4 Installing the Software

4.1 Introduction

The Oracle Database 10g Companion CD software is available on disc (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM) or you can download it from the Oracle Technology Network Web site (OTN). This chapter describes how to install Oracle Database 10g Companion CD from the product media.

The Oracle Database 10g Companion CD contains two installation types: Oracle Database 10g Products and Oracle Database 10g Companion Products. If you install Oracle Database 10g Products, the Installer installs all of the products available with that installation type. If you install Oracle Database 10g Companion Products, you can choose which products to install and whether you want to install them in a new Oracle home or an existing one. Depending on the products that you want to install, follow the instructions in one of the following sections:

• Installing Oracle Database 10g Products

• Installing Oracle HTML DB in an Existing Oracle Home

• Installing Oracle Database 10g Companion Products in a New Oracle Home

4.2 Installing Oracle Database 10g Products

To install Oracle Database 10g Products, follow these steps:

1. Mount the disc, if it is not already mounted.

   Some platforms automatically mount the disc when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, see Appendix A for platform-specific information about mounting it.

2. If necessary, log in as the Oracle software owner user (oracle) and set the DISPLAY environment variable.

3. To start the Installer, enter the following commands where directory_path is the CD-ROM mount point directory path or the path of the companion directory on the DVD-ROM:

   $ cd /tmp
   

   $ /directory_path/runInstaller
   
   

   
   

   Note: Do not use the Oracle Universal Installer from an earlier release to install components from this release.

   
   

4. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

5. On the Specify File Locations screen, verify that the Oracle home name and path specifies the Oracle home for an Oracle Database 10g installation, then click Next.

6. If Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is installed in the Oracle home that you choose, the Installer displays the Selected Nodes screen. Click Next to continue.

   
   

   Note: The Installer will install the software on all cluster nodes.

   
   

7. On the Select a Product to Install screen, choose Oracle Database 10g Products, then click Next.

   For more information about the products that are installed with this installation type, see Chapter 1, " Installation Overview".

8. To complete the installation, follow the instructions displayed in the Installer screens. If you need additional information about any screen, click Help.

9. When the installation completes, click Exit, then click Yes to exit from the Installer.

10. When you run the root.sh script, if you do not want to install Legato Single Server Version, enter 3 to quit the installation.

11. See Chapter 5 for information about tasks that you must complete after you have installed the software.

4.3 Installing Oracle HTML DB in an Existing Oracle Home

To install Oracle HTML DB in an existing Oracle home directory, follow these steps:

1. Mount the disc, if it is not already mounted.

   Some platforms automatically mount the disc when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, see Appendix A for platform-specific information about mounting it.

2. If necessary, log in as the Oracle software owner user (oracle) and set the DISPLAY environment variable.

3. To start the Installer, enter the following commands where directory_path is the CD-ROM mount point directory path or the companion directory on the DVD-ROM:

   $ cd /tmp
   

   $ /directory_path/runInstaller
   
   

4. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

5. On the Specify File Locations screen, verify that the Oracle home name and path specifies the Oracle home for an existing installation that contains Oracle HTTP Server release 9.0.4, then click Next.

6. On the Select a Product to Install screen, choose Oracle Database 10g Companion Products.

7. On the Available Product Components screen, select Oracle HTML DB, then click Next.

   
   

   Note: Because you are installing Oracle HTML DB in an existing Oracle home directory, do not select Oracle HTTP Server. Oracle HTTP Server is listed as Apache Standalone in the Available Product Components screen.

   
   

   For more information about Oracle HTML DB, see Chapter 1, " Installation Overview".

8. Enter the following information on the Enter HTML DB Configuration Information screen, then click Next:

   • Hostname

     Specify the host name of the system where the database is installed.

   • Port

     Specify the TCP/IP port number for the Oracle Net listener on the database system. The default port number is 1521.

   • Database Service Name

     Specify the database service name for the database where you want to install the Oracle HTML DB database objects. The database service name is usually the same as the global database name for the database, for example, sales.us.oracle.com.

   • SYS Password

     Specify the password for the SYS user in the database.

   • HTML DB Password

     Specify the password that you want to use for the HTML DB schemas (users), which are created in the database during the installation. After the installation, you can use this password to connect to Oracle HTML DB as the ADMIN user. The password that you specify is also used for the HTMLDB_PUBLIC_USER schema, which is used by mod_plsql to connect to the database.

   • Confirm HTML DB Password

     Enter the password again to verify that you have specified it correctly.

   • TABLESPACE Name

     Enter the name of the tablespace where you want to load the Oracle HTML DB database objects, or accept the default (SYSAUX).

