Preface

This guide provides platform-specific information about administering and configuring Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) on the Microsoft Windows 32-Bit and 64-bit platforms:

• Windows XP Professional

• Windows Server 2003 - all editions

• Windows Server 2003 R2 - all editions

• Windows Vista - Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions

• Windows Server 2008 - all editions. The specific operating system components that are not supported are Hyper-V and Server Core.

• Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

• Windows 7

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

This guide is intended for database administrators, network administrators, security specialists, and developers who use Oracle Database for Windows.

To use this document, you need:

• Oracle-certified Windows operating system software installed and tested

• Knowledge of object-relational database management concepts

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/index.html.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html or visit http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/support.html if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information, refer to the following documents in the Oracle Database documentation set:

• Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows

• Oracle Database Concepts

Many books in the documentation set use the sample schemas, which are installed by default when you select the Typical Installation option with an Oracle Database installation. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: