Parameter

Required/Optional

Description

-templateName?template_name

Required

Name of an existing template in the default location or the complete path to a template that is not in the default location

-cloneTemplate

Optional

Indicates that the template is a seed template

A seed template contains both the structure and the physical data files of an existing database. When the template file extension is .dbc, DBCA treats it as seed template by default.

-gdbName?global_database_name

Required

Global database name in the form?database_name.domain_name

-sid?database_system_identifier

Optional

Database system identifier

The SID uniquely identifies the instance that runs the database. If it is not specified, then it defaults to the database name.

-createAsContainerDatabase?{true | false}

Optional

Specify?true?to create a CDB.

Specify?false, the default, to create a non-CDB.

When?true?is specified, the following additional parameters are optional:

• -numberOfPDBs: Number of PDBs to create. The default is 0 (zero).
• -pdbName: Base name of each PDB. A number is appended to each name if?-numberOfPDBs?is greater than 1. This parameter must be specified if?-numberOfPDBs?is greater than 0 (zero).

-sysPassword?sys_user_password

Optional

SYS?user password for the new database

-systemPassword?system_user_password

Optional

SYSTEM?user password for the new database

-emConfiguration {DBEXPRESS | CENTRAL | BOTH | NONE}

Optional

When?DBEXPRESS,?CENTRAL, or?BOTH?is specified, specify the following additional parameters:

• -dbsnmpPassword: DBSNMP user password
• -omsHost: Enterprise Manager management server host name
• -omsPort: Enterprise Manager management server port number
• -emUser: Host username for Enterprise Manager administrator
• -emPassword: Host user password for Enterprise Manager administrator

-dvConfiguration?{true | false}

Optional

Specify?false, the default, to indicate that the database will not use Oracle Database Vault.

Specify?true?to configure and enable Database Vault, or specify?false?to not configure and enable Database Vault.

When?true?is specified, the following additional Database Vault parameters are required:

• -dvUserName: Specify the Database Vault owner username.
• -dvUserPassword: Specify Database Vault owner password.
• -dvAccountManagerName: Specify a separate Database Vault account manager.
• -dvAccountManagerPassword: Specify the Database Vault account manager password.

-olsConfiguration?{true | false}

Optional

Specify?true?to configure and enable Oracle Label Security.

Specify?false, the default, to indicate that the database will not use Oracle Label Security.

-datafileDestination?directory

Optional

Complete path to the location of the database‘s data files

Note:?The?-datafileDestination?and?-datafileNames?parameters are mutually exclusive.

-datafileNames?text_file_location

Optional

A text file containing database objects such as control files, tablespaces, redo log files, and the SPFILE matched to their corresponding file name mappings in name=value format

Note:?The?-datafileDestination?and?-datafileNames?parameters are mutually exclusive.

-redoLogFileSize?integer

Optional

Size of each online redo log in megabytes

-recoveryAreaDestination?directory

Optional

Destination directory for the Fast Recovery Area, which is a backup and recovery area

-datafileJarLocation?jar_file_location

Optional

Location of the database offline backup (for clone database creation only)

The data files for the seed database are stored in compressed RMAN backup format in a file with a .dfb extension.

-storageType?{FS | ASM}

Optional

FS?for file system

When?FS?is specified, your database files are managed by the file system of your operating system. You specify the directory path where the database files are to be stored using a database template, the?-datafileDestination?parameter, or the?-datafileNames?parameter. Oracle Database can create and manage the actual files.

ASM?for Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)

When?ASM?is specified, your database files are placed in Oracle ASM disk groups. Oracle Database automatically manages database file placement and naming.

When?ASM?is specified, specify the following additional parameters:

• -asmsnmpPassword:?ASMSNMP?password for ASM monitoring. This parameter is optional.
• -diskGroupName: Database area disk group name. This parameter is required.
• -recoveryGroupName: Recovery area disk group name. This parameter is required.

-characterSet?database_character_set

Optional

Character set of the database

-nationalCharacterSetdatabase_national_character_set

Optional

National character set of the database

-registerWithDirService?{true | false}

Optional

Specify?true?to register with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service.

Specify?false, the default, to not register with an LDAP service.

When?true?is specified, the following additional parameters are required:

• -dirServiceUserName: Username for the LDAP service
• -dirServicePassword: Password for the LDAP service
• -walletPassword: Password for the database wallet

-listeners?list_of_listeners

Optional

A comma-separated list of listeners for the database

-variablesFile?variable_file

Optional

Complete path to the file that contains the variable-value pairs for variables in the database template

-variables?variable_list

Optional

A comma-separated list of name=value pairs for the variables in the database template

-initParams?parameter_list

Optional

A comma-separated list of name=value pairs of initialization parameter values for the database

-sampleSchema?{true | false}

Optional

Specify?true?to include sample schemas (EXAMPLE?tablespace) in your database. Oracle guides and educational materials contain examples based on the sample schemas. Oracle recommends that you include them in your database.

Specify?false?to create the database without the sample schemas.

-memoryPercentage?integer

Optional

The percentage of physical memory that can be used by Oracle Database

-automaticMemoryManagement

Optional

Forces the use of the?MEMORY_TARGET?initialization parameter

-totalMemory?integer

Optional

Total amount of physical memory, in megabytes, that can be used by the new database

-databaseType?{MULTIPURPOSE | DATA_WAREHOUSING | OLTP}

Optional

Specify?MULTIPURPOSE?if the database is for both OLTP and data warehouse purposes.

Specify?DATA_WAREHOUSING?if the primary purpose of the database is a data warehouse.

Specify?OLTP?if the primary purpose of the database is online transaction processing.

-serviceUserPasswordWindows_Oracle_Home_service_user_password

Required

For the Windows platform only, specify the Oracle Home User password if the Oracle Home was installed using an Oracle Home User.