Components/oracle.swd.oui.core/<version>/1/DataFiles/Expanded</code></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r10c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>OUI_VERSION<a id="sthref360" name="sthref360"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r10c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set the version of Oracle Universal Installer that you are using. You must properly set the version for the BOOTSTRAP to work.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r11c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>DISPLAY_VERSION</p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r11c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set to <code>FALSE</code> to suppress the display of the version of top-level components in the Installation Type dialog during installation.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r12c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS<a id="sthref361" name="sthref361"></a><a id="sthref362" name="sthref362"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r12c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set these to increase the initial heap threshold for JRE. For example, <code>-mx48m.</code></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r13c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>DEFAULT_HOME_LOCATION<a id="sthref363" name="sthref363"></a><a id="sthref364" name="sthref364"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r13c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Location of the default Oracle home.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r14c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>DEFAULT_HOME_NAME<a id="sthref365" name="sthref365"></a><a id="sthref366" name="sthref366"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r14c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>The default name for the Oracle home. Use this parameter only if the installation occurs on a host with no previous Oracle installations.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r15c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>NO_BROWSE<a id="sthref367" name="sthref367"></a><a id="sthref368" name="sthref368"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r15c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Lists directories that you do not want to browse, which are typically large directories that require a long time to view. For example, <code>/net</code>, <code>/nfs.</code></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r16c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>NLS_ENABLED<a id="sthref369" name="sthref369"></a><a id="sthref370" name="sthref370"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r16c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set to <code>TRUE</code> for Oracle Universal Installer to enable NLS support. Set to <code>FALSE</code> to disable the installation session translations. Oracle Universal Installer displays in English even if you run on a non-English system.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r17c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>BOOTSTRAP<a id="sthref371" name="sthref371"></a><a id="sthref372" name="sthref372"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r17c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Set to <code>TRUE</code> or <code>FALSE</code>. This parameter instructs Oracle Universal Installer to attempt a bootstrap. Set to <code>TRUE</code> before cutting CDs, but set to <code>FALSE</code> after you have copied the staging area to the hard disk.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r18c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>BOOTSTRAP_SIZE<a id="sthref373" name="sthref373"></a><a id="sthref374" name="sthref374"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r18c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Use this parameter to set the size the temporary space requires when BOOTSTRAP is set to <code>TRUE</code>. For example, when you install Oracle Universal Installer, it sets the value of this parameter to the temporary space required by both Oracle Universal Installer and the JRE.By default, if this entry is not set, Oracle Universal Installer assumes 45 MB for Win32, 52 MB for Win64, and 69 MB for Solaris. However, these values could vary from one major release to the other, based on the space required by newer versions of JRE.If the shiphome contains advertisement images, installation developers should add the space taken by the images to this value. Oracle Universal Installer checks the temp space requirements before starting up and produces an error if there is not enough space for Oracle Universal Installer to run in bootstrap mode.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r19c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p><a id="sthref375" name="sthref375"></a>USE_BUILD_NUMBER<a id="sthref376" name="sthref376"></a><a id="sthref377" name="sthref377"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r19c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Use this parameter to control whether or not Oracle Universal Installer considers the build number of the component when determining whether or not to overwrite a previous version or copy of a component. Note that this parameter is intended to be used in pre-production shiphomes only.