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Installation

This chapter guides you through the steps for installing Oracle Internet Directory. It covers the following topics:

• Installing Oracle Components

• Installing Oracle Internet Directory Client

• Installing Oracle Internet Directory

• Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode

Installing Oracle Components

Follow these procedures to install Oracle8i components.

Note: You cannot install release 8.1.7 components into a release 7.x, 8.0.x, 8.1.3, or 8.1.4 Oracle home. You cannot use the installer shipped with releases 7.x and 8.0.x to install components into a release 8.1 Oracle home directory.

Note: Oracle Universal Installer automatically installs Oracle's version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This version is required to run Oracle Universal Installer and several Oracle assistants. Do not modify the JRE, unless doing so with a patch provided by Oracle Support Services. Visit: http://www.oracle.com/support

To install Oracle components:

1. Ensure that you have followed all preinstallation steps described in Chapter 2, "Preinstallation Requirements".

2. Launch setup.exe from the root directory of the CD.

   The Welcome window appears.

3. Choose Next.

   The File Locations window appears. Do not change the directory path in the Source field. This is the CD-ROM location of files for installation.

4. Enter the Oracle home name and directory path in which to install Oracle components in the Destination fields. If you are installing Oracle Parallel Server, all nodes in the cluster have the same Oracle home.

   The home name can be up to 16 characters in length and must only include alphanumeric characters and underscores. The default directory path is <drive with the most available space>:\ORACLE\ORA81. Spaces are not allowed.

   Attention: If you have an existing Oracle home created with a pre-8.1.x release, you must change the default installation location to a different location.

5. Choose Next.

   The Available Products window appears, presenting you with two options:

   • Oracle Internet Directory

   • Oracle Internet Directory Client

6. Select the component you want to install and choose Next.

Installing Oracle Internet Directory Client

1. In the Available Products window, select Oracle Internet Directory Client, and then choose Next.

   The Summary window appears.

2. Review the space requirements to ensure that you have enough disk space and choose Install.

Installing Oracle Internet Directory

This section covers the following topics:

• Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time

• Upgrading Oracle Internet Directory

If you select Oracle Internet Directory from the Available Products window, one of three windows appears. Use the steps in Table 3-1 to determine what action to take when one of these windows appears.

Table 3-1  Installation Windows for Oracle Internet Directory

If This Window Appears...	Then...	Therefore...	Go To...
Database Identification	Oracle8i database releases 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 and Oracle Internet Directory releases 2.0.6 and 2.1.1 are not installed on the computer	Oracle8i database release 8.1.7 and Oracle Internet Directory release 2.1.1 will be automatically installed in the same Oracle home	Step 4 of "Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time"
Upgrading an Existing OID	Release 8.1.6 and Oracle Internet Directory release 2.0.6 are already installed in the same Oracle home on the computer	You are prompted to automatically upgrade to Oracle8i database release 8.1.7 and Oracle Internet Directory release 2.1.1. You can also choose to exit the upgrade.	Step 1 of "Upgrading Oracle Internet Directory"
Using an existing instance	Release 8.1.7 is already installed on the computer, but Oracle Internet Directory 2.1.1 is not installed in the same Oracle home on the computer	You are prompted for the SID to use, and another Oracle8i database is not installed. Oracle Internet Directory 2.1.1 is installed.	Step 1 of "Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time"

Installing Oracle Internet Directory for the First Time

To install Oracle Internet Directory for the first time:

1. Select Yes to use an installed database with Oracle Internet Directory, and choose Next. Otherwise, select No, choose Next to use a different database with Oracle Internet Directory, and go to step 4.

   The Database Identification window appears.

2. Enter the SID of the installed database and choose Next.

3. Go to Step 5.

4. Enter the Global Database Name and SID, using the guidelines in Table 3-2

   Table 3-2  Entering the Global Database Name and SID

   In This Field...	Enter The...
   Global Database Name	Full database name that uniquely distinguishes the new database from any other database in your network domain. For example: sales.us.acme.com where sales is the name you want to call your database and us.acme.com is the network domain in which the database is located.
   SID	Database instance name that uniquely distinguishes it from any other database on your computer. The SID automatically defaults to the database name portion of the global database name (sales in the example above) until you reach eight characters or enter a period. You can accept or change the default value.

This information is used when Oracle Database Configuration Assistant creates your database after installation.

The OID Database File Location window appears.

5. Enter a directory location in which to install the Oracle Internet Directory database files. Oracle Corporation recommends installing database files and Oracle software on separate hard disks. These database files correspond to Oracle Internet Directory-specific tables and schema created during configuration.

6. Choose Next.

   The Summary window appears.

7. Review the space requirements to ensure that you have enough disk space and choose Install.

   The information in Table 3-3 is automatically set during installation.

   Table 3-3  Parameters Automatically Set during Installation

   The...	Is Automatically Set to...
   Use of an Encrypted Password	Yes
   Encryption schema	MD4
   Approximate number of directory entries to be stored in Oracle Internet Directory	Under 10,000 entries
   Password of the Administrator Distinguished Name	welcome

   The Configuration Tools window appears at the end of installation and automatically starts the configuration assistants shown in Table 3-4.

