Getting Started Guide

Preparing Nodes for Oracle Installation 9

The following is an example of the configuration using the RHEL 5.x

Server media in the configuration file

/etc/yum.repos.d/myRepo.repo

[myRepo]

name=RHEL5.5 DVD

baseurl=

http://reposerver.mydomain.com/RHEL5_5/Server

enabled=1

gpgcheck=0

NOTE: Replace reposerver.mydomain.com with your server's DNS name or IP

address.

NOTE: You can also place the configuration file on the server hosting the

repository for all other servers such that it can also use the repository as a

more permanent solution to what was done in step 2.

Installing the Dell Validated RPM

Once your nodes have attached to the appropriate yum repository, install the

Dell Validated RPM package. The Dell Validated RPM package automates

certain pieces of the installation process required for the installation of Oracle

RAC.

The process to install the Dell Validated RPM package is as follows:

Download the latest Dell Oracle Deployment tar file from

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-

groups/enterprise_solutions/m/oracle_db_gallery/default.aspx

NOTE: The filename will follow the convention: Dell-Oracle-Deployment-OS

version-year-month.tar, for example: Dell-Oracle-Deployment-Lin-2011-07.tar

Copy the Dell Oracle Deployment tar file to a working directory of all your

cluster nodes.

To go to your working directory, enter the following command:

# cd </working/directory/path>

Untar the Dell-Oracle-Deployment release using the command:

# tar -xvf Dell-Oracle-Deployment-o-y-m.tar

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