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Configuring Database Storage on the Host 65

Configuring Database Storage on

the Host

WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the

safety information that shipped with your system. For additional best practices

information, see dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) requires an ordered list of

procedures. The following sections describe how to verify, adjust, and

configure the storage disks for the Fibre Channel, direct-attached SAS, or

iSCSI storage on your host.

Verifying and Identifying Your Storage Disks

While configuring the clusters, create partitions on your Fibre Channel,

direct-attached SAS, or iSCSI storage system. To create the partitions, all the

nodes must detect the external storage devices.

NOTE: The procedure in this section describes how to deploy the Oracle database

for direct-attached SAS storage as well as for Fibre Channel storage. In the

following procedures, Fibre Channel storage nomenclature is used. If

direct-attached SAS or iSCSI storage (Dell PowerVault MD3000, MD3000i, or

Dell|EqualLogic storage array) is used, see Table 7-1 to translate Fibre Channel

nomenclature to direct-attached SAS or iSCSI storage nomenclature.

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