Preface

This guide provides instructions for installing Oracle Communications IP Service Activator components and modules using the Oracle Universal Installer.

Audience

This document is intended for network administrators and equipment planners. Readers should be familiar with the following topics:

• Solaris or Linux and its commands

• Oracle Database

• Installing and configuring software on Unix and Windows environments

• A text editor such as vi

Example commands are shown in Bourne shell syntax. This is the recommended shell for the Oracle user and is the syntax used in the template files supplied with IP Service Activator. The Bourne shell is included with all UNIX systems.

Before choosing the hardware configuration to host IP Service Activator, see "Planning an IP Service Activator Installation" for engineering guidelines and information about preparing for an IP Service Activator install.

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Communications IP Service Activator documentation set:

• See IP Service Activator Concepts for information on the high level concepts and the architecture of IP Service Activator

• See IP Service Activator System Administrator's Guide for information and procedures related the duties a system administrator performs in monitoring and managing IP Service Activator.

• See IP Service Activator Release Notes for information related to this release of IP Service Activator.

• See IP Service Activator OSS Integration Manager Guide for information on installing and configuring OSS Integration Manager for IP Service Activator.

• See the specific cartridge guide for information about installing and configuring specific cartridges.

• See IP Service Activator SDK Service Cartridge Developer Guide for information about types of cartridges.

• See IP Service Activator online Help for step-by-step instructions of tasks you perform in IP Service Activator.

• See the Oracle Database product documentation for information about installing and configuring the Oracle Database.