Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions
• Command Syntax
• Terminology
• Accessing Documentation

1 Oracle Database Companion CD Installation Overview

• 1.1 Overview of Oracle Database Companion CD Installation
• 1.2 Products Available in the Oracle Database 10g Products Installation Type
  • 1.2.1 Oracle JDBC Development Drivers
  • 1.2.2 Oracle SQLJ
  • 1.2.3 JPublisher

2 Oracle Database Companion CD Requirements

• 2.1 Hardware and Software Certification
• 2.2 General Requirements for Installing Oracle Software
  • 2.2.1 Logging In to the System as root
  • 2.2.2 Creating Required Operating System Groups and Users
    • 2.2.2.1 Creating the Oracle Inventory Group
    • 2.2.2.2 Creating the OSDBA Group
    • 2.2.2.3 Creating an OSOPER Group (Optional)
    • 2.2.2.4 Creating the Oracle Software Owner User
  • 2.2.3 Required Software Directories
  • 2.2.4 Configuring the oracle User's Environment
• 2.3 Requirements for Installing Oracle Database 10g Products
  • 2.3.1 Oracle Database Requirement
  • 2.3.2 Disk Space Requirements
• 2.4 Network Setup
  • 2.4.1 Installing on DHCP Computers
  • 2.4.2 Installing on Multihomed Computers
  • 2.4.3 Installing on Computers with Multiple Aliases

3 Installing the Oracle Database Companion CD Software

• 3.1 General Steps for Installing Companion CD Products
• 3.2 Accessing the Installation Software
• 3.3 Installing Oracle Database 10g Products

4 Oracle Database Companion CD Postinstallation Tasks

• 4.1 Patch Set Information

5 Getting Started with the Oracle Database Companion CD Products

• 5.1 Checking the Installation Contents

6 Removing Oracle Database Companion CD Products

• 6.1 Removing Oracle Software Files

A Troubleshooting the Oracle Database Companion CD Installation

• A.1 Verifying Requirements
• A.2 What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs
• A.3 Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session
• A.4 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
  • A.4.1 Configuration Assistant Failure
  • A.4.2 Fatal Errors
• A.5 Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation
• A.6 Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling

B Installing Oracle Database Companion CD Products in Noninteractive Mode

• B.1 Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode
  • B.1.1 Using Response Files to Install Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode
  • B.1.2 Creating the oraInst.loc File
  • B.1.3 Editing a Response File Template
  • B.1.4 Recording a Response File
  • B.1.5 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode

C Configuring Oracle Database Companion CD Globalization Support

• C.1 Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
  • C.1.1 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages
  • C.1.2 Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
• C.2 Configuring Locale and Character Sets by Using the NLS_LANG Environment Variable

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