OCA: Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate Study Guide- P11: There is high demand for professionals in the information technology (IT) industry, and Oracle certifications are the hottest credential in the database world. You have made the right decision to pursue certification, because being Oracle Database 11g certified will give you a distinct advantage in this highly competitive market. | Installing Oracle 11g 431 Copying the files from the install media to ORACLE_HOME Compiling the Oracle binaries Performing post-install operations using configuration assistants Mounting the CD and Starting the OUI To begin the install process insert the Oracle 11g CD in the server. On some Unix systems you may have to use the appropriate operating-system command to mount the CD in your server before it is accessible. After mounting the CD you may want to copy its contents to a staging directory so that you can install from there instead of from the CD. If you download software from the OTN you don t need to mount the CD. You can start the install from the disk. OUI installations on Unix systems must also set the X Windows DISPLAY environment variable otherwise the OUI will not appear. Performing Preinstallation Checks Start the OUI using the command as shown in Figure . FIGURE Invoking Oracle 11g install Notice that the output shows that the OUI checked the server s operating-system version available RAM temporary and swap space and so on. If needed you can turn off the system verification that occurs prior to the installation by using the -ignoreSysPrereqs option of the runInstaller command. 432 Chapter 8 Introducing Oracle Database 11g Components and Architecture Once the preinstallation tests are completed and passed the OUI displays the initial OUI screen shown in Figure . Choose the Oracle Database 11g option and click the Next button on the OUI screen to proceed with the installation. FIGURE The initial OUI installation screen Responding to OUI Prompts The next OUI screen Select Installation Method provides the option to perform a basic or advanced installation. In the basic installation no more questions are asked and the OUI takes all the default values to install the software. If you select the Create Starter Database check box and provide a name for the database OUI will create a database along with the software install.
