Release 2 (9.0.2) for Windows and UNIX
Part Number A95828-02
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This chapter provides information about the hardware and software items required for the installation of Oracle9i Developer Suite and the Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation Library. The topics include:
Table 2-1 contains the basic hardware requirements for Oracle9iDS.
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CPU |
A Pentium or compatible processor (500 MHz recommended) A SPARC processor (200 MHz recommended) An HP PA-RISC processor (200 MHz recommended) |
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Memory |
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Disk Space Foot 2 |
J2EE Development Business Intelligence (Windows only) Rapid Application Development (Windows only) Complete |
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Total Pagefile Size, TMP, or Swap Space |
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Not a minimum for all Oracle9iDS components. See Table 2-2 for individual component memory requirements. 2 This shows the disk space required for all product languages. The actual disk space required depends on the language selected for installation. For Microsoft Windows, the total disk space can be split across multiple disk drives. An additional temporary disk space of 50 MB, typically on the C drive, is also required. |
Table 2-2 contains the memory requirements for running each Oracle9iDS component.
| Component | Memory |
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Oracle9i JDeveloper |
256 MB |
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Oracle9i Reports Developer |
256 MB Foot 1 |
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Oracle9i Discoverer Administrator |
128 MB |
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Oracle9i Discoverer Desktop |
128 MB |
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Oracle9i Warehouse Builder |
512 MB Foot 2 |
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Oracle9i Clickstream Intelligence Builder |
512 MB Footref 2 |
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Oracle9i Forms Developer |
256 MB Footref 1 |
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Oracle9i Software Configuration Manager (formerly Oracle Repository) |
256 MB |
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Oracle9i Designer |
256 MB Footref 1 |
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If using the software configuration management Java utilities such as Compare, Merge, Version History, etc. 2 If using with Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Workflow |
Oracle9iDS is available for the Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP Professional, Sun Solaris, HP HP-UX, and Linux Intel operating environments. Table 2-3 lists the operating environments and the Oracle9iDS components that are installed with each environment.
| Component | NT/2000/XP Professional | SolarisFoot 1 | LinuxFoot 2 | HP-UXFootref 1 |
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Oracle9i JDeveloper (including Oracle9i Business Intelligence Beans, and UIX and Bali subcomponents) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle9i Reports Developer |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle9i Discoverer Administrator (formerly Discoverer Administration Edition; including Oracle9i Discoverer Desktop) |
YES |
no |
no |
no |
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Oracle9i Warehouse Builder |
YES |
no |
no |
no |
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Oracle9i Clickstream Intelligence Builder |
YES |
no |
no |
no |
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Oracle9i Forms Developer |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Oracle9i Software Configuration Manager (formerly Oracle Repository) |
YES |
no |
no |
no |
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Oracle9i Designer |
YES |
no |
no |
no |
Table 2-4 contains the Windows operating environment software requirements for installing Oracle9iDS.
| Software Item | Requirement |
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Windows Operating Environment |
Table 2-5 contains the Solaris operating environment software requirements for Oracle9iDS. The Solaris operating environment patches can be downloaded from
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/install-solaris-patches.html
| Software Item | Requirement |
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Solaris 2.6 |
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Solaris 7 (2.7) |
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Solaris 8 (2.8) |
Table 2-6 contains the HP-UX operating environment software requirements for Oracle9iDS. The HP-UX operating environment patches can be downloaded from
Table 2-7 contains the Linux operating environment software requirements for Oracle9iDS.
A complete list of certified software for Oracle9iDS can be found on OracleMetaLink, which can be accessed at
All components provide online help systems that are installed with the product. The Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation Library CD-ROM contains additional online documentation for some components only. See Appendix C, "Installing the Documentation Library" for instructions on installing and viewing the contents of the Documentation Library CD-ROM.
Table 2-8 contains the tools and disk space requirements for installing the Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation Library.
| Item | Requirements |
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Online Readers |
Requires one of the following: HTML |
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Disk Space |
130 MB |
This section provides information about the coexistence of Oracle products in one ORACLE_HOME, and guidelines for installing multiple Oracle products on one machine.
