Oracle® Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Oracle® Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

Preface “Preface”

Audience “Audience”

Documentation Accessibility “Documentation Accessibility” Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation “Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation” Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation “Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation” Access to Oracle Support “Access to Oracle Support”

Related Documentation “Related Documentation”

Conventions “Conventions”

What's New in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) “What's New in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2)”

New Grid Infrastructure Installation Option “New Grid Infrastructure Installation Option”

New Desktop and Server Class Options “New Desktop and Server Class Options”

Daylight Savings Time Upgrade of Timestamp with Timezone Data Type “Daylight Savings Time Upgrade of Timestamp with Timezone Data Type”

SYSASM Privilege “SYSASM Privilege”

New Tool to Configure Custom Installation Options “New Tool to Configure Custom Installation Options”

Deinstallation Tool “Deinstallation Tool”

Intelligent Data Placement “Intelligent Data Placement”

Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) “Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS)”

Data Pump Export and Data Pump Import “Data Pump Export and Data Pump Import”

Use Oracle Restart to Automatically Restart Your Database “Use Oracle Restart to Automatically Restart Your Database”

New Method of Installing Oracle Automatic Storage Management “New Method of Installing Oracle Automatic Storage Management”

SRVCTL Support for Single Instance Database in a Cluster “SRVCTL Support for Single Instance Database in a Cluster”

Deprecated in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) “Deprecated in Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2)”

Overview of Oracle Database Installation “Overview of Oracle Database Installation”

New Oracle Products and Features Installed with This Release “New Oracle Products and Features Installed with This Release”

Planning Your Installation “Planning Your Installation”

Installation Considerations “Installation Considerations”

Installation Differences Between Windows and UNIX Systems “Installation Differences Between Windows and UNIX Systems”

Recommended File System “Recommended File System”

Managing User Accounts with User Account Control “Managing User Accounts with User Account Control” To start a command prompt window with Windows Administrator privileges: “To start a command prompt window with Windows Administrator privileges:”

Hardware and Software Certification “Hardware and Software Certification”

Third-Party Database Certification for SQL Developer “Third-Party Database Certification for SQL Developer”

Multiple Oracle Homes Support “Multiple Oracle Homes Support”

Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server “Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server”

Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services “Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services”

Oracle Universal Installer Overview “Oracle Universal Installer Overview”

Oracle Base Directory “Oracle Base Directory”

Oracle Home Directory “Oracle Home Directory”

Contents of the Oracle Home Environment “Contents of the Oracle Home Environment”

Multiple Oracle Home Components “Multiple Oracle Home Components”

Installing Oracle Database Vault in an Oracle Data Guard Environment “Installing Oracle Database Vault in an Oracle Data Guard Environment”

Oracle Database Vault Default Audit Policy and Initialization Parameters “Oracle Database Vault Default Audit Policy and Initialization Parameters”

Migration Considerations “Migration Considerations”

Oracle Database Installation Methods “Oracle Database Installation Methods”

Interactive Installation Types “Interactive Installation Types”

Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files “Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files”

Oracle Database Editions “Oracle Database Editions”

Database Configuration Options “Database Configuration Options”

Preconfigured Database Types “Preconfigured Database Types”

Installation Choices that Affect Database Creation “Installation Choices that Affect Database Creation”

Creating a Database After Installation “Creating a Database After Installation”

Database Storage Options “Database Storage Options”

File System “File System”

Automatic Storage Management “Automatic Storage Management”

Automatic Storage Management Components “Automatic Storage Management Components” Automatic Storage Management Disk Groups “Automatic Storage Management Disk Groups” Automatic Storage Management Instance “Automatic Storage Management Instance”

Database Management Options “Database Management Options”

Management Options for Preconfigured Databases “Management Options for Preconfigured Databases”

Management Options for Custom Databases “Management Options for Custom Databases”

Features Provided by Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control “Features Provided by Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control”

Database Backup and Recovery Options “Database Backup and Recovery Options”

Enabling Automated Backups “Enabling Automated Backups”

Backup Job Default Settings “Backup Job Default Settings”