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r20c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p><a id="sthref378" name="sthref378"></a>APPLTOP_STAGE<a id="sthref379" name="sthref379"></a><a id="sthref380" name="sthref380"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r20c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>Use this parameter when you want your users to specify the location of an Oracle Applications top (APPL_TOP) directory. When this parameter is set to <code>TRUE</code>, the <span class="bold">File Locations</span> page includes fields for selecting an <code>APPL_TOP</code> directory. This is an optional parameter for use with Apps installs only. If not specified, the default is assumed to be <code>FALSE</code>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r21c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>REGISTRATION_URL<a id="sthref381" name="sthref381"></a><a id="sthref382" name="sthref382"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r21c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>This parameter is the URL where the user is directed from the Product Registration page in Oracle Universal Installer. The <code>REGISTRATION_KEY</code> parameter is validated at this site. Set this parameter along with the <code>REGISTRATION_KEY</code> parameter to invoke the Product Registration page. Both are required.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r22c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>REGISTRATION_KEY<a id="sthref383" name="sthref383"></a><a id="sthref384" name="sthref384"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r22c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>This key is validated against an encrypted key at the <code>REGISTRATION_URL</code> location. Set this parameter along with the <code>REGISTRATION_URL</code> parameter to invoke the Product Registration page. Both are required.</p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r23c1-t3" headers="r1c1-t3"> <p>[IMAGES]<a id="sthref385" name="sthref385"></a><a id="sthref386" name="sthref386"></a></p> </td> <td align="left" headers="r23c1-t3 r1c2-t3"> <p>This section lists the images associated with an installation. To show advertisements during an installation, specify each image as a separate variable.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /></div> <!-- class="tblformal" --></div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1007819" name="i1007819"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG194" id="OUICG194"></a>Modes of Installation<a id="sthref387" name="sthref387"></a><a id="sthref388" name="sthref388"></a></h3> <p>You can use Oracle Universal Installer to install Oracle products in any of the three following modes:</p> <ul> <li> <p><span class="bold">Interactive:</span><a id="sthref389" name="sthref389"></a><a id="sthref390" name="sthref390"></a> Use Oracle Universal Installer's interactive mode to use the graphical user interface to walk through the installation, providing information in the installation dialogs when prompted. This method is most useful when installing a small number of products in different setups on a small number of hosts.</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="bold">Suppressed:<a id="sthref391" name="sthref391"></a><a id="sthref392" name="sthref392"></a></span> Use Oracle Universal Installer's suppressed mode to supply the necessary information by using a combination of a response file or command line entries with certain interactive dialogs. You can choose which dialogs to suppress by supplying the information at the command line when you invoke Oracle Universal Installer. This method is most useful when an installation has a common set of parameters that can be captured in a response file, in addition to custom information that must be input by hand.</p> </li> <li> <p><span class="bold">Silent:<a id="sthref393" name="sthref393"></a><a id="sthref394" name="sthref394"></a></span> Use Oracle Universal Installer's silent installation mode to bypass the graphical user interface and supply the necessary information in a response file. This method is most useful when installing the same product multiple times on multiple hosts. By using a response file, you can automate the installation of a product for which you know the installation parameters. For more information, see <a href="oui3_response_files.htm#CHDDDIHD">Chapter 3, "Customizing and Creating Response Files"</a>, for detailed information on using response files and installing in silent mode.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> You can use the <code>-noConsole</code> flag on the Windows platform to suppress the display of messages in the console.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1008049" name="i1008049"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG195" id="OUICG195"></a>Installation Media<a id="sthref395" name="sthref395"></a></h3> <p>For each of these three installation modes, you can install from three different media:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="#i1007467">Installing from a Single CD-ROM</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1005602">Installing from Multiple CD-ROMs</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1006237">Installing from a staged HTTP location</a></p> </li> </ul> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> On Windows, when you start the installer from a shared drive, you need to map the shared drive and then invoke the installer from the shared drive.