Install Oracle Database 12.2.0.1.0 or 19.3

Follow instructions in the Oracle Database Installation Guide, making selections appropriate for Oracle Healthcare Data Repository 8.1 as noted in the following sections.

You can configure the database as part of the database software installation or after, using the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA). Oracle Healthcare Data Repository 8.1 supports installation on either:

• a Container Database (CDB) containing a Pluggable Database (PDB)
• a non-CDB database

For an explanation of which options require an additional license, see the Database Licensing Information User Manual at https://docs.oracle.com/database/122/DBLIC/toc.htm or https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-data-access-components/19.3/livsc/index.html.

Database software options

During installation of the database software (called "binaries" in the installation guide) the following selections are supported or required with Oracle Healthcare Data Repository 8.1:

• Oracle Partitioning (Required)
• Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) (Recommended)
• Oracle Advanced Compression (Recommended)

Note:

Refer to the Oracle Database Installation Guide to learn how to configure advanced options that are applicable to the HDR installation process.

Database configuration options

When you configure the database, select the following options:

• Character Set
  • ALT32UTF8 is recommended.
• Automatic Memory Management
• Oracle JVM
• Oracle Text
• Oracle Database Examples

  Note:

  Oracle Text, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and Oracle XML DB are configured automatically if you select a general purpose template.