Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Intended Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Set Up Java Access Bridge to Implement Java Accessibility
  • Command Syntax
  • Conventions
• 1 Oracle RAC Installation Checklist
  • Deployment Checklist for Oracle RAC Database
  • Server Hardware and Software Review Checklist for Oracle RAC Installation
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database
  • Oracle RAC Upgrade Checklist
• 2 Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Installation
  • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  • Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
  • Verifying Digital Signature and Integrity of Installation Archive Files
  • Installing Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node Databases
    • Steps to Install Oracle Database
    • Installing Oracle RAC Database Software Using Setup Wizard
  • Installing Oracle RAC Database Software Using Command-Line Interface
  • About Deploying Oracle Databases Using Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning
• 3 Creating Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Databases with Oracle DBCA
  • About Oracle Database Configuration Assistant
  • Selecting Installation Options for Oracle RAC
    • About Cluster Node Selection for Database Installation
    • Selecting a Database Name
    • Requirements for Database Passwords
    • About Automatic Memory Management Installation Options
    • About Character Set Selection During Installation
    • Managing Oracle RAC Database Services After Installation
  • Automatic Listener Migration from Earlier Releases
  • Verifying Requirements for Oracle DBCA
  • Tasks to Complete Before Using Oracle DBCA to Create any Oracle RAC Database
    • Load SSH Keys Into Memory Before Starting DBCA
    • Decide on a Naming Convention to Use for Your Oracle RAC Database
    • Configure Shared Storage for the Oracle RAC Database
  • Selecting Oracle DBCA Options to Create an Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Database
    • Starting Oracle DBCA
    • Cluster Detection and Node Selection when Using Oracle DBCA
    • Using Oracle DBCA to Select Storage to Use With any 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
  • Installing the Oracle Database Vault Option
    • Starting the Listener with Oracle Database Vault Installations
    • Configuring Oracle Database Vault Using Oracle DBCA
  • Deleting an Oracle RAC Database Using Oracle DBCA
• 4 Oracle Real Application Clusters Postinstallation Procedures
  • Oracle Database Patching
    • About Oracle Database Release Update Patches
    • Downloading Release Update Patches
    • Applying Out-of-Place Oracle Database Patches
    • Patching Oracle Database Using Oracle FPP Lite
  • Required Postinstallation Tasks
    • Setting External Jobs Ownership for HP-UX Installations
    • Setting the Oracle User Environment Variables
    • Recompile Invalid Objects in the Database
    • Configuring Services on Oracle RAC and Oracle RAC One Node Databases
    • Copying Oracle ASM Password File For Oracle RAC One Node Database
  • Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
    • Setting Up Additional User Accounts
    • About Installing Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
  • Product-Specific Postinstallation Tasks
    • Configuring Oracle Database Vault
    • Configuring Oracle Label Security
    • Configuring Oracle XML DB
    • Configuring Storage for External Tables, Shared Files, or Directory Objects
  • Enabling and Disabling Oracle Database Options After Installation
    • Chopt Tool
• 5 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
  • About ORATAB Configuration for Oracle RAC
  • Database Components Created Using Oracle DBCA
    • About Tablespaces and Data Files
    • About Control Files
    • About Online Redo Log Files
  • 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 Oracle 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)
• 6 Removing Oracle Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Identifying All Instances On a Cluster
  • Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database
  • Deinstallation Parameter File Example for Oracle RAC
• 7 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 Oracle DBCA Commands for Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration for Oracle RAC
  • How Response Files Work
    • Modes for Oracle DBCA Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration
    • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
    • Creating a Database Using Oracle ASM for Database Files
    • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
    • Editing a Response File Template
    • Recording Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
    • Using the Installation Response File for Postinstallation Configuration
    • Running Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File
  • Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files
    • Running Oracle DBCA Using Response Files
    • Running Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
• 8 Directory Structure for Oracle RAC Environments
  • Understanding the Oracle RAC Directory Structure
  • Directory Structures for Oracle RAC
• 9 Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle RAC Database
  • Backing Up the Oracle RAC Database
  • Using CVU to Validate Readiness for Oracle RAC Upgrades
    • cluvfy Command Options for Database Upgrade Validation
    • Verifying System Readiness for Oracle Database Upgrades
  • AutoUpgrade and Cluster-Managed Oracle Database Upgrades
• 10 Configuring Oracle Homes
  • Evolution of Oracle Homes
    • About Read-Only Oracle Homes
    • About Oracle Base Home
    • About Oracle Base Config
    • About orabasetab
    • Location of Networking Files in a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Enabling a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Copying demo Directories to Oracle Base Home
  • Determining If an Oracle Home is Read-Only
  • File Path and Directory Changes in Read-Only Oracle Homes
• 11 Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
  • About Managing Ports
  • Port Numbers and Protocols of Oracle Components
• A Oracle Database Installer Command-Line Options
  • runInstaller Command
  • runInstaller -setupDBHome
  • runInstaller -setupDBHomeAs
  • runInstaller -createGoldImage