Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 2nd Edition, February 2005 Update
Table Of Contents
- Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC
- 1 Introduction to Serviceguard Extension for RAC
- 2 Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle RAC
- Planning Database Storage
- Installing Serviceguard Extension for RAC
- Configuration File Parameters
- Creating a Storage Infrastructure with LVM
- Building Volume Groups for RAC on Mirrored Disks
- Building Mirrored Logical Volumes for RAC with LVM Commands
- Creating RAC Volume Groups on Disk Arrays
- Creating Logical Volumes for RAC on Disk Arrays
- Oracle Demo Database Files
- Displaying the Logical Volume Infrastructure
- Exporting the Logical Volume Infrastructure
- Installing Oracle Real Application Clusters
- Cluster Configuration ASCII File
- Creating a Storage Infrastructure with CVM
- Initializing the VERITAS Volume Manager
- Preparing the Cluster for Use with CVM
- Starting the Cluster and Identifying the Master Node
- Converting Disks from LVM to CVM
- Initializing Disks for CVM
- Creating Disk Groups for RAC
- Creating Volumes
- Oracle Demo Database Files
- Adding Disk Groups to the Cluster Configuration
- Using Packages to Configure Startup and Shutdown of RAC Instances
- Starting Oracle Instances
- Creating Packages to Launch Oracle RAC Instances
- Configuring Packages that Access the Oracle RAC Database
- running cluster:adding or removing packages
- Writing the Package Control Script
- Using Serviceguard Manager to Write the Package Control Script
- Using Commands to Write the Package Control Script
- Customizing the Package Control Script
- Optimizing for Large Numbers of Storage Units
- Customizing the Control Script for RAC Instances
- Configuring an Oracle RAC Instance Package
- Using Serviceguard Manager to a Configure Oracle RAC Instance Package
- Enabling DB Provider Monitoring
- 3 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Reviewing Cluster and Package States with the
- Managing the Shared Storage
- Removing ServiceGuard Extension for RAC from a System
- Monitoring Hardware
- Adding Disk Hardware
- Replacing Disks
- Replacement of I/O Cards
- Replacement of LAN Cards
- Monitoring RAC Instances
- A Blank Planning Worksheets
Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle RAC
Installing Oracle Real Application Clusters
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Installing Oracle Real Application Clusters
NOTE Some versions of Oracle RAC requires installation of additional software.
Refer to your version of Oracle for specific requirements.
Before installing the Oracle Real Application Cluster software, make
sure the cluster is running. Log in as the oracle user on one node and
then use the Oracle installer to install Oracle software and to build the
correct Oracle runtime executables. The Oracle installer also copies
the executables to the other nodes in the cluster. Select the following
installation option to install RAC software and to create the demo
database:
COMPLETE SOFTWARE/DATABASE FRESH INSTALL
Refer to your Oracle installation documentation for Oracle installation
details. As part of this installation, the Oracle installer builds the Oracle
demo database on the primary node, using the character (raw) device file
names for the logical volumes created earlier. For the demo database,
create fourteen logical volumes as shown in the table “Required Oracle
File Names for Demo Database” earlier in this chapter. As the installer
prompts for database file names, enter the pathnames of the raw logical
volumes instead of using the defaults. If you do not wish to install the
demo database, select:
SOFTWARE INSTALL ONLY
In this case, create an appropriate number of raw logical volumes to
build your development or production system. Be sure to create enough
log files for all instances.