Configuring Oracle 8i Release 2 (8.1.6) for use with WebSphere Application Server

This article describes how to create the Oracle user or users required by WebSphere Application Server. The procedures in this article assume that you have installed Oracle8i.

Perform the following steps to configure Oracle 8i for use with WebSphere Application Server:

  1. Ensure that you are logged in as the user oracle.
  2. Edit the initialization file $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/inityour_SID.ora as follows:
  3. Restart your Oracle database. Start the database by entering the following commands: $ svrmgrl SVRMGR> connect internal SVRMGR> startup

    You can need to stop the database before restarting it. To stop the database, enter the following commands:

    $ svrmgrl SVRMGR> connect internal SVRMGR> shutdown
  4. Ensure that the Oracle listener is started or start it by entering the following commands:
    $ lsnrctl
    LSNRCTL> start
  5. You must create the Oracle user EJSADMIN required by WebSphere Application Server and grant this user dba authority. To do this, enter the following commands using these values: the system variable is the user ID; the manager variable is the default password; and the EJSADMIN_password is the password you assign to user EJSADMIN.
    $ sqlplus system/manager 
    SQL> create user EJSADMIN identified by EJSADMIN_password;
    SQL> grant connect, resource, dba to EJSADMIN;
    SQL> quit
  6. Test access to the new database with the EJSADMIN user ID by doing the following:
    1. Enter the command $ sqlplus ejsadmin/EJSADMIN_password. A message is displayed indicating a successful connection.
    2. Enter the command $ exit to log out as the EJSADMIN user.