Index

A

accessibility software, Java Access Bridge 1
account control 1
accounts
- ANONYMOUS 1
- APEX_030200 1
- APEX_PUBLIC_USER 1
- CTXSYS 1
- DBSNMP 1
- DIP 1
- EXFSYS 1
- FLOWS_FILES 1
- HR 1
- LBACSYS 1
- MDDATA 1
- MDSYS 1
- ORACLE_OCM 1
- ORDPLUGINS 1
- ORDSYS 1
- OUTLN 1
- SI_INFORMTN_SCHEMA 1
- SYS 1
- SYSTEM 1
- WMSYS 1
- XDB 1
admin directory 1
administrative user names, listed 1
Administrators group, requirements for Oracle installations 1
aliases, multiple on computers 1
ANONYMOUS administrative user name 1
APEX_030200 administrative user name 1
APEX_PUBLIC_USER administrative user name 1
applications, migrating non-Oracle applications to Oracle 1
ASMCA 1
asmcmd utility 1
asmtoolg utility 1
asmtool utility 1
authentication support
- preinstallation requirements 1
Automatic Memory Management 1
Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
- configuring Oracle Database to communicate with 1

B

backups of database
- flash_area_recovery directory 1
- Oracle Database Recovery Manager 1
- perform before upgrading 1
Basic installation method 1
- See also: Advanced installation method
bind order of the adapters
- about 1

C

CDBs 1, 2, 5, 6
certification, hardware and software 1
character sets 1
cloning
- Configuring Oracle Configuration Manager in a Cloned Oracle Home 1
Cloud Control
- See: Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
clusters 1
- See also: Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Real Application Clusters
- installation guidelines 1
Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS)
- ports, ranges and protocol 1
commands
- runcluvfy.bat 1
- setup.exe 1
components
- for single Oracle homes 1
- installation of single Oracle home components 1
computers, non-networked 1
computers with multiple aliases 1
configuration assistants 1
- See also: Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA), Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
- suppressing during silent or response file installation 1
- troubleshooting 1
configuring disks for Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
Configuring Oracle Configuration Manager in a Cloned Oracle Home 1
Connection Manager
- ports, ranges and protocol 1
console mode 1
control files
- about 1
- using Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control with 1
CTXSYS administrative user name 1
custom database
- requirements when using Automatic Storage Management 1

D

databases
- accounts, listed 1
- control files 1
- data files 1
- initialization parameter file 1
- naming 1
- OLAP support (Oracle OLAP) 1
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
  - requirements 1
- recovery with Oracle Backup and Recovery 1
- redo log files 1
- security management 1
- starting 1
- stopping 1
- tablespaces 1
Database Security
- preinstallation requirements 1
Database Upgrade Assistant, computers with minimum memory 1
data files
- about 1
- creating separate directories for 1
- minimum disk space for 1
- options for placing on file systems 1
- recommendations for file system 1
data loss
- minimizing with Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
data mining tools
- Oracle Data Mining 1
data warehousing tool
- Oracle OLAP 1
DB_DOMAIN parameter 1
DB_NAME
- parameter 1
DBCA
- See: Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
dbca.rsp file
- about 1
- using 1
DBSNMP administrative user name
- about 1
default control files 1
default data files 1
default initialization parameter file, init.ora 1
default tablespaces 1
Deinstallation Tool
- about 1
description
- database restart 1
- Oracle Restart 1
Desktop Class
- about 1
device names
- creating with asmtool 1
- creating with asmtoolg 1
differences between installing Oracle on Windows and UNIX 1
DIP administrative user name 1
Direct NFS
- oranfstab file 1
Direct NFS Client
- enabling 1
- Enabling HCC 1
- SNMP support 1
directory
- creating separate data file directories 1
- database file directory 1
diskpart.exe tool
- about 1
- syntax 1
disks
- configuring for Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
disk space
- checking 1
- requirements for preconfigured database in Oracle ASM 1
documentation
- additional Oracle documentation 1
DVD drive, installing from 1

