The following checklists provide a list of required preinstallation steps:
Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
Storage and Recovery Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
OUI Checklist for Single Instance Oracle Database Installation
Use these checklists to coordinate tasks to help ensure that all system and storage preparation, and configuration tasks are completed before starting an Oracle Database or an Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server installation.
Review the following hardware checklist for all installations:
Table 1-1 Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database
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Confirm Server Make and Architecture: Confirm that server make, model, core architecture, and host bus adaptors (HBA) are supported to run with Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server. |
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Check Display and Network Setup:
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Allocate Local Disk Space for Oracle Software:
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Random Access Memory (RAM):
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Temporary Disk Space Allocation: At least 500 MB allocated to |
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Check Storage Hardware: Either Storage Area Network (SAN) or Network-Attached Storage (NAS). |
Review the following software checklist for all installations:
Table 1-2 Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database
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Operating System: Supported in the list of supported releases listed in Table 3-3. |
Review the following user environment checklist for all installations:
Table 1-3 User Environment Configuration for Oracle Database
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Create Groups and Users. Review "Creating Required Operating System Groups and Users" for information about the groups and users you need to create for the kind of deployment you want to do. Oracle Installation users have different requirements from Oracle Home users. User names must use only ASCII characters. |
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Create mount point paths for the software executable files. Oracle recommends that you follow the guidelines for an Optimal Flexible Architecture configuration, as described in the appendix "Optimal Flexible Architecture". |
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Unset Oracle Software Environment Variables. If you have had an existing installation on your system, and you are using the same user account to install this installation, then unset the |
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Ensure that the Database home (the Oracle home path you select for Oracle Database) uses only ASCII characters. This restriction includes Oracle Installation user names, which are used as a default for some home paths, as well as other directory names you may select for paths. |
Review the following storage configuration task checklist for all installations:
Table 1-4 Storage Configuration Checks for Oracle Database
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Decide the Database Storage Option During the database installation, you must specify one of the following storage options for database files:
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Decide If You Want to Enable Recovery If you decide to enable recovery during the database installation, then select one of the following options:
See "Identifying Storage Requirements for Oracle Automatic Storage Management" and "Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group". |
Review the following task checklist before you start Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) for single instance Oracle Database installations:
Table 1-5 Oracle Database Checks Before Starting OUI
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Verify if Oracle Grid Infrastructure Exists If you want to use Oracle ASM or Oracle Restart, then you must install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server before you install and create the database. Otherwise, you must manually register the database with Oracle Restart. |
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Check Running Oracle Processes, and Shut Down if Necessary:
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Decide if You Want to Install Other Languages During installation, you are asked if you want translation of user interface text into languages other than the default, which is English. If the language set for the operating system is not supported by the installer, then by default the installer runs in the English language. See Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide for detailed information about character sets and language configuration. |
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Decide Your Management Option By default, Oracle Database 12c is managed by Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express. However, if you have an existing Oracle Management Agent, and decide to use Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to centrally manage your database, then obtain the following information to enter during the database installation:
See Also:
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Consider Memory Allocation and Automatic Memory Management You can enable automatic memory management either during, or after the database installation. Enabling automatic memory management after installation involves a shutdown and restart of the database. With automatic memory management, the Oracle Database instances automatically manage and tune memory for you. With automatic memory management, you choose a memory target, and the instance automatically distributes memory between the system global area (SGA) and the instance program global area (instance PGA). As memory requirements change, the instance dynamically redistributes memory between the SGA and instance PGA. See Also: Oracle Database Administrator's Guide |
Review the following general tasks checklist for all installations:
Table 1-6 Recommended Planning Checks for Oracle Database
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Read the Release Notes: |
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Review the Licensing Information Although the installation media in the media pack contain many Oracle components, you are permitted to use only those components for which you have purchased licenses. Oracle Support Services does not provide support for components for which licenses have not been purchased. |
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Obtain Your My Oracle Support Information You will need your My Oracle Support username and password to perform various installation related tasks such as configuring security updates, downloading software updates, and reviewing certification. The My Oracle Support website is available at: https://support.oracle.com/ |
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Review Oracle Support Certification Matrix New platforms and operating system software versions might be certified after this guide is published, review the certification matrix on the My Oracle Support website for the most up-to-date list of certified hardware platforms and operating system versions: https://support.oracle.com/ You must register online before using My Oracle Support. After logging in, from the menu options, select the Certifications tab. On the Certifications page, use the Certification Search options to search by Product, Release, and Platform. You can also search using the Certification Quick Link options such as Product Delivery, and Lifetime Support. |
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Review OUI Installation Tutorial Review the following step-by-step installation tutorial to understand OUI installation options:
Note: You can also run OUI up to the Summary screen, and either save a response file for review, or cancel the installation and run it at another time. |