Oracle8i Installation Guide
Release 3 (8.1.7) for Alpha OpenVMS

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Numerics

3DES_112 encryption support
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
3DES_168 integrity support
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
64-bit feature, C-1

A

account
creating the oracle account, 2-2
account privileges
setting, 1-16
account quotas
minimum values, 1-17
ADA, version, 1-6
Administrator, 5-8
Administrator installation type, components installed with, A-7
administrators
, 8-2
Advanced Queueing
defined, A-11
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Advanced Replication
defined, A-11
installation types available with, A-2
Apache JServ
installation types available with, A-4
Apache Web Server
release version, A-13
Oracle HTTP Server, A-13
Apache WebServer Files
defined, A-2
installation types available with, A-2, A-4
Application User, 5-8
Application User installation type, components installed with, A-7
authentication methods
Kerberos, 1-10
requirements, 1-10
Secure Socket Layer, 1-10
SecurID, 1-10
supported for Oracle Advanced Security, 1-10
authentication support
defined, A-12
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
AUTHORIZE utility, 1-13, 1-15
AUTOGEN, 1-22
AUTOGEN utility, 1-22
automating startup and shutdown, 8-2
Available Products window, 5-5

B

batch installation, 9-5
beans, defined, A-11
Big Oracle Blocks, C-3
BOB, C-3
BOOT.BCK, 3-3
buffer cache, C-4
building database tables, 7-6
Business Components for Java, installation types available with, A-4

C

cache, C-4
CACHE_SIZE_THRESHOLD, C-4
CD-ROM
mounting the, 5-2
CD-ROM contents, 3-2
character mode
issues and restrictions, 1-12
choosing default language, 7-5
client installation
independent tools environment, 8-7
commands
runInstaller, 5-2
umask, 2-3
compatibility issues, 1-7
configuration
restrictions, 1-10
setting values, 6-9
standard values, 4-10
configuring
database, 7-2
products, 4-9
ConText
saveset name, 3-2
creating
an initial instance, 7-2
new Oracle system, 4-5

D

Data Partitioning Option, 3-2
database
opening in exclusive mode, 9-3
tables, 7-6
Database Verify Utility, installation types available with, A-5
DB_BLOCK_BUFFERS, C-4
DBAs
See administrators
DEC
compilers, 1-6
DEC ADA 3.4.2, 1-6
default language, 7-5
de-installation
with Oracle Universal Installer, 8-7
deinstalling products, 8-12
deinstalling shareable images, 9-10
dependencies, product, 1-6
DES40 encryption support
installation types available with, A-2, A-3, A-7
DES56 encryption support
installation types available with, A-2, A-3, A-7
directory structure of CD-ROM, 3-2
DISPLAY logical, 2-4
Distributed Database Option
saveset name, 3-2
documentation
accessing, 8-6
defined, A-13
navigation files, 8-6
related, xv
viewing requirements, 1-8
where installed, 8-6
documentation, installing, 4-14
DSS, C-2

E

encryption and integrity support
defined, A-12
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Enterprise JavaBeans, defined, A-11
enterprise user security, installation types available with, A-3, A-8
environment
requirements, 2-4, 2-5
updating current session, 2-5
environment logicals
DISPLAY, 2-4
ORACLE_HOME, 5-4
exclusive mode, 9-3
Export Utility, installation types available with, A-5, A-9

F

file systems
requirements, 1-13
files
installActions.log, 5-9
login files, 2-5
Oracle Universal Installer log files, 5-9
oraInst.loc, 1-12, 2-2, 5-9
pcbcfg.cfg, 8-5
pccfor.cfg, 8-5
pcscfg.cfg, 8-5
permissions for creation, 2-2
setting permissions for creation, 2-3
support for very large files, 1-13
supported file systems, 1-13

G

Generic Connectivity
defined, A-11
installation types available with, A-2
GENPARAMS parameter, 1-23
groups
OSDBA and OSOPER, 8-2

