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1 Oracle real Application ClustersInstallation Guide 12c Release 1 ( ) for Linux and UNIXE17889-11 June 2013 Oracle real Application Clusters Installation Guide, 12c Release 1 ( ) for Linux and UNIX E17889-11 Copyright 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights Author: Aparna KamathContributing Authors: Douglas Williams, Mark Bauer, Jonathan Creighton, John McHugh, Markus Michalewicz, Satish Panchumarthy, Janet SternContributors: David Austin, Mark Bauer, Mark Fuller, Donald Graves, Prakash Jashnani, Kevin Jernigan, Aneesh Khandelwal, Bryn Llewellyn, Mughees Minhas, Srinivas Poovala, Sampath Ravindhran, Janelle Simmons, James Spiller, Malai Stalin, Richard Strohm, Roy Swonger, Siu Tam, Ara Shakian, Jingci Wang, James Williams, Ying Zhang, Michael ZollContributor.

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6 Oracle Corporation and its affiliates will not be responsible for any loss, costs, or damages incurred due to your access to or use of third-party content, products, or xiIntended xiDocumentation Accessibility .. xiRelated Documents .. xiConventions .. xiiChanges in This Release for Oracle xiiiChanges in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 .. xiii1 Preinstallation Checklist Before You Start: Planning Your 1-1 Check My Oracle 1-2 Check Oracle Technology Network .. 1-2 Review Installation Steps for Oracle 1-2 Review Documentation .. 1-4 Select a Security Notification Contact.

7 1-4 Consider Using Software Updates Option .. 1-5 Review Root Task Delegation Options With Your System Administrator .. 1-5 Review Installation Fixup Scripts With Your System Administrator .. 1-5 Review How to Use cluster Verification Utility (CVU).. 1-5 Review Existing Oracle Installations and Upgrade 1-6 Consider Memory Allocation and Automatic Memory 1-7 Review Globalization 1-8 Overview of Server Hardware, Network, and Operating 1-8 Review Server Hardware and Software 1-9 cluster Node Member Requirements for Oracle 1-9 Recommended for Oracle RAC: System Administrator Tasks.

8 1-9 Additional Options: System Administrators and Vendors .. 1-10 Overview of Server Environment Configuration .. 1-10 Overview of Oracle Base and Oracle Home Directories .. 1-10 Overview of Network and Internet Configuration .. 1-11 Overview of Network Interface Configuration .. 1-11 Overview of Browser Requirements .. 1-12 Overview of Platform-Specific Server 1-12 Overview of Oracle RAC 1-12ivAbout Oracle RAC Storage and Oracle ACFS .. 1-13 About the Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager .. 1-13 General Storage Considerations for Oracle RAC .. 1-13 Overview of Oracle Database and Recovery File 1-14 Additional Information to Prepare for 1-15 Oracle ASM is Installed with Oracle Grid Infrastructure.

9 1-15 Hub Nodes and Shared Components of Oracle RAC Installations .. 1-15 Simplified Upgrade of TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE Data .. 1-15 Ensure an External Jobs User Is Created for HP-UX .. 1-16 Oracle Database 12c real Application Clusters Release Compatibility .. 1-16 Confirming cluster Readiness for Oracle RAC Installation with 1-17 Installing Oracle Database 12c on Systems with Existing Databases .. 1-18 About Oracle Database 10g Listener 1-182 Installing Oracle Database 12c with Oracle real Application ClustersSelecting a Security Notification Contact .. 2-1 Downloading Software 2-2 Selecting an Installation 2-3 Selecting the Database Type for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 2-3 Choosing the cluster Database Management 2-4 Selecting an Installation 2-4 Preconfigured Database Types Supplied with Oracle 2-4 Using Advanced Database 2-5 Installing Oracle Database with Other 2-5 Selecting an Oracle Database Configuration 2-5 Selecting a Database 2-5 Creating Database 2-6 Understanding the Actions of OUI and DBCA During 2-6 Managing Database Services After 2-7 Using Oracle Universal Installer

10 To Install Oracle 2-7 Using Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle RAC One 2-8 Installing the Oracle Database Vault 2-9 Starting the Listener with Oracle Database Vault Installations .. 2-9 Configuring Oracle Database Vault Using DBCA .. 2-103 Creating Oracle real Application Clusters Databases with Database Configuration Assistant Using Database Configuration Assistant with Oracle 3-1 Benefits of Using Database Configuration 3-2 Automatic Listener Migration from Earlier 3-2 Verifying Requirements for 3-3 Creating an Oracle RAC Database with 3-3 Tasks to Complete Before Using DBCA to Create an Oracle RAC 3-4 Load SSH Keys Into Memory Before Starting DBCA.