Preface

This preface contains the following sections:

Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Terminology
Typographic Conventions
Command Syntax
Oracle Services and Support

Intended Audience

This guide provides information on how to install the Oracle E-Business Suite Certified Configuration for AIX Based Systems, hp-ux PA-RISC (64-bit), Linux x86, and Solaris Operating System (SPARC 32-bit).

This guide is intended for Oracle E-Business Suite Certified Configuration customers.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible, with good usability, to the disabled community. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at

http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation JAWS, a Windows screen reader, may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, JAWS may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.

Terminology

In sections of this guide, the names for the UNIX platforms are abbreviated. The following table provides a list of abbreviations:

Platform	Abbreviated Name
AIX Based Systems	AIX
hp-ux PA-RISC (64-bit)	HP-UX (text), hp-ux (titles)
Linux x86	Linux
Solaris Operating Environment (SPARC 32-bit)	Solaris

Typographic Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used in this guide:

Convention	Description
`monospace`	Monospace type indicates UNIX commands, directory names, usernames, pathnames, and filenames.
italics	Italic type indicates a variable, including variable portions of filenames. It is also used for emphasis and for book titles.
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Structured Query Language (SQL) reserved words, initialization parameters, and environment variables.
<cr>	This string indicates a newline character.

Command Syntax

UNIX and Linux command syntax appears in monospace font and assumes the use of the Bourne shell. The "$" character at the beginning of UNIX or Linux command examples is the default command prompt. Do not enter it as part of the command.

Convention	Description
backslash \	A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on 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]`
ellipses ...	Horizontal ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: `CHKVAL fieldname` `value1 value2 ... valueN`
Vertical ellipses . . .	Vertical ellipsis points in a code example mean that information not directly related to the example has been omitted.
italics	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: `library_name`
vertical line \|	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: `SIZE filesize` `[K\|M]`

Oracle Services and Support

Oracle offers a wide range of services to help facilitate corporate system solutions, including Oracle Education courses, Oracle Consulting services, and Oracle Worldwide Customer Support from the Oracle Support Web site. In addition, Oracle provides free trial software, updates on Oracle products and service, technical brochures, and data sheets.

The Oracle corporate Web page is at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com

Oracle Support Services

Technical Support registration and contact information worldwide is available at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/support

At the Oracle support Web site, templates are available to help prepare information about the problem before calling so Support can help more quickly. Make sure you provide support with the CSI number (if applicable) or complete contact details, including any special project information.

OracleMetaLink

OracleMetaLink is the Oracle Web service for technical information. Members of OracleMetaLink can search for updates, alerts, patches, and other information about products, releases, and operating systems, or set preferences to be notified automatically of new information. OracleMetaLink offers a variety of services to assist in setting up and administering Oracle products, including procedures, scripts, commentary, and tuning and configuration best-practices bulletins. In addition, it offers forums for information sharing among Oracle customers, and direct communication with Oracle Support. OracleMetaLink is available to product support customers at no extra cost. Sign up for free membership for this service at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/support/metalink

Products and Documentation

For U.S.A. customers, Oracle Store is at the following URL:

http://oraclestore.oracle.com

Links to Oracle Stores in other countries are provided at this site.

Product documentation can be found at the following URL:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation

Education and Training

Training information and worldwide schedules are available at the following URL

http://www.oracle.com/education

Oracle Technology Network

OTN delivers technical papers, code samples, product documentation, an Oracle on-line community, and self-service developer support. It also offers the Oracle key developer products to enable rapid development and deployment of applications built on Oracle technology.

http://otn.oracle.com