Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Checklist
  • Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Operating System Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Rac
  • Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Network Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Storage Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Cluster Deployment Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
• Checking and Configuring Server Hardware for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
  • Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
  • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
  • Preventing Installation Errors Caused by Terminal Output Commands
  • About Installing Oracle AI Database Software on Oracle Exadata Database Machine
• Automatically Configuring Oracle Linux with Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM
  • About the Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Overview of Oracle Linux Configuration with Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Installing the Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM Using ULN
  • Installing Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM During an Oracle Linux Installation
  • Installing Oracle AI Database Preinstallation RPM Using the Oracle Linux yum Server
  • Configure Additional Operating System Features
• Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Grid Infrastructure on Linux
  • Guidelines for Linux Operating System Installation
  • Completing a Minimal or Default Linux Installation
  • About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
  • Restrictions for HugePages and Transparent HugePages Configurations
  • Configuring HugePages on Linux
  • Setting Transparent HugePages to madvise
  • Reviewing Operating System and Software Upgrade Best Practices
  • About Installation Fixup Scripts
  • About Automatic Self Correction
  • Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
  • Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux
  • Setting Clock Source for VMs on Linux x86-64
  • Installing the cvuqdisk RPM for Linux
  • Enabling the Name Service Cache Daemon
  • Using Automatic SSH Configuration During Installation
  • Verifying the Disk Input Output Scheduler on Linux 8 and Later Systems
  • Setting Network Time Protocol for Cluster Time Synchronization
  • Verifying Digital Signature and Integrity of Installation Archive Files
• Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • About Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • General Guidelines for Operating System Packages
  • Supported Oracle Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-64
  • Installing Operating System Packages
• Configuring Networks for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Configuration Options
  • Understanding Network Addresses
  • Network Interface Hardware Minimum Requirements
  • Private IP Interface Configuration Requirements
  • IPv4 And IPv6 Protocol Requirements
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure IP Name and Address Requirements
  • Broadcast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Multicast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
  • Configuration Requirements for Oracle Flex Clusters
  • Grid Naming Service Cluster Configuration Example
  • Manual IP Address Configuration Example
  • Network Interface Configuration Options
  • Multiple Private Interconnects and Oracle Linux
  • Creating Scan Client Data File
• Configuring Users Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle AI Database
  • Creating Groups Users and Paths for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Oracle Installations with Standard and Job Role Separation Groups and Users
  • Creating Operating System Privileges Groups
  • Creating Operating System Oracle Installation User Accounts
  • Checking Resource Limits for Oracle Software Installation Users
  • Configuring Software Owner User Environments
  • Enabling Intelligent Platform Management Interface Ipmi
• Supported Storage Options for Oracle AI Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
  • Storage Considerations for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  • Guidelines for Using Oracle ASM Disk Groups for Storage
  • Guidelines for Configuring Oracle ASM Disk Groups on NFS
  • Using Logical Volume Managers with Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
  • Using a Cluster File System for Oracle Clusterware Files
  • About NFS Storage for Data Files
  • About Direct NFS Client Mounts to NFS Storage Devices
• Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMLIB
  • Configuring NVMe Over Fabrics Storage Devices with Oracle ASM
  • Using Disk Groups with Oracle AI Database Files on Oracle ASM
  • Deploying Oracle Direct NFS for Oracle AI Database
  • Creating Oracle ASM Client Data File
  • Configuring Oracle Advanced Cluster File System
  • Checking OCFS2 Version Manually
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
  • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  • Downloading Oracle Software
  • Understanding Cluster Configuration Options
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a New Cluster
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure to Manage Oracle RAC Databases
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure to Manage Generic Applications
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Command-Line Interface
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Cluster Configuration File
  • Installing Only the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software
  • About Deploying Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Oracle FPP
  • Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
  • Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
  • Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Enabling FIPS 140.3 for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
• Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • About Individual Oracle Grid Infrastructure Patches
  • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software Patch Levels
  • About Zero-Downtime Oracle Grid Infrastructure Patching
  • Applying Patches to Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Patching and Switching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes
  • Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Oracle FPP Local Mode
  • Using Oracle Update Advisor in Oracle FPP Local Mode
  • Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Base Path
• Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Understanding Out-Of-Place Upgrade
  • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrade and Downgrade
  • Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
  • Restrictions for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
  • Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle Clusterware Installation
  • Understanding Rolling Upgrades Using Batches
  • Performing Rolling Upgrade of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • About Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Oracle FPP
  • Updating Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Target Parameters
  • Unlocking and Deinstalling the Previous Release Grid Home
  • Checking Cluster Health Monitor Repository Size After Upgrading
  • Downgrading Oracle Clusterware to an Earlier Release
  • Completing Failed or Interrupted Installations and Upgrades
  • Patching, Upgrading, and Downgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure with FIPS 140.3
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure Postinstallation Tasks
  • Downloading Release Update Patches
  • About Installing Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
  • Creating a Fast Recovery Area
  • Checking the SCAN Configuration
  • Setting Resource Limits for Oracle Clusterware and Associated Databases and Applications
  • About Changes in Default SGA Permissions for Oracle AI Database
  • Using Earlier Oracle AI Database Releases with Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Relinking Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster Binaries
• Removing Oracle AI Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Oracle Deinstallation Deinstall
  • Removing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle AI Database
  • Deinstallation Response File Example for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
  • Migrating Standalone Oracle Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
  • Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure Command-Line Options
  • gridSetup.sh Command
  • gridSetup.sh -setupHome
  • gridSetup.sh -setupHomeAs
  • gridSetup.sh -configureCluster
  • gridSetup.sh -switchGridhome
  • gridSetup.sh -upgrade
  • gridSetup.sh -downgrade
  • gridSetup.sh -createGoldImage
  • gridSetup.sh -addNode
  • gridSetup.sh -deleteNode
• Response Files
  • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
  • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
• Completing Preinstallation Tasks Manually
  • Configuring SSH Manually on All Cluster Nodes
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Manually
  • Configuring Kernel Parameters for Linux
  • Configuring Default Thread Limits Value for SUSE Linux
• Optimal Flexible Architecture
  • About the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard
  • About Multiple Oracle Homes Support
  • About the Oracle Inventory Directory and Installation
  • Oracle Base Directory Naming Convention
  • Oracle Home Directory Naming Convention
  • Optimal Flexible Architecture File Path Examples