Preface

This guide describes how to install, configure, and administer Oracle Express Server on Linux Intel. This preface contains the following sections:

• Audience

• Structure of This Document

• Related Documentation

• Typographic Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended for anyone installing and administering Oracle Express Server on Linux Intel.

Structure of This Document

This guide is structured as follows:

• Chapter 1 explains basic concepts.

• Chapter 2 describes the steps you need to perform before installing Express Server.

• Chapter 3 explains how to install Express Server.

• Chapter 4 explains how to use Oracle Express Instance Manager to administer Express services.

• Chapter 5 explains how to use various tools to set up batch jobs within Express Server.

• Chapter 6 explains how to implement security.

• Chapter 7 explains how to administer Express database files.

• Chapter 8 provides information on performance tuning and monitoring.

• Chapter 9 explains how to configure your system to access data stored in relational databases.

• Chapter 10 explains how to configure your system to translate to and from other single-byte character sets.

Related Documentation

The following sections provide information on related documentation.

Books

This manual is part of a documentation set that also includes the following books:

• Oracle Express Database Administration Guide -- Describes the structure of Express data and explains how to create and maintain Express databases. The guide also explains how to configure Express databases for use with client applications.

• Oracle Express Programmer's Guide to the Express Language -- Explains the programming environment for Express, the structure of Express data, the Express language, and how to write Express programs. The guide also illustrates programming strategies for accessing and working with data.

• Oracle Express SNAPI Guide -- Explains how to use SNAPI to connect to Oracle Express Server or Personal Express and obtain Express data. The guide also provides installation instructions and setup information.

• Oracle Express Web Products Installation Guide -- Explains how to install and configure the server-side components of Oracle Express Web Agent and Oracle Express Web Publisher.

• Oracle Express Web Agent User's Guide -- Explains how to create an Express application that generates and manipulates dynamic views of Express data for display by Web browsers.

• Oracle Express Web Agent Guide to Add-In Views-- Explains how a programmer can design and implement add-in views, which are custom view types that are not delivered with Oracle Express Web Agent.

• Oracle Express Relational Access Manager User's Guide -- Explains how to use Oracle Express Relational Access Manager to enable Express applications to access and display data from a relational database. The guide also explains fundamental concepts pertaining to data warehouse design and optimization.

Help Files

The documentation set for Express Server also includes the following Help files:

• Oracle Express Instance Manager Help -- Provides online Help for managing Oracle Express Server, including starting, stopping, and managing Express services, selecting Express modules and configuring runtime settings for Express services, and monitoring individual Express client sessions.

• Express Language Help -- Provides online Help for the commands, functions, options, and programs that make up the Express language.

• Oracle Express Administrator Help -- Provides online Help for creating Express databases and configuring Express databases for use with client applications.

• Express Web Agent Help -- Provides online Help for Express Web Agent programs, objects, and properties, which are used to generate and manipulate dynamic views of Express data for display by Web browsers.

• Oracle Express Relational Access Administrator Help -- Provides online Help for defining an Express data model, building a supporting data warehouse schema, mapping the data model to the schema, and maintaining a corresponding Express database.

• Relational Access Manager - Query Statistics Help -- Provides online Help for reporting statistics about runtime query activity in the data warehouse as a means of evaluating the performance of an Oracle Express Relational Access Manager system.

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used in this guide:

monospace	Monospace type indicates UNIX commands, directory names, user names, path names, file names, and text quoted from screen output.
italics	Italic type indicates variables, including variable portions of file names. It is also used for emphasis.
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Structured Query Language (SQL) reserved words, initialization parameters, and environment variables.

Because UNIX is case-sensitive, conventions in this guide may differ from those used in other Oracle product documentation.

Command Syntax

All examples that show commands or file contents appear in monospace font and assume the use of the Bourne shell. The dollar prompt ($) at the beginning of the Unix command examples is the default UNIX command prompt. Do not enter it in the examples.

backslash \	A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed (with a backslash) or enter it as a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
braces { }	Braces indicate required items: .DEFINE {macro1}
brackets [ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile] Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in regular text.
ellipses ...	Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
italics	Italic type indicates variables. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name
vertical line |	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: SIZE filesize [K|M]