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Contents
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
Changes in This Release for Oracle RAC
Changes in Oracle Database 12
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Release 1
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Preinstallation Checklist
1.1
Before You Start: Planning Your Installation
1.1.1
Check My Oracle Support
1.1.2
Check Oracle Technology Network
1.1.3
Decide The Deployment Method for Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node
1.1.4
Review Installation Steps for Oracle RAC
1.1.5
Review Documentation
1.1.6
Select a Security Notification Contact
1.1.7
Review Root Task Delegation Options With Your System Administrator
1.1.8
Review Installation Fixup Scripts With Your System Administrator
1.1.9
Review How to Use Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)
1.1.10
Review Existing Oracle Installations and Upgrade Plans
1.1.11
Consider Memory Allocation and Automatic Memory Management
1.1.12
Review Globalization Requirements
1.2
Overview of Server Hardware, Network, and Operating System
1.2.1
Review Server Hardware and Software Requirements
1.2.1.1
Cluster Node Member Requirements for Oracle RAC
1.2.1.2
Recommended for Oracle RAC: System Administrator Tasks
1.2.1.3
Additional Options: System Administrators and Vendors
1.2.2
Overview of Server Environment Configuration
1.2.3
Overview of Oracle Base and Oracle Home Directories
1.2.4
Overview of Network and Internet Configuration
1.2.4.1
Overview of Network Interface Configuration
1.2.4.2
Overview of Browser Requirements
1.2.5
Overview of Platform-Specific Server Configuration
1.3
Overview of Oracle RAC Storage
1.3.1
About Oracle RAC Storage and Oracle ACFS
1.3.1.1
About the Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager
1.3.2
General Storage Considerations for Oracle RAC
1.3.3
Overview of Oracle Database and Recovery File Options
1.4
Additional Information to Prepare for Installation
1.4.1
Oracle ASM is Installed with Oracle Grid Infrastructure
1.4.2
Hub Nodes and Shared Components of Oracle RAC Installations
1.4.3
Simplified Upgrade of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE Data
1.4.4
Ensure an External Jobs User Is Created for HP-UX
1.4.5
Oracle Database 12
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Real Application Clusters Release Compatibility
1.5
Confirming Cluster Readiness for Oracle RAC Installation with CVU
1.6
Installing Oracle Database 12
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on Systems with Existing Databases
1.7
About Oracle Database 10
g
Listener Migration
2
Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node
2.1
Selecting a Security Notification Contact
2.2
Deciding Between Multitenant Container Databases and Non-CDBs in Oracle RAC
2.3
Selecting an Installation Option
2.4
Selecting the Database Type for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Deployments
2.5
Choosing the Cluster Database Management Type
2.6
Selecting an Installation Type
2.6.1
Preconfigured Database Types Supplied with Oracle Database
2.6.2
Using Advanced Database Configuration
2.6.3
Installing Oracle Database with Other Languages
2.7
Selecting an Oracle Database Configuration Type
2.8
Selecting a Database Name
2.9
Creating Database Passwords
2.10
Understanding the Actions of OUI and DBCA During Installation
2.10.1
Managing Database Services After Installation
2.11
Using Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle RAC
2.12
Using Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle RAC One Node
2.13
Installing the Oracle Database Vault Option
2.13.1
Starting the Listener with Oracle Database Vault Installations
2.13.2
Configuring Oracle Database Vault Using DBCA
3
Creating Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Databases with DBCA
3.1
Using DBCA with Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node
3.2
Benefits of Using Database Configuration Assistant
3.3
Automatic Listener Migration from Earlier Releases
3.4
Verifying Requirements for DBCA
3.5
Creating an Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Database with DBCA
3.5.1
Tasks to Complete Before Using DBCA to Create any Oracle RAC Database
3.5.1.1
Load SSH Keys Into Memory Before Starting DBCA
