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4 On the Database Identification page, type a Global Database Name and an Oracle System Identifier (SID)
prefix.
For simplicity, use the same value for both items.
5 On the Management Options page, click Next to accept the default settings.
6 On the Database Credentials page, select Use the Same Administrative Passwords for All Accounts and
type a password.
7 On the remaining configuration pages, click Next to accept the default settings.
8 On the Creation Options page, verify that Create Database is selected and click Finish.
9 On the Confirmation page, review the options and click OK.
The configuration tool creates the database.
10 On the Database Creation Complete page, click OK.
What to do next
Follow the instructions in “Add an ODBC Data Source to Oracle 11g or 10g,” on page 35.
Add a View Composer Database to Oracle 9i
You can use the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant to add a new View Composer database to an existing
Oracle 9i instance.
Prerequisites
Verify that a supported version of Oracle 9i is installed on the vCenter Server computer. See “Database
Requirements for View Composer,” on page 10.
Procedure
1 On the vCenter Server computer, select Start > All Programs > Oracle-OraHome92 > Configuration and
Migration Tools > Database Configuration Assistant.
2 On the Operations page, select Create a database.
3 On the Database Templates page, select the General Purpose template.
4 On the Database Identification page, type a Global Database Name and an Oracle System Identifier (SID)
prefix.
For simplicity, use the same value for both items.
5 On the Database Connection Options page, select Dedicated Server Mode.
6 On the remaining configuration pages, click Next to accept the default settings.
7 On the Creation Options page, verify that Create Database is selected and click Finish.
8 On the Summary page, review the options and click OK.
The configuration tool creates the database.
9 Set passwords for the SYS and SYSTEM administrator accounts.
You use the SYSTEM account to set up the data-source connection.
What to do next
Follow the instructions in “Add an ODBC Data Source to Oracle 9i,” on page 36.
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