Oracle 10g Installation Guide for Windows XP

Oracle 10g
Installation Guide











Installation Instructions:
• Follow every step in this guide unless it is marked optional.
• Do not change or deviate from any step unless told to do so by your
instructor or Heinz Computing staff member.
• Only start this installation when you can dedicate 3-4 hours of your time
• Report any installation errors/problems to
heinz-computing@andrew.cmu.edu.
Please include in your email:
o The step you were on when the error occurred
o A screen shot (Print Screen button) of the error
o The error number and exact text of the error

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Installation of Personal Oracle 10g for Windows XP, 2000 ...1
Check Virtual Memory Settings ... 1
Check Free Disk Space ... 1
RAM Requirements ... 1
Step #1: Installing Personal Oracle 10g... 2
Step #2: Confirm the test database is functioning properly... 13
Step #3: Configure the Listener. ... 14
Step #4: Reboot your computer. ... 16
Step#5: Create a Net Service Name for the Oracle database... 17
Step #6 Install the Oracle 10g Client and Administration Tools ... 23
Step #7: Install Oracle 10g Web Server... 27
Step #8: Install the Oracle 10g Online Documentation (Optional) ... 32
Installation and Configuration of Oracle Developer Suite 10g ...37
Step A: Install Oracle Developer Suite... 37
Step B: Reboot your computer... 41
Step C: Install the Java Initiator (necessary for Forms & Reports) ... 41
Step D: Create the Net Service Name Used by Developer Suite... 42
Step E: Install Oracle Warehouse Builder 9.2.0.2.8 (Optional) ... 48
Step F: Install Oracle 10g Developers Suite Documentation (Optional) ... 53
Step G: Modify your Path Environment Variable ... 54
Appendix A – Checking Virtual Memory...56
Appendix B – Checking Free Disk Space ...58
Appendix C - Starting and Stopping Services...59
Appendix D – Manually Starting the Database ...61
Appendix E - Creating Folders on the Start, Programs Menu ...62
Appendix F - Completely Removing Oracle from Windows NT/2000/XP...63

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Installing Personal Oracle 10g

Installation of Personal Oracle 10g for Windows XP, 2000

This document contains instructions for installing Personal Oracle 10g on computers using the
Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Workstation operating system. Instructions
may vary slightly for each operating system. For example, to see the program listings with
Windows XP, you select All Programs from the Start menu, but with Windows 2000, you
select Programs from the Start menu. Only significant differences will be noted. Oracle
installations can be lengthy, plan for at least an hour for just Personal Oracle. Make sure
your operating system has all current updates and patches prior to installation.

SpeedStep Technology and the Oracle Installation
We have found that Dell 5000 notebooks using SpeedStep technology need to have SpeedStep
disabled during the Oracle installation. We recommend the disabling of SpeedStep during an
Oracle installation if you have this notebook model. It is possible this problem may occur
with other notebook models using SpeedStep. We have not seen this problem with IBM
Thinkpads.

Installation User Name
To install Oracle software, you must login to your computer with the same User name as you
will to use the software. In addition, that User name must be a member of the administrator’s
group.

Check Virtual Memory Settings
You need a minimum of 768 MB.. See Appendix A on page 56, for operating system specific
instructions on changing virtual memory.

Check Free Disk Space
You need 3.5GB of disk space to install Personal Oracle 10g, including 140 MB on the system
drive (usually C:), with the rest of the space on any single uncompressed drive. Oracle
documentation uses an additional 600 MB. Oracle Developer Suite 10g uses an additional
1.1GB. See Appendix B on page 58, for operating system specific instructions on checking
disk space.

RAM Requirements
You need 512 MB minimum, 1024 MB is preferred. Right click on My Computer and choose
Properties to determine your computers currently installed RAM.







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Step #1: Installing Personal Oracle 10g

1-1. Insert the Oracle 10g Database10.1.
1-2. Select the Install/Deinstall Products button.




1-3. The Welcome window opens.
1-4. Select Advanced Installation
1-5. Click the Next button.



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1-6. The File Locations window opens.
1-7. Change the Destination Name to: OraHome10
1-8. Change the Destination Path to c:\oracle\product\10.1.0\OraHome10
NOTE: Adjust accordingly if you want to install Oracle on a drive other than C:. If you use a
different destination path, please write it down. You will need to enter this path later during
configuration.
1-9. Click the Next button.



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1-10. The Select Installation Type window opens.
1-11. Select Personal Edition (804 MB).
1-12. Click the Next button.




1-13. You may see the following error message several times during your installation. Click the
Continue button each time you see the message.






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1-14. The Select Database Configuration window opens.
1-15. Select General Purpose.
1-16. Click the Next button.



1-17. The Specify Database Configuration Options window opens. Enter:
a. Global Database Name:
db1
b. SID:
db1
c. Select Create database with samples schemas
1-18. Click the Next button.

Be sure to
install the
database
examples!


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1-19. The Select Database Management Option window opens.
1-20. Click the Next button.



1-21. The Specify Database File Storage Option window opens.
1-22. Keep the default or select a different directory for your database files.
1-23. Click the Next button.







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1-24. The Specify Backup and Recovery Options window opens.
1-25. Keep the default settings and click the Next button.



1-26. The Specify Database Schema Passwords window opens.
a.
Select Use the same password for all the accounts
b.
In the Enter Password and Confirm Password fields type johnheinz
NOTE: You can choose a different password. Please remember the passwords you entered. You
will need to reinstall the Oracle installation if you do not know the passwords for the SYS or
SYSTEM accounts.
1-27. Click the Next button.


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1-28. The Summary window opens.
1-29. Click the Install button.



1-30. The Install window opens. The time to install depends upon the speed and memory of your
computer and may take more than 45 minutes. Don’t be alarmed if the installer seems to be
stuck at a certain percentage during the installation. You can also ignore additional windows
that open during installation.




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