Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions
• Command Syntax
• Terminology
• Accessing Documentation
• Third Party Software Notices

1 Oracle Database Companion CD Installation Overview

• 1.1 Overview of Oracle Database Companion CD Installation
• 1.2 Products Available in the Oracle HTML DB Installation Type
• • 1.2.1 Oracle HTML DB
  • 1.2.2 Oracle HTTP Server
  • • 1.2.2.1 Differences Between This Release and Other Oracle HTTP Server Releases
    • 1.2.2.2 Where to Install Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.3 Products Available in the Oracle Database 10g Products Installation Type
• • 1.3.1 Oracle JDBC Development Drivers
  • 1.3.2 Oracle SQLJ
  • 1.3.3 Oracle Database Examples
  • 1.3.4 Oracle Text Supplied Knowledge Bases
  • 1.3.5 Oracle Workflow Server
  • 1.3.6 Oracle Ultra Search
  • 1.3.7 Natively Compiled Java Libraries
  • 1.3.8 JPublisher
• 1.4 Products Available in the Oracle Database 10g Companion Products Installation Type
• • 1.4.1 Oracle Workflow Middle-Tier Components
  • 1.4.2 Oracle HTTP Server

2 Oracle Database Companion CD Requirements

• 2.1 Hardware and Software Certification
• 2.2 General Requirements for Installing Oracle Software
• • 2.2.1 Logging In to the System as root
  • 2.2.2 Required Symbolic Links
  • 2.2.3 Required Operating System Group and User
  • • 2.2.3.1 Oracle Inventory Group
    • 2.2.3.2 Oracle Software Owner User
  • 2.2.4 Required Software Directories
  • 2.2.5 Configuring the oracle User's Environment
• 2.3 Requirements for Installing Oracle HTML DB Products
• • 2.3.1 Oracle HTTP Server Requirements
  • • 2.3.1.1 Oracle Database Requirement
    • 2.3.1.2 Hardware Requirements
    • 2.3.1.3 Software Requirements
  • 2.3.2 Oracle HTML DB Requirements
  • • 2.3.2.1 Oracle Database Requirement
    • 2.3.2.2 Disk Space Requirements
    • 2.3.2.3 Oracle HTTP Server Requirement
    • 2.3.2.4 Oracle XML DB Requirement
    • 2.3.2.5 Oracle Text Requirement
    • 2.3.2.6 Browser Requirements
• 2.4 Requirements for Installing Oracle Database 10g Products
• • 2.4.1 Oracle Database Requirement
  • 2.4.2 Disk Space Requirements
  • 2.4.3 Oracle Workflow Server Requirements
• 2.5 Requirements for Installing Oracle Database 10g Companion Products
• • 2.5.1 Oracle Workflow Server Requirements
  • 2.5.2 Oracle HTTP Server Requirements
  • 2.5.3 Disk Space Requirements
• 2.6 Network Setup
• • 2.6.1 Installing on DHCP Computers
  • 2.6.2 Installing on Multihomed Computers
  • 2.6.3 Installing on Computers with Multiple Aliases

3 Installing the Oracle Database Companion CD Software

• 3.1 General Steps for Installing Companion CD Products
• 3.2 Accessing the Installation Software
• 3.3 Mounting Discs
• 3.4 Installing Oracle HTML DB
• 3.5 Installing Oracle Database 10g Products
• 3.6 Installing Oracle Database 10g Companion Products

