Tasks Prior to Database Creation

Before creating an Oracle database, you must configure the operating system.

In addition to configuring the operating system, you will have to make some decisions regarding the database usage and configuration. These decisions should include the following:

  • Database sizing— In order to obtain an optimally tuned database, it is important to set the initialization parameters appropriately.

  • MTS configuration— The Multithreaded Server can be used in Oracle databases to increase the number of concurrent connections to the database. This feature can help increase concurrency in our project.

  • Set environment variables— The ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_HOME, and path variables should be set to the correct values so that the correct ...

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