Database Requirements for Oracle Data Miner

Oracle Data Miner 4.1 requires Oracle Database Enterprise Edition or Personal Edition 11.2 or later.

To verify that the database meets this requirement, you can query the database_compatible_level setting. The value should be no lower than 11.2.

SELECT VALUE FROM database_compatible_level;

Note:

Some features of Oracle Data Miner 4.1 require Oracle Database 12.1.

Table 2-1 lists the Database installation and configuration requirements for Oracle Data Miner.


Table 2-1 Database Requirements Checklist for Oracle Data Miner

Feature Requirement Links to More Information

Database version

11.2.0.1 or later.

Installing Oracle Database 11.2 or 12.1

Oracle Advanced Analytics

Required for Oracle Data Miner installation.

Oracle Data Miner and Oracle Advanced Analytics

Oracle Text

Required for Oracle Data Miner installation.

Oracle Text and Oracle Data Miner

XML DB

Required for Oracle Data Miner installation.

XML DB and Oracle Data Miner

Storage Configuration

Must be configured for either binary XML storage or object-relational storage, depending on the version of the database.

Storage Configuration for Oracle Data Miner

AL32UTF8 Character Set

Required to support multibyte character data and other data formats

Oracle highly recommends that you configure the database to support AL32UTF8.

Oracle Database 12.1: Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

Oracle Database 11.2: Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

Oracle R Enterprise

Required for execution of embedded R scripts in the Oracle Data Miner SQL Query node.

Oracle R Enterprise Installation and Administration Guide

Oracle Database Examples

Required for Oracle Data Miner sample data. May be required for Oracle Text Knowledge Base.

Oracle Database 12.1: Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide

Oracle Database 11.2: Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide

Sample Schemas

Required for some Oracle Data Miner sample data.

Oracle Database 12.1: Oracle Database Sample Schemas

Oracle Database 11.2: Oracle Database Sample Schemas