Oracle 10g RAC Release 2 Installation Guide

This document describes the process of installing Oracle 10g RAC Release 2 on IBM pSeries with AIX 5L. The document is based on the authors' experiences and is not official documentation. The document will be constantly updated and feedback on different storage solutions is welcome.

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COOKBOOK
Category
other commodities
Document type
Installation Guide
Language
English
Pages
129
File format
PDF
File size
2 MB
Updated
29 September, 2023
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Oracle 10g RAC Release 2 Installation Guide PDF

About this manual

This guide explains how to install Oracle 10g Real Application Clusters (RAC) Release 2 on IBM pSeries hardware with the AIX 5L operating system. It covers two primary storage architectures – ASM (Automatic Storage Management) and IBM GPFS (General Parallel File System) – and provides detailed configuration steps, command references, and post‑installation checks.

The document includes hardware and software prerequisites, network configuration examples, storage setup, cluster ready services installation, listener configuration, and database creation using DBCA. Appendices give sample configuration files and additional technical notes.

What's inside

  • Purpose of the Document
  • What's New with RAC on AIX 5L
  • Implementation Options (ASM, GPFS, Raw Devices)
  • Hardware Architecture
  • Installation Steps
  • System Preparation and Prerequisites
  • Storage Options (ASM, GPFS)
  • Network Configuration
  • Cluster Ready Services Setup
  • Database Creation and Configuration

Specifications

Oracle version10g RAC Release 2
Operating systemAIX 5L
Hardware platformIBM pSeries servers

Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of this document?

It provides help installing Oracle 10g RAC Release 2 on IBM pSeries servers with AIX 5L.

Is HACMP required for the RAC installation?

No, HACMP is not required for the ASM or GPFS implementations described in the guide.

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