Preface

Purpose

This guide and the Oracle8i Administrator's Reference provide instructions for installing and configuring Oracle8i Release 2 (8.1.6) on Sun SPARC Solaris systems. Product-specific documentation is in the Oracle8i Generic Documentation Set.

Audience

This document is intended for anyone responsible for installing Oracle8i Release 2 (8.1.6) on Sun SPARC Solaris systems.

Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

Unless noted otherwise, features and functionality described in this document are common to both Oracle8i and Oracle8i Enterprise Edition.

Typographic Conventions

monospace	Monospace type indicates UNIX commands, directory names, usernames, pathnames, and filenames.
brackets [ ]	Words enclosed in brackets indicate key names (for example, Press [Return]). Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in command syntax.
italics	Italic type indicates a variable, including variable portions of filenames. It is also used for emphasis.
UPPERCASE	Uppercase letters indicate Structured Query Language (SQL) reserved words, initialization parameters, and environment variables.

Command Syntax

UNIX command syntax appears in monospace font and assumes the use of the Bourne shell. The "$" character at the beginning of UNIX command examples should not be entered at the prompt. Because UNIX is case-sensitive, conventions in this document may differ from those used in other Oracle documentation.

backslash \	A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed (with a backslash) or enter it as a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
braces { }	Braces indicate required items: .DEFINE {macro1}
brackets [ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile] Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in regular text.
ellipses ...	Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
italics	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name
vertical line |	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: SIZE filesize [K|M]

Accessing Online Documentation

Oracle8i for Sun SPARC Solaris Documentation

Oracle8i for Sun SPARC Solaris documentation includes this guide and the Oracle8i Administrator's Reference for Sun SPARC Solaris.

To access the documentation in HTML and PDF formats, use a UNIX browser to open the index.htm file at the top level of the Oracle8i CD-ROM. This file contains links to product and Solaris-specific documentation.

Oracle Product Documentation

Oracle8i product documentation is on the Oracle8i Generic Documentation CD-ROM. Instructions for accessing and installing the documents on the CD-ROM are found in the README file on the top level directory of the CD-ROM.

Related Documentation

If you are unfamiliar with the concepts or terminology associated with relational database management systems, read Chapter 1 in Oracle8i Concepts before beginning your installation.

Information about system administration and tuning for a production database system is provided in these documents:

• Oracle8i Administrator's Reference for Sun SPARC Solaris

• Oracle8i System Administrator's Guide

• Net8 Administrator's Guide

• Oracle8i Designing and Tuning for Performance

Information about migrating or upgrading from a previous release of the Oracle Server is provided in Oracle8i Migration.

Oracle Services and Support

A wide range of information about Oracle products and global services is available on the Internet, from:

http://www.oracle.com

The sections below provide URLs for selected services.

Oracle Support Services

Technical Support contact information worldwide is listed at:

 http://www.oracle.com/support

Templates are provided to help you prepare information about your problem before you call. You will also need your CSI number (if applicable) or complete contact details, including any special project information.

Products and Documentation

For U.S.A. customers, Oracle Store is at:

http://store.oracle.com

Links to Stores in other countries are provided from this site.

Product documentation can be found at:

http://docs.oracle.com

Customer Service

Global Customer Service contacts are listed at:

http://www.oracle.com/support/

Education and Training

Training information and worldwide schedules are available from:

http://education.oracle.com

Oracle Technology Network

Register with the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) at:

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OTN delivers technical papers, code samples, product documentation, self-service developer support, and Oracle's key developer products to enable rapid development and deployment of applications built on Oracle technology.