The Database Configuration Assistant, as previously seen, is much more than just a graphical assistant you can to create a database. It is a powerful tool that can be very useful when you need to configure different database options, customize the database creation process, and manage templates to save time for future database creation.

This tool is the entry point to configuring Automatic Storage Management and it is very useful in assisting the DBA in massively deploying databases with the same configuration.

In the next chapter we will explore the Oracle Universal Installer and we will discover how this tool is much more than just a graphical interface used to perform next → next kinds of installation.