E-mail Notification Options “E-mail Notification Options”

Upgrade Considerations “Upgrade Considerations”

Automatic Storage Management Is Installed with Oracle Grid Infrastructure “Automatic Storage Management Is Installed with Oracle Grid Infrastructure”

Daylight Savings Time Upgrade “Daylight Savings Time Upgrade”

Policies for Client and Application Software Installations “Policies for Client and Application Software Installations”

Downgrading a Database “Downgrading a Database”

Oracle Database Preinstallation Requirements “Oracle Database Preinstallation Requirements”

Oracle Database Hardware Requirements “Oracle Database Hardware Requirements”

Hardware Component Requirements for Windows 32-Bit “Hardware Component Requirements for Windows 32-Bit” Windows 32-Bit Hardware Requirements “Windows 32-Bit Hardware Requirements”

Hardware Component Requirements for Windows x64 “Hardware Component Requirements for Windows x64” Windows x64 Hardware Requirements “Windows x64 Hardware Requirements”

Hard Disk Space Requirements “Hard Disk Space Requirements” Windows 32-Bit Disk Space Requirements on NTFS “Windows 32-Bit Disk Space Requirements on NTFS” Windows x64 Disk Space Requirements on NTFS “Windows x64 Disk Space Requirements on NTFS”

Verifying Hardware Requirements “Verifying Hardware Requirements”

Oracle Database Software Requirements “Oracle Database Software Requirements” Windows 32-Bit Software Requirements “Windows 32-Bit Software Requirements” Windows x64 Software Requirements “Windows x64 Software Requirements”

Windows Certification and Web Browser Support “Windows Certification and Web Browser Support”

Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Support “Windows Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Support”

Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server “Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server”

Unsupported Components on 32-Bit Windows Client Operating Systems “Unsupported Components on 32-Bit Windows Client Operating Systems”

Unsupported Components on Windows x64 “Unsupported Components on Windows x64”

Web Browser Support “Web Browser Support”

Oracle Database Network Topics “Oracle Database Network Topics”

Installing Oracle Database on DHCP Computers “Installing Oracle Database on DHCP Computers”

Installing Oracle Database on Computers with Multiple IP Addresses “Installing Oracle Database on Computers with Multiple IP Addresses” Setting the ORACLE_HOSTNAME Environment Variable “Setting the ORACLE_HOSTNAME Environment Variable”

Installing Oracle Database on Computers with Multiple Aliases “Installing Oracle Database on Computers with Multiple Aliases”

Installing Oracle Database on Non-Networked Computers “Installing Oracle Database on Non-Networked Computers” Connecting the Computer to the Network after Installation “Connecting the Computer to the Network after Installation”

Installing a Loopback Adapter “Installing a Loopback Adapter”

Checking if a Loopback Adapter Is Installed on Your Computer “Checking if a Loopback Adapter Is Installed on Your Computer”

Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows XP “Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, or Windows XP”

Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 “Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008”

Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows 7 “Installing a Loopback Adapter on Windows 7”

Removing a Loopback Adapter “Removing a Loopback Adapter”

Individual Component Requirements “Individual Component Requirements”

Configuring Disk Storage for Oracle Data Files and Recovery Files “Configuring Disk Storage for Oracle Data Files and Recovery Files”

Choosing a Storage Option for Oracle Data Files “Choosing a Storage Option for Oracle Data Files”

Choosing a Storage Option for Oracle Database Recovery Files “Choosing a Storage Option for Oracle Database Recovery Files”

Configuring Disk Storage “Configuring Disk Storage”

Creating Directories for Oracle Data Files or Recovery Files “Creating Directories for Oracle Data Files or Recovery Files”

Guidelines for Placing Oracle Data Files on a File System “Guidelines for Placing Oracle Data Files on a File System”

Guidelines for Placing Oracle Recovery Files on a File System “Guidelines for Placing Oracle Recovery Files on a File System”

Creating Required Directories “Creating Required Directories”

Stopping Existing Oracle Services “Stopping Existing Oracle Services”

Oracle Advanced Security Requirements “Oracle Advanced Security Requirements”

