Preface

Purpose

This guide and the Oracle9i Installation Guide Release 2 (9.2.0.2) for hp OpenVMS Alpha provide instructions for installing and configuring Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.2) on OpenVMS systems. Documentation for products included with the software is in the Oracle9i Generic Documentation Set.

Audience

This document is intended for anyone responsible for administering Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.2) on OpenVMS systems.

Oracle9i and Oracle9i Enterprise Edition

Unless noted otherwise, features and functionality described in this document are common to both Oracle9i and Oracle9i Enterprise Edition.

Typographic Conventions

All output is shown as it actually appears. For input, refer to the list of conventions and their meanings in the following table.

monospace	`Monospace` type indicates OpenVMS DCL commands, directory names, usernames, pathnames, and filenames.
brackets [ ]	Words enclosed in brackets indicate key names (for example, Press [Return]). Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in command syntax.
italics	Italic type indicates a logical, including logical portions of filenames. It is also used for emphasis.
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Structured Query Language (SQL) reserved words, initialization parameters, and environment logicals.

Command Syntax

OpenVMS command syntax appears in monospace font. The "$" character at the beginning of OpenVMS command examples need not be entered at the prompt.

hyphen -	A hyphen indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed or enter it as a single line without a hyphen: `copy disk$server25:[oracle902.rdbms.admin]*.sql-` `disk$server2:[oracle.rdbms.admin]`
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 a variable. Substitute a value for the logical: library_name
vertical line \|	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: SIZE filesize [K\|M]

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