CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Preparing to Install Oracle CODASYL DBMS
    1.1 Required Operating System Components
    1.2 Prerequisite and Optional Software for Oracle CODASYL DBMS
    1.3 License Registration
      1.3.1      Types of Oracle CODASYL DBMS Licenses
      1.3.2      Getting Information About Your License
      1.3.3      Licensing in a VMScluster Environment
    1.4 Preinstallation Requirements
      1.4.1      Recovering Your Oracle CODASYL DBMS Databases
      1.4.2      Backing Up Your Oracle CODASYL DBMS Database
      1.4.3      Ensuring Adequate Physical Memory
      1.4.4      Checking DECnet Object Numbers for DBMSERVER
      1.4.5      Executing DBMSERVER_NCL.COM in a DECnet/OSI Environment
      1.4.6      Stopping the Oracle CODASYL DBMS Monitor
      1.4.7      Installing in a VMScluster Environment
    1.5 Installation Procedure Requirements
      1.5.1      Time
      1.5.2      Process Quotas and Privileges
      1.5.3      Disk Space
        1.5.3.1      Oracle CODASYL DBMS Disk Requirements
        1.5.3.2      Limiting System Blocks Required During Installation
      1.5.4      System Parameters
        1.5.4.1      System Parameter Setting
        1.5.4.2      Checking System Parameter Values
        1.5.4.3      Settings for Global Pages and Global Sections
        1.5.4.4      Checking Values for Global Pages and Global Sections
        1.5.4.5      Changing System Parameter Values
        1.5.4.6      Setting Dynamic System Parameter Values
      1.5.5      Backing Up Your System Disk
      1.5.6      Logging Off Active Users

  2      Installing Oracle CODASYL DBMS
    2.1 General Information
      2.1.1      Retaining Modifications to MONSTART.COM
      2.1.2      Accessing the Online Release Notes
      2.1.3      Verifying the Installation
      2.1.4      Stopping the Installation
    2.2 Installation Procedure
      2.2.1      Invoking VMSINSTAL
      2.2.2      Installation Questions
      2.2.3      Informational Messages
      2.2.4      Running the Installation Verification Procedures
      2.2.5      Completing the Installation Procedure
    2.3 Error Recovery

  3      After Installing Oracle CODASYL DBMS
    3.1 Editing the System Files
    3.2 Determining the Files Added to the System
    3.3 Meeting VMScluster Considerations
      3.3.1      Reboot
      3.3.2      Running the Startup Command Procedures
      3.3.3      The DBMDML.OPT File
    3.4 Setting User Account Requirements
      3.4.1      Disk Requirements
      3.4.2      User Account Quotas
      3.4.3      Special Privileges
    3.5 Enhancing Product Performance
      3.5.1      Installing Images
      3.5.2      Setting GBLPAGFIL and GBLPAGES
      3.5.3      Setting LOCKDIRWT
    3.6 Meeting After-Image Journal Requirements
    3.7 Converting Root Files
    3.8 Using the Multiversion Environment
    3.9 Running the IVP After Oracle CODASYL DBMS Is Installed

  A Full Development Sample Installation Session for OpenVMS VAX