Select the installation method that you want to use, and enter the required information. Then, click Next.
Select this installation method if you want to quickly install Oracle Database 12c. This method requires minimal user input. When you select this method, you can also specify whether you want to create a general-purpose database with the SAMPLE schema and the EXAMPLE tablespace. For information about the values that you must specify, refer to Completing a Basic Installation.
Note: If you do not specify all of the required information, then Oracle Universal Installer displays the Advanced Installation screens. It uses the values that you have specified as the default values on the appropriate screens.
Select this installation method if you want to complete any of the following tasks:
To complete a basic installation, you must specify the following information:
Specify the complete path of the directory (the Oracle base directory) where you want to install the software. Refer to Specifying an Oracle Base Directory for more information.
Specify the complete path of the directory (the Oracle home directory) where you want to install the software. Refer to Specifying an Oracle Home Directory for more information.
Select the type of installation that you want to perform. The following choices are available:
Refer to Installation Types for more information about these installation types.
Specify the name of the UNIX group that will identify database administrators.
Oracle documentation uses the term "OSDBA group" to identify this
group. The recommended name for this group is dba. Members
of the group you specify can use operating system authentication to connect
to the database with SYSDBA privileges.
See Also: For more information about:
Select this option if you want to create a general-purpose database during the installation. If you do not select this option, then Oracle Universal Installer installs only the software; it does not create a database. If you choose not to create a database during the installation, then you can use Oracle Database Configuration Assistant to create a database after you have installed the software.
Refer to General Purpose Database for more information about the database that is created if you select this option.
See Also: Oracle 2 Day DBA for more information about using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
If you selected the option for creating a starter database, then you must specify the following database-related information:
Specify a name for the database that you want to create. You can specify a global database name, which includes both the database name and the database domain. Alternatively, you can specify only the database name. Refer to Specifying a Database Name for more information.
Specify a common password for the database administrative accounts (schema) SYS, SYSTEM, DBSNMP, and SYSMAN.
Note: After you create the database, Oracle recommends that you change the passwords of these accounts.
Refer to Guidelines for Specifying Passwords for more information about specifying suitable passwords.
Reenter the password you specified to confirm that it is correct.
Specify the top level directory that you want to use to install the various oracle software products. You can use the same Oracle base directory for more than one installation. If different operating system users install Oracle software on the same system, each user must create a separate Oracle base directory.
If you specify the ORACLE_BASE environment variable before running Oracle Universal Installer, the value of ORACLE_BASE variable is displayed as the default value for the Orace Base Location field.
See Also: Oracle Database Installation Guide for more information about the ORACLE_BASE environment variable
Specify the directory where you want to install the Oracle Database software. You must specify a new Oracle home directory for each new installation of Oracle Database 12c.
Refer to the following sections for information about specifying the Oracle home directory on different platforms:
When specifying the Oracle home directory on UNIX systems, Oracle recommends that you use a path similar to the following:
mount_point/app/username/product/12.1.0[/identifier]In this example:
mount_point is a mount point
directory; for example, /u01 or /opt
username is the user name of the user
that installs the software; for example, oracle
identifier is an optional directory
name that identifies the type of product installed in
this Oracle home directory; for example, db_1
Paths that use this convention comply with the optimal flexible architecture (OFA) guidelines. To fully comply with OFA guidelines, Oracle recommends that you specify the ORACLE_BASE environment variable before running Oracle Universal Installer.
Under certain conditions, Oracle Universal Installer suggests a subdirectory
of a home directory ($HOME) for the Oracle home
directory. In most cases, you should specify a different
directory path rather than this default value.
Note: If the directory that you specify exists, then you must have write permissions on it. Alternatively, you must have the permissions required to create it.
On Microsoft Windows systems, Oracle Universal Installer suggests the path
DRIVE_LETTER:\Oracle\product\12.1.0\db_n
for the Oracle home directory, where DRIVE_LETTER is the
drive with the maximum amount of free space and n is a
counter (for example, db_1). If the specified directory does not exist, then Oracle Universal Installer
creates it. You can accept the
default value, unless you want to install the software on a
different drive with sufficient free space.
You can choose one of the following installation types:
This installation type is designed for enterprise-level applications. It is engineered for mission-critical, high-security online transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehousing environments. If you select this installation type, then all separately licensable Enterprise Edition options are installed.
This installation type is designed for department or workgroup-level applications and for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is engineered to provide core relational database management services and options. If you select this installation type, then you must purchase additional licenses if you want to install extra Enterprise Edition options.
This installation type installs a full-featured database that is packaged and priced for small-to-medium businesses or departmental systems running on two-processor servers.
This installation type installs the same software as the Enterprise Edition installation type. However, it supports only a single-user development and deployment environment that requires full compatibility with Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition.
The General Purpose database configuration is a preconfigured database that is suitable for a variety of uses, from simple transactions to complex queries. This configuration is designed to provide support for the following types of uses:
Oracle Universal Installer uses the file system for database file storage. The default data files directory is one of the following:
$ORACLE_BASE/oradata/db_name
directory. oracle_home_parent/oradata/db_name
directory. oracle_home/oradata/db_name
directory. DRIVE_LETTER:\Oracle\oradata\
db_name
directory. Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control is configured to manage the database, but e-mail notifications and automated backups are not enabled.
If your operating system is configured to use a language other than English, then the default database character set supports both English and the operating system language. Otherwise, it supports only English.
Specify the global database name for the database. The format of the global database name is
database_name.database_domain
For example:
sales.us.acme.com
In this example, sales is the database name and us.acme.com
is the database domain.
Apply the following guidelines when specifying the global database name:
sales. Do not include references to the software version in the database name.
For example, by choosing the domains us.acme.com and jp.acme.com,
the Sales departments in Japan and the U.S. can both have a
database called sales.
Up to the first period, the characters that you enter become the value of the DB_NAME initialization parameter and the value of the system identifier (SID). Characters after the first period become the value of the DB_DOMAIN initialization parameter.
The system identifier (SID) defines the name of an Oracle
database instance. An Oracle instance is the set of processes and
memory structures used to manage the database. The SID for each
instance is defined by the INSTANCE_NAME initialization
parameter. This SID is included in the names of many instance-specific
files, such as, the server parameter file (spfilesid.ora).
If the ORACLE_SID environment variable is defined when you
run Oracle Universal Installer, then the value it specifies is used as the
database name. If the ORACLE_SID environment variable is not
defined, then the default database name is orcl.
Specify a password for the following database administrative accounts (schemas): SYS, SYSMAN, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP.
Note: These accounts are privileged database accounts. You must remember the passwords that you specify for them.
The following restrictions apply to passwords:
Oracle recommends that the passwords that you specify:
See Also: Oracle Database Administrator's Guide for information about the SYS, SYSMAN, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP accounts and about setting passwords.
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