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10g Release 1 (10.2.0.0.0) for HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit)

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5 Installing the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier

This chapter discusses the procedure for installing Oracle Content DB middle tiers.

Prior to installing Oracle Content DB, however, ensure that your system meets all of the preinstallation requirements outlined in Chapter 4, "Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Content DB Middle Tier".

This chapter includes the following topics:

5.1 Installing Oracle Content DB Middle Tier from the Media Pack

You can either choose to install Oracle Content DB directly from the DVD contained in the media pack, or copy the content of the DVD and then install Oracle Content DB from your system hard drive. You must complete the procedures required for the installation method you choose before starting Oracle Universal Installer.

For operating systems that do not support automatic mounting of DVDs, the Oracle Content DB DVD must be mounted manually. You must have root privileges to mount or unmount a DVD. Be sure to unmount a DVD before removing it from the drive.

To install Oracle Content DB middle tier from the media pack:

  1. Verify whether or not your operating system supports automatic mounting of DVDs. Refer to "Mounting DVDs" for instructions on how to determine which mounting method is supported by your operating system.

  2. Mount the Oracle Content DB DVDs using the method supported by your operating system:

  3. Start Oracle Universal Installer. The Welcome screen appears. Continue with "Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Installation Procedure".

5.2 Installing Oracle Content DB Middle Tier from a Hard Drive

You can avoid the need to mount and unmount DVD-ROMs during installation by copying the contents of each DVD to your system hard drive. You must have a file system that is not in use by other applications and enough disk space available.

To install Oracle Content DB middle tier from a hard drive:

  1. Copy the content of each DVD to your system hard drive under a directory named Disk1 for the first DVD, and so on (depending upon the number of the DVDs in the sequence of disks that comprises the set).

  2. Start Oracle Universal Installer. The Welcome screen appears. Continue with "Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Installation Procedure".

5.3 Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Installation Procedure

This section includes the Oracle Content DB middle tier installation procedure, including a step by step description of the Oracle Universal Installer screens and necessary input for each.

The following procedure is for the initial Oracle Content DB middle tier installation. Subsequent Oracle Content DB middle tier installations follow this same procedure with few exceptions, as noted in this procedure.


Tip:

Use the checklist for the Oracle Content DB middle tier in Chapter 2, "Quick Installation of Oracle Content DB and Supporting Components" to record pertinent information used during Oracle Content DB installation

To install Oracle Content DB middle tier:

  1. You must have Oracle Database and OracleAS Infrastructure already installed before installing the Oracle Content DB middle tier. In addition, your database must be registered with Oracle Internet Directory. See "Registering Oracle Database with Oracle Internet Directory" for more information.

  2. Ensure that all other prerequisites listed in Chapter 4, "Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Content DB Middle Tier" are met prior to running Oracle Universal Installer.


    Tip:

    Use the checklist in Table 2-3 to record the information you provide during Oracle Content DB middle-tier installation.

  3. Start Oracle Universal Installer. The Welcome screen appears.

  4. Click Next on the Welcome screen to display the Specify File Locations screen.

  5. In the Path field in the Source section of the Specify File Locations screen, enter the full path of the source directory.

    For example:

    /home/myhost/ContentDBInstall/Disk1/stage/products.xml
    
    

    If you copied the contents of the DVD to your hard drive, click Browse and navigate to the location in which you copied the data. If you are installing Oracle Content DB from the DVD, navigate to the DVD-ROM drive.

  6. In the Name field in the Destination section, enter a name to identify this Oracle home. The name cannot contain spaces, and has a maximum length of 16 characters.

    For example:

    cdb_10_2

    In the Path field in the Destination section, enter the full path to the directory in which you want to install Oracle Content DB. This is the Oracle home.

    For example:

    /home/oracle/cdb

    If the directory does not exist, Oracle Universal Installer creates it using the name you entered in the Name field. To create the directory beforehand, create it as the oracle user. Do not create it as the root user.

    When you have entered the Oracle home name and path, click Next.

  7. On the Language Selection screen, select all the languages in the Available Languages list box (left side), move them to the Selected Languages list box (right side) using the buttons provided, and then click Next.

  8. On the Register with Oracle Internet Directory screen, provide the following information:

    • Host: Enter the name of the computer where Oracle Internet Directory is running.

      For example:

      hostname.yourcompany.com

    • Port: Enter the port number on which Oracle Internet Directory is listening.

      For example:

      389

      If you want to use SSL to connect to Oracle Internet Directory, specify the Oracle Internet Directory SSL port.

