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Numerics

  • 32-bit and 64-bit
    • software versions in the same cluster not supported 1

A

  • access control
    • support for Oracle ASM 1
  • Access Control Lists 1 , 2
  • ACFS-9427 1
  • ACFS-9428 1
  • address resolution protocol 1 , 2
  • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
  • ARP
    • See: address resolution protocol
  • ASM
    • OSASM or ASM administrator 1
    • OSDBA for ASM group 1
    • OSOPER for ASM group 1
  • ASMADMIN group 1
  • ASMCA
    • and upgrades 1
    • enabling Oracle Restart disk group volumes 1
    • password 1
    • starting 1 , 2 , 3
  • ASMCMD 1
  • ASMDBA group 1
  • ASMSNMP 1
  • asmtool utility 1
  • Automatic Storage Management
    • See: Oracle ASM
  • Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
    • See: Oracle ACFS
  • automount
    • enable 1

B

  • batch upgrades 1
  • bind order
    • Windows network 1
  • BMC interface
    • preinstallation tasks 1

C

  • central inventory 1 , 2 , 3
  • changing host names 1
  • checkdir error 1
  • checklists 1
  • chip architecture 1
  • CHM 1
  • CIFS
    • Common Internet File System 1
  • clients
    • and Microsoft Remote Desktop Connections 1
    • and upgrades 1
    • certification 1
    • connecting through a firewall 1
    • connecting to SCAN 1
    • Direct NFS Client 1
    • trace files 1
    • using SCAN 1
    • using the public interface 1
  • CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS parameter 1
  • cluster configuration file 1
  • cluster file systems
    • storage option for data files 1
  • cluster name
    • requirements for 1 , 2
  • cluster nodes
    • private network node interfaces 1
    • private node names 1
    • public network node names and addresses 1
    • public node names 1
    • virtual node names 1 , 2
  • cluster privileges
    • verifying for OUI cluster installation 1
  • Cluster Time Synchronization Service
    • configuring 1
    • installed components 1
    • observer mode 1
  • Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)
    • and upgrades 1
  • commands
    • asmca 1 , 2
    • cluvfy 1
    • configToolAllCommands 1
    • crsctl 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
    • lsnrctl 1
    • msinfo32 1
    • net start and net stop 1
    • net use 1 , 2
    • ocopy.exe 1
    • ping 1
    • regedit 1 , 2
    • rootcrs.bat
      • and deconfigure option 1
    • roothas.bat 1
    • runcluvfy.bat 1
    • setup.exe 1 , 2
    • srvctl 1 , 2 , 3
    • W32tm 1
  • configToolAllCommands script 1
  • console mode 1
  • CPU 1
  • Critical Patch Updates 1
  • cron jobs 1
  • crs_install.rsp file 1
  • CTSS
    • See: Cluster Time Synchronization Service
  • ctssd 1 , 2
  • customized database
    • failure groups for Oracle ASM 1
    • requirements when using Oracle ASM 1
  • cvusys user 1

D

  • database files
    • supported storage options 1
  • databases
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
  • data files
    • storage options 1
  • data loss
    • minimizing with Oracle ASM 1
  • DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST 1
  • DBCA
    • no longer used for Oracle ASM disk group administration 1
  • deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 1
  • deinstallation 1
  • deinstallation tool
    • ___location of log files 1
    • syntax 1
  • Deinstallation tool
    • response file 1
    • restriction for Flex Clusters and —lastnode option 1
  • Deinstallation Tool 1
  • device names
    • creating with asmtool 1
    • creating with asmtoolg 1
  • DHCP
    • and GNS 1
  • Direct NFS Client
    • and fast recovery area 1
    • description 1
    • dictionary views 1
    • disabling 1
    • enabling 1
    • load balancing 1
    • managing 1
    • ORADNFS utility 1
    • oranfstab 1
  • DisableDHCPMediaSense parameter 1
  • disk automount
    • enable 1
  • disk group
    • Oracle ASM with redundancy levels 1
    • recommendations for Oracle ASM disk groups 1
  • disks
    • configuring for Oracle ASM 1
    • NTFS formatted 1
    • selecting for use with Oracle ASM 1
  • disk space
    • checking 1
    • requirements
      • for Oracle ASM 1
    • requirements:for Oracle ASM 1
    • requirements:for preconfigured database in Oracle ASM 1
  • display monitor
    • resolution settings 1
  • DNS
    • configuring to use with GNS 1
    • multicast (mDNS) 1
  • ___domain
    • and SCAN 1
  • ___domain user
    • used in installation 1
  • DST patches 1

