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To install specific product components, double-click the desired product in the Products Available list and then select the specific component to install. Click Install to begin product installation.

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Update the Windows Registry to add the key USERNAME to the HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Oracle section and the HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Oracle/Oracle_Homes/Oracle1 section. The value for this key should be the user's name. This value is used when a SQL*Net connection is made to the Oracle server. This value is displayed on the server for your connection. This will aid releasing connections to shutdown the database.

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Two other changes to the Registry should be considered. Add the key CNTL_BREAK=ON to the HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Oracle and HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Oracle/Oracle_Homes/Oracle1 sections of the Windows Registry. This key will allow a Ctrl+C keypress to stop a long query. Also, changing the value for NLS_LANG in both sections can improve the order data is sorted using the ORDER BY clause. PeopleSoft software running against Oracle requires the US7ASCII character set be used. Use the following syntax in the ORACLE.INI file: NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.US7ASCII.

Using The Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) Component

Oracle Client Software Manager (OCSM) is a new feature to the Oracle Windows Installer. It allows the administrator to install 16-bit applications on a shared file server directory for use by any Windows client platform, including Windows 95 and Windows NT. Installation is centralized and updates to software on client workstations are automatic, using the intelligence built into Oracle Installer.

The Oracle Client Software Manager can be used to deliver 16-bit client software bundled with Oracle7 Workgroup and Enterprise servers including SQL*Net. Runtime and development versions of Oracle Developer/2000, Oracle Office, and the Oracle Applications suite can also be installed with OCSM. It is also a critical delivery tool for the GUI version of Oracle Financials.

CAUTION
Two notable omissions to the applications delivered by the Oracle7 OCSM is the Oracle ODBC driver and the 7.1 and 7.0 Required Support Files. This is no longer the case with Net8.

Oracle Windows Installer creates the Oracle Client Software Manger directory and loads the selected software into this shared network directory. Oracle Windows Installer configures the administrator's PC to run the Oracle Client Software Administrator, a utility that allows the administrator to set up client configurations. The exact suit of products needed by a group of users is associated to a configuration. Users are then assigned the appropriate configuration to perform their job. Optionally, the administrator can give the user a suite of products to pick from and install for himself.

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The Client Software Administrator has other options such as installation conflict resolution and the ability for the administrator to decide the location of executables. A client can be configured to use Oracle applications in three ways.

The user portion of OCSM is the Oracle Client Software Agent. This small executable is loaded onto the client PC and is run in the Windows Startup group. The Agent monitors the server for changes and automatically updates the client using the Oracle Window Installer engine.

Installing SQL*Net Using the Oracle Client Software Manager

If you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT, your PC will probably autorun the installer for the appropriate 32-bit version of SQL*Net for your operating system. Since you are installing, and OCSM only works with the 16-bit version of the Oracle Network Products, cancel out of this installation if autorun is enabled on your PC. Use the following steps to install SQL*Net using the Oracle Client Software Manager:

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Autorun can be disabled by holding down the Shift key while loading the CD-ROM.

  1. Start the Oracle Installer. The install directory on the CD-ROM for the 16-bit version of Oracle Network Products is called \WINDOWS. Change to this directory. Find and run the program SETUP.EXE with a /SHARED option using File, Run in Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51 or the Start/Run dialog in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. Type in the following (substituting your CD-ROM drive letter for D): D:\WINDOWS\SETUP.EXE /SHARED.
  2. Select Oracle Installation Settings.
  3. Next you will be prompted for the language being used for the installation. After choosing a language and selecting OK, you will be presented with an Oracle Installation Settings dialog box. Type your company name in the Company Name field, and then specify the location of the shared Oracle home in the Oracle Home field.

CAUTION
You must be careful in specifying the Oracle home for the shared installation. This path should be on a network file server drive that all Oracle users can access. This should NOT be on your local hard drive.

  1. You will then be prompted for the /BIN directory setting in your Autoexec.bat file. You will see the Oracle Client Software Manager Administrator Information dialog box. Type in the administrator's username, and click OK. The standard Software Asset Manager dialog box will now appear.

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  1. Install the Oracle Installer, Oracle Client Software Manager Administrator, and the Oracle Client Software Manager Agent to the shared Oracle home by first highlighting them on the left pane and clicking Install. Once complete, install all other required applications, such as SQL*Net and the appropriate Oracle Protocol Adapter. Pick any other applications needed in the shared Oracle home.
  2. Exit the Installer.

As the Software Manager Administrator, the Administration program will be installed on your PC. You will need to use the PC to make changes to the shared configuration.

CAUTION
You cannot be the Software Manager Administrator AND a user running the Manager Agent. You probably should pick a machine you do not use for development or production as your Administrator machine. You should pick an alias name as your administrator name so it will not conflict with your username if you install Oracle products on the computer at your desk.

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