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24 Deployment Guide
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Creating the Seed Database
This section contains procedures for creating the seed database using either OCFS or ASM
and for verifying the seed database.
Creating the Seed Database Using OCFS
1 On node 1 , as user oracle , type dbca -datafileDestination /u01 to start the
Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA).
2 In the Welcome window, select Oracle Real Application Cluster Database and click Next .
3 In the Operations window, click Create a Database and click Next .
4 In the Node Selection window, click Select All and click Next .
5 In the Database Templates window, click Custom Database and click Next .
6 In the Database Identification window, enter a Global Database Name such as racdb
and click
Next .
7 In the Management Options window, click Next .
8 In the Database Credentials window, click Use the Same Password for All Accounts ,
complete password selections and entries, and click
Next .
9 In the Storage Options window, select Cluster File System and click Next .
10 In the Database File Locations window, click Next .
11 In the Recovery Configuration window, click Specify flash recovery area , click Browse
and select
/u02 , specify the flash recovery size, and then click Next .
12 In the Database Content window, click Next .
13 In the Database Services window, click Next .
14 In the Initialization Parameters window, if your cluster has more than four nodes,
change the
Shared Pool value to 500 MB, and click Next .
15 In the Database Storage window, click Next .
16 In the Creation Options window, check Create Database and click Finish .
17 In the Confirmation window click OK to create the database.
NOTE: The creation of the seed database may take more than an hour.
When the database creation is complete, the Password Management window appears.
18 Click Exit .
A message appears indicating that the cluster database is being started on all nodes.