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List of Examples
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What's New in Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation and Configuration?
Desupported Options
New Features for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11
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Release 2 (11.2.0.4)
New Features for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11
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Release 2 (11.2.0.3)
New Features for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11
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Release 2 (11.2.0.2)
New Features for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11
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Release 2 (11.2)
New Features for Oracle Clusterware 11
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Release 1 (11.1)
1
Typical Installation for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
1.1
Typical and Advanced Installation
1.2
Preinstallation Steps Requiring Manual Tasks
1.2.1
Verify System Requirements
1.2.1.1
Memory Requirements
1.2.1.2
Disk Requirements
1.2.1.3
TEMP Space Requirements
1.2.2
Check Network Requirements
1.2.2.1
Single Client Access Name for the Cluster
1.2.2.2
IP Address Requirements
1.2.2.3
Intended Use of Network Adapters
1.2.2.4
Disable the Media Sensing feature for TCP/IP
1.2.2.5
Network Adapter Binding Order and Protocol Priorities
1.2.2.6
Deselect Automatic Registration with DNS for the Public Network Interface
1.2.2.7
Manually Configure Automatic Metric Values
1.2.2.8
Disable IPv6 Components
1.2.2.9
Verify Privileges for Copying Files in the Cluster
1.2.3
Install Operating System Patches and Other Required Software
1.2.4
Configure Operating System Users
1.2.5
Configure the Directories Used During Installation
1.2.5.1
Temporary Directories
1.2.5.2
Grid Home Directory
1.2.5.3
Oracle Base Directory
1.2.5.4
Oracle Inventory Directory
1.2.6
Check Shared Storage
1.2.7
Prepare Disk Partitions
1.2.7.1
Create Disk Partitions for Use With OCFS for Windows or Oracle ASM
1.2.7.2
Stamp Disk Partitions for Use With Oracle ASM
1.3
Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software
2
Advanced Installation Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster Preinstallation Tasks
2.1
Installation Differences Between Windows and Linux or UNIX
2.2
Reviewing Upgrade Best Practices
2.3
Logging In To a Remote Windows Server
2.3.1
Windows Telnet Services Support
2.3.2
Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Remote Desktop Connections
2.4
Checking Hardware and Software Certification on My Oracle Support
2.5
Checking the Hardware Requirements
2.6
Checking the Network Requirements
2.6.1
Network Hardware Requirements
2.6.2
IP Address Requirements
2.6.2.1
IP Address Requirements with Grid Naming Service
2.6.2.2
IP Address Requirements for Manual Configuration
2.6.3
Broadcast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
2.6.4
Multicast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
2.6.5
DNS Configuration for Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
2.6.6
Grid Naming Service Configuration Example
2.6.7
Manual IP Address Configuration Example
2.6.8
Network Interface Configuration Options
2.7
Checking the Disk Space Requirements
2.7.1
Disk Format Requirements
2.7.2
Disk Space Requirements for Oracle Home Directories
2.7.3
TEMP Disk Space Requirements
2.8
Identifying Software Requirements
2.8.1
Windows Firewall Feature on Windows Servers
2.9
Checking Individual Component Requirements
2.9.1
Oracle Advanced Security Requirements
2.9.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Requirements
2.10
Supported Web Browsers
2.11
Configuring Time Synchronization for the Cluster
2.11.1
Configuring the Windows Time Service
2.11.2
Configuring Network Time Protocol
2.11.3
Configuring Cluster Time Synchronization Service
2.12
Enabling Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
2.12.1
Requirements for Enabling IPMI
2.12.2
Configuring the IPMI Management Network
2.12.3
Configuring the IPMI Driver
2.12.3.1
Configuring the Hardware Management Component
2.12.3.2
Configuring the BMC Using ipmiutil on Windows 2003 R2
2.13
Configuring User Accounts
2.13.1
Configuring Environment Variables for the Software Installation Owner
2.13.2
Verifying User Privileges to Update Remote Nodes
2.13.3
Operating System Groups for Oracle RAC
2.13.4
Managing User Accounts with User Account Control
3
Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
3.1
Reviewing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Storage Options
3.1.1
General Storage Considerations for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
3.1.2
General Storage Considerations for Oracle RAC
3.1.2.1
Guidelines for Choosing a Storage Option
3.1.2.2
Guidelines for Using Oracle ASM Disk Groups for Storage
3.1.2.3
Guidelines for Using Direct Network File System (NFS) Client with Oracle RAC
3.1.2.4
Guidelines for Using Oracle ACFS with Oracle RAC
