Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide - Oracle Documentation
Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide - Oracle Documentation
Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide - Oracle Documentation
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About the ORAPARAM.INI File.............................................................................................. 1-12<br />
About <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Universal</strong> <strong>Installer</strong> Log Files............................................................................. 1-12<br />
Running the <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Universal</strong> <strong>Installer</strong> After It is Installed................................................. 1-12<br />
Determining the Default <strong>Oracle</strong> Home ................................................................................... 1-13<br />
Using the <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Universal</strong> <strong>Installer</strong> Exit Codes.................................................................... 1-14<br />
Deinstalling Products....................................................................................................................... 1-14<br />
Removing <strong>Oracle</strong> Products With the <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Universal</strong> <strong>Installer</strong>......................................... 1-14<br />
Deinstalling Top Level Products that Have Dependees ....................................................... 1-15<br />
Test 1: Test Components Having the "required" Type of Dependees................................. 1-16<br />
Test 2: Test Components Having "1,more" Type of Dependees .......................................... 1-16<br />
Forcing a Deinstall of a Component with a Different Internal Name................................. 1-17<br />
Silent Deinstallation ................................................................................................................... 1-18<br />
Immediately Displaying the Inventory Dialog Box........................................................ 1-18<br />
Hiding the Inventory Dialog Box...................................................................................... 1-18<br />
Hiding the Deinstallation Confirmation and Progress Dialog Boxes.......................... 1-19<br />
Internationalization and Installation Translations Support..................................................... 1-19<br />
<strong>Installer</strong>/Installation Dialogs Language ................................................................................. 1-19<br />
Product Language Selections .................................................................................................... 1-20<br />
2 Using Multiple <strong>Oracle</strong> Homes<br />
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1<br />
Multiple <strong>Oracle</strong> Homes ..................................................................................................................... 2-1<br />
Target Home.................................................................................................................................. 2-1<br />
Product Types ............................................................................................................................... 2-2<br />
Home Selector (Available on Win32 Platforms) ........................................................................... 2-2<br />
Overview........................................................................................................................................ 2-2<br />
How It Works ................................................................................................................................ 2-3<br />
<strong>Oracle</strong> Home Directory Structure for Windows Platform...................................................... 2-4<br />
Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Structure (on Solaris) ............................................ 2-5<br />
ORACLE_BASE Directory.................................................................................................... 2-5<br />
ORACLE_HOME Directory................................................................................................. 2-5<br />
Creating an <strong>Oracle</strong> Home .................................................................................................................. 2-7<br />
3 Customizing and Creating Response Files<br />
About Response Files......................................................................................................................... 3-1<br />
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