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for Windows NT Installation
Release 8.0.5 A63996-01 |
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Oracle8
for Windows NT Installation
This document describes how to install Oracle8 for Windows
NT.
It includes the following topics:
Windows NT
Windows 95/98
Windows 3.1x
Before you install Oracle8 for Windows NT
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Install Oracle8 on a system containing no previous version of an Oracle database. |
This document. |
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Upgrade Oracle8 from a previous release of Oracle8. |
Chapter 7 "Database Coexistence and Migration" of Oracle8 Getting Started for Windows NT and this document. |
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Migrate to Oracle8 from a previous version of Oracle7 Workgroup Server. |
Chapter 7 "Database Coexistence and Migration" of Oracle8 Getting Started for Windows NT and this document. |
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Install Oracle8 into multiple Oracle homes or into the same Oracle home as Oracle7 Workgroup Server. |
Chapter 7, "Database Coexistence and Migration" and Chapter 6, "Using Multiple Oracle Homes" of Oracle8 Getting Started for Windows NT and this document. |
Before installation, check the hardware and software requirements:
Oracle8 requires the following hardware:
| Windows NT Server | Windows NT and Windows 95/98 Clients |
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Personal computer based on a Pentium processor. Multi-processor computers are also supported. |
Personal computer based on an Intel 80486 processor or higher. |
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48 MB RAM. |
16 MB RAM for Application User
8 MB RAM for Application User
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Installed and functioning network. |
Installed and functioning network |
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Hard disk space: To find out how much disk space is required by each product, select the product in the Software Asset Manager1 window, and view the disk space requirements in the information field. |
Hard disk space: To find out how much disk space is required by a product, select the product in the Software Asset Manager1 window, and view the disk space requirements in the information field. |
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Oracle8 Recovery Manager requires a media management layer such as Legato Storage Manager, which is included on this CD-ROM. Legato Storage Manager requires: The Legato documentation is included on the CD-ROM in the LEGATO\DOCS directory. |
Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) requires:
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Networking software that provides complete file sharing services to OCSM-supported client hardware and software.
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Oracle8 requires the following software:
| Windows NT Server | Windows NT and Windows 95/98 Clients |
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Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
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Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 Windows 95/98 |
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A frames and Java-enabled web browser |
A frames and Java-enabled web browser |
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Oracle WebServer 2.1x or Web Application Server 3.0 must be installed and running before installing the Oracle ConText Option Workbench components, the Viewer Cartridge, and Configuration Manager (available by Custom Installation only). |
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Networking software that provides complete file sharing services to OCSM-supported client hardware and software. |
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Before installation, check the Oracle Enterprise Manager
pre-installation requirements.
Before installing the new version of Oracle Enterprise Manager:
OCSM is an application that manages Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and Windows 3.1x products.
Oracle Installer enables you to install, update, and remove Oracle8 products quickly. When you run Oracle Installer, a dialog box displays installation options. When you select an option, a group of products is automatically installed. The options that display depend upon the operating system you are using.
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If Using...
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These Installation Options Are Available...
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| Windows NT |
Custom Installation |
| Windows 95/98 |
Custom Installation |
| Windows 3.1x |
Custom Installation |
The following tables list the components included in each
option. The Custom Installation option enables you to selectively install
from a list of all products available for your operating system.
See Chapter 2 of Oracle8 Getting Started for Windows NT for descriptions
of each product.
The following products are installed if you select the Oracle8 option:
When you select the Oracle8 Client option, you are prompted to install either of two suboptions:
The products automatically installed with each suboption are listed below:
| Product | Application User? | Database Administrator? |
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Oracle8 Utilities |
NO |
YES |
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Oracle Call Interface |
NO |
YES |
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Oracle Enterprise Manager Products and Administrator Toolbar |
NO |
YES |
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Net8 Client (including Net8 Assistant, Net8 Easy Config, and Oracle Protocol Adapters) |
YES |
YES |
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SQL*Plus |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle Objects for OLE |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle8 ODBC Driver |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle Documentation |
YES |
YES |
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Assistant Common Files |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle Trace Collection Services |
YES |
YES |
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Java Runtime Environment |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle Installer |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle8 Client Release Notes |
YES |
YES |
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Required Support Files |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle Web Publishing Assistant |
NO |
YES1 |
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Oracle Migration Assistant for Microsoft Access |
NO |
YES |
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Note: Although the CD-ROM in your kit contains many Oracle products, you are only allowed to install those products for which you are licensed. |
Click Cancel in any Oracle Installer dialog box to exit.
