Oracle Database Minimum Hardware Requirements

Learn about the hardware component and hard disk space requirements.

Hardware Component Requirements for Windows x64
The following table lists the hardware components that are required for Oracle Database on Windows x64.
Hard Disk Space Requirements
Learn about the system requirements for Windows platforms that use the NT File System (NTFS).
Verifying Hardware Requirements
Use this procedure to gather information about your server configuration.

Hardware Component Requirements for Windows x64

The following table lists the hardware components that are required for Oracle Database on Windows x64.

Table 2-1 Windows x64 Minimum Hardware Requirements

Requirement	Value
System Architecture	Processor: AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Physical memory (RAM)	2 GB minimum
Virtual memory (swap)	If physical memory is between 2 GB and 16 GB, then set virtual memory to 1 times the size of the RAM If physical memory is more than 16 GB, then set virtual memory to 16 GB
Disk space	Typical Install Type total: 10 GB Advanced Install Types total: 10 GB See Table C-1 for details.
Video adapter	256 colors
Screen Resolution	1024 X 768 minimum

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Hard Disk Space Requirements

Learn about the system requirements for Windows platforms that use the NT File System (NTFS).

Oracle strongly recommends that you install the Oracle database home (Oracle database binaries, trace files, and so on) on Oracle ACFS or NTFS.

The database files themselves must be placed on Oracle ASM if using Oracle ACFS; otherwise they can be placed on NTFS. Usage of Oracle ACFS and Oracle ASM or NTFS is recommended to ensure security of these files.

The NTFS system requirements are accurate than the hard disk values reported by the Oracle Universal Installer Summary window. The Summary window does not include accurate values for disk space, the space required to create a database, or the size of compressed files that are expanded on the hard drive.

The hard disk requirements for Oracle Database components include 32 MB to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Oracle Universal Installer on the partition where the operating system is installed. If sufficient space is not detected, then the installation fails and an error message appears.

The following table lists the disk space requirements on NTFS for Windows x64. The starter database requires 720 MB of disk space.

The values in this table include the starter database.

Table 2-2 Windows x64 Minimum Disk Space Requirements on NTFS

Installation Type	TEMP Space	SYSTEM_DRIVE:\ Program Files\Oracle\Inventory	Oracle Home	Data Files *	Total
Enterprise Edition	595 MB	4.55 MB	6.00 GB	4.38 GB **	10.38 GB **
Standard Edition 2	595 MB	4.55 MB	5.50 GB	4.24 GB **	9.74 GB **

* Refers to the contents of the admin, cfgtoollogs, flash_recovery_area, and oradata directories in the ORACLE_BASE directory.

** This size can be higher depending on the installation options selected, such as languages or additional components. If you choose to install Oracle Database with customized backups enabled, then include at least 2 GB extra for data file disk space.

Verifying Hardware Requirements

Use this procedure to gather information about your server configuration.

To ensure that the system meets these requirements, follow these steps:

Determine the physical RAM size.

For example, on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2, click System and Security, then click System.

If the size of the physical RAM installed in the system is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.
Determine the size of the configured virtual memory (also known as paging file size).

For example, on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2, click System and Security, then click System, click Advanced System Settings, click the Advanced tab on System Properties page, and then click Settings in the Performance section. Then select the Advanced tab on Performance Options page.

The virtual memory is listed in the Virtual Memory section.

If necessary, see your operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional virtual memory.
Determine the amount of free disk space on the system.

For example, on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2, right-click My Computer and click Open.
Determine the amount of disk space available in the temp directory. This is equivalent to the total amount of free disk space, minus what is required for the Oracle software to be installed.

On Windows x64, if there is less than 125 MB of disk space available in the temp directory, then delete all unnecessary files. If the temp disk space is still less than 125 MB, then set the TEMP or TMP environment variable to point to a different hard drive location.

For example, to change the environment variables on a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2, click System and Security, then click System, click Advanced System Settings, click the Advanced tab on System Properties page, and then click Environment Variables.