Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X

A

ACFS. See Oracle ACFS.

activating volume groups, 3.2.13

AIX

tuning virtual memory manager, 2.11.2

and asmcmd errors, 2.4.3.1

APAR

download location, 2.8

APAR download location, 2.8

ASM

and multiple databases, 2.4.5.1.3

and rolling upgrade, E.7.2

characteristics of failure groups, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

creating the OSDBA for ASM group, 2.4.5.2.5

disk groups, 3.3.1.1

failure groups, 3.3.1.1

examples, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

identifying, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

files not supported on GPFS, 3.1.6

number of instances on each node, 1.3.6, 3.1.1

OSASM or ASM administrator, 2.4.5.1.3

OSDBA for ASM group, 2.4.5.1.3

recommendations for disk groups, 3.3.1.1

required for Standard Edition Oracle RAC, 3.1.1

required for Typical install type, 3.1.1

rolling upgrade of, 4.1, 4.1

space required for Oracle Clusterware files, 3.3.1.1

space required for preconfigured database, 3.3.1.1

storage option for data files, 3.1.3

storing Oracle Clusterware files on, 3.1.6

ASM group

creating, 2.4.5.2.3

ASMCA

Used to create disk groups for older Oracle Database releases on Oracle ASM, 5.3.2

ASMSNMP, B.5.2

Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System. See Oracle ACFS.

Automatic Storage Management. See ASM.

B

Bash shell

default user startup file, 2.14.3

binaries

relinking, 5.4

Bourne shell

default user startup file, 2.14.3

C

C compiler

requirement, 2.7

D

data files

creating separate directories for, 3.2.14, 3.2.15

setting permissions on data file directories, 3.2.15

storage options, 3.1.3

data loss

minimizing with ASM, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

database files

supported storage options, 3.1.6

databases

ASM requirements, 3.3.1.1

dba group

raw device group, 3.2.9, 3.2.12

dba group. See OSDBA group

DBCA

no longer used for Oracle ASM diskgroup administration, 5.3.2

dbca.rsp file, B.2.1

deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware, 6.5

default file mode creation mask

setting, 2.14.1, 2.14.2

deinstall, 6.1

deinstallation, 6.1

desupported

raw disks, Preface

device numbers

identifying major numbers, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

df command, 2.14.3

diagnostics, A.6

Direct NFS

disabling, 3.2.16, 3.2.16

enabling, 3.2.6, 3.2.6

enabling for Oracle Database, 3.2.3.3

for data files, 3.2.3

minimum write size value for, 3.2.3.2

E

emulator

installing from X emulator, 2.3, 2.3

enterprise.rsp file, B.2.1

environment

configuring for oracle user, 2.14

environment variables

DISPLAY, 2.14.3

ORACLE_BASE, C.1.1.2

ORACLE_HOME, 2.4.3.1, E.5.1

ORACLE_SID, E.5.1

removing from shell startup file, 2.14.3

SHELL, 2.14.3

TEMP and TMPDIR, 2.5, 2.14.3

errors

X11 forwarding, 2.14.4, D.1.3

errors using Opatch, E.4

/etc/security/limits.so file, 2.11.5

Exadata

relinking binaries example for, 5.4

examples

ASM failure groups, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

F

failure group

ASM, 3.3.1.1

characteristics of ASM failure group, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

examples of ASM failure groups, 3.3.1.1, 3.3.4.1

features, new, Preface

file mode creation mask

setting, 2.14.1, 2.14.2

file system

storage option for data files, 3.1.3

file systems, 3.1.7

files

.bash_profile, 2.14.3

dbca.rsp, B.2.1

editing shell startup file, 2.14.3

enterprise.rsp, B.2.1

/etc/security/limits.so, 2.11.5

.login, 2.14.3

oraInst.loc, 2.4.1

.profile, 2.14.3

response files, B.2

filesets, 2.7

checking, 2.8

fixup script, 2.2

about, 1.2

G

Gateway

See Oracle Messaging Gateway

General Parallel File System. See GPFS

gid

identifying existing, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

globalization

support for, 4.1

GNS

about, 2.6.2.1

GPFS, 3.1.1

database file storage on, 3.1.6

grid home

and Oracle base restriction, 2.4.3.1

default path for, 2.17

disk space for, 2.5

unlocking, 5.4

grid infrastructure owner (grid), 2.4.5.1.1

grid naming service. See GNS

grid user, 2.4.5.1.1

group IDs

identifying existing, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

groups

checking for existing OINSTALL group, 2.4.1, 2.4.1

creating identical groups on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

