Re: Thanks tor Howord Rogers

It is 9.2.0.1.0

1. install vmware 3.2 on linux (red-hat 7.2)
2. install another two copies of linuxs (7.2, red-hat) as vetural machine A and B
3. download a new kernel, (mine 2.4.17), and rebuild it to enable LVM, and softdog support. Consult metalink Note:166830.1(RAC on linux single node) and 184821.1
4. install a plain disk on vatural machine A consult http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/win/plaindisk_win.html it is talking about windows and vmware 2.0, but for VMware 3.0 and Linux 7.2, it is the exact the same steps
5. on vetural machine B, install the plain disk using the same files
6. edit linux.cfg of vetural machine A and B, add disk.locking="FALSE" if one of the machine is locking the disk, installation will proceed, you will not know the installation failed, but it will not work. If you find some files like READWRITE.lock along with your vetural machine files, one machine is locking the plain disk, fix the problem so that no node is locking the shared disk
7. start both vetural machine, with one connected with cd-rom, other one not connected, otherwise you will not be able to take out the cd during your installation
8. create two logical volumes, and then two raw device like /dev/raw/quoram_disk, /dev/raw/ora_CmdFile consult metalink Note:166830.1 and 184821.1 again. 9)on both machine, as root, $vgchange -a y oracle_vg (I created the volume group as oracle_vg) $lvscan to make sure the logical volume is active 10)install oracle from vetural machine A, consult note 184821.1 on metalink install cluster manager first follow those steps for 9.2+, start oracm and watchdog and then install oracle software
9. TRICK: the installation will process without error messages, but the oracle copy on vetural machine B is not complete, and not usable. Reboot vetural machine B with cdrom connected, without starting oracm and watchdog, install oracle software as you will do for a non-rac oracle installation, choose the same options as you did before, make all of them reinstall, oracle will finish the installation and relink them for you.
10. make your oracle rac-ready,
    $cd $oracle_home/redms/lib
    $make -f ins_rdbms.mk rac_on
    $make -f ins_rdbms.mk ioracle
    
11. now you are ready to create your database. Hope it helps. And hope somebody can repeat my procedure, and write a more complete and accurate step-by-step instructions.

Good luck Received on Thu Feb 13 2003 - 07:48:51 CST