Re: 9i RAC on Windows 2000 using a SAN

Sir,

Do you know where I can get the RAC Preinstall CD? I have the 9.0.1.1 Disk #1 - #3 from the technet website, but I do not see this preinstall cd.

Thank you for ANY help you can provide.

Thanks
Chris

"koert54" <koert54_at_nospam.com> wrote in message news:<4Alr8.400$Ze.256_at_afrodite.telenet-ops.be>...
> 9i RAC on 2000 has become *real* easy ...
> 1. create raw devices
> - partitions - not formatted - no drive letter
> - to start with ... you need at least one as a voting device and config info
>
> 2. create a symbolic link for it
> - use the oracle guiobjectlinkmanager tool or whatever it's named (run it
> from CD)
>
> 3. install the cluster manager from the RAC preinstall cd
> - enter the nodes to participate (public/private network etc) + the voting
> device (symbolic link)
> - you get a cluster manager service and an oracle object service (on all
> nodes)
> - the oracle object service takes care of the symbolic links and syncs them
> between the nodes
>
> 4. install 9i on one of the nodes
> - installation is no different then any other
> - enter the participating nodes
> - at the end of the install, the software will be copied to all other nodes
>
> 5. create raw devices + symbolic links for system, temp, rbs (one per node),
> redo (one thread per node) etc
>
> 6. run dbca - choose clustered db, nodes, etc
>
> 7. configure RMAN 9i :-)
>
> "Andrew Sword" <andrew.sword_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:3cad6788$0$11453$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > Hi,
> > I was wondering if anyone who is running 9i RAC on Windows 2000 using a
> SAN
> > can give opinion of there experience. Especially in regards to RAW
> > partitions.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Andrew Sword
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Thu Apr 18 2002 - 09:12:27 CDT