3.5.1.2
Decide on a Naming Convention to Use for Your Oracle RAC Database
3.5.1.3
Configure Shared Storage for the Oracle RAC Database
3.5.2
Using DBCA to Create any Oracle RAC Database
3.5.2.1
Starting DBCA
3.5.2.2
Cluster Detection and Node Selection when Using DBCA
3.5.2.3
Using DBCA to Select Storage to Use With any Oracle RAC Database
3.5.2.4
Using DBCA to Specify Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle RAC
3.5.2.5
Actions Performed By DBCA for Oracle RAC Databases
3.5.3
Using DBCA to Create an Oracle RAC One Node Database
3.6
Deleting an Oracle RAC Database Using DBCA
4
Deploying Oracle RAC Databases with Rapid Home Provisioning
4.1
Understanding Rapid Home Provisioning for Oracle RAC
4.2
Using Rapid Home Provisioning to Deploy Oracle RAC Database Software
4.2.1
Creating the Gold Image
4.2.2
Provisioning Oracle Homes Using Database Software
4.3
Deploying Database Software and Creating Databases
4.3.1
Creating Databases Using Templates
4.3.2
Use Cases for Provisioning Databases
4.3.2.1
Provisioning Oracle Database Locally and Remotely
4.3.2.2
Provisioning Policy-Managed Databases Using Gold Images
4.3.2.3
Provisioning Oracle RAC One Node Database
4.3.2.4
Provisioning Multitenant Container Database
4.3.2.5
Provisioning Administrator-Managed Databases from Gold Images
4.3.2.6
Provisioning Databases Using Templates
4.3.2.7
Provisioning Database in an Existing Oracle Home
4.3.2.8
Provisioning Database in Oracle Flex Cluster Environment
4.3.3
Specifying Passwords for Provisioned Databases
4.3.4
Deleting Databases on Provisioned Homes
4.4
Patching Databases
4.4.1
Creating an Image for Database Patching
4.4.2
Use Cases for Patching
4.4.2.1
Moving Databases from Source Working Copy to Target Working Copy
4.4.2.2
Creating a Working Copy Using a Database Image
4.4.2.3
Moving Databases to an Oracle Home Managed by Rapid Home Provisioning Server
5
Oracle Real Application Clusters Postinstallation Procedures
5.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
5.1.1
Download and Install Software Patch Updates
5.1.2
Set External Jobs Ownership for Installations on HP-UX
5.1.3
Configure Oracle Products
5.1.3.1
Configuring Oracle Database Vault
5.1.3.2
Configuring Oracle Database Security Settings
5.1.3.3
Configuring Oracle Label Security
5.1.3.4
Configuring Oracle XML DB
5.1.3.5
Configuring Storage for External Tables, Shared Files, or Directory Objects
5.1.4
Recompile all PL/SQL modules
5.1.5
Configuring Services on Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node CDBs
5.2
Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
5.2.1
Set the Oracle User Environment Variables
5.2.2
Set Up Additional User Accounts
5.2.3
Downloading and Installing the ORAchk Health Check Tool
5.3
Oracle Configuration Manager Postinstallation Configuration for Oracle RAC
5.4
Enabling and Disabling Database Options After Installation
6
Using Server Pools with Oracle RAC
6.1
Policy-Managed Clusters and Capacity Management
6.1.1
Server Pools and Server Categorization
6.1.2
Server Pools and Policy-Based Management
6.1.3
How Server Pools Work
6.1.4
Default Server Pools
6.1.4.1
The Free Server Pool
6.1.4.2
The Generic Server Pool
6.2
Oracle RAC Database and Server Pools
6.3
About Creating Server Pools for Oracle RAC Databases
6.4
Oracle RAC One Node and Server Pools
7
Understanding the Oracle RAC Installed Configuration
7.1
Understanding the Configured Environment in Oracle RAC
7.2
Understanding Operating System Privileges Groups
7.3
Understanding Time Zone Settings on Cluster Nodes
7.4
Understanding the Server Parameter File for Oracle RAC
7.5
ORATAB Configuration for Oracle RAC
7.6
Database Components Created Using Database Configuration Assistant
7.6.1
Tablespaces and Data files
7.6.2
Control Files
7.6.3
Online Redo Log Files
7.7
Managing Undo Tablespaces in Oracle RAC
7.8
Initialization Parameter Files
7.9
Oracle Net Services Configuration for Oracle RAC Databases
7.9.1
Database Services for an Oracle RAC Database
7.9.2
Naming Methods and Connect Descriptors
7.9.3
Easy Connect Naming Method
7.9.4
Understanding SCANs
7.9.4.1
About the SCAN
7.9.4.2
SCAN VIP Addresses
7.9.4.3
SCAN Listeners
7.9.5
How to Connect to an Oracle RAC Database Using SCANs
7.9.6
