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Installation Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the installation of Oracle components.
Specific topics discussed are:
■What Is Oracle Universal Installer?
■What Top-Level Components are Available for Installation?
■Installing Components with Oracle Universal Installer
■How Do I Get Started?
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What Is Oracle Universal Installer?
What Is Oracle Universal Installer?
Oracle Universal Installer is a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI) tool that enables you to install Oracle components from your CD-ROM. Oracle Universal Installer provides the following capabilities:
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Component and suite installations
Web-based installations
National language/globalization support
Distributed installation support (Oracle Parallel Server)
Unattended "silent" installations using response files
Deinstallation of installed components
Multiple Oracle homes support
See Also: Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide for more information on Oracle Universal Installer. This guide is not included in your Oracle Documentation Library, but is automatically installed on your hard drive during an Oracle Universal Installer installation. See "Copying and Modifying a Response File" on page 5-11 for information on accessing this document.
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What Top-Level Components are Available for Installation?
What Top-Level Components are Available for Installation?
When you run Oracle Universal Installer, you can choose to install products from the Oracle8i Typical Installation, Oracle8i Minimal Installation, or Oracle8i Custom Installation.
The following table describes each installation option:
See Also: Appendix A, "Individual Components Available for Installation" for a list of individual components installed with each installation type.
Installation Option |
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Oracle8i Typical |
Installs a pre-configured starter database, networking components, |
Windows 98 |
Installation |
Oracle utilities, Oracle8i Navigator, and online documentation. |
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8.1.7.0.0 |
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Oracle8i Minimal |
Installs a pre-configured starter database, and minimum number of |
Windows 98 |
Installation |
components necessary to run Oracle8i database server. This option |
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8.1.7.0.0does not install Oracle8i Navigator.
Oracle8i Custom |
Lets you selectively install the products available in the CD-ROM. |
Windows 98 |
Installation |
Custom Installation is recommended only for advanced users. |
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Installing Components with Oracle Universal Installer
Installing Components with Oracle Universal Installer
When you run Oracle Universal Installer from the CD-ROM, the following windows appear, and enable you to install Oracle components. This section provides an overview of your component installation choices. Specific installation instructions are provided in Chapter 4, "Selecting Database Creation and Net8 Configuration Methods".
First window: Welcome
Welcomes you to Oracle Universal Installer
Second window: File Locations
Enables you to enter the following in the
Destination fields:
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Oracle Home name
Directory location in which to install Oracle components
If you are running Oracle Universal Installer from the product CD-ROM, the Source field automatically displays the location of your CD-ROM. Do not modify this field.
Third window: Available Products
Enables you to select a top-level component to install:
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Oracle8i Typical Installation
Oracle8i Minimal Installation
Oracle8i Custom Installation
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