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Installation Overview

This chapter provides an overview of how to install Oracle components.Specific topics discussed are:

• What Is Oracle Universal Installer?

• What Installation Types are Available for Installation?

• Installing Components with Oracle Universal Installer

• How Do I Get Started?

What Is Oracle Universal Installer?

Oracle Universal Installer is a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI) tool that enables you to install Oracle components from your CD-ROM. Oracle Universal Installer provides the following capabilities:

• Component and suite installations

• Web-based installations

• National language/globalization support

• Distributed installation support

• Unattended "silent" installations using response files

• Deinstallation of installed components

• Multiple Oracle homes support

  See Also: Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide for more information on Oracle Universal Installer. This guide is not included in your Oracle Documentation Library, but is automatically installed on your hard drive during an Oracle Universal Installer installation. See "Copying and Modifying a Response File" for information on accessing this document.

What Installation Types are Available for Installation?

When you run Oracle Universal Installer from the product CD-ROM, you can choose to install components from four different installation types. Each installation type contains a series of individual installable components. The following table lists the four installation types.

See Also: Appendix A, "Individual Components Available for Installation" for a list of individual components installed with each installation type

Installation Type	Description
Administrator	Installs an Oracle Enterprise Manager Console (including enterprise management tools), networking services, utilities, and basic client software
Programmer	Installs development tools and interfaces for creating applications that access an Oracle8i database. This installation package includes precompilers and networking services
Application User	Provides networking services and support files that enable database application users to connect to and interact with an Oracle8i database
Custom	Lets you selectively install components from the above installation types

Licensing Information

Although the product CD-ROM in your kit contains many Oracle components, you may use only those components for which you have purchased licenses. For additional licensing information, refer to the Global License Terms. See "Component Descriptions" for products that require separately purchasable licenses.

Oracle Support Services does not provide support for components for which licenses have not been purchased.

Installing Components with Oracle Universal Installer

When you run Oracle Universal Installer from the CD-ROM, the following windows appear, and enable you to install Oracle8i Client components. This section provides an overview of your component installation choices. Specific installation instructions are provided in Chapter 5, "Installing Oracle Components".

How Do I Get Started?

You are now ready to begin the installation process. To get started quickly, follow these chapters in the exact order listed:

To...	See...
Find out about installation requirements for: Each installation type Individual components Oracle Enterprise Manager components Networking protocols	Chapter 3, "Installation Requirements"
Select a method for configuring your Net8 client/server environment	Chapter 4, "Selecting Net8 Configuration Methods"
Install Oracle components	Chapter 5, "Installing Oracle Components"