Table of Contents
- List of Examples
- List of Tables
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
- Changes in this Release for Oracle Clusterware
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Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Checklist
- 1.1 Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Server Hardware Checklist
- 1.2 Operating System Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 1.3 Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.4 Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Checklist
- 1.5 User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.6 Storage Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.7 Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 2 Configuring Servers for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
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Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 3.1 Reviewing Operating System and Software Upgrade Best Practices
- 3.2 Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
- 3.3 Verify Privileges for Copying Files in the Cluster
- 3.4 Identifying Software Requirements
- 3.5 Windows Firewall Feature on Windows Servers
- 3.6 Checking the Operating System Version
- 3.7 Checking Hardware and Software Certification on My Oracle Support
- 3.8 Oracle Enterprise Manager Requirements
- 3.9 Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
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Configuring Networks for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 4.1 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Configuration Options
- 4.2 Understanding Network Addresses
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4.3
Network Interface Hardware Requirements
- 4.3.1 Network Requirements for Each Node
- 4.3.2 Network Requirements for the Private Network
- 4.3.3 Network Requirements for the Public Network
- 4.3.4 IPv6 Protocol Support for Windows
- 4.3.5 Using Multiple Public Network Adapters
- 4.3.6 Network Configuration Tasks for Windows Server Deployments
- 4.3.7 Network Interface Configuration Options for Performance
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4.4
Oracle Grid Infrastructure IP Name and Address Requirements
- 4.4.1 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Name Resolution Options
- 4.4.2 Cluster Name and SCAN Requirements
- 4.4.3 IP Name and Address Requirements For Grid Naming Service (GNS)
- 4.4.4 IP Name and Address Requirements For Multi-Cluster GNS
- 4.4.5 IP Address Requirements for Manual Configuration
- 4.4.6 Confirming the DNS Configuration for SCAN
- 4.4.7 Grid Naming Service for a Traditional Cluster Configuration Example
- 4.4.8 Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
- 4.4.9 Manual IP Address Configuration Example
- 4.5 Intended Use of Network Adapters
- 4.6 Broadcast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 4.7 Multicast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 4.8 Configuring Multiple ASM Interconnects on Microsoft Windows Platforms
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Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
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5.1
Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 5.1.1 About the Oracle Installation User
- 5.1.2 About the Oracle Home User for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
- 5.1.3 About the Oracle Home User for the Oracle RAC Installation
- 5.1.4 When to Create an Oracle Home User
- 5.1.5 Oracle Home User Configurations for Oracle Installations
- 5.1.6 Understanding the Oracle Inventory Directory and the Oracle Inventory Group
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5.2
Standard Administration and Job Role Separation User Groups
- 5.2.1 About Job Role Separation Operating System Privileges Groups and Users
- 5.2.2 Oracle Software Owner for Each Oracle Software Product
- 5.2.3 Standard Oracle Database Groups for Database Administrators
- 5.2.4 Oracle ASM Groups for Job Role Separation
- 5.2.5 Extended Oracle Database Administration Groups for Job Role Separation
- 5.2.6 Operating System Groups Created During Installation
- 5.2.7 Example of Using Role-Allocated Groups and Users
- 5.3 Configuring User Accounts
- 5.4 Creating Oracle Software Directories
- 5.5 Enabling Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
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5.1
Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
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Configuring Shared Storage for Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure
- 6.1 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 6.2 Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
- 6.3 Storage Considerations for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 6.4 Guidelines for Choosing a Shared Storage Option
- 6.5 About Migrating Existing Oracle ASM Instances
- 6.6 Preliminary Shared Disk Preparation
- 6.7 Configuring Disk Partitions on Shared Storage
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Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
- 7.1 Identifying Storage Requirements for Using Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
- 7.2 Oracle Clusterware Storage Space Requirements
- 7.3 About the Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- 7.4 Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM
- 7.5 Preparing Your System to Use Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
- 7.6 Marking Disk Partitions for Oracle ASM Before Installation
- 7.7 Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
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Configuring Direct NFS Client for Oracle RAC Data Files
- 8.1 About Direct NFS Client Storage
- 8.2 Creating an oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
- 8.3 Configurable Attributes for the oranfstab File
- 8.4 Mounting NFS Storage Devices with Direct NFS Client
- 8.5 Specifying Network Paths for a NFS Server
- 8.6 Enabling Direct NFS Client
- 8.7 Performing Basic File Operations Using the ORADNFS Utility
- 8.8 Monitoring Direct NFS Client Usage
- 8.9 Disabling Oracle Disk Management Control of NFS for Direct NFS Client
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Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.1 About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
- 9.2 Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
- 9.3 Understanding Cluster Configuration Options
- 9.4 About Default File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer
- 9.5 Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a New Cluster
- 9.6 Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Cluster Configuration File
- 9.7 Installing Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.8 Configuring the Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.9 Configuring the Software Binaries Using a Response File
- 9.10 Setting Ping Targets for Network Checks
- 9.11 Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
- 9.12 Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
- 9.13 Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
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Oracle Grid Infrastructure Postinstallation Tasks
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10.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
- 10.1.1 Downloading and Installing Release Update Patches
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10.1.2
Configure Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
- 10.1.2.1 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database
- 10.1.2.2 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database Examples (or the Companion CD)
- 10.1.2.3 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Gateways
- 10.1.2.4 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
- 10.1.2.5 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle RAC Database
- 10.1.2.6 Firewall Exceptions for Other Oracle Products
- 10.1.2.7 Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Exceptions
- 10.2 Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
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10.3
Using Earlier Oracle Database Releases with Grid Infrastructure
- 10.3.1 General Restrictions for Using Earlier Oracle Database Releases
- 10.3.2 Configuring Earlier Release Oracle Database on Oracle ACFS
- 10.3.3 Using ASMCA to Administer Disk Groups for Earlier Database Releases
- 10.3.4 Using the Correct LSNRCTL Commands
- 10.3.5 Starting and Stopping Cluster Nodes or Oracle Clusterware Resources
- 10.4 Modifying Oracle Clusterware Binaries After Installation
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10.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
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Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.1 Understanding Out-of-Place and Rolling Upgrades
- 11.2 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrade and Downgrade
- 11.3 Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
- 11.4 Restrictions and Guidelines for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
- 11.5 Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle Clusterware Installation
- 11.6 Understanding Rolling Upgrades Using Batches
- 11.7 Performing Rolling Upgrades of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.8 Applying Patches to Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.9 Updating Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Target Parameters
- 11.10 Checking Cluster Health Monitor Repository Size After Upgrading
- 11.11 Downgrading Oracle Clusterware to an Earlier Release
- 11.12 Completing Failed or Interrupted Installations and Upgrades
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Modifying or Deinstalling Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 12.1 Deciding When to Deinstall Oracle Clusterware
- 12.2 Migrating Standalone Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
- 12.3 Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
- 12.4 Unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware Without Removing the Software
- 12.5 Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software
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A
Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Response Files
- A.1 How Response Files Work
- A.2 Preparing Response Files
- A.3 Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
- A.4 Running Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
- A.5 Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
- A.6 Postinstallation Configuration Using the ConfigToolAllCommands Script
- B Optimal Flexible Architecture
- Index