Table of Contents
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
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Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Checklist
- 1.1 Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Server Hardware Checklist
- 1.2 Operating System Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 1.3 Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.4 Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Checklist
- 1.5 User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.6 Storage Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 1.7 Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 2 Configuring Servers for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
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Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 3.1 Reviewing Operating System and Software Upgrade Best Practices
- 3.2 Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
- 3.3 Verifying Privileges for Copying Files in the Cluster
- 3.4 Identifying Software Requirements
- 3.5 Windows Firewall Feature on Windows Servers
- 3.6 Checking the Operating System Version
- 3.7 Checking Hardware and Software Certification on My Oracle Support
- 3.8 Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
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Configuring Networks for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 4.1 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Configuration Options
- 4.2 Understanding Network Addresses
- 4.3 Network Interface Hardware Requirements
- 4.4 Network Configuration Tasks for Windows Server Deployments
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4.5
Oracle Grid Infrastructure IP Name and Address Requirements
- 4.5.1 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Name Resolution Options
- 4.5.2 Cluster Name and SCAN Requirements
- 4.5.3 IP Name and Address Requirements For Grid Naming Service (GNS)
- 4.5.4 IP Name and Address Requirements For Multi-Cluster GNS
- 4.5.5 IP Address Requirements for Manual Configuration
- 4.5.6 Confirming the DNS Configuration for SCAN
- 4.5.7 Grid Naming Service Cluster Configuration Example
- 4.5.8 Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
- 4.5.9 Manual IP Address Configuration Example
- 4.6 Intended Use of Network Adapters
- 4.7 Broadcast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 4.8 Multicast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 4.9 Configuring Multiple ASM Interconnects on Microsoft Windows Platforms
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Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 5.1 Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
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5.2
Standard Administration and Job Role Separation User Groups
- 5.2.1 About Job Role Separation Operating System Privileges Groups and Users
- 5.2.2 Oracle Software Owner for Each Oracle Software Product
- 5.2.3 Standard Oracle Database Groups for Database Administrators
- 5.2.4 Oracle ASM Groups for Job Role Separation
- 5.2.5 Extended Oracle Database Administration Groups for Job Role Separation
- 5.2.6 Operating System Groups Created During Installation
- 5.2.7 Example of Using Role-Allocated Groups and Users
- 5.3 Configuring User Accounts
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5.4
Creating Oracle Software Directories
- 5.4.1 Temporary Directories
- 5.4.2 Oracle Base Directory for the Grid User
- 5.4.3 Oracle Home Directory for Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- 5.4.4 Grid Home Directory
- 5.4.5 Oracle Inventory Directory
- 5.4.6 Requirements for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Directory
- 5.4.7 About Creating the Oracle Base Directory Path
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Configuring Shared Storage for Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure
- 6.1 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 6.2 Storage Considerations for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
- 6.3 Guidelines for Choosing a Shared Storage Option
- 6.4 About Migrating Existing Oracle ASM Instances
- 6.5 Preliminary Shared Disk Preparation
- 6.6 Configuring Disk Partitions on Shared Storage
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Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
- 7.1 Identifying Storage Requirements for Using Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
- 7.2 Oracle Clusterware Storage Space Requirements
- 7.3 About the Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- 7.4 Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM
- 7.5 Preparing Your System to Use Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
- 7.6 Marking Disk Partitions for Oracle ASM Before Installation
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Configuring Direct NFS Client for Oracle RAC Data Files
- 8.1 About Direct NFS Client Storage
- 8.2 Creating an oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
- 8.3 Configurable Attributes for the oranfstab File
- 8.4 Mounting NFS Storage Devices with Direct NFS Client
- 8.5 Specifying Network Paths for a NFS Server
- 8.6 Enabling Direct NFS Client
- 8.7 Performing Basic File Operations Using the ORADNFS Utility
- 8.8 Monitoring Direct NFS Client Usage
- 8.9 Disabling Direct NFS Client
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Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.1 About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
- 9.2 Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
- 9.3 Understanding Cluster Configuration Options
- 9.4 About Default File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer
- 9.5 Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a New Cluster
- 9.6 Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Cluster Configuration File
- 9.7 Installing Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.8 Configuring the Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
- 9.9 Configuring the Software Binaries Using a Response File
- 9.10 Setting Ping Targets for Network Checks
- 9.11 Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
- 9.12 Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
- 9.13 Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
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10
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Postinstallation Tasks
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10.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
- 10.1.1 Downloading Release Update Patches
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10.1.2
Configuring Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
- 10.1.2.1 About Configuring Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
- 10.1.2.2 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database
- 10.1.2.3 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database Examples (or the Companion CD)
- 10.1.2.4 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Gateways
- 10.1.2.5 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
- 10.1.2.6 Firewall Exceptions for Oracle RAC Database
- 10.1.2.7 Firewall Exceptions for Other Oracle Products
- 10.1.2.8 Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Exceptions
- 10.2 Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
- 10.3 Installing Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- 10.4 Using Earlier Oracle Database Releases with Grid Infrastructure
- 10.5 Modifying Oracle Clusterware Binaries After Installation
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10.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
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Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.1 Understanding Out-of-Place and Rolling Upgrades
- 11.2 About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrade and Downgrade
- 11.3 Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
- 11.4 Restrictions and Guidelines for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
- 11.5 Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle Clusterware Installation
- 11.6 Understanding Rolling Upgrades Using Batches
- 11.7 Performing Rolling Upgrades of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.8 Upgrading Grid Infrastructure Management Repository from an Earlier Release
- 11.9 Applying Patches to Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 11.10 Applying Patches to Grid Infrastructure Management Repository
- 11.11 Updating Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Target Parameters
- 11.12 Checking Cluster Health Monitor Repository Size After Upgrading
- 11.13 Downgrading Oracle Clusterware to an Earlier Release
- 11.14 Completing Failed or Interrupted Installations and Upgrades
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Modifying or Deinstalling Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- 12.1 Deciding When to Deinstall Oracle Clusterware
- 12.2 Migrating Standalone Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
- 12.3 Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
- 12.4 Unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware Without Removing the Software
- 12.5 Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software
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A
Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Response Files
- A.1 How Response Files Work
- A.2 Deciding to Use Silent Mode or Response File Mode
- A.3 Using Response Files
- A.4 Preparing Response Files
- A.5 Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
- A.6 Running Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
- A.7 Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
- A.8 Postinstallation Configuration Using the ConfigToolAllCommands Script
- B Optimal Flexible Architecture