ORACLE_HOME is the root directory in which Oracle software is installed.
Multiple installation instances of Oracle9iDS Release 2 (9.0.2) can only exist in different ORACLE_HOMEs. The following guidelines are also applicable when installing Oracle9iDS Release 2 (9.0.2) over Oracle Internet Developer Suite (former version of Oracle9iDS).
Oracle9iDS cannot share the same ORACLE_HOME with Oracle databases.
Before installing Oracle9iDS, review the Oracle9i Developer Suite Release Notes. The Release Notes are available on the Oracle9i Developer Suite documentation library CD-ROM. To display the Release Notes, see Section C.3.1, "Viewing the Release Notes from the CD-ROM". The latest Release Notes and Release Notes Addendum are also available on Oracle Technology Network at
The preinstallation tasks for Oracle9iDS are divided into the following parts:
PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, SHLIB_PATH (HP-UX only) and CLASSPATH environmental variables do not exceed 1,024 characters as that might generate errors such as "Word too long" during installation.
Oracle Universal Installer is sensitive to the locale where the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is running.
For Windows platforms, the default locale is inherited from the operating environment.
For UNIX platforms, the default locale is initialized by the value of LANG.
Oracle Universal Installer will display the installer user interface in the appropriate language as specified in the current locale. Be sure to set the locale before starting the installer.
If you use assistive technologies such as screen readers to work with Java-based applications and applets, run access_setup.bat before starting your screen reader.
The file access_setup.bat is located in the directory \install\win32 of the Oracle9i Developer Suite CD-ROM labelled Disk 1.
If you use assistive technologies such as screen readers, to work with Java-based applications and applets, the Windows-based computer where you are installing Oracle9iDS must have Sun's Java Access Bridge installed in all the Java virtual machine locations on the computer.
The Oracle Universal Installer for Oracle9iDS installs files for JDK/JRE 1.1.8 and JDK/JRE 1.3 on your computer, but it will install Java Access Bridge 1.0.2 files in the JDK/JRE 1.3 location only.
Do one of the following:
To download and install Java Access Bridge 1.0.2:
http://java.sun.com/products/accessbridge/
Refer to the Java Access Bridge documentation available from this web site for more information about installation and Java Access Bridge.
accessbridge_home.
install.exe from the <accessbridge_home>\installer folder.
The tasks in this section are required on UNIX platforms only.
To prevent a conflict between the software in an existing Oracle Home and the Oracle9iDS installation, you must remove all references to the existing Oracle Home in your environment. Follow these steps to remove these references.
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PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, SHLIB_PATH (HP-UX only), and CLASSPATH environment variables so they do not use the existing Oracle Home value.
Set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable using the following command.
| C shell | Bourne/Korn shell |
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Setting the DISPLAY environment variable enables you to run the Oracle Universal Installer remotely from a local work station.
On the system where you run the Oracle Universal Installer, set DISPLAY to the system name or IP address of your local workstation.
If you get an Xlib error similar to "Failed to connect to server", "Connection refused by server", or "Can't open display" when starting the installer, then run the commands on your local workstations as listed in the table below.
During installation, Oracle Universal Installer uses a temporary directory for swap space. This directory must meet the hardware requirements listed in Table 2-1 before installing Oracle9iDS. The installation may fail if you do not have sufficient space. The installer checks for the TMP environment variable to locate the temporary directory. If this environment variable does not exist, then the installer uses the /tmp directory.
The following are instructions for setting the TMP environment variable.
| C shell | Bourne/Korn shell |
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TNS_ADMIN points to the directory where Net configuration files are stored.
If TNS_ADMIN is set on your system, you will have conflicts between that directory and the directory where the Oracle9iDS Net configuration files are created. You will also have conflicts if the configuration files are in a common directory outside of the Oracle Home for your other Oracle product. For example, your system may use /var/opt/oracle/tnsnames.ora for database aliases.