Oracle Enterprise Manager Requirements “Oracle Enterprise Manager Requirements”

Oracle-Managed Files Requirements “Oracle-Managed Files Requirements”

Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) “Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC)”

Oracle Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Writer “Oracle Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Writer”

Preinstallation Requirement for Oracle Database Vault “Preinstallation Requirement for Oracle Database Vault”

Oracle Grid Infrastructure “Oracle Grid Infrastructure”

Requirements for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation “Requirements for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation”

Memory Requirements “Memory Requirements”

Disk Space Requirements “Disk Space Requirements”

Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM Support “Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM Support”

Migrating Existing Automatic Storage Management Instances “Migrating Existing Automatic Storage Management Instances”

Automatic Storage Management Installation Considerations “Automatic Storage Management Installation Considerations”

Preparing Disks for an Automatic Storage Management Installation “Preparing Disks for an Automatic Storage Management Installation”

General Steps for Configuring Automatic Storage Management “General Steps for Configuring Automatic Storage Management”

Step 1: Identifying Storage Requirements for Automatic Storage Management “Step 1: Identifying Storage Requirements for Automatic Storage Management”

Step 3: Creating DAS or SAN Disk Partitions for an Automatic Storage Management Instance “Step 3: Creating DAS or SAN Disk Partitions for an Automatic Storage Management Instance” Step 1: Enabling Disk Automounting “Step 1: Enabling Disk Automounting” Step 2: Creating the Disk Partitions “Step 2: Creating the Disk Partitions”

Step 4: Manually Configuring Disks for Automatic Storage Management “Step 4: Manually Configuring Disks for Automatic Storage Management” Using the asmtoolg Tool (Graphical User Interface) “Using the asmtoolg Tool (Graphical User Interface)” Using the asmtool Utility (Command Line) “Using the asmtool Utility (Command Line)”

Installing and Configuring the Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server “Installing and Configuring the Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server”

Installing Grid Infrastructure with a New Database Installation “Installing Grid Infrastructure with a New Database Installation”

Installing Grid Infrastructure for an Existing Database “Installing Grid Infrastructure for an Existing Database”

Modifying Oracle Grid Infrastructure Binaries After Installation “Modifying Oracle Grid Infrastructure Binaries After Installation”

Manually Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Disk Groups “Manually Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Disk Groups”

Testing the Oracle Automatic Storage Management Installation “Testing the Oracle Automatic Storage Management Installation”

Installing Oracle Database “Installing Oracle Database”

Preinstallation Considerations for Installing Oracle Database “Preinstallation Considerations for Installing Oracle Database”

Installation Consideration on Windows Vista and Later “Installation Consideration on Windows Vista and Later”

Performing Multiple Oracle Database Installations “Performing Multiple Oracle Database Installations”

Installing on Systems That Already Have Oracle Components “Installing on Systems That Already Have Oracle Components”

Installing with Minimum Memory Requirements “Installing with Minimum Memory Requirements”

Reviewing Component-Specific Installation Guidelines “Reviewing Component-Specific Installation Guidelines”

Selecting the Database Character Set “Selecting the Database Character Set”

Using an Automatic Storage Management Disk Group “Using an Automatic Storage Management Disk Group”

Accessing the Installation Software “Accessing the Installation Software”

Installing from a Remote DVD Drive “Installing from a Remote DVD Drive”

Step 1: On the Remote Computer, Share the DVD Drive “Step 1: On the Remote Computer, Share the DVD Drive”

Step 2: On the Local Computer, Map the DVD Drive “Step 2: On the Local Computer, Map the DVD Drive”

Installing on Remote Computers Through Remote Access Software “Installing on Remote Computers Through Remote Access Software”

Installing on Remote Computers from a Hard Drive “Installing on Remote Computers from a Hard Drive”

Installing on Remote Computers from a Remote DVD Drive “Installing on Remote Computers from a Remote DVD Drive”

Downloading Oracle Software “Downloading Oracle Software”

Downloading the Installation Archive Files from OTN “Downloading the Installation Archive Files from OTN”