</div> <p>The following sections discuss these different installation approaches.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Notes:</p> When you invoke <code>runInstaller</code> (UNIX) or <code>setup.exe</code> (Windows), you should invoke it from the directory where this command is present, or you must specify the complete path to <code>runInstaller</code> (UNIX) or <code>setup.exe</code> (Windows).</div> <a id="i1007467" name="i1007467"></a> <div class="sect3"> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG196" id="OUICG196"></a>Installing from a Single CD-ROM</h4> <p>While installing Oracle products contained on a single CD-ROM, start Oracle Universal Installer by running the executable file, <code>setup.exe</code> or <code>runInstaller.sh,</code> located in:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">../install/<platform> </pre> <p>Where <code><platform></code> represents Win32, Win64, Solaris, Linux, and so on.</p> <p>For UNIX systems, run the script by typing <code>./runInstaller</code> at the command line.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> Oracle Universal Installer for win64 functions like Oracle Universal Installer for win32. However, the startup directory on the CD is "win64" instead of "win32." Launching Oracle Universal Installer from the win32 directory launches Oracle Universal Installer in 32-bit mode, used for installing 32-bit software. Use win64 for installing 64-bit software. <p>When you install both 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Universal Installer on a 64-bit machine, two different inventories are created and maintained. However, you cannot install 64-bit software in a 32-bit home, and vice versa.</p> </div> </div> <!-- class="sect3" --> <a id="i1005602" name="i1005602"></a> <div class="sect3"> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG197" id="OUICG197"></a>Installing from Multiple CD-ROMs</h4> <p>If you are creating a multiple-CD installation on UNIX, you might need to launch <code>runInstaller</code> in the background using the following command:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">./runInstaller & </pre> <p>By launching <code>runInstaller</code> in the background, you can change your current directory after you launch Oracle Universal Installer, enabling you to eject the CD. (It may also help to launch <code>runInstaller</code> as a foreground process from a different directory.)</p> <p>You may want to create a shell script that launches Oracle Universal Installer in the background and then exits. If you choose to create a shell script, remember to also pass all parameters that you passed to the shell script to <code>runInstaller</code> in the event that you want to install silently using a response file.</p> <div class="sect4"><a id="sthref396" name="sthref396"></a> <h5 class="sect4"><a name="OUICG198" id="OUICG198"></a>TEMP/TMP Directory<a id="sthref397" name="sthref397"></a><a id="sthref398" name="sthref398"></a></h5> <p>On both UNIX and Windows installations, temporary copies of Oracle Universal Installer and JRE are placed in the <code>TEMP</code> or <code>TMP</code> directory in a subdirectory named <code>/OraInstall<timestamp></code> so that these applications can be launched when you change CD-ROMs. Note that temporary files are created for single-CD installations as well. On both UNIX and Windows, Oracle Universal Installer looks for <code>%TEMP%</code> then <code>%TMP%.</code> If neither is set, Oracle Universal Installer defaults to <code>/tmp</code> on UNIX and <code>c:\temp</code> on Windows</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> .The <code>TEMP/TMP</code> directory should not be a cluster file system or a shared location.</div> </div> <!-- class="sect4" --> <div class="sect4"><a id="sthref399" name="sthref399"></a> <h5 class="sect4"><a name="OUICG199" id="OUICG199"></a>Unmounting a CD</h5> <p>On UNIX, if you have trouble installing a product from multiple CD-ROMs, try using the following procedure to unmount the first CD-ROM and mount the second CD-ROM. If you still have problems, refer to the documentation links at the end of this topic.</p> <p>In most cases, the following procedure helps with any problems you experience while switching to a second CD-ROM while installing Oracle software. If you inadvertently run the installer while the current working directory is in the CD-ROM, follow these steps to mount the next CD-ROM:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Change to the root directory of your system and log in as the root user by using the following commands:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">$ cd / $ su root </pre></li> <li> <p>Unmount and remove the CD-ROM from the drive with the following command:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn"># umount cdrom_mount_point_directory </pre></li> <li> <p>Insert and mount the next CD-ROM into the drive by using the following command:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn"># mount options device_name cdrom_mount_point_directory </pre></li> <li> <p>Enter the correct mount point in the Installation dialog box.