Index

Numerics

32-bit and 64-bit
- software versions in the same cluster not supported 2.2

A

Access Control Lists 5.1.2, 5.1.3
adding Oracle ASM listener 11.9.3
address resolution protocol 4.6, 4.7
Administrators group 5.1.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3
ARP
- See: address resolution protocol
ASM
- See: Oracle ASM
- OSASM or ASM administrator 5.2.4
- OSDBA for ASM group 5.2.4
- OSOPER for ASM group 5.2.4
ASM_DISKSTRING 7.5.3
ASMADMIN group 5.1.1
ASMCA
- and upgrades 6.5
- enabling Oracle Restart disk group volumes 12.2
- starting 7.7, 9.5, 10.2.3.2
ASMDBA group 5.1.1
ASM network
- multiple NICs 4.8
ASMSNMP 1.4
asmtool utility 7.6.1
Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR) B.1
Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
- See: Oracle ACFS
automount
- enable 6.6.2

B

batch upgrades 11.6
BMC interface
- preinstallation tasks 5.5
bundled patches 10.1.1

C

central inventory 5.1.6, 5.2.2, B.5
- See also: OINSTALL directory, oraInventory
changing host names 4.2.1
checkdir error 11.4
checklist
- upgrades 11.5.1
checklists 1
chip architecture 2.2
CIFS
- Common Internet File System 8.1
clients
- and upgrades 4.2.5
- certification 3.7
- connecting through a firewall 10.1.2
- connecting to SCAN 4.2.5
- Direct NFS Client 6.4.2
- trace files 10.1.2.7
- using SCAN 4.2.5
- using the public interface 4.2.1
client-server configurations B.2
CLSRSC-661 11.5.3
CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS parameter 4.2.2
cluster configuration
- Oracle Extended Clusters 9.3.2
- Oracle Standalone Clusters 9.3.1
cluster file system
- storage option for data files 6.3
cluster name
- requirements for 1.4
cluster nodes
- private network node interfaces 1.4
- private node names 4.2.5
- public network node names and addresses 1.4
- public node names 9.5
- virtual node names 1.4, 4.2.3
cluster privileges
- verifying for OUI cluster installation 5.3.2
Cluster Time Synchronization Service 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3
- configuring 2.5.5
- installed components 2.5.2
- observer mode 2.5.5
Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)
- and upgrades 11.5.2
commands
- asmca 7.7, 10.2.3.2
- configToolAllCommands A.6.3
- crsctl 2.5.5, 9.11, 11.4
- executeConfigTools A.5.2
- gridSetup.bat 9.7, A.3
- lsnrctl 10.3.4
- msinfo32 2.1.3
- net start and net stop 2.5.4
- net use 3.3, 5.3.2
- ocopy.exe 10.1
- ping 4.3.2
- regedit 2.5.3, 5.3.2
- rootcrs.bat
  - and deconfigure option 12.4
- roothas.bat 12.2
- runcluvfy.bat 9.7
- srvctl 11.4, 12.2
- W32tm 2.5.3
configToolAllCommands A.6.2, A.6.3
configToolAllCommands script A.6.1
configuration wizard 9.8
CPU 10.1.1
creating
- oranfstab file 8.2
Critical Patch Updates 10.1.1
cron jobs 1.7
crs_install.rsp file A.2.2
CTSS
- See: Cluster Time Synchronization Service
ctssd 2.5.1, 2.5.5
customized database
- failure groups for Oracle ASM 7.1
- requirements when using Oracle ASM 7.1

