Installing and Upgrading

Installation guides for Oracle Database 11g and accompanying products on various platforms are collected here.

• Full Installation Guides describe a wider variety of scenarios with more detail.
• Client Installation Guides describe installing Oracle database client software on hosts where the database server is not installed.
• Supplementary Installation Guides describe installing products that are included with the database but installed separately.

Essentials

Licensing Information	HTML	PDF
Readme	HTML	PDF
Universal Installer and OPatch User's Guide for Windows and UNIX	HTML	PDF
Upgrade Guide	HTML	PDF

Linux Installation Guides

Release Notes for Linux	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for Linux x86	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for Linux x86-64	HTML	PDF
Database Installation Guide for Linux	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for Linux x86	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for Linux x86-64	HTML	PDF
Database Client Installation Guide for Linux	HTML	PDF
Clusterware Installation Guide for Linux	HTML	PDF
Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX	HTML	PDF

Microsoft Windows Installation Guides

Release Notes for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit)	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64	HTML	PDF
Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows (32-Bit)	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows x64	HTML	PDF
Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Clusterware Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF

Solaris Installation Guides

Release Notes for Solaris Operating System	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System (SPARC)	HTML	PDF
Database Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System (SPARC)	HTML	PDF
Database Client Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System	HTML	PDF
Clusterware Installation Guide for Solaris Operating System	HTML	PDF
Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX	HTML	PDF

HP-UX Installation Guides

Release Notes for HP-UX	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit)	HTML	PDF
Database Installation Guide for HP-UX	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for HP-UX Itanium	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit)	HTML	PDF
Database Client Installation Guide for HP-UX	HTML	PDF
Clusterware Installation Guide for HP-UX	HTML	PDF
Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX	HTML	PDF

AIX Installation Guides

Release Notes for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Database Quick Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Database Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Database Client Quick Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Database Client Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Clusterware Installation Guide for AIX Based Systems	HTML	PDF
Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX	HTML	PDF

Supplementary Installation Guides

Products installed separately from the database.

Database Examples Installation Guide	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway for APPC Installation and Configuration Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit), HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit), Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit), and Linux x86	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway for APPC Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway for IMS, VSAM, and Adabas Installation and Configuration Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit), HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit), Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit), Linux x86, and Linux x86-64	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway for IMS, VSAM, and Adabas Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit), HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit), HP-UX Itanium, Solaris Operating System (SPARC 64-Bit), Linux x86, and Linux x86-64	HTML	PDF
Database Gateway Installation and Configuration Guide for Microsoft Windows	HTML	PDF
Warehouse Builder Installation and Administration Installation and Administration Guide for Windows and UNIX	HTML	PDF