E

  • enable disk automount 1
  • environment variables
    • ORACLE_BASE 1
    • ORACLE_HOME 1
    • ORACLE_SID 1
    • PATH 1
    • TEMP 1
  • errors using Opatch 1
  • executable files 1 , 2
  • external redundancy 1

F

  • failure groups
    • characteristics in Oracle ASM 1
    • examples in Oracle ASM 1
    • Oracle ASM 1
  • fast recovery area 1
  • FAT disk sizes 1
  • fencing
    • and IPMI 1
  • files
    • oranfstab 1
  • file systems
    • storage option for data files 1
  • firewall
    • interconnect
      • and firewalls 1
    • Microsoft Windows 1

G

  • globalization
    • support for 1
  • GNS
    • about 1 , 2
    • choosing a subdomain name 1
    • configuring 1
    • configuring DNS for ___domain delegation 1
    • ___domain and SCAN 1
    • name resolution 1
    • Universal 1
    • virtual IP address 1
    • zone delegation 1
  • GNS Client clusters
    • name resolution for 1
  • GNS Client Clusters
    • GNS Client data file required for installation 1
  • GNS instance 1
  • GNS virtual IP address 1
  • Grid home
    • and Oracle base restriction 1
    • changing ___location of 1
    • definition 1
    • modifying 1
  • Grid home disk space 1
  • grid naming service
    • See: GNS
  • Grid Plug and Play (GPnP) 1
  • grid user 1
  • Group Managed Service Account (GMSA) 1
  • groups
    • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
    • OINSTALL 1
    • operating system 1
    • ORA_DBA 1 , 2 , 3
    • ORA_HOMENAME_DBA 1
    • ORA_HOMENAME_OPER 1
    • ORA_OPER 1
    • OSASM (ORA_ASMADMIN) 1
    • OSDBA for ASM (ORA_ASMDBA) 1
    • OSOPER for ASM (ORA_ASMOPER) 1
    • required for Oracle Installation user 1

H

  • hardware requirements
    • display 1
    • IPMI 1
    • local storage for Oracle homes 1
    • network 1
    • RAM 1
    • tmp 1
  • high redundancy 1
  • host names
    • changing 1
    • legal host names 1
  • hosts file 1
  • Hub Nodes
    • names and addresses for 1

I

  • INS-32026 error 1
  • INS-40937 1
  • inst_loc registry key 1
  • installation
    • and cron jobs 1
    • and globalization 1
    • creating user roles 1
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
    • response files
      • preparing 1 , 2
    • silent mode 1
    • using cluster configuration file 1
  • installation planning 1
  • instruction sets
    • processors 1
  • interconnect
    • switch 1
  • interfaces
    • requirements for private interconnect 1
  • intermittent hangs
    • and socket files 1
  • invalid hostnames error 1
  • Inventory directory 1
  • IP addresses
    • private 1
    • public 1
    • requirements 1
    • virtual 1
  • IPMI
    • addresses not configurable by GNS 1
    • configuring driver for 1
    • preinstallation tasks 1
    • preparing for installation 1
  • IPMICA
    • password 1
  • IPv6 support 1

J

  • JDK
    • requirements 1
  • job role separation users 1

L

  • legal host names 1
  • log file
    • how to access during installation 1
  • log files 1
  • lsnrctl 1

