Provisioning Databases: Provision test, development or production systems

Process without Enterprise Manager

• Manual or scripts based Installation

• Silent Mode installation with response/template files

Challenges and Problems

• Long and Error prone:

• Long process for complex configurations such as RAC

• Most installations are not pre-patched

• Lack of Standardization:

• Variations in deployments due to individual DBA preferences

• Scripts need frequent modification to support new versions