D

Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
- response file A.2.1
database files
- supported storage options 6.1
databases
- Oracle ASM requirements 7.1
data files
- storage options 6.3
data loss
- minimizing with Oracle ASM 7.1, 7.5.1
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST 10.2.3.1
DBCA
- no longer used for Oracle ASM disk group administration 10.3.3
dbca.rsp file A.2.1
deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 12.4
deinstall.bat 12.5.1
deinstallation 12.1
- files removed 12.5.2
Deinstallation tool
- restriction for Flex Clusters and —lastnode option 12.4
deinstall command
- location of log files 12.5.3
- syntax 12.5.3
device names
- creating with asmtool 7.6.3
- creating with asmtoolg 7.6.1
DHCP 4.2.1
- and GNS 4.4.1
diagnostic data B.1
Direct NFS Client 6.1, 6.4.2
- and fast recovery area 10.2.3.1
- description 8.1
- dictionary views 8.8
- disabling 8.9
- enabling 8.6
- load balancing 8.5
- managing 8.8
- ORADNFS utility 8.7
Direct NFS dispatcher 8.1
DisableDHCPMediaSense parameter 4.3.6.1
disk automount
- enable 6.6.2
disk group
- Oracle ASM with redundancy levels 7.1
- recommendations for Oracle ASM disk groups 7.1
disks
- NTFS formatted 2.4.1
- remove labels 7.6.2
- selecting for use with Oracle ASM 7.5.2
disk space
- checking 2.1.4
- requirements
  - for Oracle ASM 7.1
  - for preconfigured database in Oracle ASM 7.1
display monitor
- resolution settings 2.3
DNS
- configuring to use with GNS 4.4.8
- multicast (mDNS) 4.7
domain user
- used in installation 5.1.1
downgrade 11.11
downgrade after failed installation 11.11.2
downgrade after failed upgrade 11.11.2
downgrades 11.11.2
downgrading 11.11.3
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure to 12.2 11.11.1
DST patches 10.1.1

E

enable disk automount 6.6.2
enterprise.rsp file A.2.1
Enterprise Management agent 11.9.2
environment variables
- TEMP 2.1.5
errors using Opatch 11.4
executable files 2.2, 6.2
executeConfigTools A.5.1
external redundancy 7.1

F

failed install 11.12.1
failed upgrade 11.12.1
failure group
- characteristics of Oracle ASM failure group 7.5.1
failure groups 7.1
- characteristics in Oracle ASM 7.1
- examples in Oracle ASM 7.1
- Oracle ASM 7.1
fast recovery area 10.2.3.1
- filepath B.5
- Grid home
  - filepath B.5
FAT disk sizes 2.4.1
files
- dbca.rsp A.2.1
- enterprise.rsp A.2.1
- netca.rsp A.2.1
- removed by deinstallation 12.5.2
file system
- storage option for data files 6.3
firewall 10.1.2
- interconnect
  - and firewalls 3.5
- Microsoft Windows 3.5
flex redundancy 7.1

G

GIMR 7.3
globalization 1.7
GNS
- about 4.4.3
- choosing a subdomain name 4.4.8.1
- configuring 4.4.1
- configuring DNS for domain delegation 4.4.8.2
- name resolution 4.4.3
- virtual IP address 4.4.3
GNS client clusters
- GNS client data file required for installation 4.4.4.1
- name resolution for 4.4.4.1
GNS instance 4.4.1
GNS virtual IP address 1.4
Grid home
- changing location of 12.3
- creating 5.4.2
- definition 5.4.1.3
- modifying 10.4
- requirements 5.4.1.2
Grid home disk space 2.1.4
grid infrastructure management repository 9.3.1
Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- local 7.3
grid naming service
- See: GNS
grid user 5.2.2
Group Managed Service Account (GMSA) 5.1.2
groups
- Administrators group 5.1.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3
- OINSTALL 5.1.6
- ORA_DBA 5.2.3, A.2.2
- ORA_HOMENAME_DBA 5.2.3
- ORA_HOMENAME_OPER 5.2.3
- ORA_OPER 5.2.3
- OSASM (ORA_ASMADMIN) 5.2.4
- OSDBA for ASM (ORA_ASMDBA) 5.2.4
- OSOPER for ASM (ORA_ASMOPER) 5.2.4
- required for Oracle Installation user 5.2.2

H

hardware requirements
- display 1.1
- IPMI 1.1
- RAM 1.1
high redundancy 7.1
host names
- changing 4.2.1
- legal host names 1.4
hosts file 4.2.1
Hub Nodes
- names and addresses for 1.4

I

image
- install 9.1
INS-40937 5.3.2
inst_loc 5.4.1.4
installation
- Oracle ASM requirements 7.1
- response files
  - preparing A.2, A.2.3
- silent mode A.3
installation planning 1
installer screens
- Grid Plug and Play Information 4.4.2
instruction sets
- processors 2.2
interconnect 1.4
- switch 4.3.2
interfaces 1.4
- requirements for private interconnect 4.2.2
intermittent hangs
- and socket files 9.11
invalid hostnames error 5.3.2
IP addresses
- private 4.4.5
- public 4.4.5
- requirements 4.4
- virtual 4.4.5
IPMI
- addresses not configurable by GNS 5.5.2
- configuring driver for 5.5.3
- preinstallation tasks 5.5
- preparing for installation 1.1
- requirements 5.5.1
IPv4 requirements 4.1
IPv6 requirements 4.1
IPv6 support 4.3.4

