Storage Foundation for Oracle® RAC 7.4.1 Configuration and Upgrade Guide - Solaris

To install Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure using the SF Oracle RAC script-based installer

1. Make sure that you completed the required pre-installation steps.

2. Return to the following SF Oracle RAC installer menu and select the option Install Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure and Database.

   1)  Configure SF Oracle RAC sub-components
   2)  Prepare to Install Oracle
   3)  Install Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure and Database
   4)  Post Oracle Installation Tasks
   5)  Exit SF Oracle RAC Configuration
   Choose option: [1-5,q] (1) 3

3. Select the option Install Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure.

   1)  Install Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure
   2)  Install Oracle Database
   3)  Exit SF Oracle RAC Configuration
   b)  Back to previous menu
   Choose option: [1-3,b,q] (1) 1

4. Verify that the nodes in the cluster are connected with network links using similar network devices. Review the related information on screen and press Enter to confirm.

   Do you want to continue? [y,n,q] (y)

5. Set the DISPLAY environment variable that is required for the Oracle Universal Installer:

   Enter DISPLAY environment variable: [b] 10.20.12.150:0.0

   where 10.20.12.150 is the IP address of X server where you want to export the display for the installer.

6. Enter the Oracle UNIX user name, depending on the Oracle RAC version. The Oracle UNIX user name was previously set up during the pre-installation process.

   Enter Oracle UNIX user name:  [b] 

7. Enter Oracle UNIX group name. The Oracle UNIX group name was previously set up during the pre-installation process.

   Enter Oracle UNIX group name:  [b] (oinstall)

8. Enter the full path of the Oracle base directory.

   Note:

   The ORACLE_BASE directory must be a local directory.

9. Enter the full path of the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure home directory.

   If the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure home directory you specified does not exist, the installer creates the directory locally on each node and sets appropriate permissions for the Oracle user.

10. Enter the full path of the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure installation image. Press Return to proceed.

    The installer detects the version of the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure software.

11. Enter y to continue with the installation.
12. Review and confirm the configuration information. The installer invokes the Oracle Universal Installer:
13. Enter the required information when prompted by the Oracle Universal Installer.

    See Required installation information for Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure.

14. Review the configuration summary presented by the Oracle Universal Installer. The Oracle Universal Installer begins the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure installation.

    Note:

    For Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 and later versions: If you want to save the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation configuration into a response file for future installations, click the Save Response File option on the Summary page of the Oracle Universal Installer.

15. At the end of the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure installation, run the following configuration scripts as the root user from each node of the cluster, in the listed order.

    Note:

    For Oracle 12c or later installations, you may skip this step if you selected the option Automatically run configuration scripts.

    • orainstRoot.sh (located in the oraInventory directory)

      Ensure that the script exists on each node before proceeding.

    • root.sh (located in the CRS_HOME or GRID_HOME directory, depending on your Oracle RAC version)

16. Return to the Oracle Universal Installer window and click OK to continue.

    The Oracle Universal Installer informs you that the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure installation was successful.

17. Return to the SF Oracle RAC installer and press Return to proceed. The installer verifies whether Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure is installed properly.

    This completes the Oracle Clusterware/Grid Infrastructure installation.