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Preface

Intended Audience

Documentation Accessibility

Conventions

1 Introduction to Oracle Universal Instal ler

Key Features

System R equirements

2 Using Oracle Universal Installer

Checking Pre-Requisites Before Insta llation

Installing Oracle Products

Getting Help While Installing Oracle Products

About the ORAPARAM.INI File

Modes of Installation

Installation Media

Installing from a Single CD-ROM

Installing from Multiple CD-ROMs

Installing from the Web

Special Instructions for UNIX Users

Fai led to Connect to Server Error

Providing a UNIX Installer Location with Root Privileg es

Providing a UNIX Group Name

Deinstalling Oracle Products

Removing Oracle Products and Ora cle Homes With OUI

Deinstalling Top Level Products that Have Dependees

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Immediately Display ing the Inventory Dialog Box

Hiding the Inventory Dialog Box

Hiding the Deinstallation Confirmation and Progress Dialog Boxes

Running OUI After Installation

Starting OUI

Command Line Arguments

Using OUI Exit Codes< /a>

Cloning Considerations

Abou t OUI Log Files

3 Managing Oracle Homes

Introduction to Oracle Homes< /a>

Creating Oracle Homes

R emoving Oracle Homes

Determining the Default Oracle Home

Multiple Oracle Homes

Target Hom e

About the OUI Inventory

Locating the Inventory on Windows Systems

Locating t he Inventory on UNIX

Home Selector (Available on Win32 Platforms)

Home Selector Overview

How Home Selector Works

Oracle Home Directory Structure for Window s Platforms

Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Structure (on UNIX)

ORACLE_BASE Directory

ORACLE_HOME Directory

4 Customizing and Creating Response Files

About Response Files

What Is a Silent I nstallation?

What Is a Response File?

Why Perform a Silent Installation?

Modifying a Response File

Creating a Response File With Record Mode

Using Record Mode

5 Cluster Environment Inst allations

Installing Clusterware

Pre-Installation Tasks

Installing Product Software on a Cluster

Cluster Detection

Availability Checking

Cluster Insta llation

Cluster Deinstallation

Adding Nodes to a Cluster Installation

Comman d Line Options for Cluster Installs (UNIX Only)

6 Oracle Internationalization and Translation

Installer/Installation Dialogs Language

Product La nguage Selections

A Troubleshooting

Debugging Mechanisms in O UI

OUI Errors

O ther Tips

B Sample Files

Sample Response File

Sample ORAPARAM.INI File

Index