1. Installation and Configuration Guide for Exadata Database Machine
  2. OEDA Command Line Interface
  3. OEDACLI Command Reference
  4. CLUSTER
  5. CREATE CLUSTER

4.3.5.2 CREATE CLUSTER

Use this command to create virtual guests for a virtual machine (VM) cluster, including the steps to configure and deploy an Oracle RAC database.

Syntax

CREATE CLUSTER 
   [ STEPS='step_short_names' [ DELETEDB={ true | false } ] |
     SKIPSTEPS='step_short_names' [ DELETEDB={ true | false } ] |
     DELETEDB={ true | false } ]
[ WHERE
     { CLUSTERNAME=cluster_name |
       CLUSTERNUMBER=cluster_number | 
       ID=cluster_id } ]

Arguments

  • STEPS : Optionally, specifies the steps to run.

    The list consists of space-separated step short names and the entire list is enclosed in single quotes.

    Use the LIST STEPS command to view the available steps.

  • SKIPSTEPS : Optionally, specifies steps to skip.

    The list consists of space-separated step short names and the entire list is enclosed in single quotes.

    Use the LIST STEPS command to view the available steps.

  • DELETEDB : Optionally, specify true to delete the default Oracle RAC database after cluster creation. The default value is false.

The following arguments are available in the WHERE clause:

  • CLUSTERNUMBER: Specifies the cluster number in the es.xml, starting at 1

  • CLUSTERNAME: Specifies the name of the cluster

  • CLUSTERID: Specifies the es.xml ID of the cluster

Usage Notes

  • The command can only create a cluster in a VM deployment. You cannot use this command to create the cluster in a physical (bare-metal) deployment.

  • The simplest form of this command does not require any arguments. However, if the XML configuration file (es.xml) contains more than one cluster, then the WHERE clause is mandatory.

Example 4-5 Using the STEPS Parameter with CREATE CLUSTER

Use the following command to only create the guest domains for the Cluster-c1 cluster: 

CREATE CLUSTER STEPS='CREATEVM' WHERE CLUSTERNAME=Cluster-c1

Example 4-6 Using the SKIPSTEPS and DELETEDB Parameters with CREATE CLUSTER

Use the following command to create the Cluster-c1 cluster, skipping the specified SKIPSTEPS and deleting the default database. 

CREATE CLUSTER SKIPSTEPS='VALIDATE CALIBRATE RESECURE' DELETEDB=true WHERE CLUSTERNAME=Cluster-c1

Parent topic: CLUSTER