Downloading the Software from Oracle E-Delivery “Downloading the Software from Oracle E-Delivery”

Extracting the Installation Files “Extracting the Installation Files”

Copying the Oracle Database Software to a Hard Disk “Copying the Oracle Database Software to a Hard Disk”

Database Security Options “Database Security Options”

Installing the Oracle Database Software “Installing the Oracle Database Software” Oracle Universal Installer Windows “Oracle Universal Installer Windows”

Cloning an Oracle Home “Cloning an Oracle Home”

Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks “Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks”

Installing the Latest Patch Set Release “Installing the Latest Patch Set Release”

Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules “Validating Invalid PL/SQL Modules”

Configuring Secure Sockets Layer “Configuring Secure Sockets Layer”

Postinstallation Tasks for SQL Developer “Postinstallation Tasks for SQL Developer”

Migrating User Settings from Release 1.0 “Migrating User Settings from Release 1.0”

Migrating Information from Previous Releases “Migrating Information from Previous Releases”

Location of User-Related Information “Location of User-Related Information” Default Locations for User-Related Information “Default Locations for User-Related Information”

Configuring Oracle Components “Configuring Oracle Components”

Direct NFS Client “Direct NFS Client”

Enable Direct NFS Client “Enable Direct NFS Client”

Disable Direct NFS Client “Disable Direct NFS Client”

ORADNFS “ORADNFS”

Configuring Oracle Messaging Gateway “Configuring Oracle Messaging Gateway”

Configuring Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows “Configuring Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows”

Configuring Oracle Counters for Windows Performance Monitor “Configuring Oracle Counters for Windows Performance Monitor”

Configuring Oracle Label Security “Configuring Oracle Label Security”

Configuring Oracle Database Vault “Configuring Oracle Database Vault”

Configuring Oracle Net Services “Configuring Oracle Net Services” Modifying the listener.ora File “Modifying the listener.ora File” Modifying the tnsnames.ora File “Modifying the tnsnames.ora File”

Installing Oracle Text Supplied Knowledge Bases “Installing Oracle Text Supplied Knowledge Bases”

Installing Oracle Text Filtering Component “Installing Oracle Text Filtering Component”

Configuring or Reinstalling Oracle XML DB “Configuring or Reinstalling Oracle XML DB”

Configuring PL/SQL External Procedures “Configuring PL/SQL External Procedures”

Configuring Shared Server Support “Configuring Shared Server Support”

Setting Credentials for the Job System to Work with Enterprise Manager “Setting Credentials for the Job System to Work with Enterprise Manager”

Configuring Oracle Database to Communicate with Automatic Storage Management “Configuring Oracle Database to Communicate with Automatic Storage Management”

Configuring Databases to Use Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control “Configuring Databases to Use Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control”

Installing Oracle Database Examples “Installing Oracle Database Examples”

Create a Fast Recovery Area Disk Group “Create a Fast Recovery Area Disk Group”

About the Fast Recovery Area and the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group “About the Fast Recovery Area and the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group”

Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group “Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group”

Enabling and Disabling Database Options “Enabling and Disabling Database Options” Complete Example of Running the Chopt Tool “Complete Example of Running the Chopt Tool”

Getting Started with Oracle Database “Getting Started with Oracle Database”

Checking the Installed Oracle Database Contents and Directory Location “Checking the Installed Oracle Database Contents and Directory Location”

Logging in to Enterprise Manager Database Control “Logging in to Enterprise Manager Database Control”

Understanding Database Control Login Privileges “Understanding Database Control Login Privileges”

Managing Automatic Storage Management “Managing Automatic Storage Management”

Starting and Stopping Automatic Storage Management “Starting and Stopping Automatic Storage Management”

Automatic Storage Management Utilities “Automatic Storage Management Utilities”

Starting and Stopping an Oracle Database “Starting and Stopping an Oracle Database”

Starting and Stopping the Database with Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control “Starting and Stopping the Database with Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control”

Starting and Stopping the Database with Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows “Starting and Stopping the Database with Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows”

