Oracle Clusterware. Installation and configuration

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
Describe the installation

Oracle RAC 11g Installation

Oracle RAC 11g incorporates a two-phase installation process:
Phase

Oracle RAC 11g Installation: Outline

Complete preinstallation tasks:
Hardware requirements
Software requirements
Environment configuration, kernel

Windows and UNIX Installation Differences

Startup and shutdown services
Environment variables
DBA account

Preinstallation Tasks

Check system requirements.
Check software requirements.
Check kernel parameters.
Create groups and users.
Perform

Hardware Requirements

At least 1 GB of physical memory is needed.
A minimum

Network Requirements

Each node must have at least two network adapters.
Each public

Virtual IP Addresses and RAC

ERP=(DESCRIPTION= ((HOST=clusnode-1vip))
((HOST=clusnode-2vip))
(SERVICE_NAME=ERP))

clnode-1

ERP=(DESCRIPTION= ((HOST=clusnode-1))
((HOST=clusnode-2))
(SERVICE_NAME=ERP))

Timeout wait

clnode-2

clnode-1

clnode-2

2

5

3

7

clnode-1vip

clnode-2vip

2

clnode-1vip

clnode-2vip

3

4

7

Clients

1

4

6

1

5

6

RAC Network Software Requirements

Supported interconnect software protocols are required:
TCP/IP
UDP
Reliable Data Gram
Token

Package Requirements

Package versions are checked by the cluvfy utility.
For example, required

Required UNIX Groups and Users

Create an oracle user, a dba, and

oracle User Environment

Set umask to 022.
Set the DISPLAY environment variable.
Set the

User Shell Limits

Add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
Add the

Configuring for Remote Installation

To configure Secure Shell:
Create the public and private

Required Directories for the Oracle Database Software

You must identify five directories

Linux Operating System Parameters

Cluster Setup Tasks

View the Certifications by Product section at http://metalink.oracle.com/.
Verify your

Verifying Cluster Setup with cluvfy

Install the cvuqdisk rpm required for cluvfy:
Run

Installing Oracle Clusterware

$ export ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
$ /stage/db/runInstaller

Specifying the Inventory Directory

Specify Home Details

Product-Specific Prerequisite Checks

Cluster Configuration

Private Interconnect Enforcement

Oracle Cluster Registry File

Voting Disk File

Summary and Install

Run Configuration Scripts on All Nodes

End of Installation

Verifying the Oracle Clusterware Installation

Check for Oracle Clusterware processes with the

Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to:
Describe the installation