J

JDK
- requirements 3.4
job role separation users 5.2.2

K

Kerberos Based Authentication for Direct NFS 8.6

L

legal host names 1.4
licensing 1.7
log file
- how to access during installation 9.5
lsnrctl 10.3.4

M

management repository service 9.3.1
Media Sensing
- disabling 4.3.6.1
memory requirements
- for Grid Infrastructure 2.3
- RAM 2.1.1
mirroring Oracle ASM disk groups 7.1
mixed binaries 3.4
modifying
- Grid home 10.4
- Oracle ASM binaries 10.4
- Oracle Clusterware binaries 10.4
multicast DNS (mDNS) 4.7
Multicluster GNS 4.4.1
Multiple Oracle Homes Support
- advantages B.2
multiversioning B.2
My Oracle Support website
- about 3.7
- accessing 3.7
- and patches 10.1.1

N

NAS 6.4.2
netca.rsp file A.2.1
Net Configuration Assistant
- See: Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
netsh 4.8
network file system (NFS) 2.4.1, 6.1, 6.4.2, 8.1
- See also: Direct NFS Client
Network Information Services (NIS) 5.2.1
networks
- IP protocol requirements for 4.1
Network Time Protocol 2.5.2, 2.5.5
Network Time Protocol;Windows Time Service 2.5.1
noninteractive mode
- See: response file mode
normal redundancy 7.1
NTFS 2.4.1
- formatted disks 2.4.1
NTP
- See: Network Time Protocol

O

OCFS for Windows
- upgrading 11.2
OCR
- See: Oracle Cluster Registry
OFA B.1
- See also: Optimal Flexible Architecture
oifcfg 4.2.2
OINSTALL directory B.5
Opatch 11.4
operating system
- 32–bit 2.1.3
- Administrators group 5.1.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3
- different versions on cluster members 3.4
- mixed versions 3.1.3
- requirements 3.4
- using different versions 3.4
- version checks 3.4
- x86 2.1.3
operating system groups 5.2.1
operating system requirements 1.2
Optimal Flexible Architecture
- about B.1
ORA_DBA group A.2.2
- and SYSDBA privilege 5.2.3
- description 5.2.3
ORA_HOMENAME_DBA group
- and SYSDBA privilege 5.2.3
- description 5.2.3
ORA_HOMENAME_OPER group
- and SYSOPER privilege 5.2.3
- description 5.2.3
ORA_INSTALL group 5.1.6
- See also: Oracle Inventory group
ORA_OPER group
- and SYSOPER privilege 5.2.3
- description 5.2.3
Oracle ACFS
- and Oracle Clusterware files 6.2
- restrictions and guidelines for usage 6.2
Oracle ADVM 6.2
Oracle ASM
- and Oracle Clusterware files 2.1.4
- asmtoolg utility 7.6.1
- asmtool utility reference 7.6.3
- characteristics of failure groups 7.5.1
- disk groups
  - recommendations for 7.1
  - redundancy levels 7.1
- failure groups 7.1
  - characteristics 7.1
  - examples 7.1
  - identifying 7.1
- mirroring 7.1
- partitions
  - marking 7.6
  - restrictions 7.4
- redundancy levels 7.1
- space required for Oracle Clusterware files 7.1
- space required for preconfigured database 7.1
- upgrading 11.2
Oracle ASM redundancy levels
- high redundancy 7.1
Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM)
- password file 11.5.3
Oracle base B.1, B.5
Oracle base directory 5.4.1.2
- creating 5.4.3
- Grid home must not be in an Oracle Database Oracle base 5.4.1.2
Oracle Cluster Registry
- configuration of 1.6
- supported storage options 6.1
Oracle Clusterware
- installing 9
- supported storage options for 6.1
Oracle Clusterware files 6.1, 7.1
- and NTFS formatted disks 2.4.1
- and Oracle ACFS 6.2
- and Oracle ASM 2.1.4
- Oracle ASM disk space requirements 7.1
- Oracle ASM requirements 7.1
- raw partitions 2.1.4
Oracle Database
- data file storage options 6.3
- privileged groups 5.2.2
- requirements with Oracle ASM 7.1
Oracle Disk Manager (ODM) 8.1
- library file 8.6
Oracle Enterprise Manager 11.9.3
- firewall exceptions 10.1.2.5
- preinstallation requirements 3.8
- supported web browsers 3.9
Oracle Extended Clusters 9.3.2
Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- upgrading 11.2
Oracle Grid Infrastructure owner (grid) 5.2.2
Oracle home
- ASCII path restriction for 1.3, 1.5
- definition 5.4.1.3
- file path B.5
- Grid home
  - filepath B.5
- naming conventions B.4
Oracle Home User
- See: Oracle Service User
- permissions 9.4
Oracle Installation user
- required group membership 5.2.2
Oracle Installation User
- permissions 9.4
Oracle Inventory directory
- definition 5.4.1.4
Oracle Inventory group
- about 5.1.6
- checking for existing 5.1.6
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
- response file A.2.1
- response files A.4
- running at command prompt A.4
Oracle Notification Server Configuration Assistant 9.5
Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture
- See: Optimal Flexible Architecture
Oracle ORAchk
- and Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1.7
Oracle patch updates 10.1.1
Oracle Private Interconnect Configuration Assistant 9.5
Oracle Restart
- password file A.5.1
Oracle Service User 5.1.2, 5.1.3
Oracle software owner user
- creating 5.1.1
- description 5.2.2
Oracle Standalone Clusters 9.3.1
Oracle Universal Installer
- default permissions 9.4
Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
- response files A.2.1
Oracle Upgrade Companion 3.1.1
oracle user
- creating 5.1.1
- description 5.2.2
- required group membership 5.2.2
ORADNFS utility 8.7
oraInventory 5.2.2, B.5
- See: Oracle Inventory Directory
- about 5.1.6
oranfstab file
- creating 8.2
OSASM group 5.2.4
- about 5.2.4
OSDBA for ASM group 5.2.4
- about 5.2.4
OSOPER for ASM group 5.2.4
- about 5.2.4
OUI
- See: Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

