How to Install the Oracle Software

Perform the following steps to install the Oracle software.

1. Become superuser on a cluster member.

2. Note the Oracle installation requirements.

   Install Oracle binaries on one of the following locations.

   • Local disks of the cluster nodes

   • Cluster file system

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     Note -

     Before you install the Oracle software on the cluster file system, start the Sun Cluster software and become the owner of the disk device group.

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   See "Preparing to Install Sun Cluster HA for Oracle" for more information about installation locations.

3. Install the Oracle software.

   Regardless of where you install the Oracle software, modify each node's /etc/system files as you would in standard Oracle installation procedures. Reboot afterward.

   Log in as oracle_id to ensure ownership of the entire directory before you perform this step. See the appropriate Oracle installation and configuration guides for instructions on how to install Oracle software.