1. Installation and Configuration Guide
  2. Preparing Your Environment
  3. Preparing Servers
  4. 8.3 Name Creation

8.3 Name Creation

8.3 name creation must be turned ON for servers used for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System installation. This must be turned on for engine to work with long file names or with spaces and nonstandard characters in the file name during conversion.

To validate if 8.3 File Naming is enabled or disabled:

  1. Open a command prompt window
  2. Type fsutil 8dot3name query and press the Enter key.

    The result should be similar to: The registry state of NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation is: X. The registry state values and descriptions are as follows:

    • 0 = 8.3 name creation is enabled on all volumes on the system
    • 1 = 8.3 name creation is disabled on all volumes on the system
    • 2 = 8.3 name creation is enabled per volume on the system (default value)
    • 3 = 8.3 name creation is DISABLED on all volumes except the system volume
    If the value is 0, 8.3 File Naming is enabled on all volumes on the system.

To enable 8.3 Name Creation:

  1. Click Start > Run
  2. Type regedit and click OK.
  3. In the Registry Editor, go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem.

  4. Right-click the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation entry and select Modify from the drop-down menu. The Edit DWORD Value page opens.

  5. In the Value data text box, enter 0.
  6. Click OK to close the page.

Note: It is not recommended to disable the 8.3 File Naming post Installation and Configuiration as some startup services will not work if it is disabled.