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Installing Oracle Network Manager

This chapter describes how to install Oracle Network Manager under Windows. Specifically, this chapter discusses:

This chapter includes instructions for installing Oracle Network Manager from both floppy disk and CD-ROM. Refer to the instructions appropriate to the installation media provided.

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following list specifies the hardware and software requirements for Oracle Network Manager on client workstations running Windows. You may need to install additional software and hardware, depending on your network. All requirements are subject to change without notice.

Note: Oracle Network Manager is not supported in Windows-OS/2 sessions. Network Manager should be run on a separate MS Windows workstation.

Before You Install Oracle Software

Before you install Oracle Network Manager, do the following:

Note: To allow proper communications between Oracle Server and client workstations using the SQL*Net plug and play option, all machines must use the same versions of SQL*Net. If you upgrade SQL*Net on the client workstations, ensure that the SQL*Net on the Oracle Server is also upgraded to the same version.

If you are installing Oracle Network Manager from floppy disks, use the following disks (for elements not yet installed):

All these elements are required in order to run Oracle Network Manager.

Oracle Directory Structure

Oracle Network Manager is packaged with the Oracle Installer version 3.0 (V3 Oracle Installer). The Installer establishes a directory structure that lets you maintain multiple versions of Oracle products. The Installer creates the Oracle home directory which holds the directories and files for Oracle Network Manager and other Oracle products. If this is the first time Oracle products are being installed on your machine, your default Oracle home directory is \ORAWIN. Pictured below is the directory structure for Oracle products running under Windows.

\ORAWIN

Is the default Oracle home directory.

\BIN

Holds executable programs and batch files for the Oracle database tools and the dynamic link libraries (DLLs) used by the Oracle Network Manager driver.

\DBS

Holds the files for Toolkit II and message files for products created for the V3 Oracle Installer. It also holds the SQL files required to build the tables to allow Oracle Network Manager to save the network definition to a database.

\ORAINST

Holds the Oracle Installer Utilities and other files.

\NETWORK

Is created when you install SQL*Net for Windows version 2.

The \NETWORK directory contains the following subdirectories:

\RESOURCE

Contains files used internally by Network Manager.

\ANALYSIS

Contains binary files internal to Network Manager.

\ADMIN

If this Windows machine is part of your SQL*Net network, place the .ORA files you create for its client profile using the Network Manager here. This directory also contains a subdirectory containing sample configuration files.

\LOG

Holds log files placed here by default.

\TMP

Holds the temporary files internal to Oracle Network Manager.

\TRACE

Holds trace files placed here by default.

Depending on the supported products you choose to install, the V3 Oracle Installer will also create the appropriate product subdirectory:

If you install SQL*Plus Version 3.1, for example:

\PLUS31

Holds the executable and other files for SQL*Plus software. Similar subdirectories are created for other Oracle products.

Floppy Disk Installation Steps

Follow these steps to install your Oracle Network Manager software from floppy disks. If you are using a CD-ROM drive, see "CD-ROM Installation Steps" later in this chapter.

Step 1 Back Up the Disks

To protect your Oracle Network Manager software, make backup copies of all original disks. Use the backup copies for installation. To copy the disks, use the Copy Disk command from the Windows File Manager or use the DOS DISKCOPY command. (See your DOS operating system reference manual for information on the DISKCOPY command.) Label the copies carefully, and store the original disks in a safe place.

Caution: Do not drag the icons or use the DOS COPY command to make backup copies because the disk volume labels will not be copied (the installation process requires proper volume labels).

Note: DOS DISCOPY works for same size disks only; that is, high density to high density or low density to low density.

Step 2 Start Windows

If you are not running Windows, start windows by typing the following:

C:\> WIN

Note: If you believe that the Oracle Installer is erroneously reporting that there may be insufficient disk space to install a product, check to see which Windows operating mode you are running. When you run Windows in enhanced mode without a permanent swap file, Windows attempts to create a temporary swap file, which may not leave enough disk space to install your product.

Step 3 Make Sure You Run the Latest Version of the Installer

If you have a previously installed version of the Oracle Installer on your hard disk, check to see that your version is up to date. To be certain that you run the latest version of the Installer, Oracle Corporation suggests you run the Installer included in this package.

