Load the 8 i or 9 i Server CD (or if you have the software on a network drive, go to the folder and run the setup.exe program.) The only difference between the 8 i and 9 i wizards is the background image. I'll show you an example of both for a couple of screens; then I'll show just the 8 i screens. The first screen is the welcome screen: Oracle 8 i Opening Screen
Oracle 9 i Opening Screen
Click on Install/Deinstall Products to launch Oracle's new Universal Installer: Oracle Universal Installer Title Screen
8 i Universal Installer Welcome Screen
9 i Universal Installer Welcome Screen
Get used to this installer; it looks like it will be around for a long time. You'll be seeing it again with the client installation. The next screen shows the default directories: 8 i File Locations Screen
9 i File Locations Screen
You will see the standard status bar while products are being loaded: 8 i File Locations Screen with Status Bar
9 i File Locations Screen with Status Bar
Oracle 9 i has an extra screen asking for the character set. Just take the default. The next screen gives you choices. Select the database product: 8 i Product Selection Screen
9 i Product Selection Screen
Next you can choose the type of installation you want. Select Typical for 8 i and Enterprise Edition for 9 i : 8 i Installation Types Screen
9 i Installation Types Screen
It may be a couple of minutes before anything happens. Be patient! Notice the blue status bar in the upper right-hand corner: 9 i Installation Types Screen with Status Bar
Notice that the 9 i Enterprise Edition gives you several more choices, including Transaction Processing and Data Warehouse . If you're installing 9 i , select General Purpose : 9 i Database Configuration Screen
While the program is loading, the installer will prompt for the database name : 9 i Database Identification (Name) Screen
The installation continues; check the blue bar at upper right for the status: Database Identification Screen with Status Bar
Now the installer shows you the products and their storage requirements: Summary of Products Installed
You can scroll through the products to get a good idea of all the programs that will be installed. One interesting feature is that if you pause on an item, you will see a brief explanation of what that item does: Installed Products List with Explanation of Product Function
At this point select Install , and the process will start, showing the familiar status bar. The next screen mentions that a log of the install session is automatically created at C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\InstallActions.log : Install Screen with Status Bar
This step will take several minutes, so be patient. Next comes a screen showing the various configuration tools being installed: Configuration Tools Summary
At the end, a completion message appears. Note that 9 i gives you a chance to change the system passwords ! 8 i Completion Screen
9 i Completion Screen
The completion screen is followed by the End of Installation screen: 8 i End of Installation Screen
9 i End of Installation Screen
The installer automatically starts up the HTTP server. You can now take a look at what has been installed by clicking on the Installed Products... button: Inventory of Installed Products
Now that the server and database have been created, select Close . You will get the usual confirmation screen: Exit Confirmation Screen
Now in Windows go to Start Programs , and you will see two new major entries ” Oracle - DEFAULT and Oracle Installation Products : Oracle Products Installed Screen
Also in Windows go to Control Panel Admin Tools Services , and you will see which Oracle services are running: Oracle Products Started
The last step for all you skeptics out there is to run SQL*Plus and try to attach to the new database, CWE1P (in W2K, you would select Start Programs Oracle Home Application Development SQL Plus ): Attaching SQL*Plus to Database
If you've done everything right, this will be your reward: System Output, Showing Connection Message
If you get a message like "Can't resolve name," use the database assistant to see if the database exists. (In W2K, select Start Programs Oracle Home Configuration and Migration Tools Database Configuration Assistant .) If the database does not exist, you can try to create one, or you can do things the hard way ”that is, go back to the Universal Installer, deinstall everything, and do a reinstall. Sometimes you have to do it the hard way. Note With 9 i , sometimes one of the options won't work. Instead of completely deinstalling, just start it up again and do another installation. It will automatically deinstall Oracle, or so it says, and reinstall it, without wiping out any database that you may have already created. So you've installed the Oracle 8 i or 9 i server and created a database. Impressive, yes? What you've done is created the system foundation for your Guerrilla Oracle system. Once you have the tables created, the client PCs installed and configured with SQL*Plus, and Net8 installed, you will be ready to really move ahead with your new system. These are the ideas that will be discussed in the next chapters. |