Chapter 4
Creating Your Database
In This Chapter
Familiarizing yourself with the Oracle environment
Configuring an Instance
Using the Database Configuration Assistant to create databases
Post database creation checkup
Creating a database takes a lot of work. Thankfully, a graphical tool called the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) helps you point and click your way to victory. However, as its name implies, it only assists. Just like any software wizard-type tool, it can’t cover every option; it can’t explain everything. It does cover up some of the ugly syntax and other required activities (like creating directories and setting permissions) commonly forgotten by someone new to Oracle. It truly is a wonderful tool . . . as long as you know what options to use and what values are appropriate for the questions that it asks you.
With that said, this chapter goes over some of the details necessary to make the right decisions up front when creating a database. Doing so saves you from having to go back and do things twice . . . or even three times. In addition, when you understand ...
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