Step 4 Run ORAINST from the Install Disk

Insert the Install disk into your floppy disk drive (in this example, A:) Select the Run option from the Program Manager File menu, and type the following:

A:ORAINST

where A is the letter of the drive in which you inserted the Install disk. Click OK.

You can receive help during the installation by choosing Using Oracle Installer.... from the Help menu.

The Installer will copy itself and some other files temporarily to your hard disk. If you have a TEMP variable defined in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the files are copied to the specified directory. Otherwise, the Installer creates a directory named T_E_M_P on your startup disk and copies the files to this directory. When the Installer quits, it will erase these files.

Note: If the Installer quits prematurely, due to a power loss on your workstation, for example, you should manually delete the installation files from the directory specified under the environmental variable TEMP or from the T_E_M_P directory.

Step 5 Select the Language

If this is the first Oracle product you are installing, the Installer will prompt you for the language. Select the language and choose OK.

Step 6 Specify the Company

Enter the name of your company and choose OK.

Step 7 Specify the location of the Oracle home directory

Next, the Installer prompts you to specify the location of your Oracle home directory. Enter the drive and directory, or choose OK to accept the default. If this is the first time you have used the Oracle Installer, your default will be C:\ORAWIN.

If you have previously installed Oracle products, your default Oracle home directory will be your previously specified Oracle home directory. If you wish to use your previously installed products with Oracle Network Manager, choose OK to accept the default location.

Step 8 Insert Product Disk

Insert the Oracle Network Manager disk into drive A: and click the From button. Click on Oracle Network Manager, which appears in the Available Products window. Read the message stating how much disk space Oracle Network Manager requires and how much disk space is free. These numbers, as well as the Oracle Network Manager version number, may differ on your system. If you have enough free disk space to install Oracle Network Manager, click the Install button.

Note: If you chose the From button without an Oracle product disk in the disk drive, choose the Cancel button. Insert the Oracle Network Manager disk and choose the From button again.

Step 9 Install Required Support Files, GUI Common Files, and SQL*Net

The Installer checks your workstation to see if you need to add or update the Required Support Files, the GUI Common Files, and SQL*Net.

If installation or update is needed (to the Required Support Files, for example), the Installer prompts you to insert the Required Support Files disk into the floppy disk drive. Insert the disk and choose OK. After the Required Support Files are installed, the Installer prompts you to remove the Required Support Files disk and to perform the same steps (if necessary) for any other products.

After any such updates, the Installer prompts you to put your Oracle Network Manager disk back into your floppy drive to complete the installation process.

Step 10 Exit

When the Oracle Network Manager installation is complete, the Installer lists the installed products in the Installed Products window. This window only lists products that are designed for the V3 Oracle Installer.

Choose Exit from the File menu to exit the Installer.

CD-ROM Installation Steps

Step 1 Mount the Oracle CD-ROM

Insert your Oracle CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and verify that it is mapped to a logical drive letter and that you can access files on the CD-ROM. The installation steps described below assume that the CD-ROM is mapped to the G drive.

Step 2 Start Windows

If you are not running Windows, start windows by typing the following:

C:\> WIN

Note: If you believe that the Oracle Installer is erroneously reporting that there may be insufficient disk space to install a product, you should check to see which Windows operating mode you are running. When you run Windows in enhanced mode without a permanent swap file, Windows attempts to create a temporary swap file, which may not leave enough disk space to install your product.

Step 3 Run ORAINST from the CD-ROM

Select the Run option from the Program Manager File menu, and enter the path name to the ORAINST program for Windows. Consult the Release Notes for the path name to the ORAINST program for windows. For instance, depending on your CD-ROM, you may type the following:

G:\WINDOWS\INSTALL\ORAINST

(Replace G with the letter of the drive in which you inserted the CD-ROM.)

You can receive help during the installation by choosing Using Oracle Installer... from the Help menu.

Step 4 Specify the Company

Enter the name of your company and choose OK.

Step 5 Specify the location of the Oracle home directory

The Installer prompts you to specify the location of your Oracle home directory. Enter the drive and directory, or choose OK to accept the default, which is C:\ORAWIN.

If you have previously installed Oracle products, your default Oracle home directory will be your previously specified Oracle home directory. If you wish to use your previously installed products with Oracle Network Manager, choose OK to accept the default location.

Step 6 Install Oracle Network Manager

Select Oracle Network Manager in the Available Products window. Read the message stating how much disk space Oracle Network Manager requires and how much disk space is free. These numbers, as well as the Oracle Network Manager version number, may differ on your system. If you have enough free disk space to install Oracle Network Manager, click the Install button.

