Manual Creation of database in windows with oracle 9i (Step-by-Step)

By M.B.G. Suranga De Silva @ ceylonlinux dot com

(Name of the database=db18)

(Note: all commands are in bold letters)

1. Open the command prompt and execute the command sqlplus/nolog

2. Connect to the default database as sysdba in sql prompt SQL>conn sys/oracle as
sysdba you can see the name of that database by executing select name from
v$database;
3. Now open another command prompt and set oracle SID as set oracle_sid=db18
4. Start a windows service with internal password oradim –new –sid <database name>
intpwd <password> is the syntax. In this case I use ceylonlinux_suranga as password
to create db18 service like, oradim –new –sid db18 –intpwd ceylonlinux_suranga
5. Create a directory called db18. In my case I created it in d:\ drive (Note: all my
parameter files and .sql file that are going to discuss following are based on my
location, you can change the location according to yours)
6. Here is my initdb18.ora that I saved it in d:\db18 folder. This is the static parameter
file that I used in my database creation (Note: If you are creating a database with a
different name and in a different location make sure to edit the relevant fields in this
file)

################################################### ########################
###
# Copyright (c) 1991, 2001, 2002 by Oracle Corporation
###########################################################################
###

###########################################
# Cache and I/O
###########################################
db_block_size=8192
db_cache_size=25165824
db_file_multiblock_read_count=16

###########################################
# Cursors and Library Cache
###########################################
open_cursors=300

###########################################
# Database Identification
###########################################
db_domain=""
db_name=db18

###########################################
# Diagnostics and Statistics
###########################################

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background_dump_dest=d:\db18
core_dump_dest=d:\db18
timed_statistics=TRUE
user_dump_dest=d:\db18

###########################################
# File Configuration
###########################################
control_files=("d:\db18\control01.ctl", "d:\db18\CONTROL02.ctl",
"d:\db18\CONTROL03.ctl")

###########################################
# Instance Identification
###########################################
instance_name=db18

###########################################
# Job Queues
###########################################
job_queue_processes=10

###########################################
# MTS
###########################################
dispatchers="(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=orcl1XDB)"

###########################################
# Miscellaneous
###########################################
aq_tm_processes=1
compatible=9.2.0.0.0

###########################################
# Optimizer
###########################################
hash_join_enabled=TRUE
query_rewrite_enabled=FALSE
star_transformation_enabled=FALSE

###########################################
# Pools
###########################################
java_pool_size=33554432
large_pool_size=8388608
shared_pool_size=50331648

###########################################
# Processes and Sessions
###########################################
processes=150

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###########################################
# Redo Log and Recovery
###########################################
fast_start_mttr_target=300

###########################################
# Security and Auditing
###########################################
remote_login_passwordfile=EXCLUSIVE

###########################################
# Sort, Hash Joins, Bitmap Indexes
###########################################
pga_aggregate_target=25165824
sort_area_size=524288

###########################################
# System Managed Undo and Rollback Segments
###########################################
undo_management=AUTO
undo_retention=1
undo_tablespace=UNDOTBS

7. Now type following in your current command prompt sqlplus/nolog and in sql
prompt type conn sys/ceylonlinux_suranga as sysdba then you should see that you
are connected to an idle instance
8. Now start the instance in nomount mode as, startup nomount
pfile=d:\db18\initdb18.ora why are you starting the database in nomount mode ?
The reason is still we are not created control files. “An instance would be started in
the NOMOUNT stage only during database creation or the re-creation of control files.
9. This step is to create the database using dbca.sql script that I saved in d:\db18 folder
appears follows

CREATE DATABASE db18

LOGFILE GROUP 1('d:\db18\redo01.log') SIZE 100M,
GROUP 2('d:\db18\redo02.log') SIZE 100M,
GROUP 3('d:\db18\redo03.log') SIZE 100M
MAXLOGFILES 5
MAXLOGMEMBERS 5
MAXLOGHISTORY 1
MAXDATAFILES 100
MAXINSTANCES 1
CHARACTER SET US7ASCII
NATIONAL CHARACTER SET AL16UTF16
DATAFILE 'd:\db18\system01.dbf' SIZE 325M
UNDO TABLESPACE UNDOTBS
DATAFILE 'd:\db18\UNDOTBS.dbf'
SIZE 200M REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 5120K MAXSIZE UNLIMITED;

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 10. Run the script in the SQL prompt as this, SQL>@d:\db18\dbca.sql once you run this
script you can see the control files, redo log file, Alert log file, .dbf files and .trc
(Background Trace files & User Trace files) files are created in d:\db18 folder.
11. Now you can shutdown the database using shutdown command.
12. Once the database shutdown reboot your PC
13. Connect again as sysdba to default database sqlplus/nolog, SQL>conn sys/oracle as
sysdba check which database you are in.
14. If it is not db18 set oracle sid as we did before in another command prompt as set
oracle_sid=db18
15. If db18 windows service is not started start it manually or execute this oradim –
STARTUP –sid db18 –intpwd ceylonlinux_suranga
16. Now connect to the database sqlplus “sys/ceylonlinux_suranga as sysdba”
17. startup pfile=d:\db18\initdb18.ora (Note: Here we don’t need to start the database
in nomount mode because we have already created control files)
18. Execute catalog.sql SQL>@d:\ORANT\rdbms \admin\catalog.sql
19. Execute catproc.sql SQL>@d:\ORANT\rdbms\admin\catproc.sql

Note: if the password file is corrupted or if you get an error in authentication you can recreate
the password file as follows, but make sure to delete the existing password file.

C:>orapwd file=d:\ORANT\database \PWDdb18.ORA password=ceylonlinux_suranga

This is what you need to do every time when you start your database…..
C:\Documents and Settings\qq>set oracle_sid=db18

C:\Documents and Settings\qq>oradim -STARTUP -sid db18 -intpwd

ceylonlinux_suranga
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
LRM-00109: could no t open parameter file 'D:\ORANT\DATABASE\INITDB18.ORA'

C:\Documents and Settings\qq>sqlplus "sys/ceylonlinux_suranga as sysdba"

SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Dec 6 21:22:02 2004

Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup pfile=d:\db18\initdb18.ora

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 135338868 bytes

Fixed Size 453492 bytes
Variable Size 109051904 bytes
Database Buffers 25165824 bytes

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Redo Buffers 667648 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL>

Now you need to edit the following files

• D:\ORANT\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
• D:\ORANT\network\admin\listener.ora

Here are the files that I used…you can change those accordingly

# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\ORANT\network\admin\tnsnames.ora

# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

SURANGA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = NEWP4)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = suranga)
)
)

db18 =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = NEWP4)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = db18)
)
)

INST1_HTTP =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = NEWP4)(PORT = 1521))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
)
)

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EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
)
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
)
)

# LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\ORANT\network\admin\listener.ora

# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.

LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = NEWP4)(PORT = 1521))
)
)
)

SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\ORANT)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = suranga)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\ORANT)
(SID_NAME = suranga)
)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = db18)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\db18)
(SID_NAME = db18)
)
)

Now start OEM console and click “Add Database To Tree” under “Navigator” menu item.
From the window select second radio button saying “Add selected databases from your local
tnsnames.ora file”

From there select db18. Once you select it you should see OEM console as follows

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