E

environment variables
- NLS_LANG 1
- ORACLE_HOME
  - preventing installation 1
- PATH
  - set in Registry 1
- TEMP and TMP
  - hardware requirements 1
- TMP and TMPDIR 1
errors
- configuration assistants 1
- installation 1, 2
- silent mode 1
example01.DBF data file 1
executeConfigTools 1
EXFSYS administrative user name 1
external redundancy
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management redundancy level 1

F

failure groups
- characteristics in Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
FAQ for installation 1
Fast Recovery Area 1
fatal errors 1
files
- Oracle Universal Installer log files 1
- tnsnames.ora 1
file systems
- data file and recovery file placement options 1
- system requirements 1
- using for data files 1
flash_area_recovery directory 1
Flash Recovery Area
- See: Fast Recovery Area
FLOWS_FILES administrative user name 1
frequently asked installation questions 1

G

Gateways products FAQ 1
generic documentation references
- Windows-specific parameter file name and location 1
- Windows-specific redo log file location 1
- Windows-specific redo log file size 1
global database name
- about 1
- identifying 1
Global Database Name
- about 1
global database name, defined 1

H

hardware certification 1
high redundancy
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management redundancy level 1
host name, setting before installation 1
HR administrative user name 1

I

IBM WebSphere MQ databases 1
image
- install 1
initialization parameter file
- about 1
- in database 1
- init.ora 1
installActions.log file 1
installation
- completing 1
- component-specific guidelines 1
- computer aliases, multiple 1
- configuration options, about 1
- differences between installing Oracle on UNIX and Windows 1
- downloading software from Oracle Technology Network 1
- DVD drive 1
- errors
  - log session 1
  - while configuration assistant runs 1
- FAQ for Oracle Database products 1
- guidelines 1
- Java Access Bridge 1
- laptops 1
- log files 1
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
  - requirements 1
- Oracle Universal Installer, about 1
- overview 1
- planning 1
- postinstallation tasks 1
- preinstallation considerations 1
- procedure 1
- remote installation, DVD drive 1
- remote installation with remote access software 1
- response file mode error handling 1
- response files
  - errors 1
- restrictions on installing in pre-8.1.5 homes 1
- restrictions on using old Oracle Installer 1
- reviewing a log of an installation session 1
- silent mode error handling 1
- single Oracle home components 1
- troubleshooting 1
- upgrading 1
- with other components 1
installation methods
- See: Desktop Class, Server Class
Installing
- Oracle restart 1
invalid objects
- recompiling 1

J

Java Access Bridge
- about 1
- installing 1
Java Runtime Environment
- See: JRE
Jobs system 1
JRE (Java Runtime Environment)
- requirements 1
- restrictions on modifying 1
- version used by Oracle 1

K

Kerberos Based Authentication for Direct NFS 1

L

languages
- installing Oracle components in different languages 1
- using Oracle components in different languages 1
laptops, installing Oracle Database on 1
LBACSYS administrative user name 1
listeners
- stopping existing listener process 1
local device, using for data files 1
log files 1
- reviewing an installation session 1
- troubleshooting 1
log files locations in OFA 1
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- recommendations for Automatic Storage Management 1
loopback adapters 1
- See also: network adapters, primary network adapters
- about 1
- checking if installed 1
- computers with multiple aliases 1
- installing 1, 2
- installing on Windows Server 2008 1
- non-networked computers 1
- removing 1

M

MDDATA administrative user name 1
MDSYS administrative user name 1
migrating applications to Oracle 1
migrating non-Oracle databases to Oracle 1
mirroring Oracle ASM disk groups 1
multihomed computers, installing on 1
multiple aliases, computers with 1
multiple Oracle homes
- setting 1
- System Identifier (SID) 1
multitenant container databases
- See: CDBs
My Oracle Support site
- about 1
- accessing 1

