Provide configuration information for the Typical Oracle Database installation, and click Next.
Review the following sections for more information about configuration fields:
The Oracle base directory is a top-level directory for Oracle software installations. The Oracle base path appears by default. You can change the path based on your requirement.
If you have created a path for Oracle base in accordance with the Optimal Flexible Architecture rules for well-structured Oracle software environments, then OUI provides this path as the default Oracle base path. For OUI to recognize the path as an Oracle software path, it must be in the form u0[1-9]/app, and it must be writable by any member of the oraInventory (typically oinstall) group. The oraInventory group members have permissions to modify the oraInventory file, which is the central inventory for all Oracle software installations. Oracle recommends that you create an Oracle base path manually. The Optimal Flexible Architecture path for the Oracle base is /u01/app/user, where user is the name of the user account that you want to own the Oracle Database software.
If necessary, click Browse to select an alternative Oracle base directory path.
The Software Location is the Oracle home path, where the Oracle Database binaries for this installation are placed. If the Oracle base path is a standard OFA path, then the Oracle home path is filled with the default path. If the Oracle base path is /u01/app/oracle, then by default, OUI creates the following Oracle home path: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
In the Software Location field, accept the default values or enter the Oracle home directory path in which you want to install Oracle components. The directory path should not contain spaces.
If necessary, click Browse to select an alternative Oracle base directory path.
Oracle database files can be stored on a file system, or on Automatic Storage Management disk groups. You cannot place Oracle Database files directly on raw or block devices.
Database File Location is the location where Oracle Database files are stored. The default data file location is $ORACLE_BASE/oradata for a single node Real Application Cluster (Oracle RAC), single instance, and desktop class installations. For multi-node Oracle RAC installations, the default location is under any shared mount-point discovered across the selected set of nodes.
If necessary, click Browse to select an alternative Database file location.
This field is enabled if you selected Automatic Storage Management disk groups as the Storage Type. ASMSNMP Password is the password required by the existing Automatic Storage Management instance for configuration of the database on ASM.
The database edition is the type of database that you want to install.
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. It installs an integrated set of management tools, full distribution, replication, Web features, and facilities for building business-critical applications.
This installation type is designed for department, workgroup-level, or web applications. From single-server environments for small business to highly distributed branch environments, Oracle Database Standard Edition One includes all the facilities necessary to build business-critical applications.
This installation type installs the same software as the Enterprise Edition installation type, with the exception of the management packs. However, it supports only a single-user development and deployment environment that requires full compatibility with Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition. Oracle RAC is not installed with Personal Edition.
This option enables you to store the character data in the database in one of the following methods:
Use the default - This option makes use of the operating system language settings.
Use Unicode - This option enables you to store multiple language groups.
The OSDBA group is the operating system group whose members are granted the SYSDBA privilege for the database through operating system authentication. The name used for this group in Oracle code examples is dba. Your system administrator should create groups and users with appropriate group memberships before you start the installation.
Global Database Name - It is the name given to a database to uniquely identify it from the other databases in a network. The Global Database Name consists of two components: a database name and a domain. It is represented as follows: database_name.domain.
where:
database_name is the name of the database. It can contain thirty characters as long as it's 8-character unique. (alphanumeric, underscore (_), dollar ($), and pound (#)).
domain is the computer environment used for the database. It should contain no more than 128 characters (alphanumeric, underscore (_), and pound (#)), inclusive of all periods.
For example:
sales.us.example.com
where:
database_name is sales
domain is us.example.com
The administrative password is the password for the SYS database privilege.
The installation will not continue if the following requirements are not met:
Password cannot exceed 30 characters.
An empty password cannot be accepted.
A user name cannot be a password.
The SYS account password cannot be change_on_install. (case-insensitive)
When prompted for a password, follow these guidelines. Oracle recommends that the password you specify:
contains at least one lowercase letter.
contains at least one uppercase letter.
contains at least one digit.
is at least 8 characters in length.
uses the database character set which can include the underscore (_), dollar ($), and pound sign (#) characters.
if contains special characters, including beginning the password with a number or symbol, then enclose the password with double-quotation marks.
should not be an actual word.