COMP1638 – Set Up Instructions
Decide on a Virtual Environment – Either VMWare Player or Oracle VM Virtual Box. Available for free
at
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/6_0
or
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Use the standard install (accept all defaults).
Windows Setup
Create a new machine as shown
Create a new hard drive
Dynamically allocated only uses the allocated size of the hard drive when you need it. If you fix it, it
will be 25Gb from the start – this will save you hard drive space.
For Now, choose a NAT network card.
Start the VM
Boot the machine, when it prompts, choose the location of your Windows Server 2008 (or other
version) iso file. You will need to source your own copy of Windows Server.
Install Windows as per usual. Set the time and date settings.
SET THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD TO !1oracle so it’s in line with the notes.
Choose the version you have a correct licence for
Misc – within the VM
Activate Windows
Run Windows Updates
Change PC name to hansolo
Install Firefox (from www.firefox.com)
Install Adobe Flash Player (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)
Add “127.0.0.1 hansolo” to the hosts fie
Oracle Install
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html
For this tutorial we are using 12.2.0.1.0 (and you will need to pick which version 32bit or 64bit
dependant on the version of Windows you installed).
Attach the ISO to your VM
Browse to My Computer, the find and run setup.exe
Follow the instructions, Untick
Install the DB software only
Choose Single Instance DB
Select Enterprise Edition
Use a Windows Built-in Account, click yes at the prompt.
The install directory should be changed to C:\Oracle
Select Install.
The next step is to create a listener. To do this, run the netca from cmd, or select it from the start
menu.
Choose Listener configuration, then Add on the screen after.
Accept the default name
Then select only TCP
And port 1521
Click no
And then Finish
Now Run the DBCA to start creating our database
Select create a database
Choose Advanced configuration
Choose Single Instance and GP or TP as shown
Name the database HanSolo and untick the container database option
Setup your FRA and untick archiving
Select the listener we just created. If the listener is “down”, go to command prompt and start the
listener.
The listener should now be up
Accept the defaults on the next screen, but choose to install the sample schemas.
Configure EM express, but not register with CC.
Set the passwords to oracle
Create the database.
Click Finish.
If you have any problems with the listener you may need to edit listener.ora and change the ip
address to 127.0.0.1 (C:\oracle\product\11.2.0\dbhome_1\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora).
e.g. HOST =127.0.0.1
Upon finish you will be given your DB Control URL.
Run it in a browser, you may need to add a security exception.
SQL Developer
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/downloads/index.html
Download Windows 64-bit version with JDK 7 and place on the C: drive of the virtual machine. You
may need to make an ISO of it and attach it as an CD.
