Preface

This guide explains how to install and configure Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC).

Before you use this guide, you must first complete an installation of Oracle Clusterware, as described in the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation and Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows x64 (64-Bit).

• Intended Audience
  
• Documentation Accessibility
  
• Java Access Bridge and Accessibility
  
• Related Documents
  
• Conventions
  

Intended Audience

Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows provides database installation information for database administrators (DBAs) who install and configure Oracle RAC.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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Java Access Bridge and Accessibility

Java Access Bridge enables assistive technologies to read Java applications running on the Windows platform. Assistive technologies can read Java-based interfaces, such as Oracle Universal Installer and Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express.

See Also:

Oracle Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows for more information about installing Java Access Bridge

Related Documents

The related documentation for Oracle Database products includes the following manuals:

Installation Guides

• Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide for your platform

• Oracle Database Installation Guide for your platform

• Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) User’s Guide

• Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows

• Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide

• Oracle Application Express Installation Guide

• Oracle Database SQL Developer Installation Guide

Operating System-Specific Administrative Guides

• Oracle Database Administrator's Reference for Linux and UNIX-Based Operating Systems

• Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows

Oracle Real Application Clusters Management

• Oracle Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide

• Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide

• Oracle Database 2 Day DBA

• Oracle Database 2 Day + Real Application Clusters Guide

Generic Documentation

• Oracle Database New Features Guide

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Reference

• Oracle Database Sample Schemas describes the sample schemas provided for Oracle Database. Many of the examples in the Oracle Database Documentation Library use these schemas.

Error Messages

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Other Documentation

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For any other documentation, you can access the documentation library at Oracle Help Center:

http://docs.oracle.com

Conventions

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