H

Heterogeneous Services. See Generic Connectivity
home directory, 2-3

I

identifiers, process rights, 1-18
Identix support, installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Image Cartridge
saveset name, 3-2, 3-3
images
described, 1-4
removing, 8-15
Import Utility, installation types available with, A-5, A-9
independent tools environment, 8-7
initialization files, 2-5
INSORACLE.COM file, 9-5
installActions.log file, 5-9
installation
aborted, 5-9
character mode, 1-12
cleaning up, 5-9
non-interactive, 1-12
Oracle Parallel Server, 5-9
oracle software owner, 2-2
Client, 5-7
Enterprise Edition, 5-6
overview, 1-1
requirements
environment, 2-4, 2-5
Optimal Flexible Architecture, 1-13
installation types
, A-2
Client, A-7
Enterprise Edition, A-2
Personal Edition, A-2
Installation Types window, 5-6
installing
online documentation, 4-14
Oracle products, 6-6
procedure requirements, 1-13
required products, 4-8
selecting products to load, 4-7
instance
creating initial one, 7-2
instances
account required to start, 1-20
Intelligent Agent
saveset name, 3-2
interMedia
requirements, 1-8
SYSTEM tablespace, 8-4
interMedia Text
data dictionary space requirements, 1-8, 8-4
invoking ORACLEINS, 4-4
issues and restrictions
port-specific, 1-12

J

Java Runtime Environment
installation types available with, A-5, A-9
requirements, 1-12
Java Virtual Machine
installation types available with, A-4
Java, Enterprise JavaBeans, defined, A-11
JDBC drivers
saveset name, 3-2

K

Kerberos authentication
requirements, 1-10
Kerberos support, installation types available with, A-3, A-8

L

language, choosing default, 7-5
linking SQL*Net, 1-11
listeners, 5-4
loading and building configured products, 4-13
logging into Oracle8 DBA account, 4-2
logical name
ORA_ROOT, 4-5, 6-4
ORA_SOURCE, 4-6, 6-5
login files, 2-5
LRS
See Log roll-forward server (LRS), B-1, C-1, D-1

M

MAXSYSGROUP, 1-15
MD5 integrity support
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
MD5 integrity support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7
migration
Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 1-13
Migration Utility
installation types available with, A-5
Minimal installation type, components installed with, A-2
Mod Perl, installation types available with, A-4
Mod PL/SQL, installation types available with, A-4
modifying system parameters, 1-20
mounting the Oracle8 server distribution, 4-3
MRU, C-4
multiple databases, 1-20
Multi-Threaded Server
post-installation tasks, 8-5

N

Net8
and Oracle Advanced Security, 1-9
listeners, 5-4
Net8 Assistant
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Net8 Client
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Net8 Configuration Assistant, 8-3
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Net8 Server
defined, A-11
installation types available with, A-2
NetConfig, 1-7
non-interactive installation, 1-12

