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1 Oracle Transparent Gateway Overview

1.1 Gateway Installation Configurations

1.2 Gateway Installation Methods

1.2.1 Interactive Installation Methods

1.2.2 Automated Installation Methods Using Response Files

1.3 Installation Considerations

1.3.1 Read the Release Notes

1.3.2 Hardware and Software Certification

1.3.3 Multiple Oracle Homes

1.3.3.1 Installing the Software on a System with an Existing Oracle Installation

1.4 Upgrades

1.5 Accessing the Installation Software

1.5.1 Copying the Oracle Software to a Hard Disk

1.5.1.1 Mounting Disc

1.5.1.2 Copying the Oracle Transparent Gateway Software to a Hard Disk

1.5.2 Downloading Oracle Software from the OTN Web Site

1.5.2.1 Downloading the Installation Archive Files

1.5.2.2 Extracting the Installation Files

1.6 Running the Oracle Universal Installer

2 Installing Oracle Transparent Gateway for Sybase

2.1 Hardware Requirements

2.1.1 Checking the Hardware Requirements

2.2 Software Requirements

2.2.1 Operating System

2.2.2 Checking the Software Requirements

2.2.3 Non-Oracle System Requirements

2.3 Installation Steps for Oracle Transparent Gateway for Sybase

3 Installing Oracle Transparent Gateway for Informix

3.1 Hardware Requirements

3.1.1 Checking the Hardware Requirements

3.2 Software Requirements

3.2.1 Operating System

3.2.2 Checking the Software Requirements

3.2.3 Non-Oracle System Requirements

3.3 Installation Steps for Oracle Transparent Gateway for Informix

4 Installing Oracle Transparent Gateway for Ingres II

4.1 Hardware Requirements

4.1.1 Checking the Hardware Requirements

4.2 Software Requirements

4.2.1 Operating System

4.2.2 Checking the Software Requirements

4.2.3 Non-Oracle System Requirements

4.3 Installation Steps for Oracle Transparent Gateway for Ingres II

5 Installing Oracle Transparent Gateway for Teradata

5.1 Hardware Requirements

5.1.1 Checking the Hardware Requirements

5.2 Software Requirements

5.2.1 Operating System

5.2.2 Checking the Software Requirements

5.2.3 Non-Oracle System Requirements

5.3 Installation Steps for Oracle Transparent Gateway for Teradata

6 Deinstalling Oracle Transparent Gateway

A Using Response Files for Non-Interactive Installation

A.1 Introduction

A.1.1 Installation Overview

A.2 Creating the oraInst.loc File

A.3 Preparing a Response File

A.3.1 Editing a Response File Template

A.3.2 Recording a Response File

A.4 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode

B Troubleshooting

B.1 Verify Requirements

B.2 What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs

B.3 Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session

B.4 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants

B.4.1 Configuration Assistant Failure

B.4.2 Fatal Errors

B.5 Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling

B.6 Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation

Index