DBCA

DBCA (Database Configuration Assistant) is a utility used for creating, configuring and removing Oracle Databases.

One can setup templates to automate and standardise the creation of new databases or generate the scripts required to create a database later.

Start DBCA

Windows

Click start -> Oracle OraDB10g_Home1 (your Oracle Home) -> Configuration and Migration Tools -> Database Configuration Assistant

Unix/ Linux

$ export ORACLE_HOME=...
$ export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
$ export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0 

$ dbca &

Command line parameters

• -progress_only
• -responseFile [response file]
• -silent

Also see

• Creating a New Database
• NetCA