Owner's Manual

Installing Oracle 11g R1 Database (Single Node) 37
Creating the Seed Database
Creating the Seed Database Using ext3 File System
Perform the following steps to create a seed database with the Database
Configuration Assistant (DBCA):
1 Log in as oracle .
2 Start the Oracle DBCA by typing:
dbca
3 In the Welcome window, click Next .
4 In the Operations window, click Create a Database and click Next .
5 In the Database Templates window, click Custom Database and
click
Next .
6 In the Database Identification window, type the name of the database
that you are creating in the
Global Database Name and the SID Prefix
fields, and click
Next .
7 In the Management Options window, click Next .
8 In the Database Credentials window, complete password selections and
entries and click
Next .
9 In the Storage Options window, select File System and click Next .
10 In the Database File Locations window, click Next .
11 In the Recovery Configuration window, click Browse and select the
flashback recovery area that you created in "Configuring Database Storage
Using ext3 File System" on page 30 (for example,
/opt/oracle/recovery ). Change the Flash Recovery Area size as
needed. Select
Enable Archiving and click Next .
12 In the Database Content window, click Next .
13 In the Initialization Parameters window, click Next .
14 In the Database Storage window, click Next .
15 In the Creation Options window, click Create Database and click Finish .