Selecting Oracle DBCA Options to Create an Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Database

Review this information to use Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (Oracle DBCA) to create an Oracle RAC or Oracle RAC One Node Database.

Note:

You can no longer set up email notification for Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) databases either from Oracle DBCA or Oracle Universal Installer (OUI).

• Starting Oracle DBCA
  Start Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (Oracle DBCA) in GUI mode to create and manage Oracle RAC databases.
• Cluster Detection and Node Selection when Using Oracle DBCA
  Oracle DBCA automatically shows Oracle RAC options at startup if it detects from the central Oracle Inventory that the Oracle home is enabled for Oracle RAC.
• Using Oracle DBCA to Select Storage to Use With any Oracle RAC Database
  Choose from Oracle ASM disk groups or a supported cluster file system to store Oracle RAC database files.
• Selecting Server Pool Option with Oracle DBCA
  Choose existing server pools to host policy-managed databases while creating a database using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (Oracle DBCA).
• Using DBCA to Specify Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle RAC
  Specify initialization parameters if you intend to add more nodes in your cluster.
• Actions Performed By DBCA for Oracle RAC Databases
  Review this information to understand about DBCA actions during Oracle RAC database creation.