A Installation Checklists for Oracle Content Database

This appendix provides installation checklists for Oracle Database and for the Oracle Content DB middle tier. Use these checklists to collect the information you will need during the installation. The checklists provide blank table cells for writing in your information.

Note:

Oracle recommends that you ensure the safety and confidentiality of the checklists provided in this chapter, as they contain sensitive information.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Section A.1, "Installation Checklist for Oracle Database"
Section A.2, "Installation Checklist for the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier"

A.1 Installation Checklist for Oracle Database

This section provides a checklist for installing Oracle Database. The checklist identifies the information you are prompted to enter for Oracle Database installation.

Table A-1 lists required information for installing Oracle Database.

Table A-1 Checklist for Installing Oracle Database

Information	Description	Example Values
Oracle home name	The name of the Oracle home for this database.	OraDb10g_home1
Oracle home path	The directory path for the Oracle home.	/u01/oracle/product/database
Global database name	The name for the database.	orcl.mycompany.com
Oracle system identifier (SID)	The Oracle system identifier for the database.	orcl
Database passwords	Create passwords to use for the `SYS`, `SYSTEM`, `SYSMAN`, and `DBSNMP` schema users. You can use the same password for all four schemas, or create separate passwords.	your_passwords
Database character set	The character set to use for the database. Make sure to set the character set to AL32UTF8 (this is not the default).	AL32UTF8
Root password	The root user password for the operating system where you are installing the database.	your_password
Database type	Decide whether you want the database to be Standard or Enterprise edition.	Enterprise
Database storage type	Decide which database storage type you want to use (File System, ASM, or Raw).	File System (FS)

A.2 Installation Checklist for the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier

This section provides a checklist for installing the Oracle Content DB middle tier. The checklist identifies the information you are prompted to enter for Oracle Content DB middle-tier installation.

Table A-2 lists required information for installing the Oracle Content DB middle tier.

Table A-2 Checklist for Installing the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier

Information	Description	Example Values
Oracle home location	The directory path for the installation directory (Oracle home).	/home/oracle/cdb
Oracle home name	The name of the Oracle home for this middle tier.	cdb_10_2
Instance name	The name of the Oracle Application Server instance for the Oracle Content DB middle tier. Do not use the hostname of the computer when naming Oracle Application Server instances.	cdb_instance
`oc4jadmin` password	The password of the administrator for the Oracle Application Server instance for the Oracle Content DB middle tier.	your_password
`SYS` password	The password for the database user `SYS`.	your_password
Firewall requirement for Oracle Database on Windows	If your Oracle Database is installed on a computer running Microsoft Windows, you must disable the firewall prior to installing the Oracle Content DB middle tier, as follows: Click Start> Control Panel> Security Center> Windows Firewall. Select Off. Click OK and exit the Security Center and Control Panel. Upon successful installation of Oracle Content DB, ensure that you enable your firewall.
Database host name and port	The host name of the computer on which the Oracle Database is installed and the port number on which the directory server is listening for this Oracle Content DB middle tier. If you are using Real Application Clusters, you must specify the host name and port number for each virtual host on every node.	host_name:port
Database service name	The service name of the Oracle Database that you want to use for this Oracle Content DB middle tier.	service_name
Content schema password	The password for the `CONTENT` schema user.	your_password
Oracle Internet Directory host name	The fully-qualified host name for the Oracle Internet Directory instance you want to use with Oracle Content DB.	infra_host.mycompany.com
Oracle Internet Directory port	The port number for the Oracle Internet Directory instance you want to use with Oracle Content DB.	`389` (non-SSL) `636` (SSL)
Repository type	Decide whether you are using a file-based or directory-based user repository. File-Based: If you use a file-based user repository, no further information is necessary. Note that file-based user repositories are not recommended for production systems. Directory-Based: If you are using Oracle Internet Directory, you will need the following values: The fully-qualified host name for the Oracle Internet Directory instance you want to use with Oracle Content DB. The port number for the Oracle Internet Directory instance you want to use with Oracle Content DB. If you want to connect to Oracle Internet Directory using SSL, Oracle Internet Directory must be set up for SSL prior to Oracle Content DB middle-tier installation. Oracle Internet Directory administrator user DN, such as `cn=orcladmin` You can also use any Oracle Internet Directory user with appropriate privileges. Oracle Internet Directory administrator user password.	File-Based
Repository type (cont.)	If you are using a third-party LDAP server, you will need the following values: Vendor Host name and port Administrator user DN Administrator user password The user search base For example: "cn=users,dc=us,dc=abc,dc=com" Only the users in the search base you enter will have access to Oracle Content DB. User name attribute (such as uid or mail) User object class (a list of LDAP schema object classes used to represent a user) Use spaces to separate multiple object classes. The site administrator user name The site administrator has all Oracle Content DB application administration roles. Note: You cannot specify a DN for the site administrator user. You must specify a user name that corresponds to the LDAP user name attribute. For example, if you choose mail as the LDAP user name attribute, provide the e-mail address of the site administrator user.
Cluster topology configuration	If this installation is part of a cluster configuration, specify the Oracle Application Server cluster Discovery (multicast) IP address and port.	`225.0.0.20:8001`
Root password	The root user password for the operating system where you are installing the database.	your_password