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Preface

Installing and Configuring HA for Oracle

Overview of the Installation and Configuration Process for HA for Oracle

Planning the HA for Oracle Installation and Configuration

Configuration Requirements

Configuration Planning Questions

Preparing the Nodes and Disks

How to Prepare the Nodes

How to Configure the Oracle Database Access Using Solaris Volume Manager

How to Configure the Oracle Database Access Using Veritas Volume Manager

How to Configure the Oracle Database Access Using Oracle ASM

How to Install the Oracle ASM Software

How to Verify the Oracle ASM Software Installation

Installing the Oracle Software

How to Install the Oracle Software

How to Set the Oracle Kernel Parameters

Verifying the Oracle Installation and Configuration

How to Verify the Oracle Installation

Creating an Oracle Database

How to Create a Primary Oracle Database

Setting Up Oracle Database Permissions

How to Set Up Oracle Database Permissions

Installing the HA for Oracle Packages

How to Install the HA for Oracle Packages

Registering and Configuring HA for Oracle

Tools for Registering and Configuring HA for Oracle

Setting HA for Oracle Extension Properties

How to Register and Configure HA for Oracle by Using the clsetup Utility

How to Register and Configure HA for Oracle Without Oracle ASM Using Oracle Solaris Cluster Maintenance Commands

How to Register and Configure HA for Oracle with Single Instance Oracle ASM Using Oracle Solaris Cluster Maintenance Commands

How to Register and Configure HA for Oracle with Clustered Oracle ASM Instance Using Oracle Solaris Cluster Maintenance Commands

Where to Go From Here

Verifying the HA for Oracle Installation

How to Verify the HA for Oracle Installation

Oracle Clients

Location of HA for Oracle Log Files

Tuning the HA for Oracle Fault Monitors

Operation of the Oracle Server Fault Monitor

Operation of the Main Fault Monitor

Operation of the Database Client Fault Probe

Operations to Monitor the Partition for Archived Redo Logs

Operations to Determine Whether the Database is Operational

Actions by the Server Fault Monitor in Response to a Database Transaction Failure

Scanning of Logged Alerts by the Server Fault Monitor

Operation of the Oracle Listener Fault Monitor

Obtaining Core Files for Troubleshooting DBMS Timeouts

Customizing the HA for Oracle Server Fault Monitor

Defining Custom Behavior for Errors

Custom Action File Format

Changing the Response to a DBMS Error

Responding to an Error Whose Effects Are Major

Ignoring an Error Whose Effects Are Minor

Changing the Response to Logged Alerts

Changing the Maximum Number of Consecutive Timed-Out Probes

Propagating a Custom Action File to All Nodes in a Cluster

Specifying the Custom Action File That a Server Fault Monitor Should Use

How to Specify the Custom Action File That a Server Fault Monitor Should Use

Upgrading HA for Oracle Resource Types

Upgrading the SUNW.oracle_listener Resource Type

Information for Registering the New Resource Type Version

Information for Migrating Existing Instances of the Resource Type

Upgrading the SUNW.oracle_server Resource Type

Information for Registering the New Resource Type Version

Information for Migrating Existing Instances of the Resource Type

Changing the Role of an Oracle Data Guard Instance

How to Change the Role of an Oracle Data Guard Instance

A.  HA for Oracle Extension Properties

B.  Preset Actions for DBMS Errors and Logged Alerts

C.  Sample Configurations for Oracle ASM with HA for Oracle

Index

Creating an Oracle Database

After verifying the Oracle installation and configuration, create the Oracle databases that you require.

How to Create a Primary Oracle Database

  1. Prepare database configuration files.

    Place all of the database-related files (data files, redo log files, and control files) on either shared raw global devices or on the cluster file system. See Preparing the Nodes and Disks for information about installation locations.


    Note - If the database exists in the non-global zone, do not place the database-related files on the shared raw devices.


    Within the init$ORACLE_SID.ora or config$ORACLE_SID.ora file, you might need to modify the assignments for control_files and background_dump_dest to specify the locations of the control files and alert files.


    Note - If you use Solaris authentication for database logins, set the remote_os_authent variable in the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file to True.


  2. Start the creation of the database by using one utility from the following list:
    • The Oracle installer

    • The Oracle sqlplus(1M) command

    • The Oracle Database Configuration Assistant

    During creation, ensure that all the database-related files are placed in the appropriate location, either on shared global devices , on the cluster file system, or on a highly available local file system.

  3. Verify that the file names of your control files match the file names in your configuration files.
  4. Create the v$sysstat view.

    Run the catalog scripts that create the v$sysstat view. The HA for Oracle fault monitor uses this view.

Next Steps

When you have completed the work in this section, go to Setting Up Oracle Database Permissions.