2 Creating and Configuring an Oracle Database

In this chapter:

• About Creating an Oracle Database

• Creating a Database with DBCA

• Creating a Database with the CREATE DATABASE Statement

• Specifying CREATE DATABASE Statement Clauses

• Specifying Initialization Parameters

• Managing Initialization Parameters Using a Server Parameter File

• Defining Database Services

• Considerations After Creating a Database

• Dropping a Database

• Database Data Dictionary Views

  See Also:

  • Chapter 15, "Using Oracle-Managed Files" for information about creating a database whose underlying operating system files are automatically created and managed by the Oracle Database server

  • Your platform-specific Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) installation guide for information about creating a database in an Oracle RAC environment