Install Oracle Database 12c Release 2 Enterprise Edition Software

The following describes how to install Oracle Database 12 Release 2 Enterprise Edition software in a Unix environment.

  1. Download Oracle Database distribution and unpack at the database server.
  2. Start Oracle Universal Installer running Setup.exe in the directory where you have extracted the software distribution.
  3. Step 1 – Configure Security Updates. Enter your email address to be informed of security issues, install the product and initiate configuration manager. Also mark the check-box if you have an Oracle Support account and want to receive quarterly security updates from Oracle. It is possible to continue the installation without providing an email address and un-checking the check-box. Then press Next.
     
  4. Step 2 – Select Installation Option. Select Install database software only, then press Next.

  5. Step 3 – Select Database Installation Option. Select the type of database installation you want to perform, then press Next.
     
  6. Step 4 – Select Database Edition. Select which database edition you want to install (the one you are licensed for), then press Next. IFS Applications is certified for both Standard Edition 2 (SE2) and Enterprise Edition (EE).

  7. Step 5 – Specify Installation Location. Specify where to place Oracle software files, then press next.
        
  8. Step 6 – Create Inventory. Specify the directory where to store metadata files and the operating system group member, then press Next.
     
  9. Step 7 – Privileged Operating System Groups. Specify SYS privileges for Oracle user groups, then press Next.

  10. Step 8 – Perform Prerequisite Checks. The installer performs prerequisite checks to verify that the target environment meets minimal installation and configuration requirements. Verify the result and, if all checks succeeded, press Next.


  11. Step 9 – Summary. Verify the summary page, then press Install.


  12. When prompted, execute the root.sh script from another terminal window as root user. Then press OK.

  13. Installation finished.
     

Verify

No special verification is needed.
Contact Oracle support if you have problems.