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Contents
List of Examples
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Java Access Bridge and Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
Changes in This Release for Oracle Clusterware
Changes in Oracle Clusterware 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)
Changes in Oracle Clusterware 12
c
Release 1 (12.1)
1
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Checklist
1.1
Installation Differences Between Windows and Linux or UNIX
1.2
System Hardware, Software and Configuration Checklists
1.2.1
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Server Hardware Checklist
1.2.2
Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC Environment Checklist
1.2.3
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Network Checklist
1.2.4
Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC Upgrades Checklist
1.2.5
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Storage Configuration Tasks
1.2.6
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Starting the Installation Tasks
2
Configuring Servers for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
2.1
Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
2.1.1
Checking the Available RAM on Windows Systems
2.1.2
Checking the Currently Configured Virtual Memory on Windows Systems
2.1.3
Checking the Operating System Version
2.1.4
Checking the System Processor Type
2.1.5
Checking the Available Disk Space for Oracle Home Directories
2.1.6
Checking the Available TEMP Disk Space
2.2
General Server Requirements
2.3
Server Minimum Hardware and Memory Requirements
2.4
Server Minimum Storage Requirements
2.4.1
Disk Format Requirements
3
Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
3.1
Reviewing Operating System and Software Upgrade Best Practices
3.1.1
General Upgrade Best Practices
3.1.2
Oracle ASM Upgrade Notifications
3.1.3
Rolling Upgrade Procedure Notifications
3.2
Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
3.3
Logging In To a Remote Windows Server
3.3.1
Windows Telnet Services Support
3.3.2
Configuring Remote Desktop Services and Remote Desktop Connections
3.3.2.1
Configuring Remote Desktop Connections with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
3.4
Checking Hardware and Software Certification on My Oracle Support
3.5
Identifying Software Requirements
3.5.1
Windows Firewall Feature on Windows Servers
3.6
Oracle Enterprise Manager Requirements
3.7
Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
3.8
Configuring Time Synchronization for the Cluster
3.8.1
About Cluster Time Synchronization
3.8.2
Configuring the Windows Time Service
3.8.3
Configuring Network Time Protocol
3.8.4
Configuring Cluster Time Synchronization Service
4
Configuring Networks for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
4.1
Network Interface Hardware Requirements
4.1.1
Network Requirements for Each Node
4.1.2
Network Requirements for the Private Network
4.1.3
Network Requirements for the Public Network
4.1.4
IPv6 Protocol Support for Windows
4.1.5
Using Multiple Public Network Adapters
4.1.6
Network Configuration Tasks for Windows Server Deployments
4.1.6.1
Disabling Windows Media Sensing
4.1.6.2
Setting the Bind Order for Network Adapters
4.1.6.3
Deconfigure DNS Registration for Public Network Adapter
4.1.6.4
Manually Configure Automatic Metric Values
4.1.6.5
Set the Dynamic Port Range for Oracle RAC Installations
4.1.6.6
Verify Privileges for Copying Files in the Cluster
4.1.7
Network Interface Configuration Options for Performance
4.2
Oracle Grid Infrastructure IP Name and Address Requirements
4.2.1
About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Name Resolution Options
4.2.2
Cluster Name and SCAN Requirements
4.2.3
IP Name and Address Requirements For Grid Naming Service (GNS)
4.2.4
IP Name and Address Requirements For Multi-Cluster GNS
4.2.4.1
About Multi-Cluster GNS Networks
4.2.4.2
Configuring GNS Server Clusters
4.2.4.3
Configuring GNS Client Clusters
4.2.4.4
Creating and Using a GNS Client Data File
4.2.5
IP Address Requirements for Manual Configuration
4.2.6
Confirming the DNS Configuration for SCAN
4.2.7
Grid Naming Service for a Traditional Cluster Configuration Example
4.2.8
Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
4.2.8.1
Choosing a Subdomain Name for Use with Grid Naming Service
4.2.8.2
Configuring DNS for Domain Delegation to Grid Naming Service
4.2.9
Manual IP Address Configuration Example
4.3
Intended Use of Network Adapters
4.4
Broadcast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
4.5
Multicast Requirements for Networks Used by Oracle Grid Infrastructure
5
Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
5.1
Creating Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