M

  • Media Sensing
    • disabling 1
  • memory requirements
    • for Grid Infrastructure 1
    • RAM 1
  • mirroring Oracle ASM disk groups 1
  • mixed binaries 1
  • modifying
    • Grid home 1
    • Oracle ASM binaries 1
    • Oracle Clusterware binaries 1
  • mtsc
    • console mode 1
  • multicast DNS (mDNS) 1
  • Multicluster GNS 1
  • My Oracle Support website
    • about 1
    • accessing 1
    • and patches 1

N

  • named user support 1
  • NAS 1 , 2
  • Net Configuration Assistant
    • See: Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
  • network, minimum requirements 1
  • network file system (NFS)
    • and Oracle Clusterware files 1
  • network interface
    • names
      • requirements 1
  • Network Time Protocol 1 , 2
  • Network Time Protocol;Windows Time Service 1
  • noninteractive mode
    • See: response file mode
  • normal redundancy 1
  • NTFS
    • formatted disks 1
  • NTP
    • See: Network Time Protocol

O

  • OCFS for Windows
    • upgrading 1
  • OCR
    • See: Oracle Cluster Registry
  • oifcfg 1
  • OINSTALL group
    • about 1
  • Opatch 1
  • operating system
    • 32–bit 1
    • Administrators group 1 , 2 , 3
    • different versions on cluster members 1
    • groups 1
    • mixed versions 1
    • requirements 1
    • users 1
    • using different versions 1
    • version checks 1
    • x86 1
  • ORA_DBA group
    • and SYSDBA privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_HOMENAME_DBA group
    • and SYSDBA privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_HOMENAME_OPER group
    • and SYSOPER privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORA_INSTALL group 1
    • See also: Oracle Inventory group
  • ORA_OPER group
    • and SYSOPER privilege 1
    • description 1
  • ORACLE_BASE 1
  • ORACLE_HOME 1
  • ORACLE_SID 1
  • Oracle ACFS
    • and Oracle Clusterware files 1
  • Oracle ASM
    • access control 1
    • and database files 1
    • and Oracle Clusterware files 1 , 2
    • asmtoolg utility 1
    • asmtool utility reference 1
    • configuring disks 1
    • disk groups
      • recommendations for 1
      • redundancy levels 1
    • disks
      • raw 1
    • failure groups
      • characteristics 1
      • examples 1
      • identifying 1
    • mirroring 1
    • partitions
      • marking 1
      • restrictions 1
    • patching 1
    • redundancy levels 1
    • role separation 1
    • space required for Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • space required for preconfigured database 1
    • upgrading 1
  • Oracle ASM:disk groups
    • Oracle ASM:disk groups 1
  • Oracle ASM redundancy levels
    • high redundancy 1
  • Oracle base directory
    • Grid home must not be in an Oracle Database Oracle base 1
    • Grid homes not permitted under 1
  • Oracle Cluster Health Monitor 1
  • Oracle Cluster Registry
    • backups to ASM disk groups 1
    • configuration of 1
    • mirroring 1
    • partition sizes 1
    • supported storage options 1
  • Oracle Clusterware
    • and file systems 1
    • installing 1
    • installing with Oracle Universal Installer 1
    • supported storage options for 1
    • upgrading 1
  • Oracle Clusterware files
    • and NTFS formatted disks 1
    • and Oracle ACFS 1
    • and Oracle ASM 1
    • confirming access to 1
    • guidelines for choosing storage 1 , 2 , 3
    • Oracle ASM disk group compatibility 1
    • Oracle ASM disk space requirements 1
    • Oracle ASM requirements 1
    • raw partitions 1
  • Oracle Database
    • data file storage options 1
    • privileged groups 1
    • requirements with Oracle ASM 1
  • Oracle Disk Manager (ODM)
    • library file 1
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager
    • firewall exceptions 1
    • monitoring alert logs 1
    • preinstallation requirements 1
    • supported web browsers 1
    • updating configuration files after upgrade 1
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure Management Repository 1
  • Oracle Grid Infrastructure owner (grid) 1
  • Oracle home
    • ASCII path restriction for 1
    • definition 1
  • Oracle Home User
    • permissions 1
  • Oracle Installation user
    • required group membership 1
  • Oracle Installation User
    • permissions 1
  • Oracle Inventory directory
    • definition 1
  • Oracle Inventory group
    • about 1 , 2
    • checking for existing 1
  • Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA)
    • response files 1
    • running at command prompt 1
  • Oracle Notification Server Configuration Assistant 1
  • Oracle patch updates 1
  • Oracle Private Interconnect Configuration Assistant 1
  • Oracle Services 1
  • Oracle Service User 1 , 2
  • Oracle software owner user
    • creating 1
    • description 1
  • Oracle Universal Installer
    • and Oracle Clusterware 1
    • default permissions 1
  • oracle user
    • creating 1
    • description 1
    • required group membership 1
  • ORADNFS utility 1
  • oraInventory
    • about 1 , 2
  • oranfstab file
    • attributes 1
  • OSASM group
    • about 1
  • OSDBA for ASM group
    • about 1 , 2
  • OSOPER 1
  • OSOPER for ASM group
    • about 1
  • OUI
    • See: Oracle Universal Installer