</p> </li> <li> <p>Click <span class="bold">OK</span> to continue.</p> </li> </ol> <p>If after attempting this procedure you are still having problems, see the section on installing from multiple CD-ROMs in the <span class="italic">Oracle Database Installation Guide</span>, which is available from the Oracle Technology Network:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">http://otn.oracle.com/documentation </pre></div> <!-- class="sect4" --></div> <!-- class="sect3" --> <a id="i1006237" name="i1006237"></a> <div class="sect3"> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG200" id="OUICG200"></a>Installing from a staged HTTP location</h4> <p><a id="sthref400" name="sthref400"></a><a id="sthref401" name="sthref401"></a>With Oracle Universal Installer, you can install products from the Web. You can publish your staging area from a Web server and then in the Oracle Universal Installer's <span class="bold">Source</span> lo<a id="sthref402" name="sthref402"></a><a id="sthref403" name="sthref403"></a>cation, specify the HTTP location for the <code>products.xml</code> file.</p> <p>For example, you can enter:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">http://www.oracle.com/product/ouiinstall/stage/products.xml </pre> <p>The Oracle Universal Installer recognizes a Web staging area just like a local, network, or CD-ROM stage.</p> <p>System administrators of large customers who may want to deploy Oracle software to more than one target can use a combination of the Web installation and response file features:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Copy the staging area to a shared file system and make it accessible on the Intranet or a Web server.</p> </li> <li> <p>Include predetermined response files on the same location. (Different groups of users might rely on different response files.)</p> </li> <li> <p>Clients run Oracle Universal Installer locally and use the local response file that is mailed or downloaded so they can perform a silent installation.</p> </li> </ol> <p>The Web installation capability relies on some guidelines that must be followed at installation development time. Check the installation guide for your product to see if the installation of your product is certified for Web installation.</p> <p>To test if your stage is Web-enabled, you can try the following procedure:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Copy the stage to your Web server.</p> </li> <li> <p>Start the Oracle Universal Installer locally and point to the location of the <code>products.xml</code> file. For example:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">http://smpweb.us.oracle.com/product/ouiinstall/stage/products.xml </pre></li> </ol> </div> <!-- class="sect3" --></div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1005729" name="i1005729"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG201" id="OUICG201"></a>Special Instructions for UNIX Users<a id="sthref404" name="sthref404"></a><a id="sthref405" name="sthref405"></a></h3> <p>The following sections describe special instructions that apply when you are installing certain products on a UNIX system.</p> <div class="sect3"><a id="sthref406" name="sthref406"></a> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG202" id="OUICG202"></a>Failed to Connect to Server Error</h4> <p>If you receive an Xlib error or a <a id="sthref407" name="sthref407"></a><a id="sthref408" name="sthref408"></a>"Failed to connect to Server" error when you are running Oracle Universal Installer on the Solaris operating system, do the following:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Define the following environment variable on the host computer where you are running Oracle Universal Installer:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">%setenv DISPLAY <machine name>:0.0 </pre></li> <li> <p>Replace <code><machine name></code> with the name of the computer that will display Oracle Universal Installer.</p> </li> <li> <p>On the computer that will display Oracle Universal Installer, enter the following command, which enables other computers to display information on the computer's monitor:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">%xhost + </pre></li> <li> <p>Rerun the <code>runInstaller</code> script after you have set the <code>DISPLAY</code> environment variable.</p> </li> </ol> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> You can run Oracle Universal Installer without specifying the <code>DISPLAY</code> variable by running in silent mode using a response file.</div> </div> <!-- class="sect3" --> <div class="sect3"><a id="sthref409" name="sthref409"></a> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG203" id="OUICG203"></a>Providing a UNIX Installer Location with Root Privileges</h4> <p>You must have root privileges to perform various installation operations on the UNIX platform. For example, you must have root privileges to be able to create the Oracle Universal Installer inventory.