5.1.1
About the Oracle Installation User
5.1.2
About the Oracle Home User for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
5.1.3
About the Oracle Home User for the Oracle RAC Installation
5.1.4
When to Create an Oracle Home User
5.1.4.1
Restrictions and Guidelines for Oracle Home Users
5.1.4.2
Determining if an Oracle Home User Exists
5.1.4.3
Creating an Oracle Home User
5.1.4.4
Using an Existing Oracle Software Owner User
5.1.5
Oracle Home User Configurations for Oracle Installations
5.1.6
Understanding the Oracle Inventory Directory and the Oracle Inventory Group
5.1.7
Operating System Groups Created During Installation
5.1.8
Operating System Groups and Users for Job Role Separation
5.1.8.1
About Job Role Separation Operating System Privileges Groups and Users
5.1.8.2
Oracle Software Owner for Each Oracle Software Product
5.1.8.3
Standard Oracle Database Groups for Job Role Separation
5.1.8.4
Extended Oracle Database Groups for Job Role Separation
5.1.8.5
Oracle ASM Groups for Job Role Separation
5.1.8.6
Changes in Oracle ASM System Privileges When Upgrading to Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)
5.1.9
Example of Using Role-Allocated Groups and Users
5.2
Configuring User Accounts
5.2.1
Configuring Environment Variables for the Oracle Installation User
5.2.2
Verifying User Privileges to Update Remote Nodes
5.2.3
Managing User Accounts with User Account Control
5.3
Creating Oracle Software Directories
5.3.1
About the Directories Used During Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
5.3.1.1
Temporary Directories
5.3.1.2
Grid Home Directory
5.3.1.3
Oracle Base Directory
5.3.1.4
Oracle Inventory Directory
5.3.2
Requirements for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Directory
5.3.3
About Creating the Oracle Base Directory Path
5.4
Enabling Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
5.4.1
Requirements for Enabling IPMI
5.4.2
Configuring the IPMI Management Network
5.4.3
Configuring the IPMI Driver
5.4.3.1
Configuring the Hardware Management Component
6
Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
6.1
Reviewing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Storage Options
6.1.1
Supported Storage Options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
6.1.2
General Storage Considerations for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
6.1.2.1
Storage Requirements When Using Oracle ASM for Oracle Clusterware Files
6.1.3
General Storage Considerations for Oracle RAC
6.1.4
About Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
6.2
Guidelines for Choosing a Shared Storage Option
6.2.1
Guidelines for Using Oracle ASM Disk Groups for Storage
6.2.2
Guidelines for Using Direct Network File System (NFS) with Oracle RAC
6.2.3
Guidelines for Using Oracle ACFS with Oracle RAC
6.2.4
Guidelines for Placing Recovery Files on a File System
6.3
Storage Requirements for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC
6.3.1
Requirements for Using a Cluster File System for Oracle Database Files
6.3.2
Identifying Storage Requirements for Using Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
6.3.3
Preparing Your System to Use Oracle ASM for Shared Storage
6.3.3.1
Identifying Existing Oracle ASM Disk Groups to Use
6.3.3.2
Selecting Disks to use with Oracle ASM Disk Groups
6.3.3.3
Specifying the Oracle ASM Disk Discovery String
6.3.4
Restrictions for Disk Partitions Used By Oracle ASM
6.3.5
Requirements for Using a Shared File System
6.3.6
Requirements for Files Managed by Oracle
6.4
After You Have Selected the Shared Storage Options
6.5
Preliminary Shared Disk Preparation
6.5.1
Disabling Write Caching
6.5.2
Enabling Automounting for Windows
6.6
Configuring Shared Storage for Oracle ASM
6.6.1
Create Disk Partitions for Use With Oracle ASM
6.6.2
Marking Disk Partitions for Oracle ASM Before Installation
6.6.2.1
Overview of asmtoolg and asmtool
6.6.2.2
Using asmtoolg (Graphical User Interface) To Mark Disks
6.6.2.3
Using asmtoolg To Remove Disk Stamps
6.6.2.4
asmtool Command Line Reference
6.7
Configuring Disk Partitions on Shared Storage
6.7.1
Creating Disk Partitions Using the Disk Management Interface
6.7.2
Creating Disk Partitions using the DiskPart Utility
6.8
Configuring Direct NFS Client for Oracle RAC Data Files
6.8.1
About Direct NFS Client Storage
6.8.2
About the Oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
6.8.3
Configurable Attributes for the oranfstab File
6.8.4
Mounting NFS Storage Devices with Direct NFS Client
6.8.5
Specifying Network Paths for a NFS Server
6.8.6
Enabling Direct NFS Client
6.8.7
Performing Basic File Operations Using the ORADNFS Utility
6.8.8
Monitoring Direct NFS Client Usage
6.8.9
Disabling Oracle Disk Management Control of NFS for Direct NFS Client
