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11g Release 2 (11.2) for Linux

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D Frequently Asked Questions About Installation

Use the following guidelines to decide how to install Oracle Database Client components:

D.1 Installing Oracle Database or Oracle Database Client

The following are frequently asked questions about installing Oracle Database Client:

I only need one instance of Oracle Database or I just want to install a test database to get familiar with the product. How do I install Oracle Database for these situations?

How can I create an Oracle database that can handle transaction-heavy or data warehousing applications?

If you want to create a starter database designed for transaction-heavy or data warehousing applications, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for more details. Select the Advanced Installation method, and then select the database type you want on the Select Database Configuration screen.

See Also:

Oracle Database Data Warehousing Guide after installation

Alternatively, you can install Oracle OLAP during the Oracle Database installation. Oracle OLAP provides optimal support for database environments that must meet OLAP requirements. To do so, in the Select Database Edition screen, select Enterprise Edition. Click the Select Options button, and from the Choose Components screen, select Oracle OLAP.

What's the best way to install multiple Oracle databases?

Use Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Database using either of the following methods:

How do I configure client connections to an Oracle database?

  1. Install Oracle Database on a server by using Oracle Database Installation Guide for more information.

  2. Refer to Chapter 3, "Installing Oracle Database Client" to install Oracle Database Client on each client node, and select the Instant Client installation type.

    If you have many client nodes, consider staging the software centrally, mapping the drive, and running Oracle Universal Installer in the response file mode.

    If the client nodes only require a default installation into a new Oracle home directory, consider using Oracle Database Installation Guide for more information.

What is the best way to install Oracle Database Client if my client nodes have limited disk space?

  1. Install Oracle Database onto a server by using Oracle Database Installation Guide for more details.

  2. Refer to Chapter 3, "Installing Oracle Database Client" to install Oracle Database Client on each client node, and select the Instant Client installation type.

    If you have many client nodes, then consider running Oracle Universal Installer in response file mode.

How do I upgrade Oracle Database?

Refer to Oracle Database Upgrade Guide.

See Also:

Oracle Database Administrator's Guide to use software cloning to upgrade Oracle Database

The computers at my site have been configured to run as a cluster. How should I install Oracle Database?

Use any of the following installation scenarios:

Refer to Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide and Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide to install Oracle Clusterware or Oracle Real Application Clusters respectively. Oracle Clusterware is available on the Oracle Clusterware installation media. Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide which explains how to install Oracle ASM and Oracle Database.

Oracle Clusterware is a key component required by Oracle Real Application Clusters installations. Oracle Clusterware is an integrated cluster management solution that can bind multiple servers to act as a single system. This is referred to as a cluster. It performs workload management and component restart. For example, when an instance supporting a particular service fails, Oracle Clusterware restarts the service on the next available instance that you have configured for that service. Oracle Clusterware can monitor non-Oracle programs, if they are defined within the Oracle Clusterware environment using the High Availability API.

How do I migrate my non-Oracle databases to Oracle Database?

Use Oracle SQL Developer to migrate your non-Oracle databases and applications to Oracle. Oracle SQL Developer software and documentation is available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/overview/index.html

D.2 Installing Oracle Database Tools

The following are frequently asked questions about installing Oracle database tools:

How do I install Oracle Application Server?

Refer to Oracle Application Server Installation Guide. How you install Application Server depends on whether you have Oracle Database installed:

How can I administer and monitor my Oracle Database products?

To perform regular administrative functions such as creating, configuring, or deleting databases, or managing database templates, use one of the following methods:

To manage only the single database and listener that you are installing:

  1. Use Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Database.

  2. From Oracle Database, use Database Configuration Assistant to manage your databases.

    You can also administer and monitor the database with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, which is installed by default with Oracle Database. Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control requires an agent which is not installed by default.

    Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control includes the Oracle Management Agent, Oracle Management Service, and Oracle Management Repository, and also Grid Control, a browser-based central console through which administrators can perform all monitoring, administration, and configuration tasks for the enterprise.

    See Also:

    Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Basic Installation Guide available on the Enterprise Manager Grid Control installation media

    Documentation available on the Oracle Technology Network Web site at:

    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

To perform advanced administration tasks, such as monitoring Oracle Database and managing multiple hosts, application servers, and databases including the one that you are installing, install Oracle Enterprise Manager as follows:

  1. Use Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Database.

    If you plan to use Oracle Real Application Clusters, then install Oracle Database by using Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide and Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide.

  2. Use Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Basic Installation Guide to install and configure Oracle Enterprise Manager. For postconfiguration tasks, use Oracle Enterprise Manager Advanced Configuration. Refer to documentation available on the Enterprise Manager Grid Control installation media, or on the Oracle Technology Network Web site at:

    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html
    

How do I manage security for my Oracle Database products?

Oracle provides a wide range of security solutions for your enterprise environment, including centralized administration and security features integrated with Oracle Internet Directory. The set of Oracle security services called Oracle Platform Security integrates the security features built into Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, and the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure. Combined, these features enable the development and deployment of secure e-business applications.

