Preface

Purpose

This guide and the Oracle8i Administrator's Reference provide instructions for installing and configuring Oracle8i on Sun SPARC Solaris. Product information is in your Oracle8i Documentation Library Set.

Audience

This document is intended for anyone responsible for creating an Oracle8i installation on a Sun SPARC Solaris system.

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.

Because UNIX is case-sensitive, conventions in this document may differ from those used in other Oracle product documentation.

Command Syntax

Command syntax appears in monospace font. The following conventions apply to command syntax:

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]

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

Oracle Store, for U.S.A. customers, is at http://oraclestore.oracle.com. Links to Stores in other countries are provided from this site.

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 http://technet.oracle.com. 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.

`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.