P

  • paging file 1 , 2
  • partitions
    • using with Oracle ASM 1
  • patch bundles
    • contents 1
    • description 1
  • patches
    • CPU 1
    • DST 1
    • PSU 1
  • patching
    • Oracle ASM 1
  • patch sets
    • description 1
  • Patch Set Updates 1
  • patch updates
    • download 1
    • install 1
    • My Oracle Support 1
  • PATH 1
  • permissions
    • Administrators 1
    • Authenticated Users group 1
    • Oracle Home User 1
    • Oracle Installation User 1
    • SYSTEM 1
  • physical RAM
    • requirements 1
  • policy-managed databases
    • and SCAN 1
  • postinstallation
    • backing up voting files 1
    • configuration of Oracle software 1
    • patch download and install 1
    • recommended tasks 1
    • required tasks 1
    • resource status OFFLINE 1
  • preconfigured database
    • Oracle ASM disk space requirements 1
    • requirements when using Oracle ASM 1
  • preinstallation
    • verifying installation requirements 1
  • preinstallation:requirements for Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
  • primary host name 1
  • private IP addresses 1
  • privileged groups
    • for Oracle Database 1
  • privileges
    • verifying for OUI cluster installation 1
  • processors
    • instruction sets 1
    • minimum requirements 1
  • PSU 1
  • public IP addresses 1
  • public node name
    • and primary host name 1

Q

  • quorum failure group 1 , 2

R

  • RAID
    • and mirroring Oracle Cluster Registry and voting files 1
    • recommended Oracle ASM redundancy level 1
  • RAM
    • requirements 1
  • raw devices
    • upgrading existing partitions 1
  • raw partitions 1
  • recommendations
    • backing up Oracle software 1
    • client access to the cluster 1
    • configuring BMC 1
    • enable disk automounting 1
    • for creating Oracle Grid Infrastructure home and Oracle Inventory directories 1
    • for using NTFS formatted disks 1
    • for Windows Firewall exceptions 1
    • limiting the number of partitions on a single disk 1
    • managing Oracle Clusterware files 1
    • managing Oracle Database data files 1
    • minimum RAM size 1
    • number of IP address for SCAN resolution 1 , 2
    • Oracle ASM redundancy level 1
    • postinstallation tasks 1
    • private network 1
    • secure response files after modification 1
    • storing password files 1
    • temporary directory configuration 1
    • using static host names 1
  • recovery files
    • and NFS 1
    • and raw devices 1
    • and shared storage 1
    • guidelines for storage ___location 1
    • required disk space 1
    • requirements 1
    • supported storage options 1
  • redundancy level
    • and space requirements for preconfigured database 1
    • for Oracle ASM 1
  • Registry keys
    • inst_loc 1
    • Tcpip
      • parameters 1
    • W32Time:Config 1
  • Remote Desktop Connections 1
  • remove Oracle software 1
  • requirements
    • hardware certification 1
    • memory 1
    • Oracle Enterprise Manager 1
    • processors 1
    • software certification 1
    • temporary disk space 1
    • web browsers 1
  • resource status OFFLINE 1
  • response file mode
    • about 1
    • installation
      • preparing 1
    • reasons for using 1
  • response files
    • about 1
    • creating with template 1
    • crs_install.rsp 1
    • general procedure 1
    • Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NETCA) 1
    • passing values at command line 1
    • reasons for using 1
    • specifying with Oracle Universal Installer 1
  • reverse lookup 1
  • role separation
    • and Oracle ASM 1
  • rootcrs.bat
    • restriction for Flex Cluster deinstallation 1

