| Oracle® Database Companion CD Installation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.2) for Microsoft Windows (x64) Part Number B15686-01 |
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| Oracle® Database Companion CD Installation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.2) for Microsoft Windows (x64) Part Number B15686-01 |
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This chapter describes the requirements for installing the Oracle Database 10g Companion CD products:
This section covers the following topics:
The following disk space sizes reflect the sizes required by Oracle Database 10g Products only. They do not include the sizes in an existing Oracle Database installation.
TEMP space: 100 MB
SYSTEM_DRIVE:\Program Files\Oracle directory: 100 MB
SYSTEM_DRIVE:\ORACLE_BASE\ORACLE_HOME directory: 650 MB
SYSTEM_DRIVE:\ORACLE_BASE\oradata: 40 MB
Total: 850 MB
The platform-specific hardware and software requirements included in this installation guide were current at the time this guide was published. However, because new platforms and operating system software versions might be certified after this guide is published, review the certification matrix on the OracleMetaLink Web site for the most up-to-date list of certified hardware platforms and operating system versions. The OracleMetaLink Web site is available at the following URL:
http://metalink.oracle.com/
You must register online before using OracleMetaLink. After logging in, select Certify & Availability from the left-hand column. From the Product Lifecycle page, select the Certifications button. Other Product Lifecycle options include Product Availability, Desupport Notices, and Alerts.
The following sections list the following certification information:
Windows 2003 and Windows XP include a Telnet Service that allows remote users to log on to the operating system and run console programs using the command line. Oracle supports the use of command line utilities using this feature, but does not support the database GUI tools such as Oracle Universal Installer, Database Configuration Assistant, and Oracle Net Configuration Assistant.
Note:
Make sure that the Telnet service is started on the Windows Services utility.Oracle supports installing, configuring, and running Oracle Database through Terminal Services on Windows 2003 and Windows XP. If you encounter problems with the installation through Terminal Server, Oracle recommends that you try connecting to the Terminal Services console session of the server (using mstsc/console).
You can configure Windows 2003 to use Terminal Services in Remote Desktop for Administration Mode or Terminal Server Mode. For Windows XP, the Remote Desktop is only avialable in Single User Mode.
See Also:
The Microsoft Web site for more information about terminal services
The OracleMetaLink Web site for the latest Terminal Server certification information
Typically, the computer on which you want to install the Oracle Database Companion CD products is connected to the network, has local storage to contain this installation, has a display monitor, and has a DVD drive.
This section describes how to install the Oracle Database Companion CD products on computers that do not meet the typical scenario. It covers the following cases:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) assigns dynamic IP addresses on a network. Dynamic addressing allows a computer to have a different IP address each time it connects to the network. In some cases, the IP address can change while the computer is still connected. You can have a mixture of static and dynamic IP addressing in a DHCP system.
In a DHCP setup, the software tracks IP addresses, which simplifies network administration. This lets you add a new computer to the network without having to manually assign that computer a unique IP address. However, before installing the Oracle Database Companion CD products onto a computer that uses the DHCP protocol, you need to install a loopback adapter to assign a local IP address to that computer.
You can install Oracle Database on a multihomed computer. A multihomed computer is associated with multiple IP addresses. This is typically achieved by having multiple network cards on the computer. Each IP address is associated with a host name; additionally, you can set up aliases for the host name. By default, Oracle Universal Installer uses the ORACLE_HOSTNAME environment variable setting to find the host name. If ORACLE_HOSTNAME is not set and you are installing on a computer that has multiple network cards, Oracle Universal Installer determines the hostname by using the first name in the hosts file (typically located in SYSTEM_DRIVE:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc on Windows 2003).
Clients must be able to access the computer using this hostname (or using aliases for this hostname). To check, ping the hostname from the client computers using the short name (hostname only) and the full name (hostname and domain name). Both must work.
Setting the ORACLE_HOSTNAME Environment Variable
To set the ORACLE_HOSTNAME environment variable:
Display System in the Windows Control Panel.
In the System Properties dialog box, click Advanced.
