Getting Started Guide

Contents 3
Contents
1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Network Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 Preparing Nodes for Oracle
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching to RHN/ULN Repository. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Dell Validated RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the Dell Oracle Utilities RPM
. . . . . . . . . 10
Oracle Software Binary Location
. . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting up the Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Public Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Private Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IP Address and Name Resolution
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3 Preparing Shared Storage for
Oracle RAC Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Partitioning the Shared Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the Stripe Element Size on a
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