O

Object Option
saveset name, 3-2
Object Type Translator
defined, A-12
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
OCI, installation types available with, A-8
OEMAGENT
process rights, 1-19
saveset name, 3-2
OLTP transactions, C-2
online documentation, 4-14
OpenVMS
system parameters, 1-20
operating system
configuration, 2-2
patches, 1-5
requirements, 1-5
Optimal Flexible Architecture
installation issues and restrictions, 1-13
ORA_DBA privilege, 9-4
ORA_ROOT logical
assigning in installation, 6-4
ORA_SID logical, 9-4
ORA_SOURCE logical, 4-6
assigning in installation, 6-5
Oracle
Precompilers, saveset name, 3-3
root directory, 4-2
Server DBA account, 1-13
tools, adding or upgrading, 8-13
oracle account
home directory, 2-3
how to create
how to create, 2-2
post-installation tasks, 8-2
pre-installation tasks, 2-3
requirements, 2-2
Oracle Advanced Security
authentication methods, 1-10
authentication support, A-3, A-8
authentication support defined, A-12
DES40 encryption, A-2
encryption and integrity support, A-2, A-7
encryption and integrity support defined, A-12
enterprise user security, A-3, A-8
installation types available with, A-2, A-7
Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant, A-3, A-8
Oracle Wallet Manager, 1-10, A-3, A-8
overview defined, A-12
requirements, 1-9
SSL support defined, A-12
Thin JDBC Java-based encryption support, A-2, A-7
Wallet Manager, defined, A-16
Oracle Application Server Listener. See Oracle HTTP Server
Oracle Application Server Manager, installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Applications Manager
installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Call Interface
defined, A-12
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Data Migration Assistant, 1-13
and Oracle7, 1-13
Oracle Database Demos, installation types available with, A-5
Oracle DBA Management Pack
component of, A-3, A-4
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle DBA Studio
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Developer Server Forms Manager
installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Directory Manager
installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Documentation, defined, A-13
Oracle Enterprise Java Beans
installation types available with, A-8
Oracle Enterprise Java Beans, installation types available with, A-3
Oracle Enterprise Login Assistant
defined, A-13
feature of Oracle Advanced Security, A-3, A-8
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
See also Oracle Advanced Security
Oracle Enterprise Manager
component of, A-3, A-4
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Enterprise Manager Client
component of, A-3, A-4
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant, 8-6
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle Enterprise Manager Console
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Enterprise Manager Integrated Applications, installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Enterprise Manager Migration Assistant, installation types available with, A-4
Oracle Enterprise Manager Quick Tours
installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle Enterprise Manager Web Site
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle HTTP Server
component of, A-4
defined, A-13
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle Information Navigator, 8-7
Oracle Instance Manager
defined, A-13
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Intelligent Agent
defined, A-13
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle interMedia
component of, A-4
defined, A-13
installation types available with, A-4
Media Client Option, installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle interMedia Common Files
defined, A-13
Oracle interMedia Locator Service
defined, A-14
Media Locator, installation types available with, A-4
Oracle interMedia Text
defined, A-14
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle interMedia Text Manager
defined, A-14
installation types available with, A-9
Oracle INTYPE File Assistant, installation types available with, A-2
Oracle inventory
JRE locations, 1-12
log files, 5-9
Oracle Java Database. See Oracle JDBC Drivers
Oracle Java Tools
defined, A-14
installation types available with, A-8
Oracle JDBC Drivers
component of, A-4
defined, A-14
installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle JDBC Thin Driver for JDK 1.1, installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle JDBC Thin Driver for JDK 1.2, installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle JDBC/OCI Driver for JDK 1.1, installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle JDBC/OCI Driver for JDK 1.2, installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle JServer
requirements, 1-9
Oracle Management Server
component of, A-4
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle Names
defined, A-15
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle Objects Functionality, defined, A-15
Oracle Options
requirements, 1-8
Oracle Parallel Server
defined, A-15
installation, 5-9
installation types available with, A-5
re-installing, 5-9
requirements, 1-8
Oracle Parallel Server Manager
installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Partitioning
defined, A-15
installation types available with, A-5
Oracle Precompilers
post-installation tasks, 8-5
Oracle Replication Manager, installation types available with, A-9
Oracle Schema Manager
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
Oracle Security Manager
installation types available with, A-4, A-8
Oracle Server
automating startup and shutdown, 8-2
Oracle Servlet Engine
defined, A-15
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle SNMP Agent, installation types available with, A-5
oracle software owner
See oracle account
Oracle Spatial
defined, A-16
installation types available with, A-5
Oracle Spatial Data Cartridge. See Oracle Spatial
Oracle Spatial Index Advisor, installation types available with, A-9
Oracle SQLJ Runtime
component of, A-5
Oracle SQLJ Runtime, component of, A-5
Oracle SQLJ, installation types available with, A-5, A-9
Oracle Storage Manager
installation types available with, A-4, A-9
Oracle Time Series
defined, A-16
installation types available with, A-5
Oracle Trace, installation types available with, A-5
Oracle Universal Installer
Available Products window, 5-5
component of, A-5
defined, A-16
de-installing products, 8-7
installation types available with, A-5, A-9
Installation Types window, 5-6
inventory, 1-12, 5-9
log files, 5-9
Enterprise Edition, 5-6
Welcome window, 5-2
Oracle Utilities
component of, A-5
defined, A-16
installation types available with, A-5, A-9
Oracle Visual Information Retrieval
defined, A-16
installation types available with, A-5
requirements, 1-8
Oracle Visual Information Retrieval Client, installation types available with, A-5, A-10
Oracle Wallet Manager
and Secure Socket Layer, 1-10
defined, A-16
feature of Oracle Advanced Security, A-3, A-8
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
ORACLE_HOME logical, 5-4
oracle account home directory, 2-3
requirements, 1-12
Oracle7
migration, 1-13
Oracle8
64-bit feature, C-1
creating account, 1-14
MAXSYSGROUP requirement, 1-15
quotas required, 1-17
relinking, 8-15
sample shutdown file, 9-8
sample startup file, 9-5
Server saveset name, 3-3
setting system parameters, 1-22
starting up, 9-1
Oracle8i Client
installation types, 5-7
Client top-level component, installation types available with, A-7
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition
disk space requirements, 1-4
installation types, 5-6
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition top-level component
installation types available with, A-2
Oracle8i JVM
component of, A-4
defined, A-13
enterprise edition defined, A-14
installation types available with, A-4
Oracle8i JVM Accelerator
defined, A-14
Oracle8i Server
component of, A-5
defined, A-16
installation types available with, A-5
Oracle8i Time Series Cartridge. See Oracle Time Series
Oracle8i Visual Information Retrieval. See Oracle Visual Information Retrieval
, installation types available with, A-2
ORACLEINS
described, 3-3
main menu, 4-6
to shut down Oracle8, 9-7
to start Oracle8, 9-2
oraInst.loc file, 1-12, 2-2, 5-9
oraInventory directory, 5-9
OSDBA and OSOPER groups, 8-2
OTT, installation types available with, A-2, A-7