9. To complete the installation, follow the instructions displayed in the Installer screens. If you need additional information about any screen, click Help.

10. When the installation completes, click Exit, then click Yes to exit from the Installer.

11. See Chapter 5 for information about tasks that you must complete after you have installed the software.

4.4 Installing Oracle Database 10g Companion Products in a New Oracle Home

To install Oracle Database 10g Companion Products in a new Oracle home, follow these steps:

1. Mount the disc, if it is not already mounted.

   Some platforms automatically mount the disc when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, see Appendix A for platform-specific information about mounting it.

2. If necessary, log in as the Oracle software owner user (oracle) and set the DISPLAY environment variable.

3. To start the Installer, enter the following commands where directory_path is the CD-ROM mount point directory path or the companion directory on the DVD-ROM:

   $ cd /tmp
   

   $ /directory_path/runInstaller
   
   

4. On the Welcome screen click Next.

5. If this is the first installation of Oracle products on this system, the Installer displays the Specify Inventory Directory and Credentials screen. Specify the following information, then click Next:

   • Enter the full path of the inventory directory:

     Verify that the path is similar to the following, where oracle_base is the value you specified for the ORACLE_BASE environment variable:

     oracle_base/oraInventory
     
     

   • Specify operating system group name:

     Verify that the group specified is the Oracle Inventory group:

     oinstall
     
     

6. If prompted, run the following script in a separate terminal window as the root user:

   oracle_base/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh
   
   

7. On the Specify File Locations screen, enter a name and path for a new Oracle home directory, similar to the following:

   Field	Sample Value
   Name	OraDb10g_Home2
   Path	oracle_base/product/10.1.0/companion_1

   
   

8. If Cluster Ready Services (CRS) or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is installed on the system, the Installer displays the Specify Hardware Cluster Installation Mode screen. Choose Local Installation to install the software on the installation node only, then click Next.

   
   

   Note: If required, you must install the software separately on each node of the cluster.

   
   

9. On the Select a Product to Install screen, choose Oracle Database 10g Companion Products, then click Next.

10. On the Available Product Components screen, select the products that you want to install. For more information about the products installed with the Oracle Database 10g Companion Products installation type, see Chapter 1, " Installation Overview".

    
    

    Note: If you are installing Oracle HTML DB in a new Oracle home, you must choose Oracle HTTP Server. Oracle HTTP Server is listed as Apache Standalone in the Available Product Components screen.

    
    

11. If you selected Oracle HTML DB, enter the following information on the Enter HTML DB Configuration Information screen, then click Next:

    • Hostname

      Specify the host name of the system where the database is installed.

    • Port

      Specify the TCP/IP port number for the Oracle Net listener on the database system. The default port number is 1521.

    • Database Service Name

      Specify the database service name for the database where you want to install the Oracle HTML DB database objects. The database service name is usually the same as the global database name for the database, for example, sales.us.oracle.com.

    • SYS Password

      Specify the password for the SYS user in the database.

    • HTML DB Password

      Specify the password that you want to use for the HTML DB schemas (users), which are created in the database during the installation. After the installation, you can use this password to connect to Oracle HTML DB as the ADMIN user. The password that you specify is also used for the HTMLDB_PUBLIC_USER schema, which is used by mod_plsql to connect to the database.

    • Confirm HTML DB Password

      Enter the password again to verify that you have specified it correctly.

    • TABLESPACE Name

      Enter the name of the tablespace where you want to load the Oracle HTML DB database objects, or accept the default (SYSAUX).

12. On Tru64 UNIX systems only, specify the full path of the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.2 home directory on the JDK Home Directory screen, then click Next.

    To determine whether Java JDK 1.4.2 is installed, enter the following command:

    # /usr/sbin/setld -i JAVA142 | more
    
    

    If Java JDK 1.4.2 is installed, this command displays the paths to all of the installed files. Note the path of the Java home directory and enter it in the JDK Home Directory screen. The default path is:

    /usr/opt/java142
    
    

13. To complete the installation, follow the instructions displayed in the Installer screens. If you need additional information about any screen, click Help.

14. If prompted, run the following script in a separate terminal window as the root user:

    oracle_home/root.sh
    
    

    When the script finished, click OK.

15. On the End of Installation screen, make a note of the URLs used by Oracle HTTP Server.

    
    

    Note: These URLs are also listed in the following file: $ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/setupinfo.txt

    
    

16. Click Exit, then click Yes to exit from the Installer.

17. See Chapter 5 for information about tasks that you must complete after you have installed the software.