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Preface

Purpose

Audience

Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

For the Latest Information

Install Only Licensed Products

Typographic Conventions

Command Syntax

Accessing Online Documentation

Related Documentation

Oracle Services and Support

1 System Requirements

Installation Overview

Product Installation Categories and Installation Types

System Installation Requirements

Time Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Disk Space Requirements

Images

Operating System Software Requirements

SQL*Net VMS Mailbox Driver

Programmatic Interface Support

Product Dependencies

Products that require other products

Important Compatibility Issues

Online Documentation Requirements

Additional Product-Specific Installation Requirements

Oracle8i and Options

Tools and Precompilers

Networking and System Management Products

Oracle Advanced Security

Configuration Restrictions

Restrictions

Copying Oracle Executables

Posix

SQL*Net Linking Options

Guidelines

OpenVMS and Installation-Specific Issues and Restrictions

New ORA_ROOT

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Character Mode

Upgrading and Migrating

File Systems

Optimal Flexible Architecture

Very Large Files

Installation Procedure Requirements

Oracle Server Database Administrator Account

Deciding Account Information

Oracle8i Account is NOT the SYS or SYSTEM Account

Oracle8i Account UIC Must Be Greater than MAXSYSGROUP

Finding MAXSYSGROUP

Adding a Record in the User Authorization File (UAF)

Setting Account Privileges

Setting Account Quotas

Modifying the Default Quotas

Process Quotas

Process Rights for Database Administrators

Process Rights for SGA Protection

Process Rights for Intelligent Agent (OEMAGENT)

Security Issues with Multiple Databases

Completing Account Set Up

Verifying Privileges

Alpha OpenVMS SYSGEN Parameters

Using the Reserved Memory Registry

Using AUTOGEN

2 Pre-Installation

Alpha OpenVMS System Configuration

Setup Tasks to Perform as the SYSTEM User

Setup Tasks to Perform as the oracle User

3 Understanding CD-ROM Structure and Content

CD-ROM Contents

BOOT.BCK Saveset

Product Savesets and README Files

4 Installing Oracle8i Enterprise Edition
Bundle and Online Documentation

Step 1. Logging Into the Oracle8i Database Administrator's Account

Step 2. Setting the Oracle Root Directory

Step 3. Mounting the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Distribution

Step 4. Restoring the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition BOOT.BCK

Step 5. Invoking ORACLEINS

Step 6. Selecting "Create a new ORACLE system"

Step 7. Selecting Products to Load

Step 8. Configuring Products

Step 9. Loading and Building Configured Products

Step 10. Installing Online Documentation

5 Installing Oracle8i Products using Oracle Universal Installer

Using Oracle Universal Installer

Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

Typical or Minimal

Custom

Oracle8i Client

Administrator, Programmer or Application User

Custom

Reviewing a Log of an Installation Session

Installing Oracle Parallel Server

Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

6 Installing Other Product Bundles Into Your Server Environment

Step 1. Mounting the Product Bundle CD-ROM

Step 2. Restoring the Product Bundle BOOT.BCK

Step 3. Invoking ORACLEINS

Step 4. Selecting the Reconfiguration Menu Option

Step 5. Selecting Products to Load

Step 6. Configuring Products

Configure All Products Loaded

Select Configuration Options Menu

Step 7. Loading and Building Configured Products

7 Creating an Initial Instance and Building Database Tables

Creating an Initial Instance

Configuring the Database

Choosing a Default Language

Building Database Tables

8 Post-Installation

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the System User

Configuration Tasks to Perform as the oracle User

Modify init.ora Parameters

Post-Installation for Oracle Products

Net8

Oracle Options

Oracle interMedia

Multi-Threaded Server

Oracle Precompilers

Pro*C/C++

Pro*COBOL

Pro*FORTRAN

SQL*Module Ada

Oracle Supported Protocols

All Supported Protocols

Configuring the Secure Socket Layer

Accessing Installed Documentation

Oracle Information Navigator

Installing a Client Only Tools Environment

Reconfiguring Products

Removing Products

Adding or Upgrading Products

Preparing to Add or Upgrade

Adding or Upgrading a Product Summary

Starting Up an Instance

Building or Upgrading Database Tables

Relinking the Oracle Code

Step 1. Shutdown the Given Database(s)

Step 2. Remove Images

Step 3. Invoke the Oracle Installation Utility

9 Managing the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

Starting the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

Before Start Up

Starting Oracle8i via ORACLEINS

Starting Oracle8i via STARTUP Files

Starting Oracle8i via Server Manager

Identifying the Current Instance

Specifying Startup Parameters

Starting the Server

Starting Oracle8i Automatically

Sample Startup File

Creating Additional Oracle Databases and Instances

Shutting Down an Oracle Database/Instance

Shutting Down Oracle8i via ORACLEINS

Shutting Down Oracle8i via the SHUTDOWN File

Sample Shutdown File

Shutting Down Oracle8i via Server Manager

Deinstalling Shareable Images

A Oracle8i Products

Oracle8i Enterprise Edition or Oracle8i Components

Oracle8i Client Components

Product Descriptions

B Installation and Configuration of Apache Server for Alpha OpenVMS

Post Installation Checklist

Run AUTOGEN

Check Disk Quota

Check for SET TERMINAL/INQUIRE

Test the Installation

Browser Test

TELNET Test

Troubleshooting

Running the Oracle HTTP Server on OpenVMS

Starting and Stopping the Server

Server Log File

Performance Considerations

Limits and Quotas

Server Experiencing Medium to High Usage

Global Pages and Global Sections

Excessive File Build Up

Customizing the Server Environment

Modules and Directives

Supported and Unsupported Features

Modules Not Included

Unsupported Directives

Command Line Options

Virtual Host Support

Dynamic Shared Object Support

File Handlers

Content Negotiation

Apache API

suEXEC Support

Running MOD_OSUSCRIPT

File Formats

File Naming Conventions

File Transfer Process and Access Control List

Logical Names

OpenVMS Cluster Considerations

Individual System vs. Clusterwide Definition

Mixed-Architecture Cluster

Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

CGI Environment Logical

Referencing Input

Executing CGI

Logicals for Debugging CGI Scripts

Displaying Graphics with CGI Command Procedures

Security Information

Process Model

Privileged Images

Privileges Required to Start and Stop the Server

File Ownership and Protection

Server Extensions (CGI Scripts)

suEXEC Not Available for Protecting Script Execution

Open Source Licenses

Apache

C Oracle8i 64-bit Feature

Introduction to the Oracle8i 64-bit Feature

Introducing the Oracle8i 64-bit Feature

Benefits of the Oracle8i 64-bit Feature

Implementation of the Oracle 64-bit Feature on Alpha OpenVMS

Suggested Parameter Settings

Other Recommendations

D Recovery Manager Reference Addendum

Recovery Manager Command Errors

Media Management

Determining the Snapshot Control Location

Connecting to RMAN Using Operating System Authorization

Hiding Passwords When Connecting to RMAN

Cataloging Hot and Cold Operating System Backups

Cataloging an Operating System Backup

Makings Lists of Backups and Copies

Making Split Mirror Backups

Maintaining Backups and Copies

Performing Incomplete Recovery Without a Recovery Catalog

Restoring Datafile Copies to a New Host

Troubleshooting Scenarios

Diagnosis of the Cause

To determine whether Oracle is using the dummy API:

Solution

Recovery Manager Command Syntax

Keywords and Parameters

Keywords and Parameters

Index