Owner's Manual

50 Adding a New Node to a Oracle 11g RAC Cluster
Adding Database Instances to New Nodes
Execute the following procedures for each new node to add instances:
1
Choose Start → Programs → Oracle - HOME_NAME → Configuration and
Migration Tools
→ Database Configuration Assistant .
2 The DBCA displays the Welcome page for RAC. Click Help on any DBCA
page for additional information.
3 Select Real Application Clusters database , click Next , and the DBCA
displays the
Operations page.
4 Select Instance Management , click Next , and the DBCA displays the
Instance Management page.
5 Select Add Instance and click Next . The DBCA displays the List of
Cluster Databases
page that shows the databases and their current status,
such as
Active or Inactive .
6 From the List of Cluster Databases page, select the active RAC database
to which you want to add an instance.
7 Click Next to add a new instance. The DBCA displays the Adding an
Instance
page.
8 On the Adding an Instance page, enter the instance name in the field at
the top of this page. Then select the new node name from the list, click
Next , and the DBCA displays the Services Page .
9 Enter the services information for the new node's instance, click Next , and
the DBCA displays the
Instance Storage page.
10 Click Finish , and the DBCA displays a Summary dialog.
11 Review the information on the Summary dialog and click OK . The DBCA
displays a progress dialog showing the DBCA performing the instance
addition operation. When the DBCA completes the instance addition
operation, the DBCA displays a dialog asking whether you want to perform
another operation.
12 Click No and exit the DBCA, or click Yes to perform another operation.