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Preface

Organization

1 System Requirements

Installation Overview

System Installation Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Operating System Software Requirements

Additional Oracle Internet Directory-Specific Installation Requirements

Installation-Specific Issues and Restrictions

Using Hummingbird Exceed

New ORACLE_HOME

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Character Mode

File Systems

Solaris 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5

2 Pre-Installation

UNIX System Configuration

Understanding Setup Tasks

Setup Tasks to Perform as the root User

Setup Tasks to Perform as the oracle User

Setup Tasks for Oracle Internet Directory

3 Installation

Oracle Universal Installer

Mount the Oracle Internet Directory CD-ROM

Start Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

Performing the Installation

Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session

Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

Non-Interactive (Silent) Installation and Configuration

Specifying a Response File

First time Installation in Silent Mode

Error Handling

Validation of Values from Response File

4 Post-Installation

User Passwords

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the root User

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the oracle User

Update UNIX Account Startup Files

Configuration Environment Variables

Set Initialization Parameters

Post-Installation for Oracle Internet Directory

Reviewing Installed Starter Database Contents

Database Identification

Tablespaces and Datafiles

Initialization Parameter File

Redo Log Files

Control Files

Rollback Segments

Data Dictionary

Deinstalling Oracle Internet Directory

Index