Oracle8
Enterprise Edition Getting Started
Release 8.0.5 for Windows NT A64416-01 |
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This guide is your primary source of introductory, post-installation,
configuration, and administration information for Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.
Specific topics discussed are:
This guide assumes that you are familiar with:
This guide is necessary for anyone configuring or administering Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.
Note: This guide describes only the features of the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition software that apply to the Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98 operating systems. For information about Oracle8 Enterprise Edition that is applicable to all operating systems, see the other documentation included in your package, listed in Chapter 1, "Getting Started with Your Documentation". |
This guide is organized as follows:
Introduces you to the Oracle documentation set. Read this chapter before installing or using Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.
Provides a list of preferred and optional tools you can use to perform common database administration tasks.
Provides an overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle's suite of products for managing Oracle databases over a distributed network.
Describes what to do if you have existing databases on your computer and want to install the latest release of Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.
Describes the configuration tasks you must perform before using products, such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, Net8, and Oracle8 ConText Cartridge.
Describes how to create a database automatically using Oracle Database Assistant, or manually using command line tools and the BUILD_DB.SQL script.
Describes how to install Oracle8 Enterprise Edition products using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
Lists default directory structures for Oracle8 Enterprise Edition components installed on the Windows NT, Windows 95, and Windows 98 operating systems.
Describes Oracle8 Enterprise Edition initialization parameters, how to edit them, and Windows NT-specific values (and ranges) for them.
Describes the use of the registry for various Oracle8 Enterprise Edition components. Additionally, it lists the recommended values and ranges for configuration parameters.
Lists the error messages, causes, and corrective actions specific to installing and using Oracle8 Enterprise Edition.
The following conventions are used in this guide: