Preface

This document describes the features of Oracle Database for Microsoft Windows (64-Bit) software installed on a computer with an Intel Itanium processor and either of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition for 64-bit Itanium 2 Systems

• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for 64-bit Itanium 2 Systems

• Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

• Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended for database administrators, network administrators, security specialists, and developers who use Oracle Database for Windows.

To use this document, you need:

• Oracle-certified Windows operating system software installed and tested

• Knowledge of object-relational database management concepts

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Database documentation set:

• Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows Itanium (64-Bit).

• Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (x64)

• Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit)

• Oracle Database Concepts.

Many books in the documentation set use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Basic Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information about how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.