P

Parallel Query Option
saveset name, 3-3
parameters
GENPARAMS, 1-23
initialization, 8-2
init.ora file, 8-2
SAVPARAMS, 1-22
SYSGEN, 1-20
passwords, SYS and SYSTEM, 7-6
patches
operating system, 1-5
pcbcfg.cfg file, 8-5
pccfor.cfg file, 8-5
pcscfg.cfg file, 8-5
performance, C-2
permissions
file creation, 2-2
setting with umask, 2-3
PGA, C-3
PL/SQL
embedded gateway, described, A-17
installation types available with, A-5, A-10
PL/SQL Embedded Gateway
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-5
Posix, 1-11
post-installation tasks
Multi-Threaded Server, 8-5
Oracle Precompilers, 8-5
product-specific, 8-3
Secure Socket Layer, 8-6
precompilers
requirements, 1-9
preface
PT PrefaceTitle, xiii
pre-installation tasks
as the System user, 2-2
Pro*C, 1-6
Pro*C/C++
configuration files, 8-5
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-10
post-installation tasks, 8-5
requirements, 1-9
Pro*COBOL, 1-6
configuration files, 8-5
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-10
post-installation tasks, 8-5
requirements, 1-9
Pro*FORTRAN, 1-6
configuration files, 8-5, 8-6
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-10
post-installation tasks, 8-5, 8-6
requirements, 1-9
process rights identifier, 1-18
product
dependencies, 1-6
savesets, 3-4
product dependencies, 1-6
Program Global Area, C-3
programmatic interfaces, 1-6
Programmer, 5-8
Programmer installation type, components installed with, A-7
protocol support
post-installation tasks, 8-6
Secure Socket Layer, 8-6
TCP/IP, defined, A-18
PT PrefaceTitle, xiii

