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Deployment Guide 51
Removing a Node From the Cluster
When you perform the procedures in this section, ensure that you select and remove the correct node
from the cluster.
Deleting the Node From the Database Instance Layer
1 Log in as oracle .
2 From one of the remaining nodes, type:
dbca &
3
In the Welcome window, click Next .
4 In the Operations window, click Instance Management and click Next .
5 In the Instance Management window, click Delete an instance and click Next .
6 In the List of Cluster Databases window, select a RAC database from which to delete an instance.
If your user name is not operating system-authenticated, the DBCA prompts you for a user name and
password for a database user with SYSDBA privileges.
7 Enter the user name sys and the password, and click Next .
The
List of Cluster Database Instances window appears, showing the instances associated with the
RAC database that you selected and the status of each instance.
8 Select the instance to delete and click Next .
This instance cannot be the local instance from where you are running DBCA. If you select the local
instance, the DBCA displays an
Error dialog. If this occurs, click OK , select another instance, and
click
Finish .
If services are assigned to this instance, the
DBCA Services Management window appears. Use this
window to reassign services to other instances in the cluster database.
9 In the Summary window, click OK .
10 Verify the information about the instance deletion operation and click OK .
A progress bar appears while DBCA removes the instance and its Oracle Net configuration. When the
operation is completed, a dialog prompts whether you want to perform another operation.
11 Click No to exit.
12 Verify that the node was removed by typing:
srvctl config database -d <database name>