In the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables.
In the Environment Variables dialog box, under System Variables, click New.
In the New System Variable dialog box, enter the following information:
Variable name: ORACLE_HOSTNAME
Variable value: The hostname of the computer that you want to use.
Click OK, then in the the Environment Variables dialog box, click OK.
Click OK in the Environment Variables dialog box, then in the System Properties dialog box, click OK.
A computer with multiple aliases is registered with the naming service under a single IP but with multiple aliases. The naming service resolves any of those aliases to the same computer. Before installing Oracle Database on such a computer, set the ORACLE_HOSTNAME environment variable to the computer whose hostname you want to use.
When you install a loopback adapter, the loopback adapter assigns a local IP for your computer. After you install a loopback adapter on your computer, you have at least two network adapters on your computer: your own network adapter and the loopback adapter. The Oracle Database Companion CD products need to have Windows using the loopback adapter as the primary adapter.
The primary adapter is determined by the order in which you installed the adapters: it is the last adapter installed. If you install additional network adapters after you install the loopback adapter, you need to deinstall the loopback adapter and reinstall it.
A loopback adapter is required if you are installing on a DHCP computer.
See Also:
"Installing on DHCP Computers"The procedure for installing a loopback adapter depends on the version of Windows on which you plan to install the Oracle Database Companion CD products:
To check if a loopback adapter is installed on your computer, run the ipconfig /all command:
c:\> ipconfig /all
If there is a loopback adapter installed, you would see a section that lists the values for the loopback adapter. For example:
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Loopback Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-4C-4F-4F-50 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.25.129 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
To install a loopback adapter on Windows 2003 or Windows XP:
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Double-click Add Hardware to start the Add Hardware wizard.
In the Welcome window, click Next.
In the Is the hardware connected? window, select Yes, I have already connected the hardware, and click Next.
In the The following hardware is already installed on your computer window, in the list of installed hardware, select Add a new hardware device, and click Next.
In the The wizard can help you install other hardware window, select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, and click Next.
From the list of hardware types, select the type of hardware you are installing window, select Network adapters, and click Next.
In the Select Network Adapter window, make the following selections:
Manufacturer: select Microsoft.
Network Adapter: select Microsoft Loopback Adapter.
Click Next.
In the The wizard is ready to install your hardware window, click Next.
In the Completing the Add Hardware Wizard window, click Finish.
If you are using Windows 2003, restart your computer.
Right-click My Network Places on the desktop and choose Properties. This displays the Network Connections control panel.
Right-click the connection that was just created. This is usually named "Local Area Connection 2". Choose Properties.
On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click Properties.
In the Properties dialog box, click Use the following IP address and do the following:
IP Address: Enter a non-routable IP for the loopback adapter. Oracle recommends the following non-routable addresses:
192.168.x.x (x is any value between 0 and 255)
10.10.10.10
Subnet mask: Enter 255.255.255.0.
Record the values you entered, which you will need later in this procedure.
Leave all other fields empty.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Close Network Connections.
Restart the computer.
Add a line to the SYSTEM_DRIVE:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file with the following format, after the localhost line:
IP_address hostname.domainname hostname
where:
IP_address is the non-routable IP address you entered in step 16.
hostname is the name of the computer.
domainname is the name of the domain.
For example:
10.10.10.10 mycomputer.mydomain.com mycomputer
Check the network configuration:
Open System in the Control Panel, and select the Computer Name tab. In Full computer name, make sure you see the host name and the domain name, for example, sales.us.mycompany.com.
Click Change. In Computer name, you should see the hostname, and in Full computer name, you should see the host name and domain name. Using the previous example, the host name would be sales and the domain would be us.mycompany.com.
Click More. In Primary DNS suffix of this computer, you should see the domain name, for example, us.mycompany.com.
To remove the loopback adapter:
Display System in the Windows Control Panel.
In the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
In the Device Manager window, expand Network adapters. You should see Microsoft Loopback Adapter.
Right-click Microsoft Loopback Adapter and select Uninstall.
Click OK.
