Creating a Database Instance: Desktop
PC/Laptop 
You can create database instance with the Database Manager GUI using Desktop PC /Laptop. This database instance is preconfigured for use by database users and is ideal for carrying out tests of smaller applications and reproducing examples from the tutorials using demo data.
Prerequisites
Note the usual prerequisites when Creating a Database Instance.
Procedure
Choose Instance ® Create... .
Choose Next to start each of the required steps. Choose Desktop PC / Laptop.
1. Make the following entries:
○
Database Name: Name of database instance (see also: Concepts of the Database
System, 
Conventions for
Database Names). In the demo environment, DEMODB is used for the name of
the database instance.
○ Database Size (MB): Size of database instance
○
Select Load Tutorial Data
if you want to load all
demo data (see: Concepts of the Database System, Demo
Database).
If you do not select Load Tutorial, the demo data is not loaded when the database
instance is created. You can load the demo data at a later point in time
however. In such cases, proceed as described in Loading Demo
Data.
○
Database System Administrator: Enter the name and password for the Database System
Administrator (SYSDBA user). Do not use special characters and do
not choose the name SYSDBA. We recommend using upper case (see:
Concepts of
the Database System, Conventions for
User Names and Passwords). In the demo environment, DBADMIN and SECRET are
used as the name and password respectively for the database system
administrator.
2. Confirm the location of the volumes for the data and the log area or change this.
3.
If you want to save
your configuration as a template for creating database instances, choose
Save
Template as... (see also Concepts of the Database System, Templates for Database
Instances).
4. Choose Start. If errors occur, the procedure is terminated immediately. However, the state reached before the error occurred is preserved.
5. Select Close to close the wizard.
Result
The database instance is created and transferred to the ONLINE operational state.
See also:
Concepts of the Database System
Creating and
Configuring a Database Instance
Users, Authentication
and Authorizations
Use of the demo database
Database
Administration Tutorial