3.1.2.5
Guidelines for Placing Data Files on a File System
3.1.2.6
Guidelines for Placing Recovery Files on a File System
3.2
Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
3.2.1
Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
3.2.2
Supported Storage Options for Oracle RAC
3.3
Storage Requirements for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC
3.3.1
Requirements for Using a Cluster File System for Oracle Clusterware Files
3.3.2
Identifying Storage Requirements for Using Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
3.3.2.1
Using an Existing Oracle ASM Disk Group
3.3.2.2
Selecting Disks to use with Oracle ASM Disk Groups
3.3.3
Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM
3.3.4
Requirements for Using a Shared File System
3.3.5
Requirements for Files Managed by Oracle
3.4
After You Have Selected the Shared Storage Options
3.5
Preliminary Shared Disk Preparation
3.5.1
Disabling Write Caching
3.5.2
Enabling Automounting for Windows
3.6
Configuring Shared Storage for Oracle ASM
3.6.1
Creating Disk Partitions for Oracle ASM
3.6.2
Marking Disk Partitions for Oracle ASM Before Installation
3.6.2.1
Overview of asmtoolg and asmtool
3.6.2.2
Using asmtoolg (Graphical User Interface) To Mark Disks
3.6.2.3
Using asmtoolg To Remove Disk Stamps
3.6.2.4
Using asmtool (Command Line) To Mark Disks
3.7
Configuring Storage for Oracle Database Files on OCFS for Windows
3.7.1
Formatting Drives to Use OCFS for Windows after Installation
3.7.1.1
Installing and Configuring OCFS for Windows
3.7.1.2
Formatting Drives for Use with OCFS for Windows
3.8
Configuring Direct NFS Client for Oracle RAC Data Files
3.8.1
About Direct NFS Client
3.8.2
About the oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
3.8.3
Mounting NFS Storage Devices with Direct NFS Client
3.8.4
Specifying Network Paths for an NFS Server
3.8.5
Enabling Direct NFS Client
3.8.6
Performing Basic File Operations Using the ORADNFS Utility
3.8.7
Disabling Direct NFS Client
3.9
Upgrading or Migrating Existing Oracle ASM Instances
3.10
Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
3.11
Desupport of Block and Raw Devices
4
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
4.1
Preparing to Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure with Oracle Universal Installer
4.2
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure
4.2.1
Running OUI to Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure
4.2.2
Performing a Silent Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
4.2.2.1
Creating a Cluster Configuration File
4.2.2.2
Using a Configuration File to Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure
4.3
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Software-Only Installation
4.3.1
Installing Only the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software
4.3.2
Configuring the Software Binaries Using Configuration Wizard Mode of OUI
4.3.3
Configuring the Software Binaries Using a Response File
4.3.4
Configuring the Software Binaries in Silent Mode Using a Response File
4.4
Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
4.5
Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
4.6
Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
5
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Postinstallation Procedures
5.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
5.1.1
Download and Install Patch Updates
5.1.2
Configure Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
5.1.2.1
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database
5.1.2.2
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database Examples (or the Companion CD)
5.1.2.3
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Gateways
5.1.2.4
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
5.1.2.5
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle RAC Database
5.1.2.6
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Cluster File System for Windows
5.1.2.7
Firewall Exceptions for Other Oracle Products
5.2
Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
5.2.1
Install Troubleshooting Tool
5.2.1.1
Installing Instantaneous Problem Detection OS Tool (IPD/OS)
5.2.2
Optimize Memory Usage for Programs
5.2.3
Create a Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
5.2.3.1
About the Fast Recovery Area and the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
5.2.3.2
Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
5.3
Using Earlier Oracle Database Versions with Grid Infrastructure
5.3.1
General Restrictions for Using Earlier Oracle Database Versions
5.3.2
Using ASMCA to Administer Disk Groups for Earlier Database Versions
5.3.3
Using DBCA or Applying Patches for Oracle Database Releases 10.2.x or 11.x
5.3.4
Pinning Cluster Nodes for Oracle Database Release 10.2.x or 11.x
5.3.5
Using the Correct LSNRCTL Commands
5.3.6
Starting and Stopping Oracle Clusterware Resources
5.4
Modifying Oracle Clusterware Binaries After Installation
6
How to Modify or Deinstall Oracle Grid Infrastructure
