Creating the Oracle Database for IBM WebSphere Portal Server v8.5

1. Launch Database Configuration Assistant (dbca), click Next:

   

2. Select create database, click next:

   

3. Select General Purpose or Transaction Processing, click next:

   

4. Provide the SID, click next:

   

5. Select Configure with EnterpriseManager, click next:

   

6. Provide account and password details, click next:

   

7. Configure the storage options, and then click next:

   

8. Configure file locations, click Next:

   

9. Configure recovery options, click next:

   

10. Do Not install sample schemas, click next:

    

11. Configure UNICODE Character Set:

    

12. Configure Connection Mode, click next:

    

13. Configure Security settings, click next:

    

14. Configure maintenance task, click next:

    

15. Review storage information, click next:

    

16. Review information, click finish:

    

17. Once the installation completes review the installation summary information:

    

18. From sqlplus command line perform the following select query:

    SQL> select * from NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS;