Preface

Purpose

This guide and the Oracle9i Administrator's Reference Release 2 (9.2.0.2) for hp OpenVMS Alpha provide instructions for installing and configuring Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.2) on hp OpenVMS Alpha systems. Documentation for the products that are included with this software is in the Oracle9i generic documentation set.

Refer to important release information in Chapter 2, "Release Information".

Audience

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

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Oracle9i Standard Edition and Oracle9i Enterprise Edition

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

For the Latest Information

For the latest information about Oracle9i and related products, see the README files in the Oracle product directories.

Install Only Licensed Products

You are entitled to install and use only those products for which you have a current Oracle license agreement.

Typographic Conventions

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 logicals 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

HP OpenVMS Alpha command syntax appears in monospace font. The "$" character at the beginning of command examples should 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$server25:[oracle920.rdbms.admin]*.sql -disk$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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