This guide provides instructions about installing and configuring Oracle Database Client on IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit). This guide also talks about installing and configuring database using response files, globalization support, ports, and troubleshooting.
The preface contains the following topics:
This guide is intended for anyone responsible for installing Oracle Database Client 11g Release 2 (11.2). Additional installation guides for Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Clusters, Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Database Examples, and Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control are available on the relevant installation media.
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UNIX command syntax appears in monospace font. The dollar character ($), number sign (#), or percent character (%) are UNIX command prompts. Do not enter them as part of the command. The following command syntax conventions are used in this guide:
| Convention | Description |
|---|---|
| backslash \ | A backslash is the UNIX command continuation character. It is used in command examples that are too long to fit on a single line. Enter the command as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on 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}
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| brackets [ ] | Brackets indicate optional items:
cvtcrt termname [outfile] |
| 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
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| vertical line | | A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets:
FILE filesize [K|M]
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The documentation for this release includes platform-specific documentation and generic product documentation.
Platform-Specific Documentation
Platform-specific documentation includes information about installing and using Oracle products on particular platforms.
This guide contains information required to install Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2). Ensure that you review information related to the platform on which you intend to install Oracle Database 11g.
The platform-specific documentation for this product is available in both Adobe portable document format (PDF) and HTML format on the product media. To access the platform-specific documentation on media:
Use a web browser to open the welcome.html file in the top-level directory of the media.
Platform-specific documentation is available in PDF and HTML formats in the Documentation section.
Product documentation includes information about configuring, using, or administering Oracle products on any platform. The product documentation for Oracle Database 11g products is available in both HTML and PDF formats in the following locations:
On the Oracle Database Documentation Library media
Use a web browser to view or open the index.htm file in the top-level directory on the media.
Online on the Oracle website:
http://docs.oracle.com
The related documentation for Oracle Database 11g products includes the following manuals:
Oracle Database Release Notes for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)
Oracle Database Quick Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)
Oracle Database Client Quick Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)
Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX
For information about Oracle error messages, see Oracle Database Error Messages. Oracle error message documentation is available only in HTML. If you only have access to the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) Online Documentation Library, then you can browse the error messages by range. Once you find the specific range, use your browser's "find in page" feature to locate the specific message. When connected to the Internet, you can search for a specific error message using the error message search feature of the Oracle online documentation.
Many books in the documentation set use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.
To download free release notes, installation documentation, white papers, or other collateral, visit:
Refer to Oracle Database Release Notes for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit) for important information that was not available when this book was released.
The following text conventions are used in this document:
| Convention | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boldface | Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary. |
| italic | Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values. |
monospace |
Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter. |