Oracle8(TM)
Enterprise Edition Getting Started for Windows NT Release 8.0.3 A53722-01 |
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This guide is your primary source of introductory, post-installation, configuration and administration information for Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Specific topics discussed are:
This guide assumes that you are familiar with:
This guide is necessary for anyone installing, configuring, or administering Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Note:
This guide describes only the features of the Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT software that apply to the Windows NT operating system. For information about Oracle8 Enterprise Edition that is applicable to all operating systems, see Oracle8 Server Concepts, Volume I and Oracle8 Server Concepts, Volume II, and other documentation included in your package. A list of included documentation is available in Chapter 1, "Getting Started with Your Documentation". |
This guide is organized as follows:
Introduces you to the Oracle documentation set. Oracle Corporation recommends that you read this chapter before installing or using Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Describes the basic components of Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Describes the contents of the preconfigured starter database.
Provides a list of preferred tools, among the many tools available to you, to perform common database administration tasks.
Describes how to install Oracle7 and Oracle8 databases in the same Oracle home and how to migrate Oracle7 data to an Oracle8 database.
Describes the configuration tasks you must perform before using products, such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle8 ConText Cartridge, and Oracle8 Spatial Cartridge.
Describes the close integration of Oracle8 Enterprise Edition with Windows NT.
Provides an overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle's suite of products for managing Oracle8 databases over a distributed network.
Describes how to create a database automatically using Oracle Database Assistant, or manually, using command line tools and the CREATE DATABASE SQL statement.
Describes how to administer a database.
Describes how to monitor Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Provides recommendations and procedures for backing up and recovering database files.
Describes Windows NT-specific issues for applications developers.
Describes Oracle ConText Filters, Demos, and Oracle ConText Cartridge Workbench components.
Lists default directory structures for Oracle8 Enterprise Edition components installed on Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems.
Describes Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT initialization parameters, how to edit them, and Windows NT-specific defaults (and ranges) for them.
Describes the use of the registry for various Oracle8 Enterprise Edition components. Additionally, it lists the defaults and ranges for configuration parameters.
Lists the error messages, causes, and corrective actions specific to installing and using Oracle8 Enterprise Edition for Windows NT.
Explains the NLS_LANG configuration parameter and its components and lists the available options.
Describes how to install Oracle8 Enterprise Edition products using Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
Describes how to diagnose and troubleshoot common error messages. It also describes how to contact Oracle Worldwide Customer Support if you cannot resolve these problems.
The following conventions are used in this guide:
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