Users Guide

32 Installing Oracle RAC 10g R2 Using ASM
5 In the Operations window, click Create a Database and click Next .
6 In the Node Selection window, click Select All and click Next .
7 In the Database Templates window, click Custom Database and click Next .
8 In the Database Identification window, enter a name such as racdb in
the
Global Database Name field and click Next .
9 In the Management Options window, click Next .
10 In the Database Credentials window, click Use the Same Password for All
Accounts
, type and confirm a new password in the appropriate fields,
and click
Next .
NOTE: Record your new password. You require this information later during
database administration.
11 In the Storage Options window, select Automatic Storage Management
(ASM)
and click Next .
12 In the Create ASM Instance window, perform the following steps:
a In the SYS password field, type and confirm a new password in the
appropriate fields.
b Select Create initialization parameter file (IFILE) .
c Click Next .
13 In the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) window, click OK .
The
ASM Creation window is displayed, and the ASM Instance is created.
NOTE: If you see the following warning message: Failed to retrieve network
listener resources, click Yes to allow the DBCA to create the appropriate
listener resources.
14 In the ASM Disk Groups window, click Create New .
15 In the Create Disk Group window, perform the following steps:
a Enter a name for the new disk group, such as databaseDG .
b In the Redundancy box, select External .
c Click Stamp Disks .
d Select Add or change label and click Next .
e In the Select disks window, select the disks that you plan to use for the
database files. After you select the disks, the status is marked as
Candidate device .