</p> <p>If you are installing Oracle Universal Installer for the first time, you are prompted to run a shell script from another terminal window before proceeding with the installation. Oracle Universal Installer prompts you to run <code>root.sh</code> after installation completes <span class="italic">only</span> if the script is required to be run as <code>root</code> before configuration assistants are run. Otherwise, you are prompted to run <code>root.sh</code> as <code>root</code> later.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> When running Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode, if <code>root.sh</code> is required prior to configuration assistants, Oracle Universal Installer skips configuration assistants during the installation. You must run <code>root.sh</code> as <code>root</code> and then run the skipped configuration assistants after the silent installation is complete.</div> <p>To successfully run the required shell script:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Leave the Oracle Universal Installer window open and open another terminal window.</p> </li> <li> <p>In the new terminal window, use the substitute user command to log in with root privileges:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">su -root </pre></li> <li> <p>Change directory to the Oracle home into which you are currently installing your Oracle software product.</p> </li> <li> <p>Run the shell script <code>./root.sh</code>.</p> </li> <li> <p>When the script is finished and you are returned to the command prompt, exit from the new terminal window and return to Oracle Universal Installer to continue the installation.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> Do not exit the installation to run the shell script. Exiting the installation removes this script. <p>You are prompted to run the script only the first time you install.</p> </div> </li> </ol> </div> <!-- class="sect3" --> <div class="sect3"><a id="sthref410" name="sthref410"></a> <h4 class="sect3"><a name="OUICG204" id="OUICG204"></a>Providing a UNIX Group Name</h4> <p>If you are installing a product on a UNIX system, the Installer also prompts you to provide the name of the group that owns the base directory.</p> <p>You must choose a UNIX group name that has permissions to update, install, and remove Oracle software. Members of this group must have write permissions to the base directory chosen.</p> <p>Only users who belong to this group are able to install or remove software on this host.</p> </div> <!-- class="sect3" --></div> <!-- class="sect2" --></div> <!-- class="sect1" --> <a id="i1006215" name="i1006215"></a> <div class="sect1"> <h2 class="sect1"><a name="OUICG205" id="OUICG205"></a><a id="sthref411" name="sthref411"></a>Deinstalling Oracle Products</h2> <p>You can only deinstall Oracle products by using the Deinstallation tool. For more information, see see "Removing Oracle Database Software" in the <span class="italic">Oracle® Database Installation Guide 11g for Linux</span>.</p> </div> <!-- class="sect1" --> <a id="i1005852" name="i1005852"></a> <div class="sect1"> <h2 class="sect1"><a name="OUICG212" id="OUICG212"></a><a id="sthref412" name="sthref412"></a><a id="sthref413" name="sthref413"></a>Running Oracle Universal Installer After Installation</h2> <p>The following sections describe the different ways that Oracle Universal Installer can be used after installation. Specifically, this section describes:</p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="#i1005879">Starting Oracle Universal Installer</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1005896">Command Line Arguments</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1005899">Using Oracle Universal Installer Exit Codes</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="#i1007152">Cloning Considerations</a></p> </li> </ul> <a id="i1005879" name="i1005879"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG213" id="OUICG213"></a>Starting Oracle Universal Installer<a id="sthref414" name="sthref414"></a><a id="sthref415" name="sthref415"></a></h3> <p>OUI is installed in the Oracle home and is available for both Windows and Unix under:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn"><Oracle home>/oui/bin </pre> <p>For all platforms, the executable file (<code>setup.exe</code> or <code>runInstaller.sh</code>) is located in the following directory:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn"><oui_location>/bin </pre> <p>A new version of Oracle Universal Installer replaces its older version.</p> <p>To start Oracle Universal Installer:</p> <ul> <li> <p>On Windows platforms, select <span class="bold">Start</span>, <span class="bold">Programs</span>, <span class="bold">Oracle Installation Products</span>, <span class="bold">Oracle Universal Installer.</span></p> </li> <li> <p>On UNIX, execute <code>./runInstaller</code> from the directory where it is installed.</p> <p>For example: if the Oracle home is /u01/app/oracle/, OUI will be located at OH/oui/u01/app/oracle/oui.</p> </li> </ul> <p>A <code>runInstaller.sh</code> script is also available, so that you can launch Oracle Universal Installer directly from a different directory.</p> <p>When Oracle Universal Installer is first installed and run, it checks for the JRE path (the location from which it runs), using the location specified in the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file's <code>JRE_LOCATION</code> parameter. If Oracle Universal Installer cannot find the JRE specified, an error is returned.