Before You Begin Installing Archibus with Oracle

Before you install Archibus for use with Oracle, you should review the following.

Site Preparation

You should have the following information on hand before beginning the installation procedure:

Software and Versions -- Verify that you have the required software packages available and that they are at the appropriate version level.
The Host Name -- Verify the name of the computer that will function as the server, such as DATASERVER.
Internal Credentials -- Check the username and password for creating a server administrator account, such as "Administrator" and "SYSTEM".
Database Credentials -- Obtain the username and password for creating a second level database administrator account, such as "system" and "manager".

You may also wish to plan how much disk space your eventual data files will require, and on which drives the data files are to be stored. If you have scheduled time from a corporate Oracle database administrator for this installation, you may wish to submit the .sql and .dmp files to the database administrator prior to the installation. In this way, the database administrator will be able to review the proposed Oracle tablespaces, users, and permissions ahead of time.

Although Oracle supports a number of different operating systems, and Archibus can work with a variety of these Oracle database servers, this documentation uses the path names for Oracle for Windows NT.

For information on Oracle 10g Release 2, see Using Archibus with Oracle 10g Release 2.

Summary of Installation Procedures

This section summarizes the installation procedure.

Step 1: Install the Database Server

Install Oracle on the database server.
Upload the Archibus project database onto the database server and start this project. If you are doing training or tutorial work, or are testing the installation procedure, upload the sample HQ project. If you are starting your own project, upload the blank schema project.

Step 2: For Oracle 10g Release 2, Apply the Patch

If you have Oracle 10g Release 2, apply the necessary patch as outlined in Using Archibus with Oracle 10g Release 2.