Oracle Identity Management includes Oracle Internet Directory, a centralized repository that simplifies administration of users and applications in the Oracle environment with the following components:

Oracle Database includes the Oracle Internet Directory client tools, but not the Oracle Internet Directory server components. To install the Oracle Internet Directory server components, run Oracle Universal Installer from an Oracle 10g Application Server installation.

How do I use Oracle Database to manage my XML data?

Use Oracle XML DB, which is installed as part of Oracle Database. Oracle XML DB enables you to efficiently store, generate, retrieve, query, and manage XML data on your site. Oracle XML DB provides all the advantages of a relational database, for example, allowing you to control the referential integrity of XML data with constraints and triggers. It works well with large amounts of XML data by storing it in a parsed, relational form, which improves access performance.

Oracle XML DB supports XML Type, which is a native data type for XML data, for which you can choose various storage options depending on your needs. In addition, Oracle XML DB supports XML Schema processing, structured and unstructured storage, a content repository that you can access by using common protocols (FTP, HTTP(S), and WebDAV), and SQL/XML, which is a standard for SQL with XML. For Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), Oracle XML DB introduced support for the XQuery language for querying, transforming, and constructing XML; the ability for users to define their own metadata for schema-based XML; a set of new SQL functions for DML operations on XML data; and more.

You can use Oracle XML DB with Oracle XML Developer's Kit (XDK) to build applications that run on either Oracle Database or Oracle Application Server.

Does Oracle Database provide OLAP tools so that I can analyze data such as trends and time series in my database?

Yes, install Oracle OLAP, which is provided in the Oracle Database installation. Oracle OLAP provides optimal support for database environments that must meet OLAP requirements.

Use either of the following methods in Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle OLAP:

Does Oracle Database provide data mining tools that I can use to discover hidden meaning in my data and predict likely outcomes based on my data?

Yes, you must have an Enterprise Edition licence for the database installation. Install Oracle Data Mining, which is provided in the Oracle Database installation. With the Oracle Data Mining option, you can create and execute predictive and descriptive data mining models that use a variety of algorithms.

Use the following method in Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Data Mining:

  1. When you run Oracle Universal Installer, select the Enterprise Edition installation type.

  2. In the Select Database Configuration screen, select the General Purpose/Transaction Processing configuration.

How do I perform backup and recovery operations for Oracle Database?

Use Oracle Database Recovery Manager (RMAN), which is a backup and recovery tool integrated into Oracle Database. This tool satisfies the pressing demands of high-performance, manageable backup, and recovery. Recovery Manager is native to the database server, automatically tracks database structure changes, and optimizes operations accordingly. In addition, Recovery Manager is integrated with leading tape media management products, so that Oracle database backups can be integrated with your existing networked data protection infrastructure.

Is Oracle Workflow included with Oracle Database 11g?

Starting with Oracle Database 11g, Oracle Workflow is no longer released with the database. Oracle Workflow is available with the Oracle E-Business Suite releases.

See Also:

Oracle Workflow statement of direction:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/overview/index.html

Is there a migration plan for customers that have built solutions using Oracle Workflow?

Starting January 2006, customers are encouraged to re-create and implement workflows using Oracle BPEL Process Manager. Oracle is in the process of creating a technical migration to provide detailed recommendations for migrating Oracle Workflow processes to Oracle BPEL Process Manager.

See Also:

Oracle Workflow statement of direction:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/overview/index.html

D.3 Installing Oracle Database with Oracle Applications

The following are frequently asked questions about installing Oracle database with Oracle applications:

How do I install my Oracle applications with Oracle Database?

In most cases, install Oracle Database itself, then install the Oracle application. The Oracle Universal Installer for that application prompts you for the connection information. Check the application documentation requirements.

If you must implement your applications with Oracle Real Applications Clusters databases, refer to Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide and Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide.

How can I create Web applications that communicate with Oracle Database?

Install Oracle Application Express and a Web server:

Use Oracle Database Installation Guide to install Oracle Database. Oracle Application Express is automatically installed, when you install Oracle database.

Which Web server can my Oracle applications use?

Install Oracle HTTP Server, which ships on separate media, or use the XML DB HTTP Protocol Server and the embedded PL/SQL Gateway that installs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2.

How can I migrate my non-Oracle applications to Oracle?

Use Oracle SQL Developer to migrate your non-Oracle applications to Oracle. Oracle SQL Developer software and documentation is available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/overview/index.html

D.4 Installing Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity Tools (Gateways)

The following section discusses the Gateway products:

How can my Oracle applications access data in a non-Oracle database system?

How can my Oracle applications access data in a non-Oracle database system?

You can use Oracle Database Gateway as the connectivity tool to enable Oracle applications to access data in non-Oracle databases. The following are the functions of Oracle Database Gateway:

You can install the Gateway product on a computer independent of the Oracle application, Oracle database, and non-Oracle database.

For example, suppose you have the following scenario:

You have the option of installing the Database Gateway for DRDA on the Oracle Solaris computer where DB2 is running, on UNIX where Oracle is running, or on a third computer.

Table D-1 lists the non-Oracle database systems that you can access from Oracle applications, and the Gateways products that are available for those systems.

Table D-1 Oracle Gateway Products

Non-Oracle Database Oracle Gateway Products and Documentation

WebSphere MQ

Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ.

Oracle Database Gateway for WebSphere MQ Installation and User's Guide.