Owner's Manual

22 Installing Oracle 11g R1 Database RAC
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 .
5 In the Node Selection window, click Select All and click Next .
6 In the Database Templates window, click Custom Database and
click
Next .
7 In the Database Identification window, type a Global Database Name ,
such as
racdb , and click Next .
8 In the Management Options window, click Next .
9 In the Database Credentials window, select a password option, type the
appropriate password information (if required), and click
Next .
10 In the Storage Options window, click Automatic Storage Management
(ASM)
and click Next .