Cluster Server 7.3.1 Agent for Oracle Installation and Configuration Guide - Solaris
- Introducing the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
- About the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
- How the agent makes Oracle highly available
- About Cluster Server agent functions for Oracle
- Oracle agent functions
- How the Oracle agent supports health check monitoring
- ASMInst agent functions
- Oracle agent functions
- Installing and configuring Oracle
- About VCS requirements for installing Oracle
- About Oracle installation tasks for VCS
- Installing ASM binaries for Oracle 11gR2 or 12c in a VCS environment
- Configuring Oracle ASM on the first node of the cluster
- Installing Oracle binaries on the first node of the cluster
- Installing and removing the agent for Oracle
- Configuring VCS service groups for Oracle
- Configuring Oracle instances in VCS
- Before you configure the VCS service group for Oracle
- Configuring the VCS service group for Oracle
- Setting up detail monitoring for VCS agents for Oracle
- Enabling and disabling intelligent resource monitoring for agents manually
- Administering VCS service groups for Oracle
- Pluggable database (PDB) migration
- Troubleshooting Cluster Server agent for Oracle
- Verifying the Oracle health check binaries and intentional offline for an instance of Oracle
- Appendix A. Resource type definitions
- Appendix B. Sample configurations
- Sample single Oracle instance configuration
- Sample multiple Oracle instances (single listener) configuration
- Sample multiple instance (multiple listeners) configuration
- Sample Oracle configuration with shared server support
- Sample configuration for Oracle instances in Solaris zones
- Sample Oracle ASM configurations
- Appendix C. Best practices
- Appendix D. Using the SPFILE in a VCS cluster for Oracle
- Appendix E. OHASD in a single instance database environment
Installing Oracle binaries on the first node of the cluster
Install a version of Oracle that the Cluster Server agent for Oracle supports.
Note:
If you want to use Oracle ASM feature, do not disable the Cluster Synchronization Services.
To install Oracle 10g for VCS
- Insert the Oracle CD.
- Set the DISPLAY variable, mount the CD drive, and run the Oracle installer as Oracle User.
# /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller
- Read the Welcome screen and click Next.
- If you perform the Oracle installation for the first time, the Inventory Location dialog box is displayed. Specify the location of your base directory and click OK. Do one of the following:
If you plan the $ORACLE_HOME to be on local disks in your installation, specify a location on the local disk.
If you plan the $ORACLE_HOME to be on shared disks in your installation, specify a location on the shared disk.
- In the File Locations dialog box, enter or select a name and a path for the Oracle Home and click Next.
- In the Installation Types dialog box, select your installation type and click Next.
- In the Select Database Configuration dialog box, select the Do not create a starter database option and click Next.
- In the Summary dialog box, review your selections. Click Back to make changes. Otherwise click Install.
- During the installation, the Oracle installer displays a message asking you to run the script $ORACLE_BASE/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh. Run the script and click Continue to return to the Oracle installer.
- Click Next after the installation is complete.
- In the End of Installation dialog box, click Exit.
- Disable the Oracle clustering daemon.
If you want to use ASM, skip this step and proceed to configuring the Oracle ASM.
- Proceed to configure the database on shared disks.
To install Oracle 11g for VCS
- Insert the Oracle CD.
- Set the DISPLAY variable, mount the CD drive, and run the Oracle installer as Oracle User.
# /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller
- In the Select Installation Method dialog box, choose the Advanced Installation method and click Next.
- If you perform the Oracle installation for the first time, the Specify Inventory directory and credentials dialog box is displayed. Specify the location of your inventory directory and click Next. Do one of the following:
If you plan the $ORACLE_HOME to be on local disks in your installation, specify a location on the local disk.
If you plan the $ORACLE_HOME to be on shared disks in your installation, specify a location on the shared disk.
- Follow the wizard instructions and select other options
- In the Create Database dialog box, choose Install database Software only.
- In the Summary dialog box, review your selections. Click Back to make changes. Otherwise click Install.
- During the installation, the Oracle installer displays a message asking you to run some configuration scripts. Run the scripts and click OK to return to the Oracle installer.
- Click Next after the installation is complete.
- In the End of Installation dialog box, click Exit.
- Disable the Oracle clustering daemon.
If you want to use ASM, skip this step and proceed to configuring the Oracle ASM.
- Proceed to configure the database on shared disks.