P

paging file 1.1, 2.1.2, 2.3
Parallel NFS 8.1
partitions
- using with Oracle ASM 7.1
password file A.6.2
- Oracle ASM, required for upgrade 11.5.3
patch bundles
- contents 10.1.1
- description 10.1.1
patches
- CPU 10.1.1
- DST 10.1.1
- PSU 10.1.1
patch sets
- description 10.1.1
Patch Set Updates 10.1.1
patch updates
- download 10.1.1
- install 10.1.1
- My Oracle Support 10.1.1
permissions
- Administrators 9.4
- Authenticated Users group 9.4
- Oracle Home User 9.4
- Oracle Installation User 9.4
- SYSTEM 9.4
physical RAM
- requirements 2.3
policy-managed databases
- and SCAN 4.2.5
postinstallation
- backing up voting files 10.1
- configuration of Oracle software A.5.1, A.6.1
- patch download and install 10.1.1
- recommended tasks 10.2
- required tasks 10.1
- resource status OFFLINE 9.13
preconfigured database
- Oracle ASM disk space requirements 7.1
- requirements when using Oracle ASM 7.1
preinstallation
- verifying installation requirements 9.7
preinstallation:requirements for Oracle Enterprise Manager 3.8
primary host name 1.4
private IP addresses 4.4.5
privileged groups
- for Oracle Database 5.2.2
privileges
- verifying for OUI cluster installation 5.3.2
processors
- instruction sets 2.2
- minimum requirements 2.3
proxy realm 1.7
PSU 10.1.1
public IP addresses 4.4.5
public node name
- and primary host name 1.4

Q

quorum failure group 7.1

R

RAID
- recommended Oracle ASM redundancy level 7.1
RAM
- requirements 2.3
raw partitions 2.4.1
recommendataions
- backing up Oracle software 11.5.1
recommendations
- client access to the cluster 10.2.4
- configuring BMC 5.5.2
- enable disk automounting 6.6.2
- for creating Oracle Grid Infrastructure home and Oracle Inventory directories 5.4.1.3
- for using NTFS formatted disks 2.4.1
- for Windows Firewall exceptions 10.1.2
- limiting the number of partitions on a single disk 7.4
- managing Oracle Clusterware files 2.4.1
- managing Oracle Database data files 2.4.1
- minimum RAM size 2.1.1
- number of IP address for SCAN resolution 4.2.5, 4.4.5
- Oracle ASM redundancy level 7.1
- postinstallation tasks 10.2
- private network 4.2.2
- secure response files after modification A.2.2
- temporary directory configuration 5.4.1.1
- using static host names 4.4.1
recovery files
- and NFS 6.4.2
- required disk space 7.1
- supported storage options 6.1
redundancy level
- and space requirements for preconfigured database 7.1
- for Oracle ASM 7.1
registering resources 11.9.3
Registry keys
- Tcpip
  - parameters 4.3.6.1
- W32Time:Config 2.5.3
releases
- multiple B.2
remove Oracle software 12
requirements
- hardware certification 3.7
- memory 2.3
- Oracle Enterprise Manager 3.8
- processors 2.3
- software certification 3.7
- temporary disk space 2.1.5
- web browsers 3.9
resource status OFFLINE 9.13
response file mode A.1
- See also: response files
- about A.1
- installation A.3
  - preparing A.2
- reasons for using A.1.1
response files
- about A.1
- creating with template A.2.1, A.2.2
- crs_install.rsp A.2.2
- dbca.rsp A.2.1
- enterprise.rsp A.2.1
- general procedure A.1.2
- netca.rsp A.2.1
- Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA) A.4
- passing values at command line A.1
- reasons for using A.1.1
- specifying with the installer A.3
reverse lookup 4.4.8.2
rootcrs.bat
- restriction for Flex Cluster deinstallation 12.4
running multiple Oracle releases B.2

