Preface

This manual describes how to manage Oracle and third-party software using the Oracle Universal Installer. This guide provides instructions for installing, setting up, and starting the Oracle Universal Installer software. It also provides instructions on cloning and internationalization of Oracle software.

Audience

This manual is intended for users installing Oracle software products using the Oracle Universal Installer and covers only the generic functionality and concepts. Use this manual in conjunction with any product-specific installation guides available with your Oracle product.

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Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c documentation set:

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention Meaning
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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.

What's Changed

This table provides a brief overview of the document changes for the latest publication of the Oracle® Universal Installer (OUI) User's Guide:

Part Number Change Summary
E37799-03 Updated to include a known issue about the oraparam.ini file.
E37799-02 Updated OUI command-line options in Table B-1.

Updated OUI command-line variables in Table B-2.

Updated terminology consistency.