6.9
Upgrading Existing Oracle ASM Instances
6.10
Configuring Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
7
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster
7.1
About Default File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer
7.2
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure
7.2.1
Running OUI to Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure
7.2.2
Performing a Silent Installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
7.2.2.1
Creating a Cluster Configuration File
7.2.2.2
Using a Configuration File to Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure
7.3
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Software-Only Installation
7.3.1
Installing Only the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software
7.3.2
Configuring the Software Binaries Using Configuration Wizard Mode of OUI
7.3.3
Configuring the Software Binaries Using a Response File
7.3.4
Configuring the Software Binaries in Silent Mode Using a Response File
7.4
Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
7.5
Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
7.6
Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
8
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Postinstallation Procedures
8.1
Required Postinstallation Tasks
8.1.1
Download and Install Patch Updates
8.1.2
Configure the Oracle ARP Driver
8.1.3
Configure Exceptions for the Windows Firewall
8.1.3.1
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database
8.1.3.2
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Database Examples (or the Companion CD)
8.1.3.3
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Gateways
8.1.3.4
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
8.1.3.5
Firewall Exceptions for Oracle RAC Database
8.1.3.6
Firewall Exceptions for Other Oracle Products
8.2
Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
8.2.1
Optimize Memory Usage for Programs
8.2.2
Create a Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
8.2.2.1
About the Fast Recovery Area and the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
8.2.2.2
Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
8.2.3
Checking the SCAN Configuration
8.3
Configuring Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control After an Upgrade
8.4
Using Earlier Oracle Database Releases with Grid Infrastructure
8.4.1
General Restrictions for Using Earlier Oracle Database Releases
8.4.2
Using ASMCA to Administer Disk Groups for Earlier Database Releases
8.4.3
Using the Correct LSNRCTL Commands
8.4.4
Starting and Stopping Cluster Nodes or Oracle Clusterware Resources
8.5
Modifying Oracle Clusterware Binaries After Installation
9
How to Modify or Deinstall Oracle Grid Infrastructure
9.1
Deciding When to Deinstall Oracle Clusterware
9.2
Migrating Standalone Grid Infrastructure Servers to a Cluster
9.3
Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home Path
9.4
Unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware Without Removing the Software
9.5
Removing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Software
9.5.1
About the Deinstallation Tool
9.5.2
Deinstallation Tool Command Reference
9.5.3
Using the Deinstallation Tool to Remove Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM
9.5.4
Example Response File for Deinstall of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
A
Troubleshooting the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Process
A.1
Best Practices for Contacting Oracle Support
A.2
General Installation Issues
A.2.1
Other Installation Issues and Errors
A.3
Interpreting CVU "Unknown" Output Messages Using Verbose Mode
A.4
Interpreting CVU Messages About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup
A.5
About the Oracle Clusterware Alert Log
A.6
Oracle Clusterware Install Actions Log Errors and Causes
A.6.1
Symbolic links for disks were not removed
A.6.2
Discovery string used by Oracle Automatic Storage Management is incorrect
A.6.3
You used a period in a node name during Oracle Clusterware install
A.6.4
Ignoring upgrade failure of ocr(-1073740972)
A.7
Performing Cluster Diagnostics During Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installations
A.8
CVU Cluster Healthchecks Command Reference
A.9
Interconnect Configuration Issues
A.10
Storage Configuration Issues
A.10.1
Recovering from Losing a Node File System or Grid Home
A.10.2
Oracle ASM Storage Issues
A.10.3
Oracle ASM Issues After Downgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure for Standalone Server (Oracle Restart)
A.11
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall Exceptions
A.12
Completing Failed or Incomplete Installations and Upgrades
A.12.1
About Failed or Incomplete Installations and Upgrades
A.12.2
