how to install your local oracle database

8/13/2019 How to Install Your Local Oracle Database

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How to Install Your Local Oracle Database for Learning Purposes?

In your browser's URL go to this address:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

ou will be directed to the website below:

!lick "ccept License "greement

IMPORTANT: ou must ha#e an $%& $racle %echnology &etwork( "ccount to be able to

download )ree $racle *atabase Installers )rom $racle's website. I) you ha#e none+ you sign-up

)or )ree.


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!hoose you pre)erred $racle #ersion. ,ach $racle #ersion has its eui#alent installers )or

di))erent operating system Linux+ 0indows+ olaris etc.( and whether the $ is 12-bit or

34-bit.

In my case+ I pre)er $racle *atabase 55g Release 2 #ersion )or icroso)t 0indows x34( 34-bit.


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Right-click 6ile 5 and 6ile 2 hyperlinks.

")ter right-clicking 6ile 5 and 6ile 2 hyperlinks you will be asked to sign-in using your own $%&

username and password i) you ha#en't signed in yet.

,nter you own #alid username and password. $nce entered+ downloading process will initiate.

%he installer )iles are usually more than 278 big. %he downloading process might take some

hours depending on the speed o) your internet connection.


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IMPORTANT: 8e)ore doing the next steps+ make sure that your account has an "dministrator

pri#ilege or you know the password o) the "dministrator account.

")ter the downloading process )or 6ile 5 and 6ile 2 has been done+ un9ip both )iles in a single

directory. ")ter un9ipping the two installer )iles+ go inside the database )older and double click

setup.exe


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tep 5 o) : !on)igure ecurity Updates

ince you will only be using the $racle database )or learning purposes+ this step is not

mandatory. imply uncheck: I wish to recei#e security updates #ia y $racle upport.


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!hoose Yes

tep 2 o) :


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elect reate an! configure a !atabase

tep 1 o) : ystem !lass


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ince this installation is )or learning purposes only+ you don't need to install a er#er !lass.

!hoose *esktop !lass instead.

tep 4 o) : %ypical Install !on)iguration


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ou can choose to change the installation paths or keep the de)ault paths. ake sure that the

*atabase ,dition is ,nterprise ,dition.

ou also ha#e the )reedom to choose your global database name. ake sure it is short

characters short( and meaning)ul.

ou can choose also what "dministrati#e password you would like to use. %he $racle Installer

will warn you i) the password you entered is not secure enough. "s a good practice+ always

pro#ide a strong password.

tep ; o) :


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$racle Installer will per)orm prereuisite checks in your system. %his checking process must

reach 5==> to proceed to the next step.

tep 3 o) : ummary


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tep ? o) : Install


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I) you encounter this 0indow ecurity "lert+ simply click "llow "ccess.


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%he screenshot below shows the *atabase !on)iguration "ssistant or *8!". *8!" will

automatically con)igure a local database )or you.


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$nce *8!" is done+ you will see the screen below. %ake a screenshot o) this screen )or )uture

re)erence. %hen click $@.


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tep o) : 6inish

!opy the &ote below. %he in)ormation pro#ided is the URL )or you ,nterpirse anager

*atabase !ontrol portal and your database con)iguration )iles location.


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How To Test if t"e Installation is #uccessful?

$pen your command prompt then type s$lplus


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ou will know that your installation is success)ul i) you see the #%L&prompt.

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