Oracle8i Installation Guide Release 2 (8.1.6) for Windows NT A73010-01 |
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This chapter describes the Oracle8i database creation and Net8 client/server configuration methods available during installation. You must understand these methods before performing an installation.
Specific topics discussed are:
This chapter uses networking terms and concepts with which you may be unfamiliar. See the Glossary for definitions of terms used in this chapter and the Net8 Administrator's Guide for detailed descriptions of concepts.
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Oracle Universal Installer provides several methods for creating an Oracle8i database and configuring your Net8 client/server environment during installation.
The method to select during installation depends upon:
You must understand these methods before you begin installation. By reviewing the information in this chapter, you can ensure that you create and configure a database and network environment that best matches your needs from the beginning.
Oracle8i database and Net8 components are installed through several installation types. Review the installation types in this table to identify how much user input is required for database creation or network configuration during installation. The "X" indicates whether you are prompted to provide no, minimal, or extensive input during installation. See the remaining sections of this chapter for specific details on what information is automatically created for you, and what information you must manually provide.
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Oracle8i Enterprise Edition or Oracle8i |
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Selecting through the Custom installation type prompts you to create a configuration requiring either no user input or a configuration requiring extensive user input. See "Selecting a Net8 Configuration Method" for more information. 2 Selecting Oracle8i Server through the Custom installation type offers several database creation choices, from a complete custom creation to a creation requiring minimal user input. See "Selecting a Database Creation Method" for more information. 3 You cannot install an Oracle8i database through this top-level component. 4 Selecting Net8 Client through the Custom installation type prompts you to create either a configuration requiring minimal user input or a configuration requiring extensive user input. |
Oracle Universal Installer enables you to create an Oracle8i database that operates in one of the following environments. Identify the environment appropriate for your Oracle8i database:
Oracle Database Configuration Assistant is a tool that enables you to create an Oracle8i database for an OLTP, Warehousing, or Multipurpose environment. Oracle Database Configuration Assistant can be automatically started by Oracle Universal Installer when you select to create an Oracle8i database or manually run as a standalone tool.
Note: This chapter describes running Oracle Database Configuration Assistant from within Oracle Universal Installer. See Chapter 6 of the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT for information on running Oracle Database Configuration Assistant in standalone mode. See Chapter 2, "Database Tools Overview", of the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT for instructions on starting this tool in standalone mode. |
When you run Oracle Universal Installer and select Oracle8i Enterprise Edition or Oracle8i in the Available Products window, the Installation Types window presents you with three installation types. Each installation type enables you to create an Oracle8i database.
The types of databases (OLTP, Warehousing, and Multipurpose) created with the Typical, Minimal, and Custom installation types and the amount of user input required are described in the following table. Review these selections and identify the database that best matches your database requirements and database creation expertise:
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant automatically starts at the end of installation and creates a preconfigured, ready-to-use Multipurpose starter database with:
No user input is required other than the global database name and SID you are prompted to enter prior to Oracle Database Configuration Assistant startup. |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant automatically starts at the end of installation and creates the same Oracle8i database that you receive with the Typical installation type. The one difference is that there is no installation and configuration of Oracle Spatial, Oracle Time Series, Oracle Visual Information Retrieval, and Oracle interMedia components. |
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If You Select the Custom database creation method... Oracle Database Configuration Assistant guides you in the creation of a database customized to match the environment (OLTP, Warehousing, or Multipurpose) and configuration mode (dedicated server or multithreaded server) you select. Oracle JServer, Oracle Spatial, Oracle Time Series, Oracle Visual Information Retrieval, and Oracle interMedia (if installed) and advanced replication (if selected) are automatically configured. Select this option only if you are experienced with advanced database creation procedures, such as customizing: |
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If You Select the Typical database creation method... You have two choices. Oracle Database Configuration Assistant's role in database creation depends on your selection: |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant creates the same Oracle8i database as described under the Typical installation type. Oracle JServer, Oracle Spatial, Oracle Time Series, Oracle Visual Information Retrieval, and Oracle interMedia components (if installed) are also automatically configured. No user input is required other than the global database name and SID you are prompted to enter prior to Oracle Database Configuration Assistant startup.3 |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant prompts you to answer several questions, including selecting a database environment (OLTP, Warehousing, or Multipurpose) and the number of concurrent connections. Oracle Database Configuration Assistant then creates a database. Oracle JServer, Oracle Spatial, Oracle Time Series, Oracle Visual Information Retrieval, and Oracle interMedia (if installed) and advanced replication (if selected) are automatically configured.3, 4 |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant only configures components that were installed through Oracle Universal Installer. 2 See Chapter 6, "Post-Installation Database Creation", of Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT for descriptions of dedicated server mode and multithreaded server mode (also known as shared server mode). 3 If you selected Oracle JServer for installation, the database is created in multithreaded server mode for IIOP clients. 4 If you select OLTP as your database environment and enter 20 or more for the number of concurrent database connections, your database is created in multithreaded server mode. Otherwise, the server mode is dedicated. |
Net8 Configuration Assistant is a tool that enables you to configure your network environment to enable Oracle clients to connect to an Oracle8i database. Net8 Configuration Assistant can be automatically started from Oracle Universal Installer through most installation types or manually started as a standalone tool.
Note: This chapter describes running Net8 Configuration Assistant from within Oracle Universal Installer. See the Net8 Administrator's Guide or the Net8 Configuration Assistant online help for information on running Net8 Configuration Assistant in standalone mode. See Chapter 2, "Database Tools Overview", of the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT for instructions on starting this tool in standalone mode. |
Depending on the installation type selected, Net8 Configuration Assistant configures your network in either of two ways:
Configuration consists of creating and modifying a series of network files located in the ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME\NETWORK\ADMIN directory.
The type of network configuration created with the server installation types and the amount of user input required are described below. Review the selections below and identify the network configuration that best matches your requirements and network configuration expertise:
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Net8 Configuration Assistant automatically creates your Net8 server environment by configuring information in the following files: |
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LISTENER.ORA file |
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TNSNAMES.ORA file |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant automatically configures additional Net8 server information in the following files during successful creation of the Oracle8i database: |
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LISTENER.ORA file |
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Note: You cannot configure access to a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP)-compliant directory server through the Typical or Minimal installation types. Directory server configuration is only available through the Custom installation type. Note: Oracle Database Configuration Assistant configures additional information for Oracle Parallel Server installations. See the Oracle8i Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide for more information. |
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Net8 Configuration Assistant first prompts you to:
Net8 Configuration Assistant then automatically creates your Net8 server environment by configuring information in the following files: |
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SQLNET.ORA file |
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Oracle Database Configuration Assistant automatically configures additional Net8 server information in the following file during successful creation of the Oracle8i database: |
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You are prompted for this information if you have never configured this Oracle home for directory server access. |
The type of network configurations created with the client installation types and the amount of user input required are described below. Review the selections below and identify the network configuration that best matches your requirements and network configuration expertise:
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Oracle8i Client |
Net8 Configuration Assistant first prompts you to select one of the following methods by which to configure access to your Oracle8i database: |
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Depending on what you select, you are prompted to provide additional information. |
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Net8 Configuration Assistant then automatically creates your Net8 client environment by configuring information in the following files: |
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Net8 Configuration Assistant first prompts you to:
Net8 Configuration Assistant then automatically creates your Net8 client environment by configuring information in the following files: |
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