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.

Starting with Oracle Database 23ai, the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Configuration Wizard tool (config.sh) is desupported. Use gridSetup.sh instead.

With the introduction of image-based Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation, the config.sh functionality has become obsolete. The gridSetup.sh script supports the response file functionality previously used with config.sh.

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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
  Installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is simplified with image-based installation.
• Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  Gold image-creation options to use with your Oracle Database or Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation setup wizards.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  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.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using Command-Line Interface
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 23ai, you can install and configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure using the command-line interface.
• 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.
• Relinking Oracle Restart and Oracle ASM Binaries
  Relink the Oracle Restart and Oracle ASM binaries every time you apply an operating system patch or after an operating system upgrade.
• 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
  You can download and apply Release Updates (RUs) and one-off patches during an Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation or upgrade.
• Patching and Switching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes
  Use switchGridHome command to switch from the current Oracle Grid Infrastructure home to the patched Oracle Grid Infrastructure home.