The Installer automatically installs the Required Support Files, the GUI Common Files, and SQL*Net--if you need them installed or updated.

Step 7 Exit

When installation is complete, the Installer lists the installed products in the Installed Products window. (This window only lists products that are designed for the V3 Oracle Installer.) Choose Exit from the File menu to exit the Installer.

Performing Other Installation Tasks

The installation utility, ORAINST, includes two installation tasks in addition to Install Product:

Listing Installed Products

To list the products currently installed on your system, run ORAINST and select Installed Products from the View Menu. ORAINST displays the names and version numbers of all the products you have installed.

Removing Installed Products

To remove an Oracle product from your hard disk, run ORAINST. Use the arrow keys to highlight the product you wish to remove and click the Remove menu.

Removing a product in this manner deletes all the files associated with that product from your hard disk. Removing a product does not delete that product's tables from the database.

Restoring Icons

To re-create all the icons that were originally placed in your Oracle Group within the Program Manager, choose Restore Icons from the Options menu.

This is also useful to create Windows icons for products that were installed while running Windows under a different operating system. For example, if you install products using Windows running on DOS and you then reboot your workstation and run Windows on OS/2, you can use the Restore Icons command to create the icons for the products you installed.

Configuring Oracle Network Manager for Database Access

When users create component information for a network, they can either save the information as a file or save it to a database server. Saving the information to a database conserves disk space on the user's computer and allows other users to access the information. Furthermore, if Oracle Names is to be used on the network, the network definition must be saved to a database. Follow these steps:

Step 1

If there is not already a database available, create one following the instructions in Chapter 2 of the Oracle7 Server Administrator's Guide.

Step 2

Set up a database user account for Network Manager, using this command:

GRANT CONNECT, RESOURCE TO NETMAN IDENTIFIED BY NETMAN

Users can save component information to the local or remote database only if the two conditions below are met:

To build the necessary tables, the scripts described below must be run against the server using SQL*Plus on the client machine where you are installing Oracle Network Manager. You will require Database Administrator privileges while using SQL*Plus to run the scripts against the server. With SQL*Plus, you can run the scripts from the client workstation.

Building and Removing Tables

To build and remove tables, complete the tasks in this section.

To build tables, use SQL*Plus. Start it as described in the SQL*Plus documentation, and then log on to SQL*Plus with the SYSTEM or equivalent DBA account.

Note: These SQL files will be located in C:\ORAWIN\DBS after installation.

Building the Common Tables

Enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@ROSBILD.SQL

This command builds tables for use by the Resource Object Store (ROS).

Building the Network Manager Tables

To build the Network Manager tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@NMCBILD.SQL

This command builds tables for use by the Network Manager Objects (NMO) components.

Deleting the Common Tables

If you later want to delete the common tables from the database, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@ROSDROP.SQL

Warning: Deleting a table will delete all its information.

Deleting the Network Manager Tables

If you later want to delete the Network Manager tables from the database, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@NMCDROP.SQL

Warning: Deleting a table will delete all its information.

Granting and Revoking User Access to Tables

To grant and revoke user access to tables, complete the tasks in this section.

Granting User Access to the Common Tables

To grant access to the users who will access the common tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@ROSGRNT.SQL

You will be prompted for the username. Use the same username used when you set up the account (netman).

Note: NMCBILD.SQL creates a non-secure account names/names for use by Oracle Names, which will have read-only access on the tables.

Granting User Access to the Network Manager Tables

To grant access to the users who will access the Network Manager tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@NMCGRNT.SQL

You will be prompted for the username.

Revoking User Access to the Common Tables

If you later want to revoke a user's access to the common tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@ROSRVKE.SQL

You will be prompted for the username.

Revoking User Access to the Network Manager Tables

If you later want to revoke a user's access to the Network Manager tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@NMCRVKE.SQL

You will be prompted for the username.

Updating Tables

If you had previously installed an older version of Oracle Network Manager and saved your network definition on a remote database, then you need to update the database tables by completing the following steps:

Update the Common Tables

To update the common tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@ROSUPDT.SQL

Update the Network Manager Tables

To update the Network Manager tables, enter the following command at the SQL*Plus prompt:

SQL>@NMCUPDT.SQL


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