Cluster Deployment Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Review the checklist for planning your cluster deployment Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation.

Table 1-7 Oracle Grid Infrastructure Cluster Deployment Checklist

Check Task

Configure an Oracle Cluster that hosts all Oracle Grid Infrastructure services and Oracle ASM locally and accesses storage directly

Oracle Grid Infrastructure supports the following deployment options:
  • Configure cluster to manage Oracle RAC databases: Use this option to configure a cluster that can host Oracle RAC databases.
  • Configure cluster to manage generic applications: Use this option to configure a cluster with minimum requirements to manage your applications.
  • Configure as an Oracle Extended cluster: Use the Oracle Extended Cluster option to extend an Oracle RAC cluster across two, or more, separate sites, each equipped with its own storage.