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Deployment Guide 39
e When the configuration is complete, click OK and click Exit to exit the VIPCA.
Adding a New Node to the Database Instance Layer
1 On node 1 , as user oracle , type dbca & to start the DBCA.
2 In the Welcome window, click Next .
3 In the Oracle Real Application Cluster Database window, click Next .
4 In the Operations window, click Instance Management and click Next .
5 In the Instance Management window, click Add Instance and click Next .
6 In the List of Cluster Databases window, select the existing database.
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 Click Next .
9 In the Adding an Instance window, enter the instance name at the top of the window,
select the new node name, and click
Next .
10 In the Services window, click Next .
11 In the Instance Storage window, click Finish .
12 In the Summary window click OK to add the database instance.
A progress bar appears, followed by a message asking if you want to perform another operation.
13 Click No to exit DBCA.
14 On any node, type srvctl status database -d <database name> to determine
if the instance has been successfully added.
Removing a Node From the Cluster
Deleting the Node From the Database Instance Layer
1 Log in as oracle .
2 From node 1, 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 Instance and click Next .