Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W

A

Administrator installation type, 1.3

administrator.rsp file, A.3.1

applications, empty connection strings, 4.2.3.3

applications, migrating non-Oracle applications to Oracle, D.3

B

backups of database

Oracle Database Recovery Manager, D.2

base directory

See Oracle base directory

Bash shell

default user startup file, 2.7

.bash_profile file, 2.7

Basic installation type

noninteractive installations, A.3.2

Bourne shell

default user startup file, 2.7

C

C shell

default user startup file, 2.7

certification, hardware and software, 1.4.1

character set

AL16UTF16, 2.3.1

AL32UTF8, 2.3.1

US7ASCII, 2.3.1

UTF8, 2.3.1

WE8DEC, 2.3.1

checking distribution of the operating system, 2.3

checking version of the operating system, 2.3

chmod command, 2.6.2

chown command, 2.6.2

client static library, generating, 4.2.6

configuration assistants

failure, C.4.1

troubleshooting, C.4, C.4

Custom

disk space requirements, 2.2

Custom installation type, 1.3

custom.rsp file, A.3.1

D

Data Mining Scoring Engine

about, D.2

installing, D.2

data mining tools

Data Mining Scoring Engine, D.2

Oracle Data Mining, D.2

data warehousing tool

Oracle OLAP, D.2

databases

OLAP support (Oracle OLAP), D.2

recovery with Oracle Backup and Recovery, D.2

security management, D.2

default file mode creation mask

setting, 2.7

E

easy connect naming method for Instant Client-to-database connection, 4.2.3.1

empty connect strings, 4.2.3.3

env command, 2.7

environment

checking settings, 2.7

configuring for oracle user, 2.7

environment variables

DISPLAY, 2.7

NLS_LANG, B.1

ORACLE_BASE, 2.5.1, 2.6.2, 2.7

ORACLE_HOME, 2.7, 2.7

PATH, 2.7

removing from shell startup file, 2.7

SHELL, 2.7

TMP and TMPDIR, 2.7

TNS_ADMIN, 2.7, 4.2.3.2

TWO_TASK, 4.2.3.3

errors

configuration assistants, C.4

installation, C.2, C.3, C.4.2

noninteractive installation, C.5

silent mode, C.5

examples

Oracle base directories, 2.5.1

F

FAQ for installation, D

fatal errors, C.4.2

file mode creation mask

setting, 2.7

file sets, 2.3

file system

appropriate for Oracle base directory, 2.6.2

files

administrator.rsp, A.3.1

.bash_profile, 2.7

custom.rsp, A.3.1

editing shell startup file, 2.7

instantclient.rsp, A.3.1

.login, 2.7

oraInst.loc, 2.4.1, 2.6.1

oraInst.loc file, A.2

oratab, 2.6.1, 2.6.1

.profile, 2.7

response files, A.3

runtime.rsp, A.3.1

tnsnames.ora, 4.3.1

/var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc, C.3

frequently asked installation questions, D

G

globalization support, B

groups

checking for existing oinstall group, 2.4.1

creating the oinstall group, 2.4.1

H

hardware certification, 1.4.1

hardware requirements, 2.2

home directory

See Oracle home directory

I

installation

accessing installation software, 3.1

available products, 1.3, 1.3

cleaning up after a failed installation, C.6

completing, 3.2.2

considerations, 1.4

errors, C.3, C.4.2

silent mode, C.5

FAQ for Oracle Database products, D

guidelines, 3.2.1

log files, C.2, C.2

noninteractive

error handling, C.5

oraInst.loc file, A.2

quick installation, D.1

response files, A, A.3

preparing, A.3, A.3.2

silent mode, C.5

templates, A.3

silent mode, A.3.2, A.4

upgrading, D.1

with other components, D

installation errors

steps to resolve, C.2

installation guidelines, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.2

Oracle Universal Installer, 3.2.1

re-installing Oracle software, 3.2.1

installation overview, 1.1

installation software

copying to a hard disk, 3.1.2.1

extracting, 3.1.1.2

re-installing, 3.2.1

installation software, accessing, 3.1

installation types

Administrator, 1.3

Custom, 1.3

Instant Client, 1.3

Runtime, 1.3

Instant Client

connecting to database with Oracle Call Interface, 4.2.3.1

connecting to Oracle Database, 4.2.3

easy connect naming method, 4.2.3.1

empty connect strings, 4.2.3.3

Instant Client Light

about, 1.3

connecting to database, 4.2.3

restrictions, 4.1.2

updates, 4.1.2

patch upgrades, 4.1.2

restrictions, 4.1.2

TNS_ADMIN environment variable, connecting to database, 4.2.3.2

tnsnames.ora file connection method, 4.2.3.2

