Oracle A54857-03 - Manual (Page 23)

Installation Requirements 2-3
Oracle products and minimum release levels for using the Web Application
Server with an Oracle database.
Note: The Oracle Server and PL/SQL are not installed automatically with Web
Application Server.
Remote Database Installation
If you wish to access an Oracle database on a remote machine, install the
products listed above on the remote machine.
On your local machine, you must also install SQL*Net and the TCP/IP Protocol
Adapter provided on the Web Application Server CD.
Local Database Installation
If you wish to install Oracle Web Application Server as a stand-alone Internet
server, and you want to access a database on your local machine, you need only
install an Oracle database and PL*SQL.
Note: If you wish to use either Oracle8 or the Multi-Threaded Server option to connect
to a local database, you must install SQL*Net 2.3 and the TCP/IP Protocol
Adaptor. These products are automatically installed with Oracle Web
Application Server 3.0.1.
Supported Configurations
Oracle Web Application Server can be installed as a single-node, where
everything is installed on a single computer; or as a multi-node, which consists
of a primary-node installed on one computer and multiple remote-nodes
installed on different computers.
Oracle Web Application Server is made up of several processes, and you can run
these processes on different machines on the network. You can do this because
Products Minimum Release
Oracle Server 7.1.6
PL/SQL 2.1.6
SQL*Net 2.1.6
TCP/IP Protocol Adaptor 2.1.6