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Oracle® Database Administrator's Reference
10g Release 2 (10.2) for hp OpenVMS

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Preface

This guide and Oracle Database Installation Guide provide instructions for installing and configuring Oracle Database 10g release 2 (10.2) on OpenVMS systems. Unless noted otherwise, all sections of this document apply to both OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS Itanium.

Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide and to the certification matrix (MetaLink Note 62150.1) on the OracleMetaLink Web site for the most up-to-date list of certified hardware platforms and operating system versions. You can visit the OracleMetaLink Web site at

https://metalink.oracle.com

Intended Audience

This document is intended for anyone responsible for administering Oracle Database 10g release 2 (10.2) for hp OpenVMS Alpha systems or hp OpenVMS Itanium systems.

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Related Documentation

Information about system administration and tuning for a production database system is provided in the following documents:

Information about migrating from a previous version of Oracle Database is provided in Oracle Database Upgrade Guide.

The platform-specific documentation for Oracle Database 10g products includes the following manuals:

Refer to Oracle Database 10g Release Notes for your platform for important information that was not available when this book was released. The Release Notes for Oracle Database 10g are updated regularly. You can get the most recent version from Oracle Technology Network at

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html

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Third-Party Software Notices

This program contains third-party software from Hewlett-Packard (HP). The Oracle program license that accompanied this product determines your right to use the Oracle program, including the HP software. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Oracle program license, the HP software is provided "as is" and without intellectual property indemnities, warranties, or support of any kind from Oracle or HP.

Not withstanding anything to the contrary in the Oracle program license, the IBM software is provided "as is" and without intellectual property indemnities, warranties, or support of any kind from Oracle or IBM.