   Table 3-4  Configuration Assistants for First-Time Installation

   This Tool...	Starts...	And...
   Net8 Configuration Assistant	If Net8 Client release 8.1.7 is not already installed in the currently-specified Oracle home Note: Net8 Client release 8.1.6 or earlier installations in this Oracle home will be upgraded	Prompts you to configure your Net8 server networking software. Select Perform typical configuration and accept all default settings by choosing the Next button.
   OiD Configuration Assistant	In all cases	Creates Oracle Internet Directory tablespaces and schema in the Oracle8i database and starts the Oracle Internet Directory directory server. Note: If a database needs to be installed, Oracle Database Configuration Assistant is automatically started within OiD Configuration Assistant to create a database with the UTF8 character set.

   The End of Installation window appears.

   8. Choose Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer or choose Next Install to install additional components.

   Upgrading Oracle Internet Directory

   To upgrade Oracle Internet Directory:

   1. Make an appropriate selection, using the criteria shown in Table 3-5 as a guide.

      Table 3-5  Upgrade Options for Oracle Internet Directory

      Select...	To...
      Yes	Automatically upgrade the existing Oracle8i database to release 8.1.7 and the Oracle Internet Directory software, LDAP schema, and Oracle Internet Directory database schema to release 2.1.1. Choose Next and go to step 2.
      No	Not upgrade your release 8.1.6 Oracle8i database. Instead, a new Oracle8i database release 8.1.7 is installed and configured for use with Oracle Internet Directory release 2.1.1. The release 8.1.6 Oracle8i database remains unchanged and only Oracle Internet Directory 2.0.6 is upgraded to 2.1.1.

   The Backup OID data window appears.

   2. Ensure that you have backed up Oracle Internet Directory prior to upgrading, and choose Next.

      The Oracle SID window appears.

   3. Enter the system identifier (SID) of the Oracle8i database to be upgraded.

      Note: Ensure that you enter a SID for an Oracle8i database that is configured for use with Oracle Internet Directory.

   The ODS User Password window appears.

   4. Enter the password for the Oracle Directory Server user (ODS by default).

      The Current OID Administrator Password window appears.

   5. Enter the password for the Oracle Internet Directory administrator (WELCOME by default) and choose Next.

      The Upgrading or Migrating an Existing Database window appears.

   6. Select the Upgrade or Migrate an Existing Database check box and the SID of the database you want to migrate to an 8.1.7 Oracle8i database.

      The Summary window appears.

   7. Review the space requirements to ensure that you have enough disk space and choose Install.

   8. Wait until the selected components are installed.

      The Configuration Tools window appears and automatically starts the assistants shown in Table 3-6.

      Table 3-6  Using the Configuration Assistants to Upgrade Oracle Internet Directory

      This Tool...	Starts...	And...
      Net8 Configuration Assistant	If Net8 Client release 8.1.7 is not already installed in the currently-specified Oracle home Note: Net8 Client release 8.1.6 or earlier installations in this Oracle home will be upgraded	Prompts you to configure your Net8 server networking software. Select Perform typical configuration and accept all default settings by choosing the Next button as each window appears.
      Oracle Data Migration Assistant	In all cases	Upgrades Oracle8i database release 8.1.6 to release 8.1.7.
      OiD Upgrade Assistant	In all cases	Upgrades Oracle Internet Directory release 2.0.6 to release 2.1.1.

      The End of Installation window appears.

      9. Choose Exit to exit Oracle Universal Installer or choose Next Install to install additional components.

      Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode

      Typically, you run Oracle Universal Installer in interactive mode, which means you are prompted to provide information in windows. However, experienced users can also run Oracle Universal Installer in noninteractive (also called silent) mode by using response files. These are text files containing variables and values used by Oracle Universal Installer during the installation process.

      Silent installations are recommended in cases when no interaction with the user is intended or when a non-graphical terminal is used. The user needs to first edit a response file to specify the components to install. With Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) release 1.7.x or earlier, the target installation system still requires login to a desktop system on Windows NT.

      Using silent installation enables you to bypass the graphical user interface (GUI) of Oracle Universal Installer interactive mode. Response files are available in the \RESPONSE directory on the component CD-ROM. The directory contains files for the components listed in Table 3-7.

      Table 3-7  Response Files for Noninteractive Installation

      File Name	Provides Responses for...
      oidtyp.rsp	Oracle Internet Directory server installation
      oidcus.rsp	Oracle Internet Directory server custom installation
      oidclnttyp.rsp	Oracle Internet Directory client installation
      dbca.rsp	Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
      net8ca.rsp	Net8 Configuration Assistant

      Copying and Modifying a Response File

      To copy and modify a response file:

      1. Copy the appropriate files from the \RESPONSE directory on the component CD-ROM to your hard drive.

      2. Choose Start > Programs > Oracle Installation Products > Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

         The Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide appears in HTML format.

      3. Modify the templates with any text file editor by following the instructions in both the response files and the Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide.

      Running Oracle Universal Installer and Specifying a Response File

      To run Oracle Universal Installer and specify the response file:

      1. Go to the MS-DOS command prompt.

      2. Go to the directory where Oracle Universal Installer is installed and execute the following command, substituting the desired response file for FILENAME.

         C:\PROGRAM FILES\ORACLE\OUI\INSTALL> SETUP.EXE -RESPONSEFILE FILENAME 
         [-SILENT] [-NOWELCOME]
         

         The optional parameter -SILENT specifies that Oracle Universal Installer be run in complete silent mode. If -SILENT is invoked, the Welcome window is suppressed automatically. The optional parameter -NOWELCOME suppresses the Welcome window. If you use -SILENT, -NOWELCOME is unnecessary.

         See Also: Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide