Oracle Database 11 g - Online Public Access Catalog

CHAPTER 1 ■ INSTALLING, UPGRADING, AND MANAGING CHANGE 75. Select Configuration Option. You can choose to create a database, configure ASM, orjust install the Oracle 11g binaries. For the last option, choose Install Software Only, andclick Next.6. You’ll see the Privileged Operating System Groups page next, as shown in Figure 1-1.This step is new in Oracle Database 11g. In addition to the sysdba and sysoper privilegesyou’re familiar with, Oracle now recommends you create the new system privilege calledsysasm for enabling the management of ASM. Oracle also recommends you create anew Unix/Linux group now, called osasm, for ASM administrators.Figure 1-1. The Privileged Operating System Groups page7. On the Summary page, the Oracle Universal Installer summarizes the installation,including the names of all the components it will install. Click Next after reviewingthe summary.8. On the Install page, you’ll see the progress of the installation. Once the installation finishessuccessfully, exit the Oracle Universal Installer by first clicking Exit and then clicking Yes.If you choose to create a new starter database (step 5), the Oracle Universal Installer invokesthe Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) to create the database. We discuss creating anew database with the DBCA in the following section. You’ll see the new features we discussthere (such as specifying the automatic memory configuration details) if you choose to createa new database during installation itself by choosing the Create a Database option here. Bydefault, Oracle includes the new Secure Configuration option, which configures the databasewith auditing options as well as password policy and expiration settings. If you want, you candisable the new enhanced security controls during the installation.