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Preface

Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Structure
Related Documents
Conventions

1 Pre-Installation Requirements

1.1 Include the Latest Patches
1.2 Release Notes
1.3 Supported Components and Technologies
1.3.1 Certified Platforms for the Mobile Server
1.3.2 Certified Application Server Configurations
1.3.3 Supported Technologies for the Mobile Server
1.3.4 Oracle Universal Installer
1.3.5 Supported Browsers
1.3.6 Certified Oracle RDBMS to Use With Oracle Database Lite
1.3.7 Oracle Database Lite Web
1.3.7.1 Certified Platforms for Oracle Database Lite Web
1.3.7.2 Supported Technologies for Oracle Database Lite Web
1.3.7.3 Certified Technologies for Oracle Database Lite Web
1.3.7.4 Notes for Oracle Database Lite Web
1.3.8 Oracle Database Lite Branch Office
1.3.8.1 Certified Platforms for Branch Office
1.3.8.2 Supported Technologies for Branch Office
1.3.8.3 Certified Technologies for Branch Office
1.3.8.4 Notes for Branch Office
1.3.9 Oracle Database Lite BC4J
1.3.9.1 Certified Platforms for Oracle Database Lite BC4J
1.3.9.2 Supported Technologies for Oracle Database Lite BC4J
1.3.9.3 Certified Technologies for Oracle Database Lite BC4J
1.3.9.4 Notes for Oracle Database Lite BC4J
1.3.10 Oracle Database Lite WIN32
1.3.10.1 Certified Platforms for Oracle Database Lite WIN32
1.3.10.2 Supported Technologies for Oracle Database Lite WIN32
1.3.10.3 Notes for Oracle Database Lite WIN32
1.3.11 Oracle Database Lite WinCE
1.3.11.1 Supported Platforms for Oracle Database Lite WinCE
1.3.11.2 Supported Technologies for Oracle Database Lite WinCE
1.3.11.3 Certified Technologies for Oracle Database Lite WinCE
1.3.11.4 Notes for Oracle Database Lite WinCE
1.3.12 Oracle Database Lite PALM
1.3.12.1 Certified Platforms for Oracle Database Lite PALM
1.3.12.2 Certified Platforms for Oracle Database Lite PALM
1.3.12.3 Supported Technologies for Oracle Database Lite PALM
1.3.12.4 Notes for Oracle Database Lite PALM
1.4 Oracle Components That Work With Oracle Database Lite
1.5 System Requirements For Mobile Clients
1.5.1 Hardware Requirements For Your Mobile Clients
1.5.2 Software Requirements For Your Mobile Clients
1.6 System Requirements For Windows Systems
1.6.1 Hardware Requirements For Windows
1.6.2 Software Requirements For Windows
1.7 System Requirements For UNIX Systems
1.7.1 Hardware Requirements For UNIX Systems
1.7.2 Operating System Requirements For UNIX
1.7.3 Software Requirements For UNIX Systems
1.8 Recommended System Configuration For UNIX
1.8.1 Setting UNIX Environment Variables
1.8.1.1 ORACLE_HOME
1.8.1.2 JAVA13_HOME
1.8.1.3 DISPLAY
1.8.1.4 TMP and TMPDIR
1.8.2 Creating UNIX Accounts and Groups
1.8.2.1 UNIX Group Name For the Oracle Universal Installer Inventory
1.8.2.2 UNIX Account to Own Oracle Software
1.8.3 Configuring Kernel Parameters and Shell Limits for UNIX
1.8.3.1 Configuring Shell Limits and System Configuration Parameters on AIX
1.8.3.2 Configuring Kernel Parameters on HP-UX
1.8.3.3 Configuring the Kernel Parameters on Linux
1.8.3.4 Set Shell Limits for the User oracle
1.9 Mounting the Installation CD-ROM For UNIX Systems
1.9.1 Mounting CD-ROMs For AIX
1.9.2 Mounting CD-ROMs For HP
1.9.3 Mounting CD-ROMs For Linux
1.9.3.1 Mounting CD-ROMs For Linux With Auto Mounting Software
1.9.3.2 Mounting CD-ROMs For Linux Manually
1.9.4 Mounting CD-ROMs For Tru64
1.10 Defining Synchronization Tablespace Layout for Performance
1.11 WebCache Installation Considerations

