3.5.1 MxDB-Oracle-HiAv Installation and Administration Guide

Chapter 1: Install MxDB-Oracle-HiAv 5

5. Perform Network Configuration for Virtual Oracle

Services

MxDB-Oracle-HiAv offers connectivity for a Virtual Oracle Service via a

VHOST. You will need to create a DNS entry for the Virtual Oracle

Service before you place the database under the control of

MxDB-Oracle-HiAv.

NOTE: For testing purposes, it is sufficient to simply define the Virtual

Oracle Service definition in each /etc/hosts file.

To verify that the name chosen for a Virtual Oracle Service is valid, run

the ping(8) command before executing the configuration GUI. Provided

that the DNS entry is valid, the ping command will return the IP address

assigned to it in DNS. For example:

$ ping -w 1 -c 1 vnpilot.polyserve.com

PING vnpilot.polyserve.com (99.10.80.27) 56(84) bytes of data.

From 99.11.0.254 icmp_seq=0 Destination Host Unreachable

The ping command reports that the host is unreachable, which is

acceptable because the Virtual Oracle Service has not yet been created.

6. Install MxDB-Oracle-HiAv

MxDB-Oracle-HiAv must be installed on each node in the matrix. It can

be installed from either the product CD or the location where you have

downloaded the software. Issue the following command:

# rpm -ivh <mountpt>/mxdb_oracle_ha-3.5.1-<xxxx>.<arch>.rpm

Upgrade MxDB-Oracle-HiAv from the 3.1.x

Release

If MxDB-Oracle-HiAv 3.1.x is currently installed, use this procedure to

upgrade to the 3.5.1 release.

1. Shut down all Oracle services:

mxdb -d <database_name> -S

2. Uninstall MxDB-Oracle-HiAv 3.1.x from the server:

# rpm -e mxdb_oracle_ha-<version>-release