How to Create an Oracle Database

1. Prepare database configuration files.

   Place all database-related files (data files, redolog files, and control files) on either shared raw global devices or on the cluster file system. See "Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Oracle" for information on install locations.

   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.

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

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2. Create the database.

   Start the Oracle installer and select the option to create a database. Alternatively, depending on your Oracle version, you can use the Oracle svrmgrl(1M) command to create the database.

   During creation, ensure that all database-related files are placed in the appropriate location, either on shared global devices or on the cluster 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 Sun Cluster fault monitoring scripts use this view.