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MODULE 2
DATABASE INSTALLATION AND
CONFIGURATION
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Section 1: DBMS Installation
DBMS INSTALLATION BASICS
Understand the prerequisites for the specific
version of DBMS
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Version of the operating system
 Hardware components: cpu, memory, available
storage
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Read the installation guide
Understand the installation process and procedure
 Follow the explicit instructions
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Mechanics of the installation process is a relative
simple affair
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
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Basic CPU requirements: minimum processor speed
Storage requirements: available free space, backup
 DBMS software itself: 1 – 2 GB depending on OS
 Database: size of applications and data
requirements: amount of memory
Memory structures: data cache, data dictionary,
SGA
 Application data request -> read the data in the
disk -> copy the data to the memory -> process the
data -> write the modified data from memory to
disk
 Available swap space
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DBMS CONFIGURATION
Understand DBMS components
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Installation user privilege: Windows – administration
role; UNIX – unlimited resource, a special group
Licensed DBMS components: partition, spatial,
enterprise
Platform version requirement: Windows XP or
higher, HP-UX 11, Solaris 10, AIX
Operating system requirement: patches, kernel
parameters, message queue, DLL files
Program requirement: C++, Cobol, Perl
Define the initial settings
 Inputs during the installation process
 Installation configuration file
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DBMS INSTALLATION VERIFICATION
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Ensure the clear understanding of all error
messages or popup windows
 Take screen shots of all questionable error
messages or popup windows
 Review installation log files
 Run tests if possible
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UPGRADE AND PATCH
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DBMS version – major change, such as Oracle
11g or SQL Server 2008
 Release – major function enhancement
 Patch – bug fixes
 Example:
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Oracle 11.2.1 (Version 11, Release number 2, Patch
release number 1)
 SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU6 (Version 2008, Release of
Service Patch 1, Patch of Cumulative Update
package 6)
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DBMS CHANGE CONSIDERATION
Database structure changes, application features
changes
Planning for DBMS changes
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Testing environment establishment
 Regression testing of applications: functions, performance
 Downtime and lost business opportunities during the
DBMS change.
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Supporting software products may lack immediate support:
purchased applications, DBA tools, query tools, interface
programs
Cost of Change
Cost of the new version might be changed
 Planning, installing, testing, and deploying in both DBMS
and applications using databases
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DATABASE STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES
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Standards – common practices that ensure the
consistency and effectiveness of the database
environment
Database naming conventions
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Names of database, data files, objects (table, index,
procedure, trigger, etc.)
Length of names
Abbreviation
Roles and responsibilities
 Database application development standards: coding
standards, performance tips and techniques
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Procedures – scripts and processes for handling
specific events
Application migration procedures
 Design review process
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MODULE 2
DATABASE INSTALLATION AND
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Section 2: Oracle Installation
OPTIMAL FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
(OFA)
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Organize large amounts of complicated software
and data on disk, to avoid device bottlenecks and
poor performance
 Facilitate routine administrative tasks such as
software and data backup, which are often
vulnerable to data corruption
 Facilitate switching between multiple Oracle
databases
 Adequately manage and administer database
growth
 Help eliminate fragmentation of free space in the
data dictionary, isolate other fragmentation, and
minimize resource contention
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FILE NAMING STANDARDS
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FILE STRUCTURES FOR ORACLE
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Windows – Take defaults as much as possible
 UNIX – Company standards, examples
 Software - /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0
 Administrative files /u01/app/oracle/admin/hrdb
 Database files - /u02/oradata/hrdb/control01.ctl
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FILE STRUCTURES FOR ORACLE
Path to Oracle software is called
ORACLE_HOME containing Oracle binaries
Defined as a variable within your system
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E.g. ORACLE_HOME/bin/runnit.exe
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Each installation has its own ORACLE_HOME
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C:\oracle\product\11.2.0\db1
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Contains a bin directory that holds most of the
executables
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ORACLE HOME
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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Advanced Installation
 Select Installation Type: Enterprise Edition
 Select Configuration Option: Install database
software only
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Note: Some of the slides are from Oracle 10g Database
Administrator: Implementation and Administration by
Gavin Powell and Carol McCullough-Dieter
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