Overview

Use the Oracle database configuration assistant (DBCA) to create a new clustered database, manage an existing database, delete a database, and to manage database templates.

DBCA creates a database from an existing template, or a custom database can be created and saved as a new template. Preconfigured templates are available for a data warehouse, transaction processing, or general purpose database. The database file location, configuration options, and database name can be set with the DBCA tool.

Oracle9 i Create Database Summary

• Oracle global services daemon (GSD)

• Oracle listener configuration

• Run the Oracle database configuration assistant (DBCA)

• Verify database

• Using server control (SRVCTL)

• Oracle9 i external tables

• Oracle9 i transportable tablespaces

• Oracle9 i flashback query

• Transparent failover

Oracle Global Services Daemon (GSD)

Oracle programs that access the database as a client such as srvctl, dbca, and Oracle Enterprise Manager use the gsd daemon for management operations. Before using dbca or srvctl, always make sure that the gsd daemon is running on all nodes of the cluster.

1. Start GSD on all cluster members.

   oracle@rac2> gsd

   Successfully started the daemon on the local node.

   Note	Start the gsd daemon only once on each node. A gsd log file is located...