Re: Oracle 9.2 for W2k3 installer nonsense

Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:55:10 -0500, Walt wrote:
>

>>Is it just me, or do others think that the installer proceedure for 9.2 
>>on W2k3 is ridiculously clunky?  You have to install 9.2, then apply a 
>>patch for W2k3. But in order to apply the patch you have to use the 
>>Oracle Universal Installer, which itself requires a patch before you can 
>>apply the w2k3 patch.

>
> IIRC only 9.0.1 needed to be patched for Win2k3. Are you sure you are
> installing the correct version?

No, I'm not sure, but here's what I'm doing:

Go to:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oracle9i/index.html

choose: Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.1)

         Oracle9i Database Release 2
         Enterprise/Standard/Personal/Client Edition
         for Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)

Download and unzip the files. Read the release notes which say:

   This note accompanies the 9.2.0.3.0 patch set for the Oracle    Database Server. It includes patches for the RDBMS , PL/SQL,    Precompilers, Networking, ...
   This is not a complete software distribution and you must install    it over an existing 9i Release 2 Oracle Server installation.

   Users applying this patch set must use at least the Oracle    Universal Installer 2.2.0.18.0 to insure their Oracle Home    can be patched in the future. The OUI 2.2.0.18.0 is available    for download from Oracle Metalink where it can be accessed with    the bug number 2878462 and choosing the MS Windows NT/2000    Server platform. This is further mentioned in the "Installing    the Patch Set" section.

So, it certainly appears that one must install 9.2.0.1 for XP/NT/2K, then patch the OUI, then use the patched OUI to apply the patch for W2k3.

Is there somewhere else to get an installer package that does it without   all the jumping through hoops?

>
> BTW I work in a mostly Unix shop. We often laugh at Windows, which is
> just clunky by design.

I'm not going to argue with you on this one. It's just that I'm trying to come up with instructions for our network administrator team about how to install Oracle in case they need to do it when I'm not around. While I'm perfectly capable of following the proceedure myself, this is much more of a snipe hunt than I'd like.

//Walt Received on Tue Feb 21 2006 - 08:59:04 CST