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Oracle Database Installation
Database Installation 2-3
Oracle Database Installation
This section describes how to install the Oracle Database for Oracle Utilities Meter Data
Management. It contains the following topics:
• Database Scripts and Utilities
• Initial Install
• Upgrade Install
• Demo Install
• Creating the Database
• Security Configuration
• Populating Language Data
• Installing Service Packs and Patches
Note: The installation tools outlined in this guide run on Windows and
UNIX/Linux only. Please refer to the supported platforms table in Chapter 1
for more information on supported platforms.
Database Scripts and Utilities
Follow these steps before you begin installing the database:
1. Unzip the database.zip file to your local machine.The database folder contains several files
that will be referred to in the installation process.
2. Set up a Microsoft Windows desktop with the Oracle Client installed.
Initial Install
This section describes an initial installation of the database.
Note: You must have a supported version of the Java Development Kit
installed on the Windows desktop where you stage and run the database
installation package. Refer to the Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management
Installation Guide for more information.
Create Database
The Initial install requires the following before the installation can be started:
• You must create a database. Use site standard techniques or tools to create the database. The
templates for creating the database are located under the relevant database version
subdirectory of the DatabaseCreation directory:
• createdb.sql - Create Database
• createdbcatalog.sql - Build database catalog tables.
• createdbfiles.sql - Create data files for tablespaces
• init.ora - Sample initialization parameters for the database
• createcdxusers.sql - Create users
• restartdb.sql - DB restart
• The users and roles for the product. Templates for this activity are located under the relevant
database version subdirectory of the DatabaseCreation directory as createcdxusers.sql.
Note: Please alter a copy of the above files for site specific changes.