Starting and Stopping the Database from the Microsoft Windows Services Utility “Starting and Stopping the Database from the Microsoft Windows Services Utility”

Accessing Oracle Database with SQL*Plus “Accessing Oracle Database with SQL*Plus”

Accessing Oracle Database with SQL Developer “Accessing Oracle Database with SQL Developer”

Reviewing User Accounts and Passwords “Reviewing User Accounts and Passwords”

Reviewing Administrative Accounts “Reviewing Administrative Accounts” Administrative Accounts “Administrative Accounts”

Minimum Requirements for Passwords “Minimum Requirements for Passwords”

Using Enterprise Manager Database Control to Unlock and Change Passwords “Using Enterprise Manager Database Control to Unlock and Change Passwords”

Using SQL*Plus to Unlock and Change Passwords “Using SQL*Plus to Unlock and Change Passwords”

Recommendations for Passwords “Recommendations for Passwords”

Identifying Databases “Identifying Databases”

Locating the Server Parameter File “Locating the Server Parameter File”

Identifying Tablespaces and Data Files “Identifying Tablespaces and Data Files” Tablespaces and Data Files “Tablespaces and Data Files”

Locating Redo Log Files “Locating Redo Log Files”

Locating Control Files “Locating Control Files”

Understanding Oracle Database Services on Windows “Understanding Oracle Database Services on Windows”

Removing Oracle Database Software “Removing Oracle Database Software”

About the Deinstallation Tool “About the Deinstallation Tool”

Downloading the Deinstallation Tool “Downloading the Deinstallation Tool”

Example of Running the Deinstall Command for an Oracle Database “Example of Running the Deinstall Command for an Oracle Database”

Example of a Deinstallation Parameter File for an Oracle Database “Example of a Deinstallation Parameter File for an Oracle Database”

Example of a Deinstallation Parameter File for Oracle Grid Infrastructure “Example of a Deinstallation Parameter File for Oracle Grid Infrastructure”

Removing Oracle Software “Removing Oracle Software”

Installing Java Access Bridge “Installing Java Access Bridge”

Overview of Java Access Bridge “Overview of Java Access Bridge”

Setup for JRE 1.5 “Setup for JRE 1.5”

Setup for Oracle Installed Components “Setup for Oracle Installed Components”

Installing Java Access Bridge “Installing Java Access Bridge” Copy Files to JRE Directory on Windows 32-Bit “Copy Files to JRE Directory on Windows 32-Bit”

Configuring Oracle Components to Use Java Access Bridge “Configuring Oracle Components to Use Java Access Bridge”

Optimal Flexible Architecture “Optimal Flexible Architecture”

Overview of the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard “Overview of the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard”

Advantages of Multiple Oracle Homes and OFA “Advantages of Multiple Oracle Homes and OFA”

Changes to the Optimal Flexible Architecture for Oracle Database 11g “Changes to the Optimal Flexible Architecture for Oracle Database 11g”

Directory Tree Differences by Release “Directory Tree Differences by Release”

Top-Level Oracle Directory “Top-Level Oracle Directory”

Database File Names “Database File Names”

Database File Name Extensions “Database File Name Extensions”

Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Naming Conventions “Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Naming Conventions”

ORACLE_BASE Directory “ORACLE_BASE Directory”

ORACLE_HOME Directory “ORACLE_HOME Directory”

ADMIN Directory “ADMIN Directory”

ORADATA Directory “ORADATA Directory”

RECOVERY_AREA Directory “RECOVERY_AREA Directory”

Optimal Flexible Architecture and Multiple Oracle Home Configurations “Optimal Flexible Architecture and Multiple Oracle Home Configurations”

Specifying an ORACLE_HOME Directory “Specifying an ORACLE_HOME Directory”

Installing a Default Optimal Flexible Architecture Database: Example “Installing a Default Optimal Flexible Architecture Database: Example” Default Optimal Flexible Architecture Database Settings “Default Optimal Flexible Architecture Database Settings”

