7 Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks
Complete configuration tasks after you install Oracle Database.
Oracle recommends that you complete additional tasks immediately after installation. You must also complete product-specific configuration tasks before you use those products.
- Using Oracle9i Language and Definition Files with Oracle Database 12c
Changes are made to the content of some of the language and territory definition files in Oracle Database 10g and later releases. - Downloading and Installing Patch Updates
Download and install patch dates for your Oracle software after you complete the installation. - Requirements for Database Password
To secure your database, every password must satisfy the Oracle recommended password requirements, even the passwords for predefined user accounts. - Downloading and Installing the ORAchk Health Check Tool
Download and install the ORAchk utility to perform proactive heath checks for the Oracle software stack. - Recompiling Invalid Objects on Windows Systems
Run theutlrp.sql
script after you install, patch, or upgrade a database, to identify, and recompile invalid objects. - Configuring the Secure Sockets Layer
Oracle highly recommends that you configure and use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to ensure that passwords and other sensitive data are not transmitted in clear text in HTTP requests. - Configuring Oracle Components
Many Oracle products and options must be configured before you use them for the first time. - Creating a Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
During installation, by default you can create multiple disk groups. - Enabling and Disabling Database Options After Installation
When you install Oracle Database, some options are enabled and the others disabled. You can view the enabled Oracle Database options by querying the V$OPTION view using SQL*Plus. - Changing the Oracle Home User Password
Oracle Home User Control is a command-line utility that allows an administrator to update the password for an Oracle Home User. - Postinstallation Tasks for SQL Developer
Learn about the recommended postinstallation tasks for SQL Developer.
Downloading and Installing the ORAchk Health Check Tool
Download and install the ORAchk utility to perform proactive heath checks for the Oracle software stack.
ORAchk replaces the RACCheck utility. ORAchk extends health check coverage to the entire Oracle software stack, and identifies and addresses top issues reported by Oracle users. ORAchk proactively scans for known problems with Oracle products and deployments, including the following:
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Standalone Oracle Database
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Oracle Grid Infrastructure
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Oracle Real Application Clusters
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Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Validation
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Upgrade Readiness Validations
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Oracle Golden Gate
Oracle is continuing to expand checks, based on customer requests.
ORAchk is supported on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016 on a Cygwin environment only.
Oracle recommends that you download and run the latest version of ORAchk from My Oracle Support. For information about downloading, configuring and running ORAchk utility, refer to My Oracle Support note 1268927.2:
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