creating the ASM group, 2.4.5.2.3, 2.4.5.2.3

creating the OSDBA for ASM group, 2.4.5.2.5

creating the OSDBA group, 2.4.5.2.1

OINSTALL, 2.4.1, 2.4.2

OSASM (asmadmin), 2.4.5.1.3

OSDBA (dba), 2.4.5.1.2

OSDBA for ASM (asmdba), 2.4.5.1.3

OSDBA group (dba), 2.4.5.1.2

OSOPER (oper), 2.4.5.1.2

OSOPER for ASM, 2.4.5.1.3

OSOPER group (oper), 2.4.5.1.2

required for installation owner user, 2.4.5.1.1

specifying when creating users, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

using NIS, 2.4.5, 2.4.5.2.10

H

HACMP, 3.2.7

adding the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation owner to hagsuser group, 2.16

database storage on, 3.1.6

deploying, 3.2.7.2

upgrading, 3.2.7.3

verifying free disk space on, 2.5

hagsuser group

adding the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation owner to, 2.16

hardware requirements, 2.5

high availability IP addresses, 2.6.1

host names

changing, 4.1

legal hostnames, 4.1

I

IBM WebSphere MQ

requirement, 2.7

id command, 2.4.5.2.10

identifying disks for LVM, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

identifying LVM disks, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

importing raw disk disk groups, 3.2.12

importvg command, 3.2.12, 3.2.12

initializing disks for LVM, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

INS-32026 error, 2.4.3.1

installation

and cron jobs, 4.1

and globalization, 4.1

cloning a Grid infrastructure installation to other nodes, 4.3

response files, B.2

preparing, B.2, B.2.2

templates, B.2

silent mode, B.3

using cluster configuration file, 4.2.2

installation types

and ASM, 3.3.1.1

instfix command, 2.8

interfaces

requirements for private interconnect, C.1.3.2

intermittent hangs

and socket files, 4.5, 4.7

J

JDK requirements, 2.7

job role separation users, 2.4.5.1.1

K

Korn shell

default user startup file, 2.14.3

L

legal hostnames, 4.1

limits.so file, 2.11.5

log file

how to access during installation, 4.2.1

.login file, 2.14.3

lsdev command, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

lslpp command, 2.8, 2.8

lspv command, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.12

LVM

creating a volume group, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

creating raw logical volumes, 3.2.9

creating volume groups, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

identifying available disks, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

identifying major device numbers, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

identifying volume group devices, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

initializing disks, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

recommendations for ASM, 3.3.1.1

M

maintenance level

checking, 2.8

major device numbers

identifying, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

mask

setting default file mode creation mask, 2.14.1, 2.14.2

memory requirements, 2.5

Messaging Gateway

See Oracle Messaging Gateway

mixed binaries, 2.7

mkdir command, 3.2.15

mkvg command, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

mode

setting default file mode creation mask, 2.14.1, 2.14.2

multiple databases

and ASM, 2.4.5.1.3

multiple oracle homes, 2.4.3.1, 3.2.15

My Oracle Support, 5.1.1

N

Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)

response files, B.4

running at command prompt, B.4

netca, 4.2.1

netca.rsp file, B.2.1

Network Information Services

See NIS

new features, Preface

NFS, 3.1.7, 3.2.5

and data files, 3.2.4

and Oracle Clusterware files, 3.2.1

buffer size parameters for, 3.2.5

Direct NFS, 3.2.3

for data files, 3.2.4

rsize, 3.2.5

NIS

alternative to local users and groups, 2.4.5

nofile

shell limit, 2.11.5

noninteractive mode. See response file mode

nproc

shell limit, 2.11.5

nslookup command, A.9

NTP protocol

and slewing, 2.12

O

OCR. See Oracle Cluster Registry

OINSTALL group

about, C.1.1.1

and oraInst.loc, 2.4.1

checking for existing, 2.4.1

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

OINSTALL group. See Also Oracle Inventory group

olsnodes command, A.6

Opatch, E.4

oper group. See OSOPER group

operating system

checking version, 2.8

different on cluster members, 2.7

limitation for Oracle ACFS, C.2.1

operating system requirements, 2.7

optimal flexible architecture

and oraInventory directory, C.1.1.2

Oracle ACFS

about, C.2.1

Oracle base

grid homes not permitted under, 2.17

Oracle base directory

about, C.1.2

grid home must not be in an Oracle Database Oracle base, 2.4.3.1

minimum disk size for, 2.5

Oracle Berkeley DB

restrictions for, 4.4

Oracle Cluster Registry

configuration of, 4.1

mirroring, 3.2.1

partition sizes, 3.2.1

supported storage options, 3.1.6

Oracle Clusterware

and file systems, 3.1.7

and upgrading Oracle ASM instances, 1.3.6, 3.1.1

installing, 4

rolling upgrade of, 4.1

supported storage options for, 3.1.6

upgrading, 3.2.1

Oracle Clusterware files

ASM disk space requirements, 3.3.1.1

Oracle Clusterware Installation Guide

replaced by Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide, Preface, 4

Oracle Database

creating data file directories, 3.2.14, 3.2.15

data file storage options, 3.1.3

privileged groups, 2.4.5.1.2

requirements with ASM, 3.3.1.1

Oracle Database Configuration Assistant

response file, B.2.1

Oracle Disk Manager

and Direct NFS, 3.2.6

Oracle Enterprise Manager

ASMSNMP account, B.5.2

Oracle Grid Infrastructure response file, B.2.1

oracle home, 2.4.3.1

ASCII path restriction for, 4.1

multiple oracle homes, 2.4.3.1, 3.2.15

Oracle Inventory group

about, C.1.1.1

checking for existing, 2.4.1

creating, 2.4.2

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

oraInst.loc file and, 2.4.1

Oracle Messaging Gateway

requirements, 2.7

Oracle Net Configuration Assistant

response file, B.2.1

Oracle patch updates, 5.1.1

Oracle software owner user

description, 2.4.5.1.1

Oracle Software Owner user

configuring environment for, 2.14

creating, 2.4.3, 2.4.3.2, 2.4.5.2.6, 2.4.5.2.7

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

determining default shell, 2.14.3

raw device owner, 3.2.9, 3.2.12

required group membership, 2.4.5.1.1

Oracle Universal Installer

response files

list of, B.2.1

Oracle Upgrade Companion, 2.1

oracle user

configuring environment for, 2.14

creating, 2.4.3, 2.4.3.2, 2.4.3.3, 2.4.5.2.6, 2.4.5.2.7, 2.4.5.2.8

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

description, 2.4.5.1.1

determining default shell, 2.14.3

raw device owner, 3.2.9, 3.2.12

required group membership, 2.4.5.1.1

ORACLE_BASE environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.14.3

ORACLE_HOME environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.14.3

ORACLE_SID environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.14.3

oraInst.loc

and central inventory, 2.4.1

contents of, 2.4.1

oraInst.loc file

location, 2.4.1

location of, 2.4.1

oraInventory, 2.4.5.1.1

about, C.1.1.1

creating, 2.4.2

oraInventory. See Also Oracle Inventory group

OSASM group, 2.4.5.1.3

about, 2.4.5.1.3

and multiple databases, 2.4.5.1.3

and SYSASM, 2.4.5.1.3

creating, 2.4.5.2.3

OSDBA for ASM group, 2.4.5.1.3

about, 2.4.5.1.3

OSDBA group

and SYSDBA privilege, 2.4.5.1.2

creating, 2.4.5.2.1

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

description, 2.4.5.1.2

raw device group, 3.2.9, 3.2.12