TWO_TASK environment variable, connecting to database, 4.2.3.3

updates, 4.1.2

Instant Client installation type, 1.3

Instant Client Light

about, 1.3

connecting to database, 4.2.3

restrictions, 4.1.2

updates, 4.1.2

Instant Client Light, configuring, 4.2.1

Instant Client, connecting with, 4.1.3

instantclient.rsp file, A.3.1

J

JDK requirements, 2.3

K

Korn shell

default user startup file, 2.7

L

languages

installing Oracle components in different languages, B.2

log files, C.2, C.2

troubleshooting, C.3

.login file, 2.7

M

mask

setting default file mode creation mask, 2.7

memory requirements, 2.2

migrating applications to Oracle, D.3

migrating non-Oracle databases to Oracle, D.1

mkdir command, 2.6.2

mode

setting default file mode creation mask, 2.7

mount point

for Oracle base directory, 2.5.1

mount point directories, 3.1.2.1

multiple Oracle homes, 1.4.2

N

Net Configuration Assistant

troubleshooting, C.4

NLS_LANG environment variable, B.1

NLS_LANG parameter

about, B.1

noninteractive installation

oraInst.loc file, A.2

response files

preparing, A.3, A.3.2

templates, A.3

silent mode, A.3.2, A.4

errors, C.5

noninteractive mode

about, A.1

reasons for using, A.1.1

See also response files, silent mode, A.1

O

OCCI

postinstallation tasks, 4.3.3

oinstall group

checking for existing, 2.4.1

creating, 2.4.1

description, 2.4

OLAP tools

about, D.2

Oracle OLAP, D.2

opatch utility, 4.1.2

operating system

checking distribution and version, 2.3

operating system groups

creating the oinstall group, 2.4.1

oinstall, 2.4

requirements, 2.4

operating system requirements, 2.3

operating system users

creating the oracle user, 2.4.2

oracle, 2.4

requirements, 2.4

root user, 3.2.2

Optimal Flexible Architecture

recommendations for Oracle base directory, 2.5.1

recommended path for Oracle base directory, 2.5.1

recommended path for Oracle home directory, 2.5.3

recommended path for Oracle Inventory directory, 2.5.2

Oracle Application Server, D.2

Oracle applications

installing with Oracle Database, D.3

Oracle base directory

and ORACLE_BASE environment variable, 2.5.1

creating, 2.6.2

creating new, 2.6.2

description, 2.5.1

equivalent directory on Apple Mac OS X, 2.5.1

examples, 2.5.1

identifying appropriate file system, 2.6.2

identifying existing, 2.6.1

mount point for, 2.5.1

recommended path, 2.5.1

relationship with Oracle software owner user, 2.5.1

requirement for, 2.5.1

Oracle Call Interface

Instant Client connection method, 4.2.3.1

P

passwords

specifying for response files, A.1

R

RAM requirements, 2.2

recovery of databases

Oracle Backup and Recovery, D.2

requirements

hardware, 2.2

response files

about, A.1

administrator.rsp, A.3.1

creating with template, A.3.1

custom.rsp, A.3.1

general procedure, A.1.2

instantclient.rsp, A.3.1

passing values at command line, A.1

passwords, A.1

runtime.rsp, A.3.1

security, A.1

specifying with Oracle Universal Installer, A.4

See also silent mode, noninteractive mode, A.1

response files installation

about, A

roadmap for installing Oracle Database components, D

root user, 3.2.2, 3.2.2

root.sh script

backing up, 4.2.2

Runtime

disk space requirements, 2.2

Runtime installation type, 1.3

runtime.rsp file, A.3.1

S

security

management tools, D.2

T

temporary disk space

requirements, 2.2

TMP environment variable

setting, 2.7

TMPDIR environment variable

setting, 2.7

TNS_ADMIN environment variable, 4.2.3.2

unsetting, 2.7

tnsnames.ora file, 4.3.1

Instant Client-to-database connection, 4.2.3.2

troubleshooting, C

fatal errors, C.4.2

TWO_TASK environment variable, 4.2.3.3

U

umask, 2.7

umask command, 2.7, 2.7

UNIX commands, 2.7

chmod, 2.6.2

chown, 2.6.2

env, 2.7

mkdir, 2.6.2

umask, 2.7

unset, 2.7

unsetenv, 2.7

UNIX groups

checking for existing oinstall group, 2.4.1

UNIX users

creating the oracle user, 2.4.2.1

unset command, 2.7

unsetenv command, 2.7

updating Instant Client, 4.1.2

users

creating the oracle user, 2.4.2, 2.4.2.1

Oracle software owner user, 2.4

V

/var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc, C.3

W

Windows

analogy for Oracle base directory, 2.5.1