S

SCAN
- client access 10.2.4
- description 10.2.4
- required for clients of policy-managed databases 4.2.5
- shared 4.2.6
- understanding 4.2.5
SCAN address 1.4
SCAN addresses 4.2.5, 4.4.9
SCAN listeners 4.2.5, 10.3.4
SCANs 1.4
- configuring 1.4
setup.bat A.3
shared SCAN 4.2.6
silent mode
- See: response file moderesponse files.
single client access names
- See: SCAN addresses
socket files 9.11
software
- removing 12.5.1
- uninstalling 12.5.1
software requirements 3.4
space requirements 7.2
supported storage options
- Grid home 2.4.1
- My Oracle Support website 3.7
- Oracle Clusterware 6.1
switch
- recommendations
  - using a dedicated switch 4.3.2
SYSASM 5.2.4
SYSBACKUP 5.2.5
SYSDBA privilege
- associated group 5.2.3
SYSDG 5.2.5
SYSKM 5.2.5
SYSOPER privilege
- associated group 5.2.3
SYSRAC 5.2.5
system requirements 1
- for Grid Infrastructure 2.3
- latest information 3.7
- memory 2.1.1
SYSTEM user
- permissions 9.4

T

TCP 4.3.2
TEMP environment variable 2.1.5
temporary disk space
- requirements 2.1.5
to 12c release 1 (12.1) 11.11.3
troubleshooting
- and deinstalling 12.1
- cron jobs and installation 1.7
- DBCA does not recognize Oracle ASM disk size and fails to create disk groups 10.3.3
- deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware to fix causes of installation errors 12.4
- disk space errors 1.3, 1.5
- environment path errors 1.3, 1.5
- installation errors 12.4
- installation owner environment variables and installation errors 11.5.2
- intermittent hangs 9.11
- log file 9.5
- permissions errors and oraInventory 5.1.6
- unset environment variables 1.3

U

UAC remote restrictions 5.3.2
unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 12.4
uninstall 12.1
- Oracle software 12
unset installation owners environment variables 11.5.2
upgrade
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12.1
  - create Oracle ASM password file 11.5.3
upgrades
- and SCAN 4.2.5
- best practices 3.1.1
- checklist 11.5.1
- Oracle ASM 3.1.2, 11.2
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.2
- restrictions 11.4
- standalone database 3.1.2
- unsetting environment variables 11.5.2
upgrade tasks 11.9.3
upgrading
- and Oracle ORAchk Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1.7
- batches 11.6
- groups of nodes 11.6
user
- domain 5.1.1
- Oracle Service User 5.1.2, 5.1.3
User Account Control settings 5.3.3
users
- creating the grid user 5.1.1
- Oracle software owner user (oracle) 5.2.2

V

video adapter requirements 2.3
virtual IP addresses 4.4.5
virtual local area network 4.6
virtual memory 1.1
- requirements 2.3
VLAN
- virtual local area network 4.6
voting files
- backing up 10.1
- configuration of 1.6
- supported storage options 6.1

W

W32Time 2.5.3
weakhostsend 4.8
web browsers 3.9
Windows
- supported operating system versions 3.4
Windows Media Sensing
- disabling 4.3.6.1
Windows registry
- backup before upgrades 11.5.1
Windows Time Service 2.5.2, 2.5.5
- configuring 2.5.3

X

x64 software versions 2.3
x86 software versions 2.3