10 Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server

Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server includes Oracle Restart and Oracle Automatic Storage Management.

If you install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server and then create your database, then the database is automatically added to the Oracle Restart configuration. Oracle Restart automatically restarts the database when required.

If you install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server on a host computer on which a database already exists, then you must manually add the database, the listener, the Oracle ASM instance, and other components to the Oracle Restart configuration before you are able to configure automatic database restarts.

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Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server can support multiple single-instance databases on a single host computer.

• About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 2 (12.2), installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is simplified with image-based installation.
• Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  Before you start the setup wizards for your Oracle Database or Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation, decide if you want to use any of the available image-creation options.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server with a New Database Installation
  Complete these steps to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server and then create a database that is managed by Oracle Restart.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server for an Existing Database
  Follow the high-level instructions in this section to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server and configure it for an existing Oracle Database.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using a Software-Only Installation
  A software-only installation only installs the Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server binaries at the specified location. You must complete a few manual configuration steps to enable Oracle Restart after you install the software.
• Testing the Oracle Automatic Storage Management Installation
  After installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a single instance, use the ASMCMD command-line utility to test the Oracle ASM installation.
• Modifying Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Binaries After Installation
  After installation, if you do not patch binaries using OPatch with the opatchauto flag, then you must stop the stack, modify the software, and and then restart the stack.
• Configuring Oracle ASM Disk Groups Manually using Oracle ASMCA
  After installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server, you can also use Oracle ASMCA to create and configure disk groups, Oracle ADVM, and Oracle ACFS.
• Enabling Oracle ACFS on Oracle Restart Configurations
  You must enable root access to use Oracle ACFS.
• Applying Patches During an Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation or Upgrade
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 18c, you can download and apply Release Updates (RUs) and one-off patches during an Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation or upgrade.