Users Guide

Contents 3
Contents
1 Overview of Oracle Database
Installation on Microsoft
Windows Server x64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Required Documentation for Deploying
the Dell|Oracle Database
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Terminology Used in This Document
. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Help
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dell Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Oracle Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Software and Hardware Requirements. . . 7
Minimum Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Minimum Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Installing and Configuring
the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the Operating System Using
the Dell Systems Management Tools
and Documentation DVD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14