Quick Start Manual

18 Installing and Configuring
Attaching Systems to your Operating System
Channel
Red Hat Network (RHN) or Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) allows you
to efficiently manage systems over the network. You can perform software
patches, updates, and maintenance on the systems through a simple user
interface.
The Dell|Oracle Deployment Automation Scripts require your systems to be
connected to one of the appropriate operating system channels to update
them with packages and RPMs required for Oracle Database installation.
For information about attaching your system to RHN, or setting up your own
RHN Satellite Server, see the Red Hat RHN website: redhat.com/rhn/.
For information about seting up your own Unbreakable Linux Network
(ULN), see the Unbreakable Linux (ULN) website: linux.oracle.com.
Table 3-1. Volumes for Oracle RAC Configuration
Partition File System
Type
Name Volume Group Name Size (MB)
/tmp ext3 swap osvg 4096
/home ext3 home osvg 8192
/opt/oracle ext3 opt osvg 15384
/ ext3 root osvg 10240
/usr ext3 usr osvg 5120
/crs/oracle ext3 crs osvg 5120
/var ext3 var osvg 2048
swap swap swap osvg *
/boot ext3 256
*Use the following formula to calculate the size of your swap partition:
• For RAM size between 1024 MB to 2048 MB — 1.5 x RAM size
• For RAM size between 2049 MB to 8192 MB — Your swap partition has the same size
as your RAM size
• For RAM size greater than 8192 MB — 0.75 x RAM size