11 Installing Oracle Database

Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation software is available as image-based zip files and can be installed using several options.

You can download Oracle Database software from the Oracle website or the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud portal. In most cases, you use the graphical user interface (GUI) provided by Oracle Universal Installer to install the software. However, you can also run silent mode installations, without using the GUI. You can also use Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure (clusterware) deployments.

Oracle Database software may be available on installation media on-demand.

Note:

To install Oracle Database files on Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM), you must first complete an Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server installation. Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server includes Oracle Restart and Oracle ASM.

To upgrade an existing Oracle ASM installation, upgrade Oracle ASM by running an Oracle Grid Infrastructure upgrade. If you do not have Oracle ASM installed and you want to use Oracle ASM as your storage option, then you must complete an Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server installation before you start your Oracle Database installation.

You cannot use Oracle Universal Installer from an earlier Oracle release to install components from this release.

• About Image-Based Oracle Database Installation
  Understand image-based installation to simplify installation and configuration of Oracle Database software.
• About Deploying Oracle Database Using Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning
  You can use Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (Oracle FPP) to provision Oracle Database software.
• Downloading Oracle Software
  Select the method you want to use to download the software.
• About Character Set Selection During Installation
  Before you create the database, decide the character set that you want to use.
• About Automatic Memory Management Installation Options
  Decide if you want to configure Automatic Memory Management during installation.
• Running the Installer in a Different Language
  Describes how to run the installer in other languages.
• Installing the Oracle Database Software
  These topics explain how to run Oracle Universal Installer to perform most database installations.
• Installing Oracle Database Using RPM Packages
  Learn how to leverage and take advantage of an RPM framework to easily deploy Oracle Database.
• Installing Standard Edition High Availability
  Learn how to Install high availability on Oracle Database Standard Edition 2.