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Contents
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What's New in Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation?
Changes in Installation Documentation
Changes in the Install Options
New Components Available for Installation
Enhancements and New Features for Installation
Deprecated Components in Oracle Database 11
g
Release 1 (11.1)
1
Preinstallation Checklist
1.1
Before You Start: Planning your Installation
1.1.1
Check My Oracle Support
1.1.2
Check Oracle Technical Network
1.1.3
Review How to Use Cluster Verification Utility
1.1.4
Review and Back Up Existing Oracle Installations
1.1.5
Review Globalization Requirements
1.1.6
Review Documentation
1.2
Server Hardware, Network and Operating System Overview
1.2.1
Review Server Hardware and Software Requirements
1.2.2
Network Connections Overview
1.2.3
Platform-Specific Server Configuration Overview
1.3
Shared Storage Overview
1.4
Additional Information to Prepare for Installation
1.4.1
Oracle Clusterware and Vendor Clusterware
1.4.2
Shared Components of Oracle Real Application Clusters Installations
1.4.3
Oracle RAC 11
g
Release Compatibility
1.4.4
Preinstallation Requirements for Oracle Configuration Manager
2
Installing Oracle Database with Oracle Real Application Clusters
2.1
Verifying System Readiness for Installing the Oracle Database with CVU
2.1.1
Troubleshooting Installation Setup for Windows
2.2
Oracle Database Configuration Type Descriptions
2.2.1
General Purpose, Transaction Processing, and Data Warehouse Configuration Types
2.2.2
Using the Advanced Configuration Type
2.3
Oracle Configuration Manager Option
2.4
Actions of OUI, DBCA, and Other Assistants During Installation
2.5
Database Security Options
2.6
Installation of Oracle RAC Using Oracle Universal Installer
2.7
Installation on Windows-Based Systems with the Minimum Memory Requirements
2.8
Deinstalling Oracle Real Application Clusters Software
2.8.1
Deinstalling Oracle Database with Oracle RAC Software
2.8.2
Deinstalling Automatic Storage Management
3
Creating Oracle RAC Databases with the Database Configuration Assistant
3.1
Using Database Configuration Assistant with Oracle RAC
3.2
Benefits of Using Database Configuration Assistant
3.3
Verifying DBCA Requirements
3.4
Creating an Oracle RAC Database with DBCA
3.5
Automatic Listener Migration from Earlier Releases
3.6
Deleting an Oracle Real Application Clusters Database with DBCA
4
Oracle Real Application Clusters Post-Installation Procedures
4.1
Required Post-Installation Tasks
4.1.1
Back Up the Voting Disk after Installation
4.1.2
Download and Install Patches
4.1.3
Configure Oracle Products
4.1.4
Configure Storage for External Tables, Shared Files, or Directory Objects
4.2
Recommended Post-Installation Tasks
4.2.1
Verifying Enterprise Manager Operations
4.2.2
Logging in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control
4.2.3
Postinstallation Database Configuration for Oracle Configuration Manager
4.2.3.1
Additional Step for E-Business Suites
4.2.3.2
Additional Step for Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
5
Parameter Management for Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
5.1
Parameter Files and Oracle Real Application Clusters
5.2
Using Server Parameter Files in Oracle Real Application Clusters
5.2.1
Location of the Server Parameter File
5.3
Parameter File Search Order in Oracle Real Application Clusters
5.4
Server Parameter File Errors in Oracle Real Application Clusters
6
Understanding the Oracle Real Application Clusters Installed Configuration
6.1
Understanding the Configured Environment in Oracle Real Application Clusters
6.2
The Oracle Cluster Registry in Oracle Real Application Clusters
6.3
Database Components Created Using Database Configuration Assistant
6.3.1
Tablespaces and Data Files
6.3.2
Control Files
6.3.3
Redo Log Files
6.4
Managing Undo Tablespaces in Oracle Real Application Clusters
6.5
Initialization Parameter Files
6.6
Configuring Service Registration-Related Parameters in Oracle Real Application Clusters
6.7
Configuring the Listener File (listener.ora)
6.7.1
Local Listeners
6.7.2
Multiple Listeners
6.7.3
How Oracle Uses the Listener (listener.ora File)
6.7.3.1
Listener Registration and PMON Discovery
6.8
Net Service Names (tnsnames.ora File)
6.9
Net Services Profile (sqlnet.ora File)
7
Removing Oracle Database Software
7.1
Removing Oracle Configuration Manager
7.2
Removing Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services
7.3
Deleting DB Control Configuration Files Using EMCA Scripts
7.4
Removing All Oracle Database Components
7.4.1
Stopping Oracle Services
7.4.2
Removing Components with Oracle Universal Installer
7.4.3
Manually Removing the Remaining Oracle Database Components
7.4.3.1
Removing an Automatic Storage Management Instance
7.4.3.2
Updating the System Variable Path
7.4.3.3
Removing Oracle from the Start Menu
7.4.3.4
Removing Oracle Directories
A
Troubleshooting the Installation Process
A.1
Troubleshooting Oracle RAC Installations
A.1.1
General Installation Issues
A.1.2
Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Error Messages
A.1.3
Performing Cluster Diagnostics During Oracle Real Application Clusters Installations
A.2
Verifying Requirements
A.3
Encountering Installation Errors
A.4
Reviewing the Log of an Installation Session
A.5
Silent or Noninteractive Installation Response File Error Handling
A.6
Troubleshooting Oracle Configuration Manager
A.7
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
A.7.1
Configuration Assistant Failures
A.7.2
Fatal Errors
A.8
Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation
A.9
Online Help Not Working
B
Stopping Processes in Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
B.1
Back Up the Oracle Real Application Clusters Database
B.2
Shut Down Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
B.3
Stop All Oracle Processes
B.3.1
Stopping Oracle Clusterware or Cluster Ready Services Processes
B.3.2
Stopping Oracle Database 11g Processes Before Adding Products or Upgrading
C
Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
C.1
About Managing Ports
C.2
Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLS
C.3
Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components
C.4
Changing the Oracle Enterprise Management Agent Port
C.5
Changing the Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Console Ports
C.6
Changing the Oracle XML DB Ports
D
Using Scripts to Create Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
D.1
Creating a Database Using Scripts
E
Directory Structure for Oracle Real Application Clusters Environments
E.1
Understanding the Oracle Real Application Clusters Directory Structure
E.2
Directory Structures for Oracle Real Application Clusters
F
Converting to Oracle Real Application Clusters from Single-Instance Oracle Databases
F.1
Prerequisites for Conversion
F.2
Single-Instance to Cluster-Enabled Conversion Administrative Issues
F.3
Converting from Single-Instance to Oracle Real Application Clusters
F.3.1
Single Instance on a Non-Cluster computer to Oracle Database 11
g
with RAC
F.3.1.1
Back up the Original Single-Instance Database
F.3.1.2
Perform the Pre-Installation Steps
F.3.1.3
Set up the Cluster
F.3.1.4
Validate the Cluster
F.3.1.5
Copy the Preconfigured Database Image
F.3.1.6
Install Oracle Database 11
g
Software with Oracle Real Application Clusters
F.3.2
Single Instance on a Cluster to Oracle Database 11
g
RAC
F.3.2.1
Single Instance on a Cluster Running from a Cluster Enabled Oracle Home
F.4
Post-Conversion Steps
G
Country Codes for Oracle Configuration Manager
G.1
Valid Country Codes
H
Troubleshooting and Removing Oracle Configuration Manager Software
H.1
Troubleshooting Oracle Configuration Manager
H.2
Removing Oracle Configuration Manager
Index
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