2.4.5 Selecting an Installation Type

When you run Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) to install Oracle RAC, you can select the Typical or the Advanced installation type.

The Typical installation type installs a default configuration of Oracle Database, with basic configuration choices. Oracle recommends that most users select Typical as their installation type.

The Advanced installation type is for customized installations. Use Advanced installation only when you have a specific requirement for it, such as:

Adding specific components to your installation
Requiring different passwords for the SYS, SYSTEM and DBSNMP accounts
Using a different database character set than is in use on your servers
Changing product languages
Other nonstandard configurations

Preconfigured Database Types Supplied with Oracle Database
The General Purpose and Transaction Processing type and the Data Warehouse type use preconfigured database templates optimized for each type of database.
Using Advanced Database Configuration
You use the Advanced Database Configuration option when you have special requirements for your Oracle Database.
About Installing Oracle Database with Other Languages
To use languages other than the default (English), either for the database or for applications running on the database, you must use the Advanced Installation method.