Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Contact Us!

How to Contact Oracle Technical Publications

How to Contact Oracle Support Services

Resources for Oracle Partners and Developers

Before You Begin

Intended Audience

Prerequisites

Structure

Related Documents

Documentation and Code Conventions

1 New Features in This Release

New Features In This Release

Where to Find Information on Oracle Parallel Server for Windows NT

2 Migrating or Upgrading to Release 8.1

New Features in Release 8.1

Rolling Upgrades

Migrating from Oracle7

Prepare the Oracle7 Source Database for Migration

Prepare the Cluster for Installation

Install the Release 8.1 Oracle8i Enterprise Edition

Perform Post-Installation Steps

Migrate the Oracle7 Source Database

Run the Migration Utility

Check the Migration Results

Preserve the Oracle7 Source Database

Perform Post-Oracle7 Migration Steps

Perform Migration Steps in the Oracle8i Environment

Perform Post-Migration Tasks

Upgrading the Previous Version 8 Database to the New Oracle8i Release

Prepare to Upgrade

Perform Post-Oracle8i Upgrade Steps

Perform Post-Upgrade Tasks

Multiple Oracle Homes

3 Creating Raw Devices

Raw Devices Overview

Raw Devices

Primary Partitions

Extended Partitions

Disk Definition

Physical Disk

Logical Partition

Physical Disk and Logical Partition Considerations

Creating Raw Devices for Automatic or Manual Database Creation

Creating Raw Devices for the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant

Step 1: Install Oracle Parallel Server Raw Devices Management Utilities

Step 2: Create an Extended Partition

Step 4: Assign Symbolic Link Names

Creating Raw Devices for Manual Database Creation

Step 1: Install Oracle Parallel Server Raw Devices Management Utilities

Step 2: Create an Extended Partition

Step 4: Assign Symbolic Link Names

Creating Raw Devices for Manual Database Creation with a Current Configuration

Backup Raw Partitions

Step 1: Install Oracle Parallel Server Raw Devices Management Utilities

Step 2: Create an Extended Partition

Step 4: Assign Symbolic Link Names

4 Managing Raw Devices

Raw Devices Management Utilities

Reformat an Entire Disk

Remove All Drive Letters

Initialize All Space on a Logical Partition

Create Logical Drives

Review Disk Layout

Troubleshooting

A Directory Structure

Understanding the 8.1.6 Database Directory Trees

Windows NT Directory Structure

Index