      For example:

      636


      See Also:

      "Checking If a Port Is in Use" to determine what port number is in use by Oracle Internet Directory, if you do not already know.

    • Use SSL to connect to Oracle Internet Directory: Select this option if you want Oracle Content DB components to use only SSL to connect to Oracle Internet Directory. To ensure secure communications, Oracle recommends that you enable this option and use SSL to connect to Oracle Internet Directory.

    When you have provided this information, click Next.

  9. On the Specify OID Login screen, provide the following information:

    • Username: Enter the user name used to log in to Oracle Internet Directory. If you are an Oracle Internet Directory superuser, the username is cn=orcladmin. Alternatively, you can use another Oracle Internet Directory user, provided that the user has sufficient privileges such as the following:

      • IAS & User Management Application Admins

      • iAS Admins

    • Password field, enter the current password for the administrator user.

    • If the Identity Management Realm field appears, specify the appropriate realm to which this user belongs. This field only appears if the Oracle Internet Directory you specified contains multiple realms.

      For example:

      us

    When you have provided this information, click Next.

  10. On the Select Database Information screen, provide the following information:

    • Database Connection String: Select the connect string to the Oracle Database that you want to use for this Oracle Content DB middle tier.

      For example:

      orcl.mycompany.com

      If this is the first middle tier you are installing, the Oracle Content DB schema will be created in this database. If this is a subsequent middle tier, this middle tier will be associated with the existing schema.


      Note:

      This list only shows databases that have been registered with Oracle Internet Directory. If the database you want to use does not appear in this list, exit this installation session, and register the database with Oracle Internet Directory first. See "Registering Oracle Database with Oracle Internet Directory" for more information.

    • Password: Enter the current password for the database user SYS.

    When you have provided this information, click Next.

  11. On the Content Schema Password screen, choose or enter a schema password for Oracle Content DB:

    • If this is the first Oracle Content DB middle tier you are installing, enter the password you want to use for the Oracle Content DB schema, then confirm it. The Oracle Content DB schema name is Content. This schema will be created during this installation.

    • If this is a subsequent Oracle Content DB middle tier, enter the schema password for the existing Oracle Content DB schema.

    When you have entered the schema password, click Next.

  12. On the Specify SMTP Host and Port Values screen, you can optionally provide e-mail server information. The SMTP server that you specify is used to send quota e-mail notifications to Oracle Content DB Quota Administrators. This can be any valid SMTP server. If you choose to leave these values blank, you can specify this information after installation using the Application Server Control.

    In the Host field, enter the full host name of the SMTP server, in the form hostname.domain. Alternatively, you can enter the IP address of the SMTP server.

    For example:

    email.company.com

    In the Port field, enter the port number on which the SMTP server listens.

    For example:

    25

    When you have provided this information, click Next.


    Note:

    In subsequent Oracle Content DB middle-tier installations, you will not be prompted for SMTP information.

  13. On the Specify Instance Name and ias_admin Password screen, enter the following:

    • For Instance Name, enter a name for this Oracle Content DB middle-tier instance. You cannot change this name after installation.

      For example:

      cdb_instance

    • For ias_admin Password and Confirm Password, set the password for the ias_admin user. This is the administrative user for the instance. The password must be between 5 and 30 alphanumeric characters and must contain at least one number.

    When you have entered this information, click Next.

  14. On the Summary screen, verify your selections and click Install.

    The Install Progress screen displays the progress of the installation.


    Note:

    If the installation fails after this point, you will need to deinstall the Oracle Content DB middle tier, then reinstall it. See Appendix G, "Deinstalling the Oracle Content DB Middle Tier" for complete instructions on how to deinstall the Oracle Content DB middle tier.

  15. When the Setup Privileges screen displays, run root.sh in a new window as the root user. When the root.sh script finishes, return to the Setup Privileges screen and click OK.

  16. Next, a list of configuration assistants will run, including the Oracle Content DB Configuration Assistant. If any configuration assistant fails, the error will appear in the Oracle Universal Installer console window. For additional details on the error, refer to the corresponding log file for the assistant in error. The Oracle Content DB Configuration Assistant log file (ContentConfig.log), as well as the cdbinstallactions.log file, can be found in the following location:

    $ORACLE_HOME/content/log/

  17. When the End of Installation screen displays, click Exit to quit Oracle Universal Installer. Oracle Content DB starts and the Web client opens


Note:



Tip:

Proceed to Chapter 7, "Oracle Content DB Middle-Tier Postinstallation Tasks" to complete installation of Oracle Content DB