N

netca.rsp file
- about 1
- using 1
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
- response files 1
- running at command prompt 1
- suppressing during silent or response file installation 1
- troubleshooting 1
Net Services Configuration Assistant, computers with minimum memory 1
network adapters 1
- See also: loopback adapters, primary network adapters
- computers with multiple aliases 1
- how primary adapter is determined 1
- non-networked computers 1
- primary, on computers with multiple aliases 1
network cards, multiple 1
network protocols, supported 1, 2
network topics
- computers with multiple aliases 1
- laptops 1
- listed 1, 2
- loopback adapters 1, 2
- multiple network cards 1
- non-networked computers 1
NLS_LANG environment variable 1
non-networked computers 1
normal redundancy, Oracle Automatic Storage Management redundancy level 1
NTFS system requirements 1
NTLM (NT Lan Manager)
- authenticating Windows domain users 1
- authenticating Windows local users 1
- deprecation 1

O

OEM
- See: Oracle Enterprise Manager
OLAP tools
- about 1
- Oracle OLAP 1
operating system
- reviewing common practices 1
operating systems, supported 1, 2
Optimal Flexible Architecture
- advantages 1
- overview 1
- standard 1
Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)
- changes for this release 1
- default Optimal Flexible Architecture database 1
- differences since previous releases 1
- directory naming conventions 1
- nondefault Optimal Flexible Architecture database 2 1
- Oracle base directory 1
- Oracle Database directory tree, affect on 1
- Oracle home directory 1
- symbolic links 1
- Windows and UNIX differences 1
ORACLE_BASE directory
- See: Oracle base directory
ORACLE_HOME directory
- See: Oracle home directory, ORACLE_HOME environment variable
ORACLE_HOME environment variable
- preventing installation 1
ORACLE_HOSTNAME environment variable
- computers with multiple aliases 1
- setting before installation 1
ORACLE_OCM administrative user name 1
Oracle ACFS
- enabling 1
Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows
- behavior with multiple Oracle homes 1
- configuration 1
Oracle applications
- installing with Oracle Database 1
Oracle Automatic Storage Management
- asmcmd utility 1
- configuring disks 1
- considerations before installing 1
- installation, testing 1
- part of Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation 1
- password file 1
- SPFILE server parameter file 1
Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
- asmtoolg utility 1
- asmtool utility 1
- DAS disks 1
- failure groups
  - characteristics 1
- getting started using 1
- managing 1
- mirroring 1
- Oracle ASM asmcmd utility 1
- Oracle ASM disk groups
  - managing 1
  - recommendations for 1
- partition creation 1
- redundancy levels 1
- SAN disks 1
- silent or response file mode installations 1
- space required for preconfigured database 1
- starting and stopping 1
Oracle Automatic Storage Management Configuration Assistant 1
Oracle base directory
- about 1, 2
- example 1
- installation 1
- location on UNIX 1
- location on Windows 1
Oracle Cluster Registry port 1
Oracle Clusterware
- about 1
- installed before Oracle Database 1
- used with Oracle Real Application Clusters 1
Oracle components
- using in different languages 1
Oracle Database 1
- See also: installation, postinstallation, removing, requirements
- administering and monitoring 1
- Automatic Storage Management, configuring communication with 1
- checking installed contents 1
- creating data file directories 1
- getting started using 1
  - accessing 1, 2
  - starting and stopping database 1, 2
- installing with Oracle applications 1
- installing with other Oracle components 1
- minimum disk space requirements 1
- naming 1
- requirements with Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
- security management 1
- starting and stopping 1
- upgrading 1
- Windows Terminal Services support 1
Oracle Database Advanced Queuing 1
Oracle Database Client
- configuring connections 1
- requirements 1, 2
Oracle Database components
- administering and monitoring 1
- connectivity FAQ 1
- FAQ on installing 1
- installing with Oracle applications 1
- installing with Oracle Database tools 1
Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
- about 1
- computers with minimum memory 1
- response files 1
- suppressing during silent or response file installation 1
- troubleshooting 1
Oracle Database directory tree 1
Oracle Database Gateway
- listed products 1
Oracle Database Recovery Manager (RMAN)
- about 1
Oracle Database SID
- about 1
- naming rules 1
- ORACLE_SID environment variable 1
Oracle Database Upgrade Assistant, computers with minimum memory 1
Oracle Database Vault
- audit policy 1
- postinstallation task 1
Oracle Data Mining
- about 1
- installing 1
Oracle Disk Manager (ODM)
- library file 1
Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Database Control
  - using to modify control files 1
  - using to modify redo log files 1
  - using to view control files 1
  - using to view redo log files 1
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
- jobs system, setting correct credentials 1
- preinstallation requirements 1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express
- logging into 1
- password management 1
- port number 1
Oracle home directory
- about 1
- examples 1
- location 1
- multiple homes, network considerations 1
- multiple homes, precedence of components 1
- Optimal Flexible Architecture 1
- single Oracle home components 1
- specifying 1
Oracle host name, setting before installation 1
Oracle Internet Directory 1
Oracle-managed files feature 1
Oracle Messaging Gateway feature 1
Oracle Net Listener
- ports
  - ranges and protocol 1
Oracle Net Services
- configuring 1
- postinstallation task 1
- stopping existing listener 1
Oracle Net Services Configuration Assistant, computers with minimum memory 1
Oracle OLAP
- about 1
Oracle Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server
- ports
  - changing 1
Oracle Provider for OLE DB
- behavior with multiple Oracle homes 1
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
- installed before Oracle Database 1
- installing with Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
- Oracle Clusterware
  - about 1
Oracle Restart
- description 1
- Installing 1
- password file 1
Oracle Schemas 1
Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server
- ports
  - ranges and protocol 1
oracle service user 1
Oracle SQL Developer
- accessing 1
- migrating non-Oracle applications to Oracle 1
- migrating non-Oracle databases to Oracle 1
Oracle Technology Network (OTN)
- downloading software from 1
Oracle Text knowledge base 1
Oracle Universal Installer
- location of executable 1
- running in different languages 1
Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
- about 1
- guidelines in using 1
- installation guidelines 1
- log files 1
- response files 1
- restrictions on installing in pre-8.1.5 homes 1
- running at command line 1
Oracle WebLogic Server 1
Oracle XML DB
- about 1
- ports, ranges and protocol 1
- XDB administrative user name 1
ORADATA directory, explained 1
oranfstab configuration file 1
ORDPLUGINS administrative user name 1
ORDSYS administrative user name 1
OUI
- See: Oracle Universal Installer
OUTLN administrative user name 1

