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Oracle® Content Database Installation Guide
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Release 1 (10.2.0.0.0) for Linux x86
Part Number B31199-05
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List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Introduction to Installing Oracle Content Database
Deployment Configurations
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Quick Installation of Oracle Content DB and Supporting Components
Installation Checklists for OracleAS Infrastructure, Oracle Database, and Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Quick Installation of Oracle Content DB and Supporting Components
Quick Installation of OracleAS Infrastructure
Quick Installation of Oracle Database
Quick Installation of the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Installing Oracle Content DB on a Single Computer
System Requirements for Single-Computer Installation
Single-Computer Installation Options
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure, Oracle Database, and Oracle Content DB in Three Oracle Homes
Using the OracleAS Infrastructure Database as the Oracle Content DB Database
Using an Existing Database as Your Metadata Repository
Database Port Conflicts
If Port 1521 Is Being Used by an Existing Oracle Database
If Port 1521 Is Being Used by Another Application
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Installing OracleAS Infrastructure and Oracle Database
Installing OracleAS Infrastructure
OracleAS Infrastructure Hardware and Software Requirements
Oracle Identity Management Component Requirements
Installing Oracle Database
Oracle Database Hardware and Software Requirements
The Database Character Set and Setting Required Initialization Parameters
Setting the Required Database Character Set
Setting Required Database Initialization Parameters
Data Types and Storage Requirements
Upgrading an Existing Oracle Database
Downloading and Applying Database Patches
Using the Raw Storage Type with Oracle Content DB
Registering Oracle Database with Oracle Internet Directory
Running the Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
Running the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
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Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Oracle Content DB Hardware Requirements
Running Multiple Instances of Oracle Content DB on One Computer
Oracle Content DB Software Requirements
Required Kernel Parameter Settings for the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Ports Used by Oracle Content DB
Checking If a Port Is in Use
Using Default Port Numbers
Operating System Groups
Operating System Users
Environment Variables
ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID, and NLS_LANG
PATH, CLASSPATH, and Shared Library Path Environment Variables
DISPLAY
TNS_ADMIN
TMP
The /etc/hosts File
Location of the Default Identity Management Realm
Host Name for Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On
Network Topics
Installing Oracle Content DB on Computers with Multiple Network Cards
Copying the DVD to a Hard Drive and Installing from the Hard Drive
Installing Oracle Content DB from a Remote DVD-ROM Drive
Installing Oracle Content DB on a Remote Computer
Installing Oracle Content DB on NFS-Mounted Storage
Support for NIS and NIS+
Prerequisite Checks Performed by Oracle Universal Installer
Running Prerequisite Checks from the Command Line
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Installing the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Installing Oracle Content DB Middle Tier from the Media Pack
Installing Oracle Content DB Middle Tier from a Hard Drive
Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Installation Procedure
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Silent Installation of the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Introduction to Oracle Content DB Noninteractive Installations
Silent Installation of Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Noninteractive Installation of Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Silent or Noninteractive Installation Requirements
Creating Files for Silent and Noninteractive Installation
Creating the oraInst.loc File
Creating the oratab File
Response Files
Editing a Response File
Creating a Response File Using the Record Mode in the Installer
Specifying a Response File and Starting the Installation
Running the root.sh Script
root.sh and Silent Installation
Starting Oracle HTTP Server After Silent Installation
Using Oracle HTTP Server on a Different Port
root.sh and Noninteractive Installation
Postinstallation Tasks
Security Tips for Silent and Noninteractive Installations
Error Handling
Silent Deinstallation of Oracle Content DB
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Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Postinstallation Tasks
Verifying Oracle Content DB Configuration
Getting Started with Oracle Content DB
Choosing Deployment Options for Oracle Content DB
Signing In to Oracle Content DB for the First Time
Creating Additional Sites
Designating an Administrator E-mail Address for Site Quota Notifications
NFS Installations
Enabling SSL
Backup and Recovery
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Troubleshooting Oracle Content DB Installation
Verifying Oracle Content DB Requirements
Troubleshooting Oracle Content DB Installation Errors
Oracle Content DB Installation Problems and Solutions
Location of Installation Log Files
Linking Fails and ORA Errors Occur
Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation
Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory
Oracle Universal Installer Disappears After Running the Preinstallation Checks
Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account
OPMN Configuration Assistant—Start HTTP Server Failures
WARNING: DCM Service May Not be Available at This Time
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
Configuration Assistant Result Codes
Irrecoverable Errors
Troubleshooting Oracle Real Application Clusters
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Basic Installation Information
Installation Basics
Contents of the Oracle Content DB Media Pack
Oracle Home Directory
Using Symbolic Links
Installing Any Oracle Product for the First Time
Installation of the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Mounting DVDs for Linux
Mounting DVD-ROMs with Auto-Mounting Software
Mounting DVDs Manually
Understanding Oracle Universal Installer
oraInventory Directory and Installation Session Log Files
Subsequent Installations with Oracle Universal Installer
Starting Oracle Universal Installer
Starting Oracle Universal Installer from the Command Line
Installing Support for Additional Languages
Oracle Content DB Instances and Instance Names
Restrictions on Oracle Content DB Instance Names
How Oracle Content DB Uses Instance Names
The ias_admin User and Restrictions On Its Password
Where Does Oracle Universal Installer Write Files?
Logging In as root During Installation of Oracle Content DB
Connecting to Oracle Internet Directory Through SSL
Modifying Other Oracle Content DB Instances During Installation
Understanding the Order of Installation
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Oracle Content DB In a High Availability Environment
Installation Order for High Availability Configurations
High Availability for Oracle Database
High Availability for Oracle Identity Management Components
High Availability for the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
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Default Port Numbers for Oracle Content DB
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Important Oracle Content DB URLs
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Software Requirements for Linux Distributions
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4.0 Systems
Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Systems
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Deinstalling the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Deinstalling the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier
Additional Cleanup Tasks
Removing Oracle Content DB Information From Oracle Internet Directory
Removing Schemas and Tablespaces from the Database
Deinstalling Oracle Content DB from a Single Computer
Cleaning Up Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Processes
Glossary
Index