Knowledge Base : Install DB11gR2 RAC OEL

  • deliver IP addresses for VIP and SCAN
  • configure storage
  • install OEL 6.2
  • network system-config-network, does not support reboot
  • set ONBOOT=YES in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX
  • get repository from public-yum.oracle.com
  • install xorg-x11-xauth with yum install
  • install oracleasm-support package
  • install cvuqdisk (rpm -i cvuqdisk <path_to_install_media>/rpm
  • yum install <output-of-cluvy packages>
  • disable firewall in “system-config-firewall-tui”
  • disable SELinux: echo 0 > /selinux/enforce
  • start ntp service
  • create oracle user
  • create groups: dba, oinstall, asmadmin, asmoper, asmdba
  • configure shared storage, ownership on block devices, add “disk” group to oracle user
  • run oracleasm configure (,scandisks, listdisks)
  • user equivalence in ssh, caution SELinux
  • unpack DB11gR2
  • (optionally) run cluvfy for pre check of requirements
  • start ./runInstaller
  • use advanced installation & configuration for clusters
  • configure IP addresses and interface for public and private network
  • disable GNS
  • configure ASM
  • configure disks with disk discovery path /dev/oracleasm/disks/
  • create GRID DG