Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX explains how to install and configure Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC). Before you use this guide, you must first complete an installation of Oracle Clusterware, as described in the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide for your platform.
Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX provides database installation information for database administrators (DBAs) who install and configure Oracle RAC.
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Oracle Real Application Clusters Documentation
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Oracle Diagnostics Pack Installation Guide
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide for your platform
Operating System-Specific Administrative Guides
Oracle Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide
Oracle Database Administrator's Reference, 12c Release 1 (12.1) for UNIX Systems
Oracle Database Platform Guide for Microsoft Windows
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) Real Application Clusters Management
Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide
Oracle Database 2 Day DBA
Oracle Enterprise Manager Real Application Clusters Guide Online Help
Getting Started with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack
Oracle Database New Features Guide
Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide
Oracle Database Concepts
Oracle Database Reference
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