Owner's Manual

24 Installing Oracle 11g R1 Database RAC
20 On each node , perform the following steps:
a Determine the database instance that exists on that node by typing:
srvctl status database -d <database name>
b Add the ORACLE_SID environment variable entry in the user profile
oracle by typing:
echo "export ORACLE_SID=racdbx" >>
/home/oracle/.bash_profile
source /home/oracle/.bash_profile
where racdbx is the database instance identifier assigned to the node.
NOTE: This example assumes that racdb is the global database name that
you defined in DBCA.
Creating the Seed Database Using ASM
This section contains procedures for creating the seed database using
Oracle ASM and for verifying the seed database.
Perform the following steps:
1 Log in as oracle , and type:
$CRS_HOME/bin/cluvfy stage -pre dbcfg -n
node1,node2 -d $ORACLE_HOME -verbose
where node1 and node2 are the public host names and
$ORACLE_HOME is the Oracle_database home.
If your system is
not configured correctly, see the Troubleshooting Guide
for more information.
If your system is configured correctly, the following message is displayed:
Pre-check for database configuration was
successful.
2 On the first node , as the user oracle , type dbca & to start the Oracle
Database Creation Assistant (DBCA).
3 In the Welcome window, select Oracle Real Application Cluster Database
and click
Next .
4 In the Operations window, click Create a Database and click Next .