- •Contents
- •Send Us Your Comments
- •Preface
- •Audience
- •Organization
- •Related Documentation
- •Conventions
- •Documentation Accessibility
- •Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation
- •Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation
- •Component Accessibility
- •What’s New in Oracle9i for Windows?
- •Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features in Oracle9i for Windows
- •1 Introducing Oracle9i Client for Windows
- •Planning Your Installation
- •Using Optimal Flexible Architecture with Windows Databases and Clients
- •Oracle Universal Installer Overview
- •Oracle9i Client Products for Installation
- •Licensing Information
- •Oracle9i Options
- •Documentation Library Overview
- •What Documentation Do I Read First?
- •Getting Started with Installation
- •2 Preinstallation Requirements
- •Single Oracle Home Components
- •Client Component System Requirements
- •System Requirements for FAT and NTFS File Systems
- •Oracle9i Client System Requirements
- •Unsupported Components and Features on Windows Terminal Servers
- •Component Certification
- •Mandatory Individual Component Requirements
- •Migration and Upgrade Requirements
- •Policies for Linking and Relinking Applications
- •Networking Protocol Vendor Requirements
- •3 Selecting Oracle Net Services Configuration Methods
- •About Network Configuration Methods
- •Configuring Your Client Network
- •Configuring the Client Network
- •4 Installing Oracle Components
- •Installation Differences Between Windows NT and UNIX
- •Preinstallation Tasks
- •Installing Oracle Components
- •Client Administrator or Runtime Installations
- •Custom Oracle9i Client Installations
- •Reviewing the Installation Session Log
- •Deinstalling Oracle Components and Services
- •Stopping Oracle Services for Windows
- •Deinstalling Components with Oracle Universal Installer
- •Removing Oracle Keys From the Registry on Windows NT and Windows 2000
- •5 Postinstallation Configuration Tasks
- •About NTFS File System and Windows NT Registry Permissions
- •Setting NTFS File System Security
- •Setting Windows NT Registry Security
- •Individual Component Postinstallation Configuration Tasks
- •Oracle Workflow
- •Oracle9i Client Components
- •Component Descriptions
- •About Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode
- •Copying and Modifying a Response File
- •Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File
- •Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant in Silent Mode
- •About Oracle Components in Different Languages
- •Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages
- •Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
- •About Web-based Installations
- •About NLS_LANG Parameters
- •Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG
- •NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode
- •Glossary
- •Index
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
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Primary Author: Janelle Simmons
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Contents |
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Send Us Your Comments .................................................................................................................. |
vii |
Preface............................................................................................................................................................ |
ix |
Audience .................................................................................................................................................. |
x |
Organization............................................................................................................................................ |
x |
Related Documentation ........................................................................................................................ |
xi |
Conventions........................................................................................................................................... |
xii |
Documentation Accessibility ............................................................................................................ |
xviii |
Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation....................................................................... |
xviii |
Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation .................................................. |
xviii |
Component Accessibility.................................................................................................................... |
xix |
What’s New in Oracle9i for Windows? .................................................................................... |
xxiii |
Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1) New Features in Oracle9i for Windows............................................. |
xxiv |
1 Introducing Oracle9i Client for Windows |
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Planning Your Installation ................................................................................................................ |
1-2 |
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............................................................................................... |
1-3 |
Oracle8 Releases 8.0.4 to 8.0.6.............................................................................................. |
1-3 |
Oracle8i Release 8.1.3 to Oracle9i Release 1 (9.0.1)........................................................... |
1-4 |
Oracle Universal Installer Overview ......................................................................................... |
1-4 |
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Oracle Universal Installer Restrictions ............................................................................... |
1-5 |
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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? .......................................................................................... |
1-9 |
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Getting Started with Installation................................................................................................... |
1-10 |
2 |
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 .......................................................... |
2-4 |
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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 ................................................................................. |
2-8 |
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 ................................................................................................ |
3-4 |
4 |
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 ........................................................................................ |
4-7 |
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Reviewing the Installation Session Log .................................................................................... |
4-8 |
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Deinstalling Oracle Components and Services ............................................................................ |
4-9 |
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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 ..................................................................................... |
4-13 |
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Remove Oracle from the Start Menu................................................................................ |
4-13 |
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Removing Oracle Keys from the Registry on Windows 98.................................................. |
4-14 |
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Update the System Variable Path ..................................................................................... |
4-14 |
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Remove Oracle from the Start Menu................................................................................ |
4-15 |
5 |
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 .................................................. |
5-4 |
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Oracle Workflow .......................................................................................................................... |
5-6 |
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Oracle Workflow Postinstallation Tasks............................................................................ |
5-6 |
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workflow.log File .................................................................................................................. |
5-6 |
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Installing and Configuring Your Web Server for Oracle Workflow.............................. |
5-7 |
A Individual Components Available for Installation |
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Oracle9i Client Components ............................................................................................................ |
A-2 |
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Component Descriptions .................................................................................................................. |
A-7 |
B |
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.................................................................................. |
B-3 |
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Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File.................................... |
B-3 |
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Running Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant in Silent Mode................... |
B-4 |
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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 .................................................................... |
B-5 |
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Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages.................................................. |
B-5 |
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Using Oracle Components in Different Languages................................................................. |
B-6 |
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About Web-based Installations........................................................................................................ |
B-7 |
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C Globalization Support
About NLS_LANG Parameters ........................................................................................................ |
C-2 |
Commonly Used Values for NLS_LANG....................................................................................... |
C-3 |
NLS_LANG Settings in MS-DOS Mode and Batch Mode ......................................................... |
C-5 |
Glossary
Index
vi