3 Installing the Oracle Database Companion CD Software

3.1 General Steps for Installing Companion CD Products

After completing the tasks in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, follow these general steps to install the Companion CD products:

1. Consider the following issues:

   • Installing in interactive or noninteractive mode: The instructions in this chapter are written for interactive installations. If you prefer to perform the installation in noninteractive mode (for example, if your site requires multiple installations) refer to "Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode" for more information.

   • Installing in a Different Language: Refer to "Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages" for language considerations.

2. Follow the procedures described in "Accessing the Installation Software", if you want to install the software from a hard drive or install remotely.

3.2 Accessing the Installation Software

The Oracle Database Companion CD software is available on the installation media, or you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network Web site.

When you are ready to install the software, you can access it by using any of the following methods:

• Download the software to the hard disk

• Copy the software from the installation media to the hard disk

• Access the software by using a remote drive

• Install on a remote computer by using remote access software

3.3 Installing Oracle Database 10g Products

You must install Oracle Database 10g Products in an existing Oracle Database 10g release 2 (10.2) Oracle home.

To install Oracle Database 10g Products, you first run Oracle Universal Installer.

To install Oracle Database 10g Products:

1. If you are installing from the installation media, then mount the disc if it is not already mounted.

2. If required, log in as the Oracle software owner user (oracle) and set the DISPLAY environment variable.

3. To start Oracle Universal Installer, enter the following commands:

   $ cd /tmp
   $ /directory_path/runInstaller
   

   In the preceding command, directory_path is the path of the companion directory on the installation media or the hard drive.

4. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

5. If this is the first installation of Oracle products on this system, then Oracle Universal Installer displays the Specify Inventory Directory and Credentials screen. Specify the following information, and then click Next:

   • Enter the full path of the inventory directory:

     Verify that the path is similar to the following, where oracle_base is the value you specified for the ORACLE_BASE environment variable:

     oracle_base/oraInventory
     

   • Specify operating system group name:

     Verify that the group specified is the Oracle Inventory group, oinstall.

6. On the Select a Product to Install screen, select Oracle Database 10g Products and then click Next.

7. On the Specify Home Details screen, enter the following:

   • Name: In this field, the default Oracle home is displayed. Verify that the Oracle home specified is the Oracle Database Oracle home.

   • Path: In this field, the directory of the default Oracle home is displayed. Enter the directory location of the Oracle Database Oracle home in which you want to install the Oracle home files.

   See Also:

   "Oracle Database Requirement" for information about finding the Oracle home

8. On the Product-specific Prerequisite Checks screen, check for and correct any errors that may have occurred while Oracle Universal Installer was checking your system.

9. When the installation completes, click Exit, and then click Yes to exit from Oracle Universal Installer.