Preface

This guide gives you the basic procedural information necessary to install the Oracle Video Server (OVS). Before you begin, read the Oracle Video Server System Tour for a general overview of the OVS, and Chapter 1, "Oracle Video Server System Planning" in the Oracle Video Server Administrator's Guide for system configuration information.

This preface discusses:

How this Guide is Organized

Please read this guide in its entirety prior to beginning any installation activities. This guide is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1, "Installation Requirements" provides the minimum hardware and software requirements required to operate the OVS.

Chapter 2, "Installation Information for the Oracle Video Server" discusses the information needed to install the OVS.

Chapter 3, "Pre-Installation Tasks for the Oracle Video Server" describes the tasks which must be performed prior to installing the OVS.

Chapter 4, "Installing the Oracle Video Server Software" describes the installation procedure using the Oracle Installer.

Chapter 5, "Post-Installation Tasks for the Oracle Video Server" describes tasks which should be performed once the OVS is installed.

System-Specific Information

Information in this guide generally applies to all UNIX systems unless a specific attribution in given. Details particular to one system are noted in the text of this guide.

Conventions Used in This Manual

Table 1 defines the typographical conventions used in this guide.

Table 1: Conventions

Convention	Explanation
bold	Identifies filenames, command names, and system variables when discussed in the normal text.
italics	Identifies new terms and system variables when discussed in the normal text.
constant width	Identifies command syntax and system output.
constant bold	Highlights parts of command syntax or output specific to the discussion about that command or output.
constant italic	Identifies variables in examples for which a context-specific substitution should be made. For example, the variable filename would be replaced by an actual filename.
[ ] [a \| b]	Identifies optional items. Identifies a choice of optional items, each separated by a vertical bar ( \| ); any one option can be specified. In this example you may select either a or b, but not both.
{a \| b}	Identifies a choice of mandatory items, each separated by a vertical bar ( \| ). In this example you must select either a or b.
%	Identifies the C-shell prompt and is used in examples.
#	Identifies the prompt for the user root (also referred to as the superuser).
$	Identifies environment variables.
...	Indicates that the preceding item can be repeated any number of times.
(online only)	Denotes a document available only in HTML or Adobe Acrobat format. Refer to the Oracle Video Server Documentation Roadmap for more information on online documentation.

Example Conventions

This guide shows example commands in this font:

% mdscopy /mds/video/oracle1.mpg /mds/online_video/oracle1.mpg

For an example command that is longer than a single line, a backslash (\) appears at the end of a line to indicate the command continues on the next:

% mdstar -c -b 128 -f /gfs/dev/scsi/rst053 \ 

/mds/video/oracle2.mpg /mds/video_archive/oracle2.mpg

Note

The backslash should not be entered on your command line. It is only used as a typographic convention.

Operating System Conventions

This guide uses commands from UNIX C-shell. In this text of this guide, UNIX keywords appear in boldface and UNIX parameters appear in italics.

Preface

How this Guide is Organized

System-Specific Information

Conventions Used in This Manual

Table 1: Conventions

Example Conventions

Note

Operating System Conventions

Related Documents

Oracle Video Server Online Documentation

Audience Requirements

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