Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Intended Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Set Up Java Access Bridge to Implement Java Accessibility
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
• Changes In This Release for Oracle Real Application Clusters
  • Changes in Oracle Database 19c
    • Deprecated Features for Oracle RAC 19c
    • Desupported Features for Oracle RAC 19c
• 1 Oracle RAC Installation Checklist
  • Deployment Checklist for Oracle RAC Database
  • Server Hardware and Software Review Checklist for Oracle RAC Installation
  • Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database and Recovery Files
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Upgrade Checklist for Oracle RAC
• 2 Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Installation
  • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  • Deciding Between Multitenant Container Databases and Non-CDBs in Oracle RAC
  • Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node Databases
    • Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node Database Software
  • Simplified Upgrade of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE Data
  • Overview of Installation Directories for Oracle RAC
    • Overview of Oracle Base Directories
    • Overview of Oracle Home Directories
  • Specify Oracle Home User Name and Password
  • Updating Environment Variables on Remote Nodes
  • Creating an Oracle RAC Database on Direct NFS
    • Performing a Software-Only Installation of Oracle Database
    • Using Oracle ASMCA to Configure an ACFS Mount Point
    • Using Oracle DBCA to Create and Configure the Oracle RAC Database
    • Enabling and Configuring Direct NFS
    • Using Oracle ASMCA to Remove the ACFS Mount Point
• 3 Creating Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Databases with Oracle DBCA
  • Using Oracle DBCA with Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node
  • About Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
  • Selecting Installation Options for Oracle RAC
    • Selecting a Security Notification Contact
    • Selecting an Installation Option
    • Selecting the Database Type for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Deployments
    • Choosing the Cluster Database Management Type
    • Selecting an Installation Type
      • Preconfigured Database Types Supplied with Oracle Database
      • Using Advanced Database Configuration
      • About Installing Oracle Database with Other Languages
    • Selecting a Database Name
    • Requirements for Database Passwords
    • About Automatic Memory Management Installation Options
    • About Character Set Selection During Installation
    • Managing Database Services After Installation
  • Installing the Oracle Database Vault Option
    • Starting the Listener with Oracle Database Vault Installations
    • Configuring Oracle Database Vault Using DBCA
    • Perform Postinstallation Configuration for Oracle Database Vault
  • Automatic Listener Migration from Earlier Releases
  • Verifying Requirements for Oracle DBCA
  • Tasks to Complete Before Using DBCA to Create an Oracle RAC Database
    • Decide on a Naming Convention to Use for Your Oracle RAC Database
    • Configure Shared Storage for the Oracle RAC Database
    • Obtain the Password for the Oracle Home User
  • Selecting DBCA Options to Create an Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Database
    • Starting DBCA on Microsoft Windows Systems
    • Cluster Detection and Node Selection when Using DBCA
    • Using DBCA to Select Storage to Use With Oracle RAC Database
    • Using DBCA to Specify Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle RAC
    • Actions Performed By DBCA for Oracle RAC Databases
  • Using DBCA to Create an Oracle RAC One Node Database
  • Deleting an Oracle RAC Database Using DBCA
  • Creating an Oracle RAC Database on Direct NFS
    • Performing a Software-Only Installation of Oracle Database
    • Using Oracle ASMCA to Configure an ACFS Mount Point
    • Using Oracle DBCA to Create and Configure the Oracle RAC Database
    • Enabling and Configuring Direct NFS
    • Using Oracle ASMCA to Remove the ACFS Mount Point
• 4 Oracle Real Application Clusters Postinstallation Procedures
  • Required Postinstallation Tasks
    • Determine If Any Patches Are Required For Your New Software
    • Configure Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
    • Create the OraMTS Service for Microsoft Transaction Server
    • Recompiling All Invalid Objects
    • Configuring Services on Oracle RAC with CDBs
  • Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
    • Setting Up Additional User Accounts
    • Setting the Oracle User Environment Variables
    • About Installing Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
    • About Using CVU Cluster Healthchecks After Installation
  • Product-Specific Postinstallation Tasks
    • Configuring Oracle Database Vault
    • Configuring Oracle Label Security
    • Configuring the OraClrAgnt Service for Oracle Database Extensions for .NET
    • Configuring Oracle XML DB
    • Configure Storage for External Tables, Shared Files, or Directory Objects
  • Configuring the Oracle Home User
  • Oracle Configuration Manager Postinstallation Configuration for Oracle RAC
  • Enabling and Disabling Database Options After Installation
• 5 Using Server Pools with Oracle RAC
  • Policy-Managed Clusters and Capacity Management
