Owner's Manual

Contents 3
Contents
1Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Required Documentation for Deploying the
Dell|Oracle 11g R2 Database
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Terminology Used in this Document . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Help
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Dell Support
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Oracle Support
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2 Installing Oracle 11g R2 Database
RAC
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Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting Up the Operating System, Network,
and Storage
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Configure the System Clock Settings for
All Nodes
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Installing Oracle 11g R2 Grid Infrastructure
for a Cluster
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Installing Oracle 11g R2 RAC Database Software
. . . . 14
Creating Server Pools for Policy-Managed
Database Configuration
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Creating ASM Disk Group
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Creating the Seed Database
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