Oracle9i Client
Installation Guide
Release 1 (9.0.1.1.1) for Windows
June 2001
Part No. A90862-01
Oracle9i Client Installation Guide, Release 1 (9.0.1.1.1) for Windows
Part No. A90862-01
Copyright © 1996, 2001, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Primary Author: Janelle Simmons
Contributors: Harish Akali, Warren Briese, Kristy Browder, Toby Close, Jonathan Creighton, Marcel De Maria, Mike DeMarco, Saheli Dey, Raj Gupta, Nicole Haba, Daniella Hansell, Ana Hernandez, Clara Jaeckel, Stephen Lee, Mark Kennedy, Matt McKerley, Miranda Nash, Anita Puronto, David Saslav, Helen Slattery, Debbie Steiner, Linus Tanaka, Tom Van Raalte, Alice Watson, Zakia Zerhouni
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Contents |
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Send Us Your Comments .................................................................................................................. |
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Preface............................................................................................................................................................ |
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Audience .................................................................................................................................................. |
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Organization............................................................................................................................................ |
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Related Documentation ........................................................................................................................ |
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Conventions........................................................................................................................................... |
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Documentation Accessibility ............................................................................................................ |
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Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation....................................................................... |
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Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation .................................................. |
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Component Accessibility.................................................................................................................... |
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What’s New in Oracle9i for Windows? .................................................................................... |
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Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features in Oracle9i for Windows............................................. |
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1 Introducing Oracle9i Client for Windows |
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Planning Your Installation ................................................................................................................ |
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Using Optimal Flexible Architecture with Windows Databases and Clients ..................... |
1-2 |
Benefits of Using Multiple Oracle Homes ......................................................................... |
1-3 |
Multiple Oracle Home Functionality in Different Releases ............................................ |
1-3 |
Oracle8 Releases Before 8.0.4............................................................................................... |
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Oracle8 Releases 8.0.4 to 8.0.6.............................................................................................. |
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Oracle8i Release 8.1.3 to Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1)........................................................... |
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Oracle Universal Installer Overview ......................................................................................... |
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Oracle Universal Installer Restrictions ............................................................................... |
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Using the Keyboard to Navigate Oracle Universal Installer........................................... |
1-5 |
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Oracle9i Client Products for Installation .................................................................................. |
1-6 |
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Licensing Information .................................................................................................................. |
1-7 |
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Oracle9i Options ........................................................................................................................... |
1-7 |
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Documentation Library Overview ................................................................................................. |
1-8 |
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What Documentation Do I Read First? .......................................................................................... |
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Getting Started with Installation................................................................................................... |
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Preinstallation Requirements |
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Single Oracle Home Components ................................................................................................... |
2-2 |
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Client Component System Requirements ..................................................................................... |
2-3 |
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System Requirements for FAT and NTFS File Systems .......................................................... |
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Oracle9i Client System Requirements ....................................................................................... |
2-4 |
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Unsupported Components and Features on Windows Terminal Servers ........................... |
2-6 |
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Component Certification ............................................................................................................. |
2-6 |
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Mandatory Individual Component Requirements ...................................................................... |
2-7 |
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Migration and Upgrade Requirements........................................................................................... |
2-8 |
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Policies for Linking and Relinking Applications ..................................................................... |
2-8 |
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Networking Protocol Vendor Requirements ................................................................................. |
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3 Selecting Oracle Net Services Configuration Methods |
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About Network Configuration Methods ....................................................................................... |
3-2 |
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Configuring Your Client Network................................................................................................... |
3-3 |
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Configuring the Client Network ................................................................................................ |
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Installing Oracle Components |
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Installation Differences Between Windows NT and UNIX ....................................................... |
4-2 |
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Preinstallation Tasks .......................................................................................................................... |
4-3 |
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Installing Oracle Components ......................................................................................................... |
4-4 |
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Client Administrator or Runtime Installations ....................................................................... |
4-6 |
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Custom Oracle9i Client Installations ........................................................................................ |
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Reviewing the Installation Session Log .................................................................................... |
4-8 |
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Deinstalling Oracle Components and Services ............................................................................ |
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Stopping Oracle Services for Windows................................................................................... |
4-10 |
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Deinstalling Components with Oracle Universal Installer .................................................. |
4-10 |
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Removing Oracle Keys From the Registry on Windows NT and Windows 2000 ............ |
4-11 |
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Update the System Variable Path ..................................................................................... |
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Remove Oracle from the Start Menu................................................................................ |
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Removing Oracle Keys from the Registry on Windows 98.................................................. |
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Update the System Variable Path ..................................................................................... |
4-14 |
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Remove Oracle from the Start Menu................................................................................ |
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Postinstallation Configuration Tasks |
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About NTFS File System and Windows NT Registry Permissions .......................................... |
5-2 |
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Setting NTFS File System Security............................................................................................. |
5-2 |
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Setting Windows NT Registry Security..................................................................................... |
5-3 |
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Individual Component Postinstallation Configuration Tasks .................................................. |
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Oracle Workflow .......................................................................................................................... |
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Oracle Workflow Postinstallation Tasks............................................................................ |
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workflow.log File .................................................................................................................. |
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Installing and Configuring Your Web Server for Oracle Workflow.............................. |
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A Individual Components Available for Installation |
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Oracle9i Client Components ............................................................................................................ |
A-2 |
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Component Descriptions .................................................................................................................. |
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Advanced Installation Topics |
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About Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode................................................ |
B-2 |
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Copying and Modifying a Response File.................................................................................. |
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Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File.................................... |
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Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant in Silent Mode................... |
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Silently Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant as a Standalone |
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Component B-4 |
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About Oracle Components in Different Languages .................................................................... |
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Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages.................................................. |
B-5 |
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Using Oracle Components in Different Languages................................................................. |
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About Web-based Installations........................................................................................................ |
B-7 |
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C Globalization Support
About NLS_LANG Parameters ........................................................................................................ |
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Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG....................................................................................... |
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NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode ......................................................... |
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Glossary
Index
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