    • Server Pools and Server Categorization
    • Server Pools and Policy-Based Management
    • How Server Pools Work
    • Default Server Pools
      • The Free Server Pool
      • The Generic Server Pool
  • Oracle RAC Database and Server Pools
  • About Creating Server Pools for Oracle RAC Databases
  • Oracle RAC One Node and Server Pools
• 6 Understanding the Oracle RAC Installed Configuration
  • Understanding the Configured Environment in Oracle RAC
  • Understanding Operating System Privileges Groups
  • Understanding Time Zone Settings on Cluster Nodes
  • Understanding the Server Parameter File for Oracle RAC
  • Multiple Oracle Home Directories on Windows
    • Changing the Current Setting for Oracle Home
  • About Pluggable Databases in Oracle RAC
  • Database Components Created Using Database Configuration Assistant
    • About Tablespaces and Data Files
    • About Control Files
    • About Online Redo Log Files
  • About Managing Undo Tablespaces in Oracle RAC
  • About Initialization Parameter Files
  • Oracle Net Services Configuration for Oracle RAC Databases
    • Database Services for an Oracle RAC Database
    • Naming Methods and Connect Descriptors
    • Easy Connect Naming Method
    • Understanding SCANs
      • About the SCAN
      • About SCAN VIP Addresses
      • About SCAN Listeners
    • About Connecting to an Oracle RAC Database Using SCANs
    • About Listener Configuration for an Oracle RAC Database
    • About Service Registration for an Oracle RAC Database
    • How Database Connections are Created When Using SCANs
  • Performance Features of Oracle Net Services and Oracle RAC
    • Load Balancing of Connections to Oracle RAC Databases
    • Connection Failover for Oracle RAC Databases
    • Shared Server Configuration for an Oracle RAC Database
  • Oracle Net Services Configuration Files and Parameters
    • Database Initialization Parameters for Database Service Registration
    • Net Service Names and the tnsnames.ora File
    • Net Service Names Created by DBCA
      • Net Service Names for Database Connections
      • Net Service Names for Instance Connections
    • Listener Configuration and the listener.ora File
      • Local Listener for an Oracle RAC Database
      • Remote Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
      • Managing Multiple Listeners for an Oracle RAC Database
      • How Oracle Database Uses the Listener File (listener.ora)
    • Net Services Profile File (sqlnet.ora)
• 7 Removing Oracle RAC Software
  • Overview of Deinstallation Procedures
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Files Deleted by the deinstall Command
  • Identifying All Instances On a Cluster
    • Identifying All Instances On a Cluster Using SRVCTL
    • Identifying All Instances On a Cluster Using the Windows Services Control Manager
  • deinstall Command Reference
  • Using the Deinstallation Tool to Remove Oracle RAC
    • Running the deinstall Command From an Oracle Home
    • Generating a Response File For Use With the deinstall Command
  • Cleaning Up After a Failed Installation
• A Using Scripts or Response Files to Create Oracle RAC Databases
  • Using DBCA to Generate Installation Scripts for Oracle RAC
  • About DBCA Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration for Oracle RAC
  • Using DBCA Commands for Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration of Oracle RAC
  • How Response Files Work
    • Deciding to Use Silent Mode or Response File Mode
    • Creating a Database Using Oracle ASM for Database Files in Silent Mode
    • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
    • About Response File Templates
    • Editing a Response File Template
    • Recording Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files
    • Silent Mode of Database Configuration Assistant
    • Running Oracle DBCA Using Response Files
    • Running Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
    • Using the Installation Response File for Postinstallation Configuration
    • Running Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using the ConfigToolAllCommands Script
    • About the Postinstallation Configuration File
    • Creating a Password Response File
    • Performing Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File
• B Directory Structure for Oracle RAC Environments
  • Understanding the Oracle RAC Directory Structure
  • Directory Structures for Oracle RAC
• C Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle RAC Database
  • Backing Up the Oracle RAC Database
  • Using CVU to Validate Readiness for Oracle RAC Upgrades
    • Using the CVU Database Upgrade Validation Command Options
    • Example of Verifying System Upgrade Readiness for Oracle RAC Infrastructure
    • Verifying System Readiness for Oracle Database Upgrades
• D Configuring Read-Only Oracle Homes
  • Evolution of Oracle Homes
    • About Read-Only Oracle Homes
    • About Oracle Base Homes
    • About Oracle Base Config
  • Enabling a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Determining if an Oracle Home is Read-Only
  • File Path and Directory Changes in Read-Only Oracle Homes
• E Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
  • About Managing Ports
  • About Viewing Port Numbers and Access URLS
  • Setting UDP and TCP Dynamic Port Range for Oracle RAC Installations
  • Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components
  • Changing the Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server Port
• Index