OSDBA group for ASM

creating, 2.4.5.2.5

oslevel command, 2.8

OSOPER for ASM group

about, 2.4.5.1.3

creating, 2.4.5.2.4

OSOPER group

and SYSOPER privilege, 2.4.5.1.2

creating, 2.4.5.2.2

creating on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

description, 2.4.5.1.2

P

partition

using with ASM, 3.3.1.1

passwd command, 2.4.3.3.1, 2.4.5.2.10

patch updates

download, 5.1.1

install, 5.1.1

My Oracle Support, 5.1.1

patches

download location, 2.8

PC X server

installing from, 2.3, 2.3

permissions

for data file directories, 3.2.15

physical RAM requirements, 2.5

ping command, A.9

policy-managed databases

and SCANs, C.1.3.5

postinstallation

patch download and install, 5.1.1

root.sh back up, 5.2.1

Precompilers

requirements, 2.7

preconfigured database

ASM disk space requirements, 3.3.1.1

requirements when using ASM, 3.3.1.1

privileged groups

for Oracle Database, 2.4.5.1.2

Pro*C/C++

requirements, 2.7

.profile file, 2.14.3

PRVF-5436 error, 2.12

PTF

checking, 2.8

download location, 2.8

PTF download location, 2.8

R

RAC

configuring raw logical volumes, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

RAID

and mirroring Oracle Cluster Registry and voting disk, 3.2.1

recommended ASM redundancy level, 3.3.1.1

RAM requirements, 2.5

raw disk sizes, 3.2.9

raw disks

activating volume group on cluster nodes, 3.2.13

and upgrades, 3.1.3.2

checking availability of disks, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

creating raw logical volumes, 3.2.9

identifying disks, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

importing on disk group on cluster nodes, 3.2.12

initializing disks for LVM, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

required sizes, 3.2.9

specifying owner and permissions, 3.2.9, 3.2.12

upgrading existing partitions, 3.2.1

raw disks desupported, Preface

recovery files

supported storage options, 3.1.6

redundancy level

and space requirements for preconfigured database, 3.3.1.1

Redundant Interconnect Usage, 2.6.1

relinking grid infrastructure home binaries, 5.4

relinking Oracle Grid Infrastructure home binaries, 6.3, 6.4

requirements, 3.3.1.1

hardware, 2.5

resolv.conf file, A.9

response file installation

preparing, B.2

response files

templates, B.2

silent mode, B.3

response file mode

about, B.1

reasons for using, B.1.1

See also response files, silent mode, B.1

response files

about, B.1

creating with template, B.2.1

crs_install.rsp, B.2.1

dbca.rsp, B.2.1

enterprise.rsp, B.2.1

general procedure, B.1.2

Net Configuration Assistant, B.4

netca.rsp, B.2.1

passing values at command line, B.1

specifying with Oracle Universal Installer, B.3

response files.See also silent mode

rolling upgrade

ASM, 4.1, E.7.2

Oracle Clusterware, 4.1

root user

logging in as, 2.3

root.sh, 4.2.1

back up, 5.2.1

running, 4.1

rsize parameter, 3.2.5

run level, 2.5

S

SCAN address, A.9

SCAN listener, A.9, C.1.3.5

SCANs, 2.6.2.2

understanding, C.1.3.5

use of SCANs required for clients of policy-managed databases, C.1.3.5

scripts

root.sh, 4.1

secure shell

configured by the installer, 2.13

security

dividing ownership of Oracle software, 2.4.5

setting shell limits, 2.11.5

shell

determining default shell for oracle user, 2.14.3

SHELL environment variable

checking value of, 2.14.3

shell limits, 2.11.5

shell startup file

editing, 2.14.3

removing environment variables, 2.14.3

silent mode

about, B.1

reasons for using, B.1.1

T

TEMP environment variable, 2.5

setting, 2.14.3

temporary directory, 2.5

temporary directory. See /tmp directory

temporary disk space

checking, 2.5

freeing, 2.5

requirements, 2.5

terminal output commands

suppressing for Oracle installation owner accounts, 2.14.5

/tmp directory

checking space in, 2.5

freeing space in, 2.5

TMPDIR environment variable, 2.5

setting, 2.14.3

troubleshooting

and deinstalling, 6.1

asmcmd errors and oracle home, 2.4.3.1

automatic SSH configuration from OUI, 2.13

deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware to fix causes of root.sh errors, 6.5