To prevent conflicts between the Net configuration files for different Oracle products, copy the configuration files from either TNS_ADMIN or the common directory to $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin for the other product and unset TNS_ADMIN using the following command.
| C shell | Bourne/Korn shell |
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The tasks in this section are required on UNIX platforms only.
Use the utility provided on your operating system to create a group named oinstall. For example:
admintool or groupadd utility.
SAM utility.
YaST2 utility.
For more information on these utilities, refer to your operating environment documentation.
The oinstall group will own Oracle Universal Installer's oraInventory directory. The oracle user account that runs the installation must have the oinstall group as its primary group.
The oracle account is the UNIX account that owns Oracle software for your system. You must run Oracle Universal Installer from this account.
Create an oracle account with the properties listed in Table 2-9.
Perform these component-specific preinstallation tasks before installing Oracle9iDS.
Then, install and record the install location of HP JDK. Oracle Universal Installer will prompt you for this location during the installation of Oracle9iDS.
To do so, log into MetaLink and click Patches. On the Patch Download screen, complete the fields as shown in Table 2-10, then click Submit. Download the latest PATCH SET FOR ORACLE DATA SERVER. The readme file contains instructions for installing the patch.
To do so, log into MetaLink and click Patches. On the Patch Download screen, complete the fields as shown in Table 2-11, then click Submit.
Download and install the patches in the following order. The readme file contains installation instructions:
There are no preinstallation requirements.
There are no preinstallation requirements for Discoverer Administration (formerly Discoverer Administration Edition).
There are no specific preinstallation requirements.
However, to effectively use Warehouse Builder, Oracle recommends that you install and configure the following:
There are no specific preinstallation requirements.
However, to effectively use Clickstream Intelligence Builder to extend the functionality of Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence, Oracle recommends that you install and configure the following:
For more information about extending Oracle9iAS Clickstream Intelligence, refer to the Oracle9i Clickstream Intelligence Administrator's Guide in the Oracle9i Application Server Documentation Library, and the Oracle9i Clickstream Intelligence Data Model Reference Guide in the Oracle9i Developer Suite Documentation Library.
There are no preinstallation requirements.
There are no specific preinstallation requirements.
However, to effectively use Software Configuration Manager, Oracle recommends that you review the Oracle SCM Repository Installation Guide (available on the Oracle9i Developer Suite Product CD).
There are no specific preinstallation requirements.
However, to effectively use Designer, Oracle recommends that you review the Oracle SCM Repository Installation Guide (available on the Oracle9i Developer Suite Product CD).
Oracle Universal Installer guides you through the installation screens. Depending on the operating environment and install option selected, you will require the information listed in Table 2-12.
| Item | Installation Type | Example |
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Oracle Home name and path for Oracle9iDS Foot 1 |
All (Windows and UNIX) |
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UNIX group name |
All (UNIX only) |
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Outgoing mail server name |
Business Intelligence, Rapid Application Development, Complete (Windows and UNIX). Note: This mail server is used by Oracle9iAS Reports Services only. |
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HP JDK install location |
All (For HP-UX only) |
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See Section 2.6.1, "ORACLE_HOME Considerations" for more details. |
Review Chapter A, "Migration Notes" if you are migrating or upgrading from:
Oracle9iDS uses Oracle Universal Installer to install components and to configure environment variables. The installer guides you through each step of the installation process.
The installer includes features that perform the following tasks:
The installer creates the Inventory or oraInventory directory the first time it is run on your machine. The inventory directory keeps a record of the products that the installer installs on your machine as well as other installation information. If you have previously installed Oracle products, then you may already have an inventory directory.
Inventory is C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory.
oraInventory is defined in /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc.
Inventory_location\logs\installActions.log (Windows) or oraInventory_location/logs/installActions.log (UNIX). Log file names of installation sessions have the date and time appended to the names.
oraInventory directory. If another group attempts to run the installer, then they must have permission to write to the oraInventory directory. If they do not have permission, then the installation fails.
Follow these instructions to launch Oracle Universal Installer, which installs Oracle9iDS.
setup.exe in the root directory of the CD-ROM. Start the installer by launching the setup.exe program.
setup.exe in the root directory of the CD-ROM. Start the installer by launching the setup.exe program.