2 Installation of Oracle Database Lite

2.1 Starting Oracle Universal Installer
2.1.1 Starting the Oracle Universal Installer on Windows
2.1.2 Starting Oracle Universal Installer on UNIX
2.1.2.1 Using the oraInventory Directory
2.1.2.2 Location of Files on UNIX
2.2 Oracle Database Lite Installation Considerations
2.2.1 Installing Multiple Languages on a Single Solaris Machine
2.2.2 Mobile Server on a DHCP Server is Not Supported
2.3 Installing Oracle Database Lite
2.3.1 GUI Install of the Mobile Server and MDK Components
2.3.1.1 Installation of Mobile Development Kit
2.3.1.2 Installation of Mobile Server
2.3.2 Silent Install of Mobile Server and MDK Components
2.3.2.1 Silent Install Mobile Server or the Mobile Development Kit on UNIX
2.3.2.2 Silent Install for Mobile Server or Mobile Development Kit on Windows
2.3.3 Installation of Multiple Mobile Servers Against the Same Mobile Server Repository
2.3.4 Custom Install
2.3.5 Client Install
2.4 Post-Installation Configuration Requirements
2.4.1 Setup DISPLAY Variable for UNIX Systems in Oracle Application Server
2.4.2 Enabling Branch Office on Windows XP Service Pack 2
2.5 Starting Mobile Server
2.6 Testing Your Mobile Server Installation
2.7 Removing Demo Applications

3 Upgrade Oracle Database Lite

3.1 Upgrade Your Oracle Database Lite from 5.0.2.x to 10g Release 2
3.1.1 What 5.0.2.x Versions Can I Upgrade to 10g Release 2?
3.1.2 Pre-Upgrade Instructions for the 5.0.2.x Version
3.1.3 Upgrade Your 5.0.2.x Version Mobile Server Repository
3.1.4 Upgrade Your 5.0.2.x Version Existing Applications
3.1.4.1 Manual Upgrade Instructions For Web-to-Go Applications in Retrieving the OraUserProfile Class
3.1.5 Upgrading BC4J Mobile Client 5.0.2.x to Version 10g Release 2
3.1.6 Upgrading 5.0.2.x Version Branch Office
3.1.7 Use the Appropriate Context for Your Mobile Server
3.1.8 Migrate Your 5.0.2.x Version Users From the Mobile Server Repostory to the Oracle Internet Directory
3.1.9 Post-Upgrade Instructions for 5.0.2.x Version
3.1.10 Remove the 5.0.2.x Installation
3.1.11 New Consolidator Sequence Properties Added During Upgrade
3.2 Upgrade Your Oracle Database Lite from 10g Release 1 to 10g Release 2
3.2.1 To What Versions Can I Upgrade Oracle Database Lite?
3.2.2 Pre-Upgrade Instructions
3.2.3 Upgrade Your Mobile Server Repository
3.2.4 Upgrade Your Existing Applications
3.2.5 Installing Sample Applications
3.2.6 Upgrading Branch Office 10g Release 1 to version 10g Release 2
3.2.7 Migrate Your Users From the Mobile Server Repostory to the Oracle Internet Directory
3.2.8 Remove the 10g Release 1 Installation
3.2.9 Remove Duplicate Mobile Server IDs from the Repository

4 Quick Start for Oracle Database Lite

4.1 Installing the Sample Applications
4.2 Starting Oracle Database Lite and Its Job Scheduler
4.3 Starting a Windows 32 Application
4.3.1 Software Requirements for the Win32 Demo
4.3.2 Download the Mobile Client from the Mobile Server
4.3.3 Install the Mobile Client on the Win32 Device
4.3.4 Start the Win32 Sample Application
4.3.5 Enter and View Data in the Win32 Sample Application
4.3.6 Synchronize the Win32 Sample Application Data to the Database
4.4 Starting a Web-Based Application
4.4.1 Download the Mobile Client from the Mobile Server
4.4.2 Install the Web Mobile Client
4.4.3 Enter and Sync Data in the Web Client Sample
4.5 Starting an Application on Your Pocket PC Device
4.5.1 Verify the Software and Hardware Requirements for the Pocket PC Demo
4.5.2 Download the Mobile Client from the Mobile Server
4.5.3 Install the Pocket PC Mobile Client
4.5.4 Enter and View Data in the Pocket PC Sample Application
4.5.5 Synchronize the Pocket PC Application Data to the Database
4.6 Starting a Palm OS Application
4.6.1 Verify the Software and Hardware Requirements for the Palm OS Demo
4.6.2 Download the Mobile Client from the Mobile Server
4.6.3 Install the Palm OS Mobile Client
4.6.4 Execute the Palm OS Sample Application

5 Oracle Database Lite Proxy Support

5.1 Using HTTP Proxy to Communicate From Inside a Firewall
5.2 Using Reverse Proxy to Communicate from Internet to Intranet

Index