1. Installation Guide
  2. Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node
  3. Creating an Oracle RAC Database on Direct NFS
  4. Perform a Software-Only Installation of Oracle Database

2.9.1 Perform a Software-Only Installation of Oracle Database

In a software-only installation you install the Oracle Database software but do not create a database as part of the installation process.

  1. Start Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by running setup.exe from the software staging location.
  2. On the Select Installation Option screen select Install database software only.
  3. On the Grid Installation Options screen, select the product to install, for example "Oracle Real Application Clusters database software installation."
  4. Select the nodes on which you want to install the database software.
  5. Choose the languages to use with the installed software.
  6. Select the database edition to install. For Oracle RAC databases, you must choose Enterprise Edition.
  7. Specify an Oracle Home user, or choose to use a Windows-built in user for the software installation owner.
  8. On the Specify Installation Location screen, enter a path to the Oracle base directory and the software location (Oracle home directory).
  9. On the Summary screen, verify your selections, then click Install.