TechSnacs : Oracle 11g step-by-step Installation

This are the steps of Oracle 11g installation guide that covers a typical installation scenario with screenshots.

You can purchase and download oracle Database 11g from the official website of Oracle from clicking Download

1. Select installation method

Following two installation methods are available:

Basic Installation – Select this to perform the full Oracle Database 11g installation with standard configuration options. You can use only file system for storage in this option.

Advanced Installation – This gives your full control over the installation, including the ability to choose Automatic Storage Management. Select this option as shown below.

2. Specify Inventory directory and credentials

Enter the following information:

Enter the inventory directory: /u01/app/oraInventory
Specify operating system group name: oinstall

3. Select Installation Type

Following three installation types are available:

Enterprise Edition – Select this option.
Standard Edition
Custom

4. Specify Install Location

Enter the following information:

Oracle Base: /u01/app/oracle
Name: Oracle_Home
Path: /u01/app/oarcle/product/11.1.0

5. Prerequisite Checks

In this screen, the Installer verifies that your environment meets all of the minimum requirements for installing and configuring the products that you have chosen to install. You must manually verify and confirm the items that are flagged with warnings and items that require manual checks.

6. Select Configuration Option

Following three configuration options are available:

Create a Database – Select this option.
Configure Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
Install Software Only

7. Select a Database Configuration

Following three database configuration options are available.

General Purpose/Transaction Processing
Data Warehouse
Advanced

8. Specify Database Configuration

Enter the following information:

Global Database Name: devdb.example.com . An Oracle database is uniquely identified by a Global Database Name, typically of the form “name.domain”
SID: devdb

9. Specify Database Configuration Details

There are four different tabs in this screen as shown below:

Memory Tab

Select the check-box to Enable Automatic Memory Management
Drag the bar to allocate the memory. This will automatically allocate memory size for SGA and PGA depending on the total database memory allocated.

Character Sets Tab. Following three character set options are given in this tab.

Use the default
Use Unicode (AL32UTF8)
Choose from the list of character sets. Select Database Character Set as Unicode standard UTF-8AL32UTF8 – Select this option.

Security Tab – Just leave the defaults in this tab.
Sample Schema Tab – Just leave the defaults in this tab.

10. Select Database Management Option

Following two management options are available:

Use Grid Control for Database Management

Management Service: Choose an agent.

Use Database Control for Database Management- Select this option.

Select the check-box to Enable Email Notifications
Outgoing mail (SMTP) Server:
Email Address:

11. Specify Database Storage Option

Following two storage options are available:

File System – Select this option.

Specify Database File location: /u01/app/oracle/oradata/

Automatic Storage Management. ASM simplifies database storage administration and optimizes database layout for I/O performance.

12. Specify Backup and Recovery Option

Enable automated backup as shown below. If you’ve configured ASM, you can choose to store the automated backups on ASM. If not, select File System option.

13. Specify database schema password

Enter the password for sys, system, sysman, dbsnmp schemas. You have the option of either using the same passwords or different password for all the accounts in this screen.

14. Privileged Operating System Groups

Enter the following information in this screen: