of course, do not forget to enable rcp between vetural machine A and B
"charlie cs" <cs3526(-----delete)@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> 11) 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.
> 12) make your oracle rac-ready,
> $cd $oracle_home/redms/lib
> $make -f ins_rdbms.mk rac_on
> $make -f ins_rdbms.mk ioracle
> 13) 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 - 08:09:44 CST