4 Oracle Database Companion CD Postinstallation Tasks

• 4.1 Patch Set Information
• 4.2 Postinstallation Tasks for Oracle HTTP Server
• • 4.2.1 Backing Up Files
  • 4.2.2 Migrating From an Earlier Release of Oracle HTTP Server
  • • 4.2.2.1 Migrating the httpd.conf File
    • 4.2.2.2 Migrating DADs Used by mod_plsql
  • 4.2.3 Enabling the High Availability Features of Oracle HTTP Server
• 4.3 Postinstallation Tasks for Oracle HTML DB
• • 4.3.1 Restarting Processes
  • 4.3.2 Configuring a DAD for Oracle HTML DB
  • 4.3.3 Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for a New Oracle HTML DB Installation
  • • 4.3.3.1 Oracle HTTP Server Release 9.0.3
    • 4.3.3.2 Oracle HTTP Server 10g Release 1 or Oracle Application Server 10g
  • 4.3.4 Configuring Oracle HTTP Server for an Oracle HTML DB Upgrade
  • • 4.3.4.1 Oracle HTTP Server Release 9.0.3
    • 4.3.4.2 Oracle HTTP Server 10g Release 1 or Oracle Application Server 10g
  • 4.3.5 Obfuscating the PlsqlDatabasePassword Parameter
  • • 4.3.5.1 Obfuscating Passwords in a New Oracle HTML DB Installation
    • 4.3.5.2 Obfuscating Passwords if Upgrading Oracle HTML DB
  • 4.3.6 Installing and Configuring Oracle HTML DB on a Remote Oracle Database
  • • 4.3.6.1 Requirements for Running htmldbca
    • 4.3.6.2 Syntax for htmldbca
    • 4.3.6.3 Running htmldbca
• 4.4 Postinstallation Tasks for Oracle Workflow Server
• • 4.4.1 Checking Initialization Parameter Values
  • 4.4.2 Compiling Invalid Objects
  • 4.4.3 Configuring Oracle Workflow HTML Help
  • 4.4.4 Completing Other Setup Tasks

5 Getting Started with the Oracle Database Companion CD Products

• 5.1 Checking the Installation Contents
• 5.2 Getting Started with Oracle HTTP Server
• • 5.2.1 Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Oracle HTTP Server
  • 5.2.2 Logging In to Oracle HTTP Server
• 5.3 Getting Started with Oracle HTML DB
• • 5.3.1 Logging In to Oracle HTML DB
  • 5.3.2 Setup Tasks for Oracle HTML DB Administrators
• 5.4 Getting Started with Oracle Workflow
• • 5.4.1 Logging In to the Oracle Workflow Home Page
  • 5.4.2 Logging In to Oracle Workflow Manager
  • 5.4.3 Setup Tasks for Oracle Workflow Administrators

6 Removing Oracle Database Companion CD Products

• 6.1 Removing Oracle HTML DB Database Objects
• 6.2 Removing Oracle Workflow
• 6.3 Removing Oracle Software Files

A Troubleshooting the Oracle Database Companion CD Installation

• A.1 Verifying Requirements
• A.2 X Window Display Errors
• A.3 What to Do If an Installation Error Occurs
• A.4 Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session
• A.5 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
• • A.5.1 Configuration Assistant Failure
  • A.5.2 Fatal Errors
• A.6 Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation
• A.7 Silent-Mode Response File Error Handling
• A.8 Images Displayed Incorrectly in Oracle HTML DB
• A.9 Oracle HTML DB Online Help Not Working

B Installing Oracle Database Companion CD Products in Noninteractive Mode

• B.1 Installing Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode
• • B.1.1 Using Response Files to Install Oracle Components in Noninteractive Mode
  • B.1.2 Editing a Response File Template
  • B.1.3 Recording a Response File
  • B.1.4 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Silent or Suppressed Mode
• B.2 Running Oracle Workflow Configuration Assistant in Noninteractive Mode

C Configuring Oracle Database Companion CD Globalization Support

• C.1 Installing and Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
• • C.1.1 Installing Oracle HTML DB in Different Languages
  • C.1.2 Installing Oracle Workflow in Different Languages
  • C.1.3 Running Oracle Universal Installer in Different Languages
  • C.1.4 Using Oracle Components in Different Languages
• C.2 Configuring Locale and Character Sets by Using the NLS_LANG Environment Variable

D Managing Oracle Database Companion CD Port Numbers

• D.1 About Managing Ports
• D.2 Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLs
• D.3 Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components
• D.4 Changing the Oracle HTTP Server Port
• D.5 Changing the Oracle Workflow Container Ports
• D.6 Changing the Oracle Ultra Search Ports

Index