</p> </div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1005896" name="i1005896"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG214" id="OUICG214"></a>Command Line Arguments<a id="sthref416" name="sthref416"></a><a id="sthref417" name="sthref417"></a></h3> <p>Following is the output from the <code>runInstaller -help</code> command, which gives you the full list of command line options and their descriptions, as well as command line variables usage:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn"><span class="bold">Usage:</span> runInstaller [-options] [(<CommandLineVariable=Value>)*] Where options include: <span class="bold">-clusterware oracle.crs,<crs version></span> Version of Cluster ready services installed. <span class="bold">-crsLocation <Path></span> Used only for cluster installs, specifies the path to the crs home location. Specifying this overrides Oracle Clusterware information obtained from central inventory. <span class="bold">-invPtrLoc <full path of oraInst.loc> </span>Unix only. To point to a different inventory location.The orainst.loc file contains: inventory_loc=<location of central inventory> inst_group=<> <span class="bold">-jreLoc <location> </span>Path where Java Runtime Environment is installed. OUI cannot be run without it. <span class="bold">-logLevel <level></span> To filter log messages that have a lesser priority level than <level>. Valid options are: severe, warning, info, config, fine, finer, finest, basic, general, detailed, trace. The use of basic, general, detailed, trace is deprecated. <span class="bold">-paramFile <location of file></span> Specify location of oraparam.ini file to be used by OUI. <span class="bold">-responseFile <Path></span> Specifies the response file and path to use. <span class="bold">-sourceLoc</span> <location of products.xml> To specify the shiphome location. <span class="bold">-addLangs</span> To add new languages to an already installed product. <span class="bold">-addNode</span> For adding node(s) to the installation. <span class="bold">-attachHome</span> For attaching homes to the OUI inventory. <span class="bold">-cfs</span> Indicates that the Oracle home specified is on cluster file system (shared). This is mandatory when '-local' is specified so that Oracle Universal Installer can register the home appropriately into the inventory. <span class="bold">-clone </span>For making an Oracle Home copy match its current environment. <span class="bold">-debug</span> For getting the debug information from OUI. <span class="bold">-deinstall</span> For deinstall operations. <span class="bold">-detachHome</span> For detaching homes from the OUI inventory without deleting inventory directory inside Oracle home. <span class="bold">-enableRollingUpgrade</span> Used in cluster environment, to enable upgrade of a product on a subset of nodes (on which the product was installed). <span class="bold">-executeSysPrereqs</span> Execute system prerequisite checks and exit. <span class="bold">-force</span> Allowing silent mode installation into a non-empty directory. <span class="bold">-help</span> Displays above usage. <span class="bold">-ignorePatchConflicts </span>Ignore all conflicts with existing interim patches during an upgrade. The conflicting interim patches are removed from the home. <span class="bold">-ignoreSysPrereqs</span> For ignoring the results of the system prerequisite checks. <span class="bold">-local</span> Performs the operation on the local node irrespective of the cluster nodes specified. <span class="bold">-printdiskusage</span> Log debug information for disk usage. <span class="bold">-printmemory </span>Log debug information for memory usage. <span class="bold">-printtime</span> Log debug information for time usage. <span class="bold">-record -destinationFile <Path></span> For record mode operation, information is recorded in the destination file path. <span class="bold">-removeallfiles</span> For removing the home directory after deinstallation of all the components. <span class="bold">-removeAllPatches</span> Remove all interim patches from the home <span class="bold">-silent</span> For silent mode operations, the inputs can be a response file or a list of command line variable value pairs. <span class="bold">-updateNodeList</span> For updating node list for this home in the OUI inventory. <span class="bold">-waitforcompletion</span> For windows. setup.exe will wait for completion instead of spawning the java engine and exiting. <span class="bold">-nobackground</span> Do not show background image <span class="bold">-noclusterEnabled</span> No cluster nodes specified. <span class="bold">-noconsole</span> For suppressing display of messages to console. Console is not allocated. <span class="bold">-nowarningonremovefiles</span> To disable the warning message before removal of home directory. <span class="bold">-nowait</span> For windows. Do not wait for user to hit Enter on the console after the task (install etc.) is complete. <span class="bold">-formCluster</span> To install the Oracle clusterware in order to form the cluster. <span class="bold">-remotecp <Path></span> Unix specific option. Used only for cluster installs, specifies the path to the remote copy program on the local cluster node. <span class="bold">-remoteshell <Path></span> Unix specific option. Used only for cluster installs, specifies the path to the remote shell program on the local cluster node. <span class="bold">Command Line Variables Usage</span> Command line variables are specified using <name=value>; for example: [ session: | compName: | compName:version: ]variableName="valueOfVariable"] Session/Installer variables are specified using: [session:]varName=value Ex 1: session:ORACLE_HOME="OraHome" Ex 2: ORACLE_HOME="OraHome" The lookup order is session:varName then just varName). The session prefix is used to avoid ambiguity. Component variables are specified using: [compInternalName:[Version:]]varName Ex 1: oracle.comp1:1.0.1:varName="VarValue" Ex 2: oracle.comp1:varName="VarValue" Ex 2: oracle.comp1:varName="VarValue" The lookup order is compInternalName:Version:varName, then compInternalName:varName, then just varName. </pre></div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1005899" name="i1005899"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG215" id="OUICG215"></a>Using Oracle Universal Installer Exit Codes<a id="sthref418" name="sthref418"></a><a id="sthref419" name="sthref419"></a></h3> <p>If you are starting and stopping Oracle Universal Installer programmatically (for example, by invoking Oracle Universal Installer using a response file), you may need to consider the exit codes Oracle Universal Installer generates, and perform a particular action depending on the code Oracle Universal Installer returns.</p> <p>Oracle Universal Installer returns one of the following exit codes:</p> <div class="inftblinformal"> <table class="Informal" title="OUI Exit Codes and Descriptions" summary="OUI Exit Codes and Descriptions" dir="ltr" border="1" width="100%" frame="hsides" rules="groups" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <col width="9%" /> <col width="*" /> <thead> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c1-t12">Code</th> <th align="left" valign="bottom" id="r1c2-t12">Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r2c1-t12" headers="r1c1-t12">0</td> <td align="left" headers="r2c1-t12 r1c2-t12">All installations were successful.</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r3c1-t12" headers="r1c1-t12">1</td> <td align="left" headers="r3c1-t12 r1c2-t12">All installations were successful, but some optional configuration tools failed.</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r4c1-t12" headers="r1c1-t12">2</td> <td align="left" headers="r4c1-t12 r1c2-t12">Local installations were successful, but some remote operations failed.</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r5c1-t12" headers="r1c1-t12">-1</td> <td align="left" headers="r5c1-t12 r1c2-t12">At least one installation failed.</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td align="left" id="r6c1-t12" headers="r1c1-t12">-3</td> <td align="left" headers="r6c1-t12 r1c2-t12">The attempted installation encountered a prerequisite failure. Some of the optional prerequisites have not been met. See the logs for details. <p>You can ignore this code if the prerequisite is optional.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /></div> <!-- class="inftblinformal" --> <p>Note that:</p> <ul> <li> <p>This feature does not work if Oracle Universal Installer is running in "bootstrap" mode. In this case, <code>setup.exe/runInstaller</code> just launches the JRE process and returns immediately without waiting for the exit code. Oracle Universal Installer runs in "bootstrap" mode if the following line exists in the <code>oraparam.ini</code> file:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">BOOTSTRAP=TRUE </pre></li> <li> <p>If you exit without installing any products (for example if you exit from the "Welcome" screen), the exit code is <code>-1</code>.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- class="sect2" --> <a id="i1007152" name="i1007152"></a> <div class="sect2"> <h3 class="sect2"><a name="OUICG216" id="OUICG216"></a>Cloning Considerations<a id="sthref420" name="sthref420"></a><a id="sthref421" name="sthref421"></a></h3> <p>You can copy an existing Oracle home, then configure it for its new environment. This process is called "cloning."</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> Patching and deinstallation on a cloned Oracle home act the same as a regularly installed Oracle home. You can directly patch a cloned installation.</div> <p>Invoke Oracle Universal Installer in clone mode using the following command:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">./runInstaller -clone ORACLE_HOME="<target location>" [-responseFile <full path>] </pre> <p>Use <code>setup.exe</code> instead of <code>runInstaller</code> for Windows machines. The <code>-responseFile</code> parameter is optional. You can supply clone-time parameters on the command line or through the response file named on the command line.</p> <p>Clone-time activity is logged in the <code>cloneActions<timestamp>.log</code> file at installation time.</p> <p>For more information on cloning see <a href="oui6_cloning.htm#BCGEJGAJ">Chapter 6, "Cloning Oracle Software"</a>.