Sun Cluster Data Service for Oracle RAC Guide for Solaris OS

Creating an Oracle Database

Perform this task to configure and create the initial Oracle database in a Sun Cluster environment. If you create and configure additional databases, you do not need to repeat this task.

To create the database, use one command from the following list:

For detailed instructions for creating an Oracle database, see your Oracle documentation.

How to specify to the dbca command the location of data files on a shared file system depends on your release of Oracle.

ProcedureHow to Specify the Location of Data Files on a Shared File System for Oracle 10g

  1. When dbca prompts you for a storage option, select Cluster File System.

  2. When dbca prompts you for the location, select the option for common location.

  3. After selecting the option for a common location, type the name of the directory on the shared file system and press Return.

ProcedureHow to Specify the Location of Data Files on a Shared File System for Oracle 9i

  1. Specify the -datafileDestination path option of the dbca command.

    path specifies the path to a directory on a shared file system where the data files are to be stored.

Next Steps

After you have created the Oracle database, go to Configuring Resources for Oracle RAC Database Instances.