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Preinstallation Requirements
After you have verified that your system meets the requirements described in Chapter 1, "System Requirements", use this chapter when you prepare your system for installing Oracle Internet Directory.
The chapter discusses the following topics:
Installation Differences Between Windows NT and UNIX
Database administrators experienced with installing Oracle components in UNIX environments must note that many manual setup tasks required on UNIX are not required on Windows NT. For example, on Windows NT, you do not need to manually:
- Set environmental variables
- Create a UNIX DBA group for database administrators
- Create a UNIX group for users running Oracle Universal Installer
- Create a UNIX account solely dedicated to installing and upgrading Oracle components
All preinstallation tasks required on Windows NT are described in this chapter.
Keyboard Navigation
Windows operating systems include a series of keyboard commands that can be used with Oracle Universal Installer. For example, the tab key enables you to navigate from item to item in a window. Oracle Universal Installer includes several windows that require navigation through components in a hierarchical tree. These windows include:
- Available Product Components window (lists the components available for installation)
- Summary window (lists the components about to be installed)
- Inventory window (lists the installed components)
Table 2-1 describes how to navigate these windows with keyboard commands.
Table 2-1 Keyboard Commands for Oracle Universal Installer
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See Also:
The Microsoft Web site for information on standard keyboard navigational commands:
http://www.microsoft.com
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Preinstallation Tasks
Perform the following tasks before installing Oracle components.
To perform preinstallation tasks:
- Start your operating system.
- If you are installing on Windows NT, log on as a member of the Administrators group to the computer on which to install Oracle components.
Note:
Do not manually set ORACLE_HOME in the environment. This is automatically done in the registry. Setting ORACLE_HOME in the environment is not necessary or recommended and prevents multiple Oracle home environments from functioning properly. See Chapter 3, "Multiple Oracle Homes and Optimal Flexible Architecture" of the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT for more information.
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- Ensure that you have backed up any databases to migrate or upgrade.
- If applicable, install and test your network hardware and software.
- Stop all Oracle services (if any are running) for the Oracle home into which you want to install Oracle components:
- Choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Services.
- If any Oracle services (their names begin with Oracle) exist and have the status Started, select the service and choose Stop. In particular, ensure that the Oracle listener service (named OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener for 8.1 databases, OracleTNSListener80 for 8.0 databases, or OracleTNSListener for 7.3 databases) is stopped.
- Choose Close to exit the Services window.
- Insert the component CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
- From the DOS prompt, enter the following:
DRIVE_LETTER: \SETUP.EXE
Note:
You can also launch the executable file by navigating through Windows Explorer and then double-clicking on setup.exe
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Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Internet Directory
Table 2-2 identifies requirements that must be met before installation.
Table 2-2 Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Internet Directory