Listener Configuration for an Oracle RAC Database
7.9.7
Service Registration for an Oracle RAC Database
7.9.8
How Database Connections are Created When Using SCANs
7.10
Performance Features of Oracle Net Services and Oracle RAC
7.10.1
Load Balancing of Connections to Oracle RAC Databases
7.10.2
Connection Failover for Oracle RAC Databases
7.10.3
Shared Server Configuration for an Oracle RAC Database
7.11
Oracle Net Services Configuration Files and Parameters
7.11.1
Database Initialization Parameters for Database Service Registration
7.11.2
Net Service Names and the tnsnames.ora File
7.11.3
Net Service Names Created by DBCA
7.11.3.1
Net Service Names for Database Connections
7.11.3.2
Net Service Names for Instance Connections
7.11.4
Listener Configuration and the listener.ora File
7.11.4.1
Local Listener for an Oracle RAC Database
7.11.4.2
Remote Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
7.11.4.3
Managing Multiple Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
7.11.4.4
How Oracle Database Uses the Listener File (listener.ora)
7.11.5
Net Services Profile File (sqlnet.ora)
8
Removing Oracle Real Application Clusters Software
8.1
Overview of Deinstallation Procedures
8.2
Identifying All Instances On a Cluster
8.3
Deinstalling Oracle RAC Software
8.3.1
About the Deinstallation Tool
8.3.2
Example of Running the Deinstall Command for Oracle RAC
8.3.3
Deinstallation Parameter File Example for Oracle RAC
A
Troubleshooting Oracle Real Application Clusters Installations
A.1
Troubleshooting Oracle Real Application Clusters Installations
A.1.1
General Installation Issues
A.1.2
Oracle RAC Installation Error Messages
A.1.3
Performing Cluster Diagnostics During Oracle Clusterware Installations
A.1.4
Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session
A.1.5
Configuration Assistant Errors
A.1.5.1
Configuration Assistant Failures
A.1.5.2
Resolving Irrecoverable Errors Reported by Configuration Assistants
A.2
About Using CVU Cluster Healthchecks After Installation
A.3
Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation
B
Using Scripts or Response Files to Create Oracle RAC Databases
B.1
Using DBCA to Generate Installation Scripts for Oracle RAC
B.2
About DBCA Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration for Oracle RAC
B.3
DBCA Commands for Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration for Oracle RAC
B.4
How Response Files Work
B.4.1
Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
B.4.2
Creating a Database Using Oracle ASM for Database Files
B.4.3
General Procedure for Using Response Files
B.5
Preparing Response Files
B.5.1
Editing a Response File Template
B.5.2
Recording Response Files
B.6
Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
B.6.1
Viewing the Help Information for OUI
B.6.2
Running OUI Using a Response File for Input
B.7
Postinstallation Configuration Using Response Files
B.7.1
About the Postinstallation Configuration File
B.7.2
Creating a Password Response File
B.7.3
Running Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File
B.8
Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files
B.8.1
Running Database Configuration Assistant in Response File or Silent Mode
B.8.2
Running Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
C
Directory Structure for Oracle RAC Environments
C.1
Understanding the Oracle RAC Directory Structure
C.2
Directory Structures for Oracle RAC
D
How to Stop Processes in an Existing Oracle RAC Database
D.1
Backing Up the Oracle RAC Database
D.2
Shutting Down Oracle RAC Databases
D.3
Stopping All Oracle Processes
D.3.1
Stopping Oracle Database Processes Before Adding Products or Upgrading
D.3.2
Stopping Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Instances
D.4
Using CVU to Validate Readiness for Oracle RAC Upgrades
D.4.1
About the CVU Database Upgrade Validation Command Options
D.4.2
Example of Verifying System Upgrade Readiness for Oracle RAC Infrastructure
D.4.3
Verifying System Readiness for Oracle Database Upgrades
E
Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
E.1
About Managing Ports
E.2
Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLS
E.3
Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components
Index
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