1. Grid Infrastructure Installation and Upgrade Guide
  2. About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation

About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation

Installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is simplified with image-based installation.

Oracle AI Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation software is available in multiple media, and can be installed using several options. The Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is available as an image, available for download from the Oracle Technology Network website, or the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud portal. In most cases, you use the graphical user interface (GUI) provided by Oracle Universal Installer to install the software. You can also use Oracle Universal Installer to complete silent mode installations, without using the GUI. You can also use Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning for subsequent Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle AI Database deployments.

To install Oracle Grid Infrastructure, create the new Grid home with the necessary user group permissions, and then extract the image file into the newly-created Grid home, and run the setup wizard to register the Oracle Grid Infrastructure product.

Using image-based installation, you can do the following:

  • Configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a new cluster.
  • Configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server (Oracle Restart).
  • Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
  • Setup software only.
  • Add or remove nodes from your existing cluster, if the Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is already installed or configured.

This installation feature streamlines the installation process and supports automation of large-scale custom deployments. You can also use this installation method for deployment of customized images, after you patch the base-release software with the necessary Release Updates (RUs) or Release Update Revisions (RURs).

Note:

You must extract the image software into the directory where you want your Grid home to be located, and then run the ORACLE_HOME\gridSetup.sh script to start the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup Wizard. Ensure that the Grid home directory path you create is in compliance with the Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture recommendations.