© Michelle Malcher and Darl Kuhn 2019
Michelle Malcher and Darl KuhnPro Oracle Database 18c Administrationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4424-1_2

2. Creating a Database

Michelle Malcher1  and Darl Kuhn2
(1)
Huntley, IL, USA
(2)
Morrison, CO, USA
 
Chapter 1 detailed how to efficiently install the Oracle binaries. After you’ve installed the Oracle software, the next logical task is creating a database. There are a few standard ways for creating Oracle databases:

  • Use the Database Configuration Assistant (dbca) utility.

  • Run a CREATE DATABASE statement from SQL*Plus.

  • Clone a database from an existing database.

Oracle’s dbca utility has a graphical interface from which you can configure and create databases. This visual tool is easy to use and has a very intuitive ...

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