Create a database named OER that includes bufferpools and tablespaces.

Preparing for Your Installation 1-13 3. Select a percentage of memory to allocate to the Oracle Enterprise Repository database in DB2, and then click Next. The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Workload page is displayed.

4. Select the Mixed option in the Optimize for Workload Type list, and then click

Next . The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Transactions page is displayed.

5. Select the More than 10long transactions option in the Average Number of SQL

Statements Per Unit of Work list. Take the default number of transactions per minute.

6. Click Next. The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Priority page is displayed.

7. Select a database administration priority. The default option is Both.

8. Click Next. The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Populated page is displayed.

9. Select No, as the database is not yet populated with data. Then, click Next. The

Configuration Advisor Wizard - Connections page is displayed. 10. Select 0 local and 25 remote as the average number of connected applications, and then click Next. The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Isolation page is displayed.

11. Select the Cursor Stability many locks of short duration option, and then click

Next. The Configuration Advisor Wizard - Results page is displayed.

12. Accept the suggested modifications, and click Finish to apply changes to your

database.

1.7 Selecting Directories for Your Installation

During the installation process, you must specify locations for the following directories: ■ Section 1.7.1, Choosing an Oracle Home Directory ■ Section 1.7.2, Choosing Product Installation Directory

1.7.1 Choosing an Oracle Home Directory

During the installation of the Oracle software, you are prompted to specify an Oracle home directory. This directory serves as a repository for common files that are used by various Oracle products installed on the same computer. For this reason, the Oracle home directory can be considered a central support directory for all the Oracle products installed on your system. The files in the Oracle home directory are essential to ensuring that Oracle software operates correctly on your system. These files: ■ Facilitate checking of cross-product dependencies during installation ■ Facilitate Service Pack installation Note: On all future visits to this wizard for the Oracle Enterprise Repository database, select the answer as Yes. Note: Since many tuning parameters are data dependent, this Wizard can be re-run following the load of significant amounts of data, or after a designated period, for example, monthly or quarterly.