6.1
Deciding When to Deinstall Oracle Clusterware
6.2
Migrating Standalone Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
6.3
Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
6.4
Deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware Without Removing the Software
6.5
Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software
6.5.1
About the Deinstallation Tool
6.5.2
Downloading The Deinstall Tool for Use with Failed Installations
6.5.3
Running the Deinstallation Tool
6.5.4
Using the Deinstallation Tool to Remove Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
6.5.5
Example Parameter File for Deinstall of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
A
Troubleshooting the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Process
A.1
General Installation Issues
A.1.1
Other Installation Issues and Errors
A.2
Interpreting CVU "Unknown" Output Messages Using Verbose Mode
A.3
Interpreting CVU Messages About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup
A.4
About the Oracle Clusterware Alert Log
A.5
Oracle Clusterware Install Actions Log Errors and Causes
A.5.1
The OCFS for Windows format is not recognized on a remote cluster node
A.5.2
You have a Windows 2003 system and Automount of new drives is not enabled
A.5.3
Symbolic links for disks were not removed
A.5.4
Discovery string used by Oracle Automatic Storage Management is incorrect
A.5.5
You used a period in a node name during Oracle Clusterware install
A.5.6
Ignoring upgrade failure of ocr(-1073740972)
A.6
Performing Cluster Diagnostics During Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installations
A.7
About Using CVU Cluster Healthchecks After Installation
A.8
Interconnect Configuration Issues
A.9
SCAN VIP and SCAN Listener Issues
A.10
Storage Configuration Issues
A.10.1
Recovery from Losing a Node File System or Grid Home
A.10.2
Oracle ASM Storage Issues
A.11
Completing an Installation That Exited Before Completing the Scipts
A.12
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Exceptions
B
Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Response Files
B.1
About Response Files
B.1.1
Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
B.1.2
General Procedure for Using Response Files
B.2
Preparing a Response File
B.2.1
Editing a Response File Template
B.2.2
Recording a Response File
B.3
Running the Installer Using a Response File
B.4
Running Net Configuration Assistant Using a Response File
B.5
Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File
B.5.1
About the Postinstallation Configuration File
B.5.2
Running Postinstallation Configuration Using a Response File
C
Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster Installation Concepts
C.1
Understanding Preinstallation Configuration
C.1.1
Understanding the Oracle Inventory Directory
C.1.2
Understanding the Oracle Base Directory Path
C.1.3
Understanding Network Addresses
C.1.3.1
About the Public IP Address
C.1.3.2
About the Private IP Address
C.1.3.3
About the Virtual IP Address
C.1.3.4
About the Grid Naming Service Virtual IP Address
C.1.3.5
About the SCAN
C.1.4
Understanding Network Time Requirements
C.2
Understanding Storage Configuration
C.2.1
Understanding Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
C.2.2
About Migrating Existing Oracle ASM Instances
C.2.3
About Converting Standalone Oracle ASM Installations to Clustered Installations
C.3
Understanding Server Pools
C.3.1
Overview of Server Pools and Policy-based Management
C.3.2
How Server Pools Work
C.3.3
The Free Server Pool
C.3.4
The Generic Server Pool
C.4
Understanding Out-of-Place Upgrade
D
How to Upgrade to Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11
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Release 2
D.1
About Oracle ASM and Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation and Upgrade
D.2
Restrictions for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Upgrades
D.2.1
Upgrade Your Existing Installation to the Minimum Required Version
D.2.2
Apply Required Patches
D.2.3
Other Requirements and Restrictions
D.2.4
Changes to the Upgrade Process
D.3
Understanding Out-of-Place and Rolling Upgrades
D.4
Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle Clusterware Installation
D.4.1
Verify System Readiness for Patches and Upgrades
D.4.2
Gather the Necessary System Information
D.4.3
Upgrade to the Minimum Required Oracle Clusterware Version
D.4.4
Unset Environment Variables Used By Oracle Software
D.5
Using CVU to Verify System Readiness for Patches and Upgrades
D.6
Back Up the Oracle Software Before Upgrades
D.7
Performing a Rolling Upgrade of Oracle Clusterware
D.8
Performing a Rolling Upgrade of Oracle ASM
D.8.1
About Upgrading Oracle ASM Separately
D.8.2
Using ASMCA to Upgrade Oracle ASM
D.9
Updating Oracle Enterprise Manager Target Parameters
D.10
Checking Cluster Health Monitor Repository Size After Upgrading
D.11
Troubleshooting Upgrade Issues
D.12
Downgrading Oracle Clusterware After an Upgrade
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