4 Preparing the database server

Before installing the Oracle Central Designer software, you must:

• Install and configure the Oracle database software on the database server.
• Create the necessary database instance and tablespaces.

In this chapter:

• Install the Oracle database software on the database server
  
• Registering .NET assemblies
  
• Create the database and tablespaces
  
• Configuring the listener to accept connections for the new database
  
• Configuring the Open Cursors setting for a database instance
  
• Configuring the Cursor Sharing setting for a database instance
  
• Use the performance tuning capabilities that are available with the Oracle database software
  
• Required rights for database administrators
  
• Creating the Oracle Central Designer database user