Installing a Nondefault Optimal Flexible Architecture Database: Example 2 “Installing a Nondefault Optimal Flexible Architecture Database: Example 2” Nondefault Optimal Flexible Architecture Database Settings: Example 2 “Nondefault Optimal Flexible Architecture Database Settings: Example 2”

Comparison Between Optimal Flexible Architecture on Windows and UNIX “Comparison Between Optimal Flexible Architecture on Windows and UNIX”

Directory Naming “Directory Naming”

ORACLE_BASE Directory “ORACLE_BASE Directory”

Support for Symbolic Links on Windows “Support for Symbolic Links on Windows”

Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Using Response Files “Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Using Response Files”

How Response Files Work “How Response Files Work”

Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode “Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode” Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode “Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode”

General Procedure for Using Response Files “General Procedure for Using Response Files”

Preparing a Response File “Preparing a Response File”

Editing a Response File Template “Editing a Response File Template” Response Files “Response Files”

Recording a Response File “Recording a Response File”

Running Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response File “Running Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response File”

Running Net Configuration Assistant Using a Response File “Running Net Configuration Assistant Using a Response File”

Running Oracle Database Configuration Assistant Using a Response File “Running Oracle Database Configuration Assistant Using a Response File”

Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File “Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File”

About the Postinstallation Configuration File “About the Postinstallation Configuration File”

Running Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File “Running Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File” Password response file for Oracle grid infrastructure for a standalone server “Password response file for Oracle grid infrastructure for a standalone server” Password response file for Oracle Database “Password response file for Oracle Database”

Configuring Oracle Database Globalization Support “Configuring Oracle Database Globalization Support”

Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages “Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages”

Configuring Oracle Components to Run in Different Languages “Configuring Oracle Components to Run in Different Languages”

Determining the Operating System Locale “Determining the Operating System Locale”

Configuring Locale and Character Sets Using the NLS_LANG Environment Variable “Configuring Locale and Character Sets Using the NLS_LANG Environment Variable”

NLS_LANG Settings in Console Mode and Batch Mode “NLS_LANG Settings in Console Mode and Batch Mode” Oracle Character Sets for Console Mode (OEM) Code Pages “Oracle Character Sets for Console Mode (OEM) Code Pages”

Installing Translation Resources “Installing Translation Resources”

Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages “Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages”

Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers “Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers”

About Managing Ports “About Managing Ports”

Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLS “Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLS”

Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components “Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components” Ports Used in Oracle Components “Ports Used in Oracle Components”

Changing the Oracle Enterprise Management Agent Port “Changing the Oracle Enterprise Management Agent Port”

Changing the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control Ports “Changing the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control Ports”

Changing the Oracle XML DB Ports “Changing the Oracle XML DB Ports”

Changing the Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Port “Changing the Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Port”

Troubleshooting the Oracle Database Installation “Troubleshooting the Oracle Database Installation”

Verifying Requirements “Verifying Requirements”

Encountering Installation Errors “Encountering Installation Errors”

Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session “Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session”

Silent Mode Response File Error Handling “Silent Mode Response File Error Handling”

Troubleshooting Host Name Changes and CSS “Troubleshooting Host Name Changes and CSS”

Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants “Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants”

Configuration Assistant Failures “Configuration Assistant Failures”

Irrecoverable Errors “Irrecoverable Errors”

Troubleshooting Inventory Issues “Troubleshooting Inventory Issues”

Troubleshooting Screen Display Issues “Troubleshooting Screen Display Issues”

Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation “Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation”

Frequently Asked Questions About Installation “Frequently Asked Questions About Installation”

Installing Oracle Database or Oracle Database Client “Installing Oracle Database or Oracle Database Client” I only need one instance of Oracle Database or I just want to install a test database to get familiar with the product. How do I install Oracle Database for these situations? “I only need one instance of Oracle Database or I just want to install a test database to get familiar with the product. How do I install Oracle Database for these situations?” How can I create an Oracle database that can handle transaction-heavy or data warehousing applications? “How can I create an Oracle database that can handle transaction-heavy or data warehousing applications?” What's the best way to install multiple Oracle databases? “What's the best way to install multiple Oracle databases?” How do I configure client connections to an Oracle database? “How do I configure client connections to an Oracle database?” What is the best way to install Oracle Database Client if my client nodes have limited disk space? “What is the best way to install Oracle Database Client if my client nodes have limited disk space?” How do I upgrade Oracle Database? “How do I upgrade Oracle Database?” The computers at my site have been configured to run as a cluster. How should I install Oracle Database? “The computers at my site have been configured to run as a cluster. How should I install Oracle Database?” How do I migrate my non-Oracle databases to Oracle Database? “How do I migrate my non-Oracle databases to Oracle Database?”

