You don't need to create a started database. SQL*plus has nothing to
connect to until you create a database. If you need a smaller database
system that is SQL compatable try MYSQL it's free and runs on solaris.
Sandra W wrote:
> When I install Oracle, is there any harm done in skipping the
> creation of a starter database at the end? (i.e. ignoring the
> database creation wizard).
>
> Would SQL*Plus work, if no database exists?
>
> I needed to install Oracle 9i on Solaris 2.7 - I won't be
> using it to create database application per se, but to install
> a third-party application which needs a database system (like
> Oracle, MSSQL, etc) installed as a prerequisite.
>
> I know that this third-party app will create its own database within
> Oracle, but I'm not sure it'll work if SQL*Plus doesn't work.
>
> I've installed Oracle on NT before, but Oracle 9i on Solaris
> seems HUGE - it says it needs 2.4GB just for the server. I didn't
> seem to have much luck trying to disable some options from installing -
> it seems like most of the time an option is either mandatory, or disabling
> it causes many other options to become disabled, some of which I want.
>
> I got it down to needing 2.3GB (wow).
>
> After this installs (about 2.5 hours), it gets to the database creation
> wizard, and it's already threatening to take up another 0.5 - 1 GB.
>
> Does Oracle 9i on Solaris really need this huge amount of disk space?
> Can I ignore the starter database, or tell the wizard to make an empty one?
>
> At the moment, I'm at that awkward stage of having installed the server,
> and having skipped the database creation wizard, which means I'd have
> to run 'dbca' manually if I want to create a sample db.
> SQL*Plus gives the errors:
> ORA-01034: Oracle Not available
> ORA-27101: Shared Memory Realm not avaible
>
> Regards,
> Sandra
Received on Tue Mar 11 2003 - 14:52:14 CST