Completing Failed or Interrupted Upgrades
A.12.2.1
Continuing Upgrade When Upgrade Fails on the First Node
A.12.2.2
Continuing Upgrade When Upgrade Fails on Nodes Other Than the First Node
A.12.3
Completing Failed or Interrupted Installations
A.12.3.1
Continuing Incomplete Installations on First Nodes
A.12.3.2
Continuing Installations on Nodes Other Than the First Node
B
Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using Response Files
B.1
About Response Files
B.1.1
Deciding to Use Silent Mode or Response File Mode
B.1.2
General Procedure for Using Response Files
B.2
Preparing Response Files
B.2.1
Editing a Response File Template
B.2.2
Recording Response Files
B.3
Running the Installer Using a Response File
B.4
Running Oracle Net Configuration Assistant Using a Response File
B.5
Postinstallation Configuration Using Response Files
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 the Software Directories
C.1.1
Optimal Flexible Architecture Guidelines for Oracle Grid Infrastructure
C.1.2
Understanding the Oracle Inventory Directory
C.1.3
Understanding the Oracle Base Directory
C.1.4
Understanding Network Time Requirements
C.2
Understanding Operating System Groups and User Privileges
C.2.1
Understanding the Oracle Inventory Group
C.2.2
Understanding Operating System Groups for Oracle Database
C.2.3
Understanding Operating System Groups for Oracle ASM
C.2.4
Understanding Administrative Operating System Groups
C.3
Understanding Network Addresses
C.3.1
About the Public IP Address
C.3.2
About the Private IP Address
C.3.3
About the Virtual IP Address
C.3.4
About the Grid Naming Service (GNS) Virtual IP Address
C.3.5
About the SCAN for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installations
C.4
Understanding Network Time Requirements
C.5
Understanding Storage Configuration
C.5.1
Understanding Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
C.5.2
About Migrating Existing Oracle ASM Instances
C.5.3
About Converting Standalone Oracle ASM Installations to Clustered Installations
C.6
Understanding Server Pools
C.6.1
Overview of Server Pools and Policy-based Management
C.6.2
How Server Pools Work
C.6.3
The Free Server Pool
C.6.4
The Generic Server Pool
C.7
Understanding Out-of-Place Upgrade
C.8
Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster and Oracle Restart Differences
D
How to Upgrade to Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12
c
Release 1
D.1
Back Up the Oracle Software Before Upgrades
D.2
About Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle ASM Upgrade and Downgrade
D.3
Options for Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM Upgrades and Downgrades
D.4
Restrictions and Guidelines for Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrades
D.5
Understanding Out-of-Place and Rolling Upgrades
D.6
Preparing to Upgrade an Existing Oracle Clusterware Installation
D.6.1
Verify System Readiness for Patches and Upgrades
D.6.2
Gather the Necessary System Information
D.6.3
Upgrade to the Minimum Required Oracle Clusterware Release
D.6.4
Unset Environment Variables Used By Oracle Software
D.7
Using CVU to Validate Readiness for Oracle Clusterware Upgrades
D.7.1
About the CVU Grid Upgrade Validation Command Options
D.7.2
Example of Verifying System Upgrade Readiness for Grid Infrastructure
D.8
Understanding Rolling Upgrades Using Batches
D.9
Performing Rolling Upgrades of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
D.9.1
Performing a Standard Upgrade from an Earlier Release
D.9.2
Completing an Oracle Clusterware Upgrade when Nodes Become Unreachable
D.9.3
Completing the Upgrade of Inaccessible Nodes After Forcing an Upgrade
D.9.4
Changing the First Node for Install and Upgrade
D.10
Performing Rolling Upgrades of Oracle ASM
D.10.1
Preparing to Complete a Separate Upgrade of Oracle ASM
D.10.2
Upgrading Oracle ASM Separately from an Oracle Grid Infrastructure Upgrade
D.11
Applying Patches to Oracle ASM
D.11.1
About Individual (One-Off) Oracle ASM Patches
D.11.2
About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software Patch Levels
D.11.3
Patching Oracle ASM to a Software Patch Level
D.12
Checking Cluster Health Monitor Repository Size After Upgrading
D.13
Downgrading Oracle Clusterware After an Upgrade
D.13.1
About Downgrading Oracle Clusterware After an Upgrade
D.13.2
Downgrading to Oracle Clusterware 11
g
Releases Prior to Release 11.2.0.2
D.13.3
Downgrading to Oracle Clusterware 11
g
Release 2 (11.2.0.2) or Later Release
D.14
Updating Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Target Parameters
D.14.1
Updating the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Target After Upgrades
D.14.2
Updating the Enterprise Manager Agent Base Directory After Upgrades
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