Step by Step Oracle 12c Database Installation with Screenshots (12.1.0.2)

Create a staging directory on your server and download the files from OTN. Make sure to set the profiles perfectly for the database and you do have all the directories set with right permissions. Check the RPM’s based on you operating system stipulations.

p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_1of8.zip

p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_2of8.zip

[Sajid@SajidServer~]$ cd /u01/stage

[Sajid@SajidServer stage]$ ls -ltr

-rwxrwxr-x 1 oracle oinstall 1673517582 Sep 01 17:04 p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_1of8.zip

-rwxrwxr-x 1 oracle oinstall 1014527110 Sep 01 17:04 p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_2of8.zip

[Sajid@SajidServer stage]$ unzip p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_1of8.zip

[Sajid@SajidServer stage]$ unzip p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_2of8.zip

[Sajid@SajidServer stage]$ ls -ltr

-rwxrwxr-x 1 oracle oinstall 1673517582 Sep 01 17:04 p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_1of8.zip

-rwxrwxr-x 1 oracle oinstall 1014527110 Sep 01 17:04 p17694377_121020_Linux-x86-64_2of8.zip

drwxrwxr-x 7 oracle oinstall       4096 Jul 01  2014 database

[Sajid@SajidServer stage]$ cd database

Make sure you have your VNC or XMING set up properly and now invoke the runInstaller

[Sajid@SajidServer database]$ ./runInstaller

Untick the box I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support

Select Yes and hit Next

Select Install Database Software only

Select Single Instance database installation

Select the language and Hit Next

Select database edition and hit Next

Set the Oracle Base and Software Location as per your shop

Select the group as Oinstall. Look for the Prerequisite check and look for if you want to set at this time and hit next. At this point you will be done with the Software Installation.

Invoke dbca from your server and if the profiles are set properly it will take you to the next screen.

Select Create Database and hit Next

Select Advanced Mode and hit next. You can even go with Create database with default settings depending on your requirement.

Select General Purpose or Transactional Processing and hit Next

Enter the Global Database Name and SID. Check the Create As Container Database and select create a container database with one or more PDBs and enter the PDB name. You can make changes depending upon your requirements and hit Next.

You can Configure Enterprise Manager (EM) Database Express based on your needs and hit Next

You can choose separate passwords or use same passwords and hit Next

Select the Listener Name and Listener Port as per your requirements and hit Next

You can Enable Archiving and even specify Fast Recovery Area based on your prerequisites and hit Next

On Location give the path of your archive log location if you are willing to and hit Ok

You can select sample schemas if not even leave it and hit Next

Set the Memory values based on you specifications after it in the same window select Sizing

Enter the process and hit Character Set

Choose the options on stipulation and hit Connection Mode

Choose an option and now hit Next

Now you can Create Database and even save the template with database creation scripts. Select Customize Storage Settings.

Set the location for Control File and hit Apply

Select Datafiles and hit Apply

Set the Redo logs properly and hit Apply and now hit Next

You can check the Activity log and Alert log for errors

Now your Database is Created.