Installing Oracle Database Tools “Installing Oracle Database Tools” How do I install Oracle Application Server? “How do I install Oracle Application Server?” How can I administer and monitor my Oracle Database products? “How can I administer and monitor my Oracle Database products?” How do I manage security for my Oracle Database products? “How do I manage security for my Oracle Database products?” How do I use Oracle Database to manage my XML data? “How do I use Oracle Database to manage my XML data?” Does Oracle Database provide OLAP tools so that I can analyze data such as trends and time series in my database? “Does Oracle Database provide OLAP tools so that I can analyze data such as trends and time series in my database?” Does Oracle Database provide data mining tools that I can use to discover hidden meaning in my data and predict likely outcomes based on my data? “Does Oracle Database provide data mining tools that I can use to discover hidden meaning in my data and predict likely outcomes based on my data?” How do I perform backup and recovery operations for Oracle Database? “How do I perform backup and recovery operations for Oracle Database?” Is Oracle Workflow included with Oracle Database 11g? “Is Oracle Workflow included with Oracle Database 11g?” Is there a migration plan for customers that have built solutions using Oracle Workflow? “Is there a migration plan for customers that have built solutions using Oracle Workflow?”

Installing Oracle Database with Oracle Applications “Installing Oracle Database with Oracle Applications” How do I install my Oracle applications with Oracle Database? “How do I install my Oracle applications with Oracle Database?” How can I create Web applications that communicate with Oracle Database? “How can I create Web applications that communicate with Oracle Database?” Which Web server can my Oracle applications use? “Which Web server can my Oracle applications use?” How can I migrate my non-Oracle applications to Oracle? “How can I migrate my non-Oracle applications to Oracle?”

Installing Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity Tools (Gateways) “Installing Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity Tools (Gateways)” How can my Oracle applications access data in a non-Oracle database system? “How can my Oracle applications access data in a non-Oracle database system?” Oracle Gateway Products “Oracle Gateway Products”

Glossary “Glossary” Automatic Storage Management disk group “Automatic Storage Management disk group” Automatic Storage Management instance “Automatic Storage Management instance” Automatic Storage Management “Automatic Storage Management” automatic undo management mode “automatic undo management mode” connect descriptor “connect descriptor” connect identifier “connect identifier” control files “control files” default domain “default domain” directory naming “directory naming” directory server “directory server” external procedures “external procedures” global database name “global database name” initialization parameter file “initialization parameter file” instance “instance” installation type “installation type” Interprocess Communication (IPC) “Interprocess Communication (IPC)” listener “listener” listener.ora file “listener.ora file” local naming “local naming” manual undo management mode “manual undo management mode” naming method “naming method” net service name “net service name” OPS$ “OPS$” ORACLE_BASE “ORACLE_BASE” ORACLE_HOME “ORACLE_HOME” Oracle home “Oracle home” Oracle home name “Oracle home name” Oracle schema “Oracle schema” Oracle Documentation Library “Oracle Documentation Library” Oracle Net foundation layer “Oracle Net foundation layer” protocol address “protocol address” raw partitions “raw partitions” redo log files “redo log files” registry “registry” repository “repository” service registration “service registration” SID “SID” sqlnet.ora file “sqlnet.ora file” Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) “Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)” SSL “SSL” System Global Area “System Global Area” system identifier “system identifier” tablespace “tablespace” tnsnames.ora file “tnsnames.ora file” undo tablespace “undo tablespace” unqualified name “unqualified name”