disk space errors, 4.1

DISPLAY errors, 2.14.4

environment path errors, 4.1

garbage strings in script inputs found in log files, 2.14.5

INS-13001, A.5

intermittent hangs, 4.5, 4.7

log file, 4.2.1

permissions errors and oraInventory, C.1.1.1

permissions errors during installation, C.1.1.2

Reference data is not available for verifying prerequisites, A.5

root.sh errors, 6.5

run level error, 2.5

sqlplus errors and oracle home, 2.4.3.1

ssh, D.1.1

ssh configuration failure, D.1.2.1

ssh errors, 2.14.5

stty errors, 2.14.5

unexplained installation errors, 4.1

user equivalency, A.3, D.1.1

user equivalency error due to different user or group IDs, 2.4.3.3, 2.4.5.2.7

user equivalency errors, 2.4.2

voting disk backups with dd command, Preface

X11 forwarding error, 2.14.4

Troubleshooting

DBCA does not recognize Oracle ASM disk size and fails to create diskgroups, 5.3.2

U

uid

identifying existing, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

umask command, 2.14.1, 2.14.2

uninstall, 6.1

uninstalling, 6.1

UNIX commands

cfgmgr, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

chdev, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

importvg, 3.2.12, 3.2.12

instfix, 2.8

lsdev, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

lslpp, 2.8, 2.8

lspv, 3.2.10, 3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.12

mkvg, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

oslevel, 2.8

passwd, 2.4.3.3.1

smit, 2.4.3.3.1

swap, 2.5

swapon, 2.5

varyoffvg, 3.2.12

varyonvg, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

xterm, 2.3

upgrade

of Oracle Clusterware, 4.1

restrictions for, E.4

unsetting environment variables for, E.5.1

upgrades, 2.1

and SCANs, C.1.3.5

of Oracle ASM, E.7.2

using raw disks with, 3.1.3.2

upgrading

and existing Oracle ASM instances, 1.3.6, 3.1.1

and OCR partition sizes, 3.2.1

and voting disk partition sizes, 3.2.1

shared Oracle Clusterware home to local grid homes, 2.17

user equivalence

testing, A.3

user equivalency errors

groups and users, 2.4.3.3, 2.4.5.2.7

user IDs

identifying existing, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying, 2.4.5.2.10

specifying on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10

useradd command, 2.4.5.2.8, 2.4.5.2.10

users

creating identical users on other nodes, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

creating the oracle user, 2.4.3, 2.4.3, 2.4.3.2, 2.4.3.2, 2.4.5.2.6, 2.4.5.2.6, 2.4.5.2.7, 2.4.5.2.7

oracle software owner user (oracle), 2.4.5.1.1

specifying groups when creating, 2.4.5.2.10, 2.4.5.2.10

using NIS, 2.4.5, 2.4.5.2.10

V

varyoffvg command, 3.2.12

varyonvg command, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

VIP

for SCAN, A.9

virtual memory manager

tuning, 2.11.2

volume group

creating, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

volume groups

creating, 3.2.10, 3.2.11

voting disks

backing up with dd command deprecated, Preface

configuration of, 4.1

mirroring, 3.2.1

partition sizes, 3.2.1

supported storage options, 3.1.6

W

WebSphere MQ

CSD download location, 2.8

requirement, 2.7

workstation

installing from, 2.3

wsize, 3.2.5

wsize parameter, 3.2.5

wtmax, 3.2.3.2

minimum value for Direct NFS, 3.2.3.2

X

X emulator

installing from, 2.3, 2.3

X window system

enabling remote hosts, 2.3, 2.3, 2.3

X11 forwarding

error, 2.14.4

X11 forwarding errors, D.1.3

xhost command, 2.3

xterm command, 2.3, 2.3

xtitle

suppressing to prevent installation errors, 2.14.5