Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Review server hardware requirements for Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation.

Table 1-1 Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Check	Task
Runlevel	3 or 5
Server Display Cards	At least 1024 x 768 display resolution for Oracle Universal Installer. Note: If you are planning on performing a silent installation, or want to use graphics connectivity like VNC or related protocols, no server graphics card is needed.
Minimum Random Access Memory (RAM)	At least 8 GB RAM for Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)	IPMI cards installed and configured, with IPMI administrator account information available to the person running the installation. Ensure baseboard management controller (BMC) interfaces are configured, and have an administration account username and password to provide when prompted during installation. Note: You must configure the IPMI driver either on all or none of the cluster nodes.