Q

query-intensive transactions, C-2
queueing, defined, A-11
quotas
account, 1-17

R

RC4_128 encryption support
installation types available with, A-3
RC4_128 encryption support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7, A-8
RC4_256 integrity support
installation types available with, A-3
RC4_256 integrity support installation types available with, A-8
RC4_256 integrity support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7
RC4_40 encryption support
installation types available with, A-3
RC4_40 encryption support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7
RC4_56 encryption support
installation types available with, A-3
RC4_56 encryption support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7, A-8
README files, 3-4
reconfiguring Oracle products, 8-9
Recovery Manager
installation types available with, A-5, A-9
related documentation, xv
relinking
Oracle code, 8-15
Oracle products, 8-15
REMORACLE, 9-10
removing products, 8-12
replication, defined, A-11
required products, 4-8
requirements
authentication methods, 1-10
CD-ROM, 1-3
disk space, 1-4
file permissions, 2-2
file systems, 1-13
hardware, 1-3
Media, 1-8
Java Runtime Environment, 1-12
Kerberos authentication, 1-10
memory, 1-3
operating system, 1-5
oracle account, 2-2
Oracle Advanced Security, 1-9
Oracle JServer, 1-9
Oracle Options, 1-8
Oracle Parallel Server, 1-8
Oracle Visual Information Retrieval, 1-8
ORACLE_HOME, 1-12
precompilers, 1-9
Pro*C/C++, 1-9
Pro*COBOL, 1-9
Pro*FORTRAN, 1-9
Secure Socket Layer, 1-9, 1-10
SecurID authentication, 1-10
software, 1-5
swap space, 1-3
system configuration, 2-2
system installation, 1-2
tools, 1-9
window manager, 1-5
Reserved Memory Registry, 1-20
restoring the Oracle8 Server BOOT.BCK, 4-4
restrictions, configuration, 1-10
root directory, 4-2
root user
post-installation tasks, 8-2
runInstaller command, 5-2

S

savesets, 3-2
SAVPARAMS parameter, 1-22
scalability, C-2
Secure Socket Layer
post-installation tasks, 8-6
requirements, 1-9, 1-10
SecurID authentication
requirements, 1-10
SecurID support, installation types available with, A-3, A-8
security issues, 1-20
Select Configuration Options Menu, 4-9
selecting products to load, 4-7
Server Manager, 1-7
installation types available with, A-5
no longer available after 8.1.7, A-5
saveset name, 3-3
STARTUP command, 9-5
to shut down Oracle8, 9-10
to start Oracle8, 9-4
setting
account
quotas, 1-17
account privileges, 1-16
Oracle Root Directory, 4-2
SGA
protection, 1-19
SHA-1 encryption support
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
SHA-1 encryption support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7
shared
CORE, 1-4
images, 1-4
UPISHR, 1-4
shutdown and startup, 8-2
SHUTDOWN file
sample, 9-8
to stop Oracle8, 9-8
SID and the database name, 7-3
Software Installation and Upgrade Menu, 4-13
SQL*Loader, installation types available with, A-5, A-9
SQL*Module, 1-6
SQL*Net
linking options, 1-11
related documents, xvi
saveset name, 3-2
SQL*Plus
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-6, A-10
saveset name, 3-3
SQL*Plus Worksheet
installation types available with, A-4, A-9
SQLJ
described, A-17
installation types available with, A-5, A-10
SQLJ Runtime
described, A-18
installation types available with, A-5, A-9, A-10
SQLJ Translator
described, A-18
installation types available with, A-5, A-9, A-10
SSL support
defined, A-12
installation types available with, A-3, A-8
standard configuration values, 4-10, 6-9
starting instances, 1-20
startup and shutdown, 8-2
STARTUP command, 9-5
STARTUP file
sample, 9-5
to start ORACLE8, 9-3
SYS account, 1-14
SYSGEN parameters, 1-20
SYSMAN, 1-20
SYSTEM
account, 1-14
system
parameters, 1-20
summary of requirements, 2-2
System Global Area
init.ora file, 8-2
system requirements, 1-2
SYSTEM tablespace
Media Option database objects, 8-4
System user
pre-installation tasks, 2-2
SYSUAF, 4-2

T

TCP/IP protocol support
and Secure Socket Layer, 1-9
defined, A-18
Thin JDBC Java-based encryption support, installation types available with, A-2, A-7
TKPROF, installation types available with, A-9
tools
requirements, 1-9
tools, adding or upgrading, 8-13
two-task configurations, 1-11
Typical installation type, components installed with, A-2

U

UAF, 1-13
UIC GROUP number, 1-15
umask command
setting, 2-3
uname command, 1-5
upgrading, 1-13, 5-4
Oracle products, 8-13
to Oracle8 from Oracle7, 1-7
user and group numbers, 1-14
UTIL
products that require it, 1-7
saveset name, 3-3

V

very large files
support, 1-13
Very Large Memory, C-1
VLM, reserving memory, 1-20
VMS mailbox driver, 1-6

W

Welcome window, 5-2
window manager
requirements, 1-5

X

X.509 support, installation types available with, A-3, A-8
X-windows
configuring, 1-5

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