Owner's Manual

6 Deployment Guide
Software and Hardware Requirements
Before you install the Oracle RAC software on your system, follow the instructions in the
Deploying Dell-Tested and Validated Configurations for Oracle Database document shipped with
your kit, to:
• Download the Red Hat CDs from the Red Hat website located at www.rhn.redhat.com .
• Locate your Oracle CD kit, or download the Oracle software from Oracle's website located at
www.oracle.com .
• Download the
Dell Deployment CD images from the Dell and Oracle website at www.dell.com/oracle ,
and create working
Dell Deployment CDs from the CD images.
Table 1-1 lists basic software requirements for Dell’s supported configurations for Oracle. Table 1-2
through Table 1-3 list the hardware requirements. For detailed information on the minimum
software versions for drivers and applications, see "Supported Software Versions."
NOTE: Depending on the number of users, the application you use, your batch processes, and other factors, you
may need a system that exceeds the minimum hardware requirements in order to achieve desired performance.
NOTE: The hardware configuration of all cluster nodes must be identical.
Table 1-1. Software Requirements
Software Component Configuration
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 3)
operating system for Intel
®
32-Bit
technology (x86)
Quarterly update 6
Oracle 10g Release 1 for 32-bit Linux Version 10.1.0.5
• Enterprise Edition, including the RAC option for clusters
• Enterprise Edition for single-node configuration
EMC
®
PowerPath
®
(Fibre Channel clusters only)
Version 4.3.4