Metadata Repository install to existing db

Hello,
I am trying to install and configure a Metadata Repository to a 10.2.0.1 database, I know that you must use the Repository creation assistant, but i am having trouble locating this tool. I already have the db installed and set up. Does the repCA ship with the database, or do I need to install the application server next to access it?
Cheers!
Jordan

Would I be able to accomplish the same task using the Repository Administration Utility that ships with Developer Suite? There're no such utility for Metadata Repository in Developer Suite!!! There are however a tool to create a Designer Repository, but that's something quite different.
Please note that if you're going to use a 10.2 database, then you must download the version I wrote! There's a version that comes on the AS10g Disk set, but that doens't support 10.2.
Regards,
Martin

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OID in a separate Oracle home
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