2 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Installing Oracle Software and Creating the Database

2-2 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Objectives After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following: Install the Oracle software Create an Oracle database

2-3 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Oracle Universal Installer Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) enables you to: –View the Oracle software that is installed on your machine –Install new Oracle software –Uninstall the Oracle software that you no longer intend to use OUI provides online help.

2-4 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Installation Prerequisites Before installation, OUI checks for the following: Availability of a minimum of 512 MB of memory Availability of sufficient paging space (swap space) Installation of appropriate operating system service packs and patches Use of appropriate file system format

2-5 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Installing the Oracle Software

2-6 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Full Notes Page

2-7 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) The DBCA can be used to: –Create a database –Delete a database –Add options to a database –Manage templates You can use the online help.

2-8 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Using the DBCA to Create a Database

2-9 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Full Notes Page

2-10 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Performing Other Actions with the DBCA

2-11 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Using the DBCA to Manage Templates DBCA templates are: –XML files that store database configuration information such as: – Database options – Initialization parameters – Storage attributes for database files –Used to create new databases and make clones DBCA templates can be used like scripts. There are two types of DBCA templates: –Seed –Nonseed

2-12 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Oracle-Provided Templates Data Warehouse Transaction Processing General Purpose Custom Database

2-13 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Using the DBUA to Upgrade the Database Automates the upgrade process Makes configuration recommendations Performs preupgrade steps Supports silent mode

2-14 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Full Notes Page

2-15 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Summary In this lesson, you should have learned how to: Use Oracle Universal Installer to install the Oracle software Use the Database Configuration Assistant to create an Oracle database

2-16 Copyright © 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Practice 2: Overview This practice covers the following topics: Installing the Oracle software by using OUI Creating a database