How to Install the Oracle Software

User this procedure 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

   • highly available local file system

   • 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 the Nodes and Disks 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 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.