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Installing Oracle 11g R2 Database RAC 9
11 Before providing the inputs in the Grid Plug and Play information
window, you must decide whether to use Grid Naming Service (GNS)
or not.
If you are not using GNS:
NOTE: Configure the Single Client Access Name (SCAN) addresses for
client access to the cluster on the domain naming service (DNS). Oracle
recommends that you register the SCAN to three IP addresses in the DNS
server as described in the Oracle Database on Enterprise Linux x86_64
Storage and Networking Guide.
a
Provide the following inputs in the Grid Plug and Play Information
window:
•
Cluster Name — Enter a name for your cluster. For example,
testcluster .
•
SCAN Name — Enter the name registered in the DNS server
which is unique for the entire cluster. For example,
scancluster .
For more information on how to configure the SCAN name,
see the
Oracle Database on Enterprise Linux x86_64 Storage
and Networking Guide
.
•
SCAN Port — Retain the default port number, 1521 .
•
Configure GNS — Uncheck this option.
b Click Next .
If you are using GNS:
NOTE: Configure the GNS virtual address and GNS sub-domain delegation
as described in the
Oracle Database on Enterprise Linux x86_64 Storage and
Networking Guide
. Configure a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server
in the public range to lease IP address as mentioned in the IP requirements
section of the
Oracle Database on Enterprise Linux x86_64 Storage and
Networking Guide
.
a
Provide the following data in the Grid Plug and Play Information
window:
•
Cluster Name — Enter a name for your cluster. For example,
testcluster .
•
SCAN Name — Enter a unique name with domain name
as the GNS sub-domain. For example,
scancluster.clusterdomain.example.com .