</p> <div class="infoboxnote"> <p class="notep1">Note:</p> Because most cloning is done in silent mode, when cloning an Oracle home onto a "clean" host (one that has no oraInst.loc file), Oracle Universal Installer creates a Central Inventory in the location specified by the <code>INVENTORY_LOCATION</code> variable. If this variable is not specified, Oracle Universal Installer creates the Central Inventory in the <code><cloned_home>/oraInventory</code> directory. <p>After cloning is finished, you must run <code>oraInstRoot.sh</code> as <code>root</code> to move <code>oraInventory</code> to the final, desired location.</p> </div> </div> <!-- class="sect2" --></div> <!-- class="sect1" --> <a id="i1007236" name="i1007236"></a> <div class="sect1"> <h2 class="sect1"><a name="OUICG217" id="OUICG217"></a>About Oracle Universal Installer Log Files<a id="sthref422" name="sthref422"></a><a id="sthref423" name="sthref423"></a></h2> <p>When you install or deinstall products using Oracle Universal Installer, important information about each installation is saved not only in the inventory, but also in a series of log files located in the following directory:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">$ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs </pre> <p>You can use these log files to troubleshoot installation problems. These files are also crucial for removing and configuring the various software components you install on your Windows or UNIX computer. Oracle Universal Installer displays the name and location of the current session's log file on the Install page. Each installation or configuration utility provides a separate folder containing the installActions<timestamp>.log files inside the $ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs folder.</p> <p>Many exceptions can possibly occur and consequently appear in a log file, depending on the product, as shown in the following example:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">globalVarQueries2.1.0.4.1 getGlobalVariable[[.variable = oracle.assistants.server.launchNETCA]] [2009-09-07T01:17:46.646+00:00] [OUI] [NOTIFICATION] [] [OUI] [tid: 21] [ecid: 0000IEI4dFFDScApJ^^Ayf1Ad5uS00000C,0] [[Query Exception: VariableNotFoundException Query Exception Class: class oracle.sysman.oii.oiil.OiilQueryException]] </pre> <p>You can ignore the exception traces in the logs if the installation has subsequently continued.</p> <p>Action logs are written on a per-session basis. The installer action log is created each time a new install session is started. What each action does and whether it occurred during installation or deinstallation is logged for every action in the installer action log. Each session is saved in the file, installActionstime_stamp.log, where time_stamp is of the form:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss[AM|PM].log </pre> <p>The .err and .out files also use the time stamp in their file names, making it easier to keep track of these files for each session.</p> <a id="sthref424" name="sthref424"></a> <p class="subhead2">Product Removal Logs vs. Action Logs</p> <p>Note that the logs used to remove products are different from the <code>installActions<timestamp>.log</code> file generated during the installation process. The <code>installActions<timestamp>.log</code> is easier to read and can be used to view the operations performed during installation.</p> <a id="sthref425" name="sthref425"></a> <p class="subhead2">Exceptions</p> <p>Many exceptions can possibly occur and consequently appear in a log file, depending on the product, as shown in the following example:</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">globalVarQueries2.1.0.4.1 getGlobalVariable[[.variable = oracle.assistants.server.launchNETCA]] [2009-09-07T01:17:46.646+00:00] [OUI] [NOTIFICATION] [] [OUI] [tid: 21] [ecid: 0000IEI4dFFDScApJ^^Ayf1Ad5uS00000C,0] [[Query Exception: VariableNotFoundException Query Exception Class: class oracle.sysman.oii.oiil.OiilQueryException]] </pre> <p>You do not need to take any action if the text that follows the exception message appears to ignore the exception.</p> <pre xml:space="preserve" class="oac_no_warn">yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss[AM|PM] </pre></div> <!-- class="sect1" --></div> <!-- class="ind" --> <div class="footer"> <hr /> <table class="simple oac_no_warn" summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <col width="33%" /> <col width="*" /> <col width="33%" /> <tr> <td align="left"> <table class="simple oac_no_warn" summary="" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="oui3_response_files.htm"><img width="24" height="24" src="../../dcommon/gifs/leftnav.gif" alt="Go to previous page" /><br /> <span class="icon">Previous</span></a></td> <td align="center" valign="top"><a href="oui5_cluster_environment.htm"><img width="24" height="24" src="../../dcommon/gifs/rightnav.gif" alt="Go to next page" /><br /> <span class="icon">Next</span></a></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td style="font-size: 90%" align="center" class="copyrightlogo"><img width="144" height="18" src="../../dcommon/gifs/oracle.gif" alt="Oracle" /><br /> Copyright © 1996, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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