1 The aim of this document .................................................................................5
2 What’s new.........................................................................................................6
3 Hardware architecture.......................................................................................7
3.1 Network architecture example with 2 nodes............................................................................7
4 Installation steps ...............................................................................................8
4.1 Oracle CRS on raw devices and database on ASM................................................................8
4.2 Oracle CRS Data and database on GPFS ............................................................................10
4.3 Oracle CRS Data and database on raw devices part of an HACMP volume group resource12
5 CHECK LIST to use and follow.......................................................................14
6 Preparing the system ......................................................................................15
6.1 Hardware requirements .........................................................................................................15
6.2 Software requirements...........................................................................................................15
6.2.1 AIX Requirements...........................................................................................................15
6.2.2 Oracle Software Requirements ......................................................................................20
6.3 Concurrent disks requirements..............................................................................................21
6.3.1 Raw Disks for CRS/Voting disks (ASM implementation) ...............................................22
6.3.2 Disks for ASM.................................................................................................................24
6.3.3 Disks for HACMP implementation ..................................................................................25
6.3.3.1 Creating a concurrent volume group.......................................................................25
6.3.3.2 Creating the concurrent logical volumes .................................................................30
6.4 Users and Groups..................................................................................................................34
6.5 Configure Kernel Parameters and Shell Limits......................................................................35
6.5.1 Configure Shell Limits.....................................................................................................35
6.5.2 Configure System Configuration Parameters.................................................................36
6.5.3 Configure Network Tuning Parameters ..........................................................................36
6.6 NETWORK CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................39
6.7 ORACLE environment setup..................................................................................................40
7 GPFS Implementation .....................................................................................41
7.1 INSTALLING GPFS ...............................................................................................................41
7.2 Creating a RSCT peer domain ..............................................................................................42
7.3 Creating a GPFS cluster........................................................................................................43
7.4 Creating a GPFS filesystem...................................................................................................45
8 HACMP implementation..................................................................................48
8.1 Installing HACMP...................................................................................................................48
8.2 Post install tasks ....................................................................................................................48
8.3 Creating the cluster HACMP..................................................................................................49
8.4 Creating the resource HACMP ..............................................................................................58
8.5 STARTING HACMP...............................................................................................................62
9 Synchronize the System Time on Cluster Nodes .........................................66
10 Important TIPS for Oracle software and patchs Installation Instructions67
10.1 10g Installation on Aix 5.3, Failed with Checking operating system version must be 520067
10.2 10g recommended steps before installation and applying any Patch Set on AIX .............68
11 Install the Custer Ready Services (CRS) ....................................................69
12 Install the Oracle 10g software....................................................................81
12.1 VIP Configuration Asssitant................................................................................................86
13 Oracle patches to apply ...............................................................................93
13.1 Patch to apply on top of 10.1.0.2........................................................................................93
13.2 Patch to apply on top of 10.1.0.3........................................................................................94
14 CREATING THE DATABASE USING DBCA ................................................99
14.1 Database creation On GPFS .......................................................................................... 102
14.2 Database Creation On ASM............................................................................................ 107
14.3 Database Creation On Raw Devices .............................................................................. 116
14.3.1 Content example of Raw device DB configuration file ................................................ 116
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