S

  • SCAN
    • client access 1
    • description 1
    • required for clients of policy-managed databases 1
    • understanding 1
  • SCAN address 1
  • SCAN addresses 1 , 2
  • SCAN listeners 1 , 2
  • SCANs
    • configuring 1
  • scheduled tasks 1
  • separation of duty
    • user roles 1
  • silent mode
    • See: response file moderesponse files.
  • single client access names
    • See: SCAN addresses
  • socket files 1
  • software
    • removing 1
    • uninstalling 1
  • software requirements 1
  • Standard Edition 1
  • supported storage options
    • Grid home 1
    • guidelines 1 , 2 , 3
    • My Oracle Support website 1
    • Oracle Clusterware 1
    • Standard Edition 1
    • Standard Edition Two 1
  • switch
    • recommendations
      • using a dedicated switch 1
  • SYSASM 1
  • SYSDBA privilege
    • associated group 1
  • SYSOPER privilege
    • associated group 1
  • system requirements
    • for Grid Infrastructure 1
    • latest information 1
    • memory 1
  • SYSTEM user
    • permissions 1

T

  • TCP 1
  • TEMP environment variable 1
  • temporary disk space
    • requirements 1
  • Terminal services
    • console mode 1
  • troubleshooting
    • ACFS-9427 1
    • ACFS-9428 1
    • and deinstalling 1
    • DBCA does not recognize Oracle ASM disk size and fails to create disk groups 1
    • deconfiguring Oracle Clusterware to fix causes of installation errors 1
    • disk space errors 1
    • environment path errors 1
    • installation errors 1
    • installation owner environment variables and installation errors 1
    • intermittent hangs 1
    • log file 1
    • permissions errors and oraInventory 1 , 2
    • Unable to find candidate disks 1
    • unexplained installation errors 1 , 2
  • troubleshooting:
    • system cannot find the file 1
    • Unable to open ASMLib 1

U

  • UAC remote restrictions 1
  • unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 1
  • uninstall
    • Oracle software 1
  • unset installation owners environment variables 1
  • upgrades
    • and SCAN 1
    • OCR partition sizes 1
    • Oracle ASM 1 , 2
    • Oracle Clusterware 1
    • restrictions 1
    • standalone database 1
    • unsetting environment variables 1
    • voting file partition sizes 1
  • upgrading
    • batches 1
    • groups of nodes 1
    • shared Oracle Clusterware home to local grid homes 1
  • user
    • ___domain 1
    • non-LocalSystem user running Oracle Services 1
    • Oracle Service User 1 , 2
    • roles 1
  • user:groups 1
  • User Account Control settings 1
  • users
    • creating the grid user 1
    • Oracle software owner user (oracle) 1

V

  • video adapter requirements 1
  • virtual IP addresses 1
  • virtual local area network 1
  • virtual memory
    • requirements 1
  • VLAN
    • virtual local area network 1
  • voting files
    • backing up 1
    • configuration of 1
    • mirroring 1
    • partition sizes 1
    • requirement of absolute majority of 1
    • supported storage options 1

W

  • W32Time 1
  • web browsers 1
  • Windows
    • comparison to Linux or UNIX 1
    • supported operating system versions 1
  • Windows Media Sensing
    • disabling 1
  • Windows network bind order 1
  • Windows registry
    • backing up 1
  • Windows Time Service
    • configuring 1

X

  • x64 software versions 1
  • x86 software versions 1