Oracle® 12c For Dummies®

Chapter 3

Preparing to Implement Oracle

In This Chapter

Implementing Oracle

Verifying system requirements

Planning server and disk configuration

Taking care of post-software-installation setup

Before you create databases and store your data, you need to plan your steps, which will make your implementation much easier. First and foremost, you need to determine your overall database architecture. Databases don’t exist as standalone entities; they’re part of an information system, and you need to understand how that system is laid out. This chapter looks at two of the most common implementation methods and helps you determine which method is right for you.

After you determine the right overall implementation plan, you need to make sure that your target environment meets the necessary requirements to host Oracle. This chapter not only looks at obvious requirements, such as server hardware and software, but it also looks at less reviewed (yet critical) requirements, such as user, configuration, and storage considerations. This chapter gives you the knowledge to make good judgments of ...