Owner's Manual

Deployment Guide 29
Setting the Oracle User Password
Dell strongly recommends that you set a password for the user oracle to protect your system.
Complete the following steps to create the oracle password:
1
Log in as root .
2 Ty p e passwd oracle and follow the instructions on the screen to create the oracle password.
Configuring and Deploying Oracle Database 10g (Single Node)
This section provides information about completing the initial setup or completing the reinstallation
procedures as described in "Installing and Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux." This section covers
the following topics:
• Configuring the Public Network
• Configuring database storage
• Installing the Oracle database
• Configuring the listener
• Creating the seed database
• Setting the oracle user password
Configuring the Public Network
Ensure that your public network is functioning and that an IP address and host name are assigned
to your system.
Configuring Database Storage
Configuring Database Storage Using ex3 File System
If you have additional storage, perform the following steps:
1
Log in as root .
2 Ty p e :
cd /opt/oracle
3
Ty p e :
mkdir oradata recovery
4
Using fdisk , create a partition where you want to store your database files
(for example,
sdb1 if your storage device is sdb ).
5 Using fdisk , create a partition where you want to store your recovery files
(for example,
sdc1 if your storage device is sdc ).