1.2 Operating System Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

Review the following operating system checklist for all installations.

Table 1-2 Operating System General Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

Check	Task
Review operating system security standards	Secure operating systems are an important basis for general system security.
Verify Privileges for Copying Files in the Cluster	During installation, OUI copies the software from the local node to the remote nodes in the cluster. The installation user must have Administrator privileges on the other nodes in the cluster to copy the files.
Configure Remote Desktop Services	If you want to enable remote display of the installation process, then configure remote access for necessary user accounts.
Disable Windows Firewall	If the Windows Firewall is enabled, then remote copy and configuration assistants such as Virtual IP Configuration Assistant (VIPCA), Network Configuration Assistant (NETCA), and Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) will fail during Oracle RAC installation.
Operating system general requirements	Review the system requirements section for a list of minimum software component versions. Use the same operating system version on each cluster member node. Windows Server 2016 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, and Essentials editions Windows Server 2012 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, and Foundation editions Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 - Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, and Foundation editions
Ensure Web browsers are supported by Enterprise Manager	Web browsers must support Java Script, and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards.