Oracle Parallel Server Getting Started
Release 8.0.4 for Windows NT
A55925-01

Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Before You Begin

1 Overview of Oracle Parallel Server

Oracle Parallel Server Software Components

Group Membership Service

Operating System Dependent Layer

Oracle Parallel Server Instances

Oracle Parallel Server Features

Integrated Distributed Lock Manager

Parallel Cache Management

Oracle Parallel Query

2 System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Each Oracle8 Parallel Server Node

Oracle Enterprise Manager Repository Database

Oracle Enterprise Manager Console

Software Requirements

Each Oracle8 Parallel Server Node

Oracle Enterprise Manager Repository Database

Oracle Enterprise Console

Shared Disk Subsystem

3 Performing Pre-Installation Tasks

Raw Partition Overview

Step 1: Create an Extended Partition

Step 2: Create Logical Drives In an Extended Partition

Step 3: Unassign Drive Letters

4 Installing Oracle Parallel Server

Oracle Parallel Server and Multiple Oracle Homes

Step 1: Install Oracle8 Enterprise Edition and Oracle Parallel Server on Nodes

Step 2: Install OSD Files

5 Configuring Oracle Parallel Server

Step 1: Copy Initialization Files

Step 2: Assign Symbolic Links to Each Logical Drive

Removing or Ignoring Links

Step 3: Configure OSD Layer

Step 4: Create Services

Step 5: Add the ORACLE_SID Entry to the Registry

Step 6: Configure the Network

Step 6a: Stop the Listener

Step 6b: Configure the Service Names

Step 6c: Start the Listener

Step 6d: Test the Configuration

Step 7: Create an Oracle Parallel Server Database

Step 8: Start the Database in Parallel Mode

Step 9: Verify Instances Are Running

6 Installing and Configuring Oracle Parallel Server Manager

Overview of OPSM

OPSM Requirements

Understanding Oracle Enterprise Manager Console Setup

Step 1: Install Oracle Enterprise Manager

Step 1a: Install Repository Database on Windows NT

Step 1b: Install Oracle Enterprise Manager on Console Workstation

Step 2: Configure Oracle Enterprise Manager

Step 2a: Start Oracle Services

Step 2b: Create a Repository User Account

Step 2c: Create a Windows NT User Account

Step 2d: Create Configuration Files

Step 2e: Create the Repository and Discover Services

Step 3: Configure Oracle Performance Manager

Accessing Oracle Performance Manager

7 Administering Multiple Instances

Understanding the Initialization Files

Purpose of INITSID.ORA

Purpose of INIT_COM.ORA

Setting Initialization Parameters for the Oracle Parallel Server

GC_* Global Constant Parameters

Parameter Notes for Multiple Instances

Identical Parameters on Each Instance

Parameter Descriptions

Location of Initialization Files

Editing Initialization Files

Managing Instances Using OPSM

Using OPSM from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console

Using OPSM from OPSCTL

8 Adding Instances and Nodes

Moving from a Single Instance to Parallel Server

Step 1: Configure Hardware

Step 2: Evaluate Tablespaces and Log Files of Single Instance

Step 3: Create Raw Partitions

Step 4: Install Oracle8 Enterprise Edition and Oracle Parallel Server Option

Step 5: Install OSD Files

Step 6: Move Initialization Files

Step 7: Export Data from Old Database

Step 8: Prepare CREATE DATABASE Script

Step 9: Configure OSD Layer, Create Services, and Configure Network

Step 10: Create an Oracle Parallel Server Database

Step 11: Transfer Data From Old Data to Empty Database

Step 12: Start the Database

Adding Additional Nodes to a Cluster

Assign Symbolic Links to Each Logical Drive

Shut Down Services

Create Rollback Segments For Additional Nodes

Reconfigure Oracle Performance Manager

9 Backing Up and Recovering an Oracle Parallel Server Database

Backup and Recovery

A Directory Structure

Understanding the Oracle Parallel Server Directory Structure

B Troubleshooting

Understanding the Trace Files

Using PhysicalDrive for Raw Partitions

Performing SHUTDOWN

SHUTDOWN NORMAL

Glossary

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