To install Oracle products:
The operating system automatically detects your Oracle8 for Windows NT CD-ROM. The Oracle8 -Autorun dialog box appears and prompts you to make a selection:
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Attention: Each time you insert your CD-ROM, the process described in Step 4 occurs. To restart Oracle Installer without removing and re-inserting your CD-ROM, select the drive to which the CD-ROM is mapped, and double-click SETUP.EXE. |
The Oracle Installation Settings dialog box appears.
The Select Installation Options dialog box appears.
| If You Selected... | See Section... |
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The Select Oracle8 Cartridge dialog box appears.
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Attention: If Oracle Installer detects a previous version of the database on your hard drive, it asks if you want to migrate your database to Oracle8. If you select yes: |
The Select a Starter Database Configuration dialog box appears.
The Installing Legato Storage Manager dialog box appears.
The Installing Oracle Documentation dialog box appears.
Installation continues. A progress bar appears, indicating the percentage completion of the installation. The Installation Completed dialog box appears.
If you selected the Oracle8 Context Cartridge option and you selected to install a starter database, a dialog box appears informing you that using this option requires loading data into the database. To do this, run the Oracle Database Assistant and choose the modify option, or see Oracle8 Getting Started for Windows NT for manual configuration instructions.
The Oracle8 Client Configuration dialog box displays the Application User and Database Administrate suboptions.
The Installing Oracle Documentation dialog box appears.
Installation continues. A progress bar appears, indicating the percentage completion of the installation. The Installation Completed dialog box appears.
The Software Asset Manager window displays all products and packages available for installation:
The products/packages available to install are listed on
the left side of the window. The Oracle products you have already installed
appear on the right side of the window. To see a brief description of a
component, click the name of that component.
To select multiple products for installation, press the CTRL key as you make your selections.
Custom Installation continues. A progress bar appears, indicating the percentage completion of the installation.
If you decide not to install Legato Storage Manager while
installing Oracle8, you can manually install it at a later time.
To install Legato Storage Manager manually:
Navigate to the ORACLE_HOME\LEGATO directory, and
double-click the LSMINST.EXE file icon.
The installation of Legato Storage Manager is silent (no dialog boxes appear). When the installation is complete, by default the Legato Storage Manager is installed in the WIN32APP\NSR\BIN directory. The interface file ORASBT.DLL is installed in the WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.
NetWorker Backup and Recover Server NetWorker Portmapper Service NetWorker Remote Exec Service
;C:\WIN32APP\NSR\BIN
where the semicolon (;) separates the new entry from the existing entries.
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Information:
See Chapter 3, "Media Management" in Legato Storage Manager Administrator's Guide for storage device configuration information. |
To remove Legato Storage Manager:
NetWorker Backup and Recover Server NetWorker Portmapper Service NetWorker Remote Exec Service
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Note: Select Complete Uninstall only if you want to remove all your database, index, and resource files. |
The NetWorker Uninstaller removes Legato Storage Manager from your system.
To install Oracle7 Client software on Windows:
The Language dialog box appears.
The Oracle Installation Settings dialog box appears.
The Oracle7 Client dialog box appears.
If you selected the Oracle7 Client option, the Oracle7 Client dialog box displays the Application User and Network Manager suboptions.
The Installing Oracle Documentation dialog box appears.
If you selected the Custom Installation option, follow the
instructions in the section "Custom Installation",
page 21.
To remove Oracle products:
Oracle Installer warns you of any product dependencies that can cause problems if particular products are removed, and prompts you to confirm the de-installation.
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