Oracle 11gR2 two node step by step installation

guide on Linux using Virtual Box 4.1.4

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Please check my rac install guide on vmware server, If you have question.

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Step 1: Pre-requisites
Before Start my installation, the below recommanded Memory Configuration needed for you. In this
case onle you can smoothly install RAC .
If youre plan to Install Two node RAC on your virtual machine, Each node want atleast minimum 2GB
RAM as per Oracle 11gR2 Installation recommand. So you need atelast minimum 6GB RAM for your
laptop. 4 GB for Virtual Machine, remaining for your windows .
Step 2: Download Software
Download VMware Server and Install
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_server/2_0?hl=en&rlz=&q=vm
ware%20server%20download&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
Download Oracle Enterprise Linux 32 Bit
https://edelivery.oracle.com/linux
Download Oracle Software
Grid Infrastructure and Database Software
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/112010-linuxsoft085393.html
Step 3: Install Oracle Enterprise Linux on Virtual Box 4.1.4
Open Virtual Box.

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Select 2GB RAM minimum

Create new hard disk

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Choose hard disk location

Start Linux Installation

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IP Address Configuration

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Here subnetmask is 255.255.255.0

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Linux Installation completed successfully.

Install Guest Additions
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After installed guest additions successfully, just restart the server.

Oracle Installation Prerequisites.

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Edit Hosts (Public ipaddress 192.68.2.102 for racnode2, not 182)

Kernel Parameter /etc/sysctl.conf

/etc/security/limits.conf
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/etc/pam.d/login

cat /etc/selinux/config

The Oracle Cluster Time Synchronization Service (ctssd) can synchronize the times of the RAC
nodes. In this case we will reconfigure NTP.

User and Group creation

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Directory create

Bash_profile as oracle user.

[root@racnode1 ~]# su - oracle
[oracle@ racnode1 ~]$vi .bash_profile

RPM Packages

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Shutdown NODE 1 machine.

[root@racnode1 ~]#shutdown h now

Create three shared Disk

Now Restart the NODE 1 racnode1 machine and after restarted, partition your disks like below

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Do It as same again procedure for other remaining Disks.

ASMLIB Install

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Shutdown NODE 1 machine.

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[root@racnode1 ~]#shutdown h now

Manually clone the racnode1.vdi disk using the following commands on the host server.

Create the "racnode2" virtual machine in VirtualBox in the same way as you did for
"racnode1", with the exception of using an existing racnode2.vdi virtual hard drive.
Add two network adapters.

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Attach shared disks to racnode2 machine.

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Edit .bash_profile for racnode2.

Edit hosts

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Ping ipaddress both node

ssh configure
racnode1

racnode2

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racnode1

racnode2

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Cluvfy pre requisites check

11gR2 we would probably use the "runcluvfy.sh" utility in the clusterware root directory to check the
prerequisites have been met.

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Grid Infrastructure installation

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Execute both root scripts on both node one by one.

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Do it as same like racnode2 also.

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Grid Infrastructure installation completed successfully.

Database Software Install

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Run the above root scripts on both node.

Check whether the created database on both node working properly or not.
racnode1

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racnode2

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