\doc\ids902welcome\index.htm on the CD-ROM.
Proceed to Section 3.1, "Installing Oracle9i Developer Suite" for further instructions.
Oracle9iDS requires several files to be present in the Windows System folder. During the Oracle9iDS installation, these required files already present on the target system are examined to ensure that they meet the requirements for Oracle9iDS. If any file has an outdated version, it will be replaced with a compatible version.
Normally, replacement can be done during the Oracle9iDS installation, but if the file to be replaced is in use by another process at the time of installation, then the installation will halt and an error dialog will appear. This is because Windows needs to restart for the updated file to take effect and the Oracle9iDS installation routine cannot be interrupted by a system reboot during installation.
Oracle9iDS includes a supplementary installation for the required Windows System Files. This Windows System Files installation will automatically reboot the system if necessary at the conclusion of the system files installation.
If you encounter a Windows System Files error during the Oracle9iDS installation, click OK to close the error dialog, then use the following instructions to run the Windows System Files installation. You cannot proceed with the Oracle9iDS installation if you do not run the Windows System Files installation.
To run the Windows System Files installation:
wsf.exe.
The Windows System Files installation runs with a response file that utilizes an existing Oracle home or creates the home OUIHome if none is available.
Windows restarts automatically, if it is required; otherwise the Windows System Files installation will end without displaying any Installation Finished dialog.
For operating environments that do not support automatic mounting of CD-ROMs, the Oracle9i Developer Suite installation CD-ROMs must be mounted manually. You must have root privileges to mount or unmount a CD-ROM. Be sure to unmount a CD-ROM before removing it from the drive.
The Oracle9i Developer Suite installation CD-ROM is in RockRidge format.
Please read the appropriate section for your platform:
If you are using the Solaris Volume Management software (installed by default with the Solaris operating environment), then the CD-ROM is mounted automatically to cdrom/Disk1 when you insert it in the disk drive.
If you are not using the Solaris Volume Management software, then you must mount the CD-ROM manually.
Follow these steps to mount the Disk 1 CD-ROM manually:
root user.
prompt> mkdir mount_point
prompt> mount options device_name mount_point
The following example mounts the CD-ROM manually on /cdrom, without using the Solaris Volume Management software. Execute the following commands as the root user.
prompt> mkdir /cdrom
prompt> mount -r -F hsfs device_name /cdrom
root user.
prompt> ioscan -fun -C disk
/etc/pfs_fstab file for your CD-ROM device, you must add one. As the root user, use a system editor to add a line to the /etc/pfs_fstab file following this format:
device_file mount_point filesystem_type translation_method
In the preceding format, the first entry is the CD-ROM device, the second entry is the mount point, and the third entry indicates that the CD-ROM to be mounted is in ISO9660 format with Rockridge extensions. For example, if a CD-ROM device has the path /dev/dsk/c4t2d0, you would enter the following:
/dev/dsk/c4t2d0 /SD_CDROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 1 0
root user.
prompt> nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
prompt> nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
prompt> /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM
root user.
If you are using auto mounting software, the CD-ROM is mounted automatically to the directory specified in your auto mount configuration when you insert Disk 1 into the CD-ROM drive.
If you are not using auto mounting software, then you must mount the CD-ROM manually.
Follow these steps to mount the Disk 1 CD-ROM manually:
root user.
prompt> mkdir mount_point
prompt> mount options device_name mount_point
The following example mounts the CD-ROM manually on /cdrom, without using the Linux auto mounting software. Execute the following commands as the root user.
prompt> mkdir /cdrom
prompt> mount -t -iso9660 device_name /cdrom
root user.
After mounting the installation CD-ROM, you can run Oracle Universal Installer from the CD-ROM.
To run Oracle Universal Installer from the CD-ROM:
This launches Oracle Universal Installer through which you can install Oracle9iDS. Proceed to Section 3.1, "Installing Oracle9i Developer Suite" for further instructions.
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