Introduction
In this article, you will learn how to install Oracle 11g on your Window 7 64-bit PC. This article will guide you through the installation steps especially when you are a fresher.
Step 1
First, we have to download the software from the Oracle website. For downloading click here.
Choose "Accept License Agreement" and proceed further more to download.
Step 2
When the download completes, unzip the downloaded file and you will get a setup.exe file. Now, right click on setup.exe and "Run as Administrator". An installer window will pop up.
Step 3
You can skip the "configure security updates" option. Now, click on Next.
Step 4
Now, choose your System Class(I prefer desktop class for beginners) and click on Next.
Step 5
Choose your path wherever you want to install your product. If you want to change the drive, then replace only Character ‘C:\’ to ‘D:\’ and all the options should be left the same as usual. Just choose your Oracle Standard Password and proceed. The global database name should be ‘orcl’.
Step 6
Now, Oracle checks up the software requirements and dependencies and it will give the installation summary. If everything is fine, then proceed further more.
Step 7
Now oracle will install the following products in your system.
- Setup files
- Database configuration assistant
Step 8
Always allow these firewalls when it pop ups in your system.
Step 9
Now you can see DBCA(Database configuration assistant) is Installing.
DBCA is a tool who help to create and mange Oracle Databases with GUI.
Step 10
When DBCA installation will complete then a pop up window will open.
With the help of "Password management" tool you can alter the default passwords for the particular database accounts
Step 11
Now test your installation done or not.
Open cmd with Run As administrator.
- set oracle_sid=orcl
- Sqlplus / as sysdba
After this command, you will see Oracle Database 11g Enterprise is connected. Now, you are connected to the Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition.
That's it. I hope you have found this article helpful. Do let me know via comments and likes.