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AppendixA Oracle Installation and Setup Procedures
Installing Oracle TopLink
Installing Oracle TopLink
The Virtual Network Data Server requires access to an installation of Oracle 9i Application Server
Toplink which is patched to release 9.0.3.5. This section describes how to install Toplink 9.0.3.5 on your
system. Install Toplink on the same system as Virtual Network Data Server.
Note You must perform the following procedure before you install Virtual Network Data Server.

Installing Toplink 9.0.3.5

Step 1 Download or copy the required Oracle Toplink components into a working directory:
•Oracle Toplink 9.0.3.0 (A99417-01.zip)
•Oracle Toplink 9.0.3.5 patch (p3188702_9031_GENERIC.zip)
Step 2 Create a working directory on your system. Copy the downloaded Oracle Toplink 9.0.3.0 and 9.0.3.5 zip
files to this directory.
Step 3 Unzip the Oracle Toplink 9.0.3.0 archive, A99417-01.zip, into the working directory.
Step 4 Execute the Toplink 9.0.3.0 installer, toplink903-windows.exe:
a. At the introduction panel, click Next. The installer prompts you for the installation folder.
TableA-1 Database Access Information Worksheet
Access Item Value Description
Database TNS Service name
(alias for Database GDN) The TNS Net Service name used for the local or
remote database. Refer to the “Locating a Database
Net Service Name in tnsnames.ora” section on
page A-11 in the Appendix for instructions on
locating the service name.
Database SID The database system ID. Required for remote
databases only
Database hostname The IP address or fully qualified domain name for
the database host. Required for remote databases
only
Oracle Home (installation) directory The Oracle installation directory on the database
host. Required for remote databases only
Oracle Oradata Parent directory The parent directory to the Oracle oradata
directory on the database host. Required for remote
databases only
Database account user name User name of the account used to access the
database. DO NOT use the Oracle SYS or SYSTEM
accounts.
Database account password Password for the account used to access the
database.