by Ramesh Natarajan on January 26, 2009
For a DBA, starting up and shutting down of oracle database is a routine and basic operation. Sometimes Linux administrator or programmer may end-up doing some basic DBA operations on development database. So, it is important for non-DBAs to understand some basic database administration activities.
In this article, let us review how to start and stop an oracle database.
(more…)
by Ramesh Natarajan on October 2, 2008
This is a 16 step Oracle 11g installation guide that covers a typical installation scenario with screenshots.
Note: Since there are several screenshots of various Oracle installation steps on this page, I’ve shown only the thumbnails of the screenshot. Click on the individual thumbnail image to view the full-size screenshot of a particular Oracle installation step.
1. Select installation method
Following two installation methods are available:
- Basic Installation – Choose this to perform the full Oracle Database 11g installation with standard configuration options. You can use only filesystem 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.
(more…)