P

partitions 1
- See also: diskpart.exe tool
- using with Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
password file for Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
passwords
- for administrative accounts 1
- guidelines 1
- managing in SQL*Plus 1
patch set information, downloading 1
PATH environment variable
- set in Registry 1
PDBs 1, 2, 3
PL/SQL
- external procedures postinstallation task 1
pluggable databases
- See: PDBs
portlist.ini file 1
ports
- access URLs 1
- Cluster Synchronization Services, ranges and protocol 1
- configured for applications 1
- Connection Manager, ranges and protocol 1
- default ranges 1
- Oracle Cluster Registry 1
- Oracle Net Listener
  - ranges and protocol 1
- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server
  - changing 1
- Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server, ranges and protocol 1
- Oracle XML DB, ranges and protocol 1
postinstallation
- configuration of Oracle software 1
postinstallation tasks 1
- changing passwords 1
- configuring secure sockets layer 1
- database-to-Automatic Storage Management communication 1
- getting started using Oracle Database 1
- Jobs system 1
- Oracle Administration Assistant for Windows 1
- Oracle Messaging Gateway feature 1
- Oracle Net Services 1
- Oracle Text knowledge base 1
- PL/SQL external procedures 1
- setting job system credentials for Enterprise Manager 1
- shared server support 1
preconfigured database
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk space requirements 1
- requirements when using Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
preinstallation
- perform database backup 1
- requirements for Oracle Database Security 1
- requirements for Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
preinstallation considerations 1
primary network adapters 1
- See also: loopback adapters, network adapters
- how determined 1
process, stopping existing listener process 1

R

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
- using for Oracle data files 1
readme.txt file 1
recommendations
- on performing software-only installations 1
recovery files, options for placing on file system 1
recovery of databases
- Oracle Backup and Recovery 1
redo log files
- in starter database 1
- using Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control with 1
redundancy level
- and space requirements for preconfigured database 1
- for Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
- See: RAID
release notes 1
remote access software 1
remote installations
- DVD drive 1
- remote access software 1
requirements
- for JRE 1
- for Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
- hard disk space 1
- hardware 1
- hardware, verifying 1
- Oracle Database Client 1, 2
- software 1, 2
- Web browser support 1
- Windows Terminal Services 1
response file mode 1
- See: response file mode
- See also: response files, silent mode
- about 1
- error handling 1
- reasons for using 1
response files
- about 1
- creating
  - with record mode 1
  - with template 1
- dbca.rsp 1
- error handling 1
- general procedure 1
- netca.rsp 1
- Net Configuration Assistant 1
- Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) 1
- passing values at command line 1
- specifying with Oracle Universal Installer 1
- using 1
response files installation
- about 1
roadmap for installing Oracle Database components 1
root user 1

S

Sample Schemas
- administrative user names 1
- tablespaces and data files 1
schemas
- database schema passwords 1
- Oracle Schemas, about 1
- Sample Schemas administrative user names 1
- Sample Schemas tablespaces and data files 1
security
- management tools 1
- Oracle Database Security Strong Authentication requirements 1
Server Class 1
- See also: Desktop Class
- about 1
server parameter file (SPFILE) 1
SERVICE_NAMES parameter 1
services, stopping 1
setup.exe
- See: Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
shared server support 1
SI_INFORMTN_SCHEMA administrative user name 1
SID
- See: Oracle Database SID
silent mode 1
- See also: response file mode, response files
- about 1
- error handling 1
- errors 1
- reasons for using 1
single Oracle home components 1
software certification 1
SPFILE server parameter file 1
SQL*Plus
- accessing 1
- password management 1
SQL Developer
- accessing 1
sqlnet.ora file, enabling Windows native authentication 1
SSL 1
stopping existing services 1
symbolic links 1
SYS administrative user name 1
SYSTEM
- tablespace, description 1
system01.dbf data file 1
SYSTEM administrative user name 1
system requirements
- on NTFS file systems 1

T

tablespaces 1
- expanding for large sorts 1
- in database 1
- SYSTEM 1
- TEMP 1
- UNDOTBS 1
- USERS 1
TEMP
- tablespace (temp01.dbf) 1
temp01.dbf data file 1
TEMP environment variable, hardware requirements 1
temporary directory 1
temporary disk space
- checking 1
- freeing 1
tmp directory
- checking space in 1
- freeing space in 1
TMPDIR environment variable 1
TMP environment variable 1
- hardware requirements 1
tnsnames.ora file 1
troubleshooting 1
- fatal errors 1
- Inventory log files 1

U

UNDOTBS
- tablespace (undotbs01.dbf) 1
UNIX
- differences between installing Oracle on Windows 1
unsupported components
- on Windows Terminal Services 1
upgrade
- Oracle Automatic Storage Management 1
upgrading
- backing up before upgrading 1
user account control 1
user accounts, managing 1
user names
- ANONYMOUS 1
- APEX_030200 1
- APEX_PUBLIC_USER 1
- changing passwords 1
- CTXSYS 1
- DBSNMP 1
- DIP 1
- EXFSYS 1
- FLOWS_FILES 1
- HR 1
- LBACSYS 1
- MDDATA 1
- MDSYS 1
- ORACLE_OCM 1
- ORDPLUGINS 1
- ORDSYS 1
- OUTLN 1
- SI_INFORMTN_SCHEMA 1
- SYS 1
- SYSTEM 1
- WMSYS 1
- XDB 1
USERS
- tablespace (users01.dbf) 1
utlrp.sql 1

W

Web browser support 1
WebSphere MQ database 1
Windows
- compilers, supported 1, 2
- credentials for job system 1
- network protocol, supported 1, 2
- operating systems, supported 1, 2
- Oracle Database installation differences with UNIX 1
Windows 7
- user account control 1
Windows 8
- user account control 1
Windows Server 2008
- user account control 1
Windows Server 2008 R2
- user account control 1
Windows Services utility, starting and stopping databases 1
Windows Terminal Services
- support 1
- unsupported components 1
WMSYS administrative user name 1

X

XDB administrative user name 1
XML data 1