Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• Prerequisites
• Oracle Fail Safe Integration with Windows
• Oracle Real Application Clusters Integration with Windows
• Oracle DIVArchive Cluster Solution
• Tested and Supported Software Releases

2 Installation Requirements

• Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Network Requirements
  • Example IP Addresses and Host Names
• Domain Account Requirements (Performed by Customer)
  • Granting Domain User Permissions to Create the Cluster

3 Configuring the Microsoft Cluster (Performed by the Customer)

• Configuring the External Disk
  • Installing the Disk Management Software
  • Configuring Storage
  • Configuring Windows for Virtual Disk Use
• Configuring the Operating System
  • Joining the Two Server Nodes to a Common Domain
  • Adding the DIVAClusterAdmin Domain Account to the Local Administrator's Group
• Configuring the Microsoft Cluster Server Cluster
  • Installing the Windows 2012 R2 Standard Server Clustering Feature
  • Enabling the Remote Registry Service
  • Registering the Required Host Names to the DNS Manager
  • Creating the Windows 2012 R2 Server Cluster
  • Validating the Nodes Configuration for MSCS Clustering
• Testing the Configuration
  • Performing a Manual Cluster Failover Test from the Failover Cluster Manager
  • Performing a Cluster Failover Test by Restarting the Active Cluster Node
  • Moving a Configured Role to Another Cluster Node

4 Configuring DIVArchive and Oracle Fail Safe (Performed by Oracle)

• Configuring DIVArchive
  • Installing DIVArchive Prerequisites
  • Installing Oracle Database
  • Installing DIVArchive
• Configuring Oracle Fail Safe
  • Installing Oracle Fail Safe
  • Verifying the Oracle Fail Safe Installation
  • Creating a DIVArchive Dedicated Cluster Group and Role
  • Configuring Oracle Fail Safe Parameters
  • Cluster Configuration Examples

5 Maintenance

• Manually Placing a Service Offline
• Adding a Network for Client Access
• Rebuilding the Cluster after a Node Hardware Failure
  • Evicting a Failed Node
  • Preparing New Hardware
  • Joining a New Node Server to a Cluster
  • Installing DIVArchive
  • Installing and Configuring Oracle Fail Safe
• Replacing a Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
• Configuring Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
• Cluster-Aware Updating

Glossary