Index

A

adding Oracle ASM listener 11.10.3
ASM_DISKSTRING 8.1.6
asmadmin groups
- creating 6.3.1
ASMCA
- Used to create disk groups for older Oracle Database releases on Oracle ASM 10.4.5, B.4.5
asmdba groups
- creating 6.3.2
asmoper group
- creating 6.3.3
ASMSNMP 1.4
Automatic Diagnostic Repository (ADR) E.1
Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
- See: Oracle ACFS.

B

backupdba group
- creating 6.3.6
bash_profile file 6.5.2
Bash shell
- default user startup file 6.5.2
batch upgrade 11.6
binaries
- relinking 10.5, B.5
binary files
- supported storage options for 7.1
BMC
- configuring 6.7.3
BMC interface
- preinstallation tasks 6.7
Bourne shell
- default user startup file 6.5.2

C

central inventory E.6
- See: Oracle inventory directory
- See also: OINSTALL directory, oraInventory
checkdir error 10.5, B.5, 11.4
checklists 1
client-server configurations E.2
CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS parameter 5.2.2
cluster configuration
- Oracle Domain Services Cluster 9.2.2
- Oracle Extended Clusters 9.2.4
- Oracle Member Clusters 9.2.3
- Oracle Standalone Clusters 9.2.1
cluster file system
- storage option for data files 7.3
cluster name 1.4
- requirements for 1.4
cluster nodes
- private network node interfaces 1.4
- public network node names and addresses 1.4
- virtual node names 1.4, 5.2.3
Cluster Time Synchronization Service 4.13
clusterware
- requirements for third party clusterware 1.4
commands
- /usr/sbin/swap 2.2
- asmca 8.6
- asmcmd 8.1.4
- crsctl 11.4
- df -h 2.2
- df -k 2.2
- grep "Memory size" 2.2
- gridSetup.sh 9.5.1
- ipadm 8.4.2
- ndd 8.4.2
- nscd 4.12
- root.sh 10.2.2, B.2.3
- rootcrs.pl
  - and deconfig option 12.8
- rootcrs.sh 10.5, B.5
- rootupgrade.sh 11.4
- runcluvfy.sh 9.5.1
- srvctl 11.4
- umask 6.5.1
- unset 11.5.2
- useradd 6.4.1
cron jobs 1.8
C shell
- default user startup file 6.5.2
ctsdd 4.13
custom database
- failure groups for Oracle ASM 8.1.1
- requirements when using Oracle ASM 8.1.1

D

Database Configuration Assistant
- running in silent mode A.6
databases
- Oracle ASM requirements 8.1.1
data files
- storage options 7.3
- supported storage options for 7.1
data loss
- minimizing with Oracle ASM 8.1.1, 8.3.1
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST 10.2.4.1, B.2.5.1
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE 10.2.4.1, B.2.5.1
dba group
- creating 6.3.4
- description 6.2.2
- SYSDBA privilege 6.2.2
dba groups
- creating 6.3.8, 6.3.9
DBCA
- no longer used for Oracle ASM disk group administration 10.4.5, B.4.5
- Used to create server pools for earlier Oracle Database releases 10.4.3, B.4.3
dbca.rsp file A.4.1
default file mode creation mask
- setting 6.5.1
deinstall
- See: removing Oracle software
- Oracle Member Cluster 12.9
deinstallation 12.1
- examples 12.3
deinstallation tool 12.1
Deinstallation tool
- Restriction for Oracle Flex Clusters and -lastnode flag 12.8
df command 6.5.2
dgdba group
- creating 6.3.7
DHCP
- and GNS 5.6.1
diagnostic data E.1
Direct NFS
- disabling 8.4.4
- enabling 8.4.4
- oranfstab file 8.4.3
directory
- creating separate data file directories 8.3.3
disk group
- Oracle ASM 8.1.1
- recommendations for Oracle ASM disk groups 8.1.1
disk group corruption
- preventing 8.2.1
disk groups
- checking 8.1.4
- recommendations for 8.1.1
disks
- selecting for use with Oracle ASM 8.1.5
disk space
- requirements for preconfigured database in Oracle ASM 8.1.1
display variable 1.5
downgrade 11.13
downgrade after failed installation 11.13.5, 11.13.6
downgrade after failed upgrade 11.13.5, 11.13.6
downgrades 11.13.2, 11.13.5, 11.13.6
downgrades restrictions 11.13.2
downgrading
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.13.3
- to 12.1 11.13.3

E

enterprise.rsp file A.4.1
environment
- configuring for Oracle user 6.5
environment variables
- ORACLE_BASE 6.5.2
- ORACLE_HOME 6.5.2, 11.5.2
- ORACLE_SID 6.5.2, 11.5.2
- removing from shell startup file 6.5.2
- SHELL 6.5.2
- TEMP and TMPDIR 6.5.2
errors
- X11 forwarding 6.5.4, C.1.3
errors using Opatch 11.4
errors using OPatch 10.5, B.5
Exadata
- relinking binaries example for 10.5, B.5
examples
- Oracle ASM failure groups 8.1.1
executeConfigTools A.7.2

F

failed install 11.14.1
failed upgrade 11.14.1
failure group
- characteristics of Oracle ASM failure group 8.1.1, 8.3.1
- examples of Oracle ASM failure groups 8.1.1
- Oracle ASM 8.1.1
fast recovery area
- filepath E.6
- Grid home
  - filepath E.6
fencing
- and IPMI 6.7
file mode creation mask
- setting 6.5.1
files
- bash_profile 6.5.2
- dbca.rsp A.4.1
- editing shell startup file 6.5.2
- enterprise.rsp A.4.1
- login 6.5.2
- profile 6.5.2
- response files A.4
filesets 4.5
file system
- storage option for data files 7.3

G

GIMR 8.1.3
globalization 1.8
global zones
- deploying Oracle RAC D.3
GNS
- about 5.6.3
- configuration example 5.11
- configuring 5.6.1
GNS client clusters
- and GNS client data file 5.6.4.4
- GNS client data file required for installation 5.6.4.1
- name resolution for 5.6.4.1
GNS client data file
- how to create 5.6.4.4
GNS virtual IP address 1.4
grid home
- unlocking 10.5, B.5
grid infrastructure management repository 9.2.1
Grid Infrastructure Management Repository 8.1.3
- about 7.5
- global 8.1.3
- local 8.1.3
gridSetup script 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3
Grid user
- creating 6.4.1
groups
- creating an Oracle Inventory Group 6.1.2
- creating the asmadmin group 6.3.1
- creating the asmdba group 6.3.2
- creating the asmoper group 6.3.3
- creating the backupdba group 6.3.6
- creating the dba group 6.3.4
- creating the dgdba group 6.3.7
- creating the kmdba group 6.3.8
- creating the racdba group 6.3.9
- OINSTALL group 1.3
- OSBACKUPDBA (backupdba) 6.2.3
- OSDBA (dba) 6.2.2
- OSDBA group (dba) 6.2.2
- OSDGDBA (dgdba) 6.2.3
- OSKMDBA (kmdba) 6.2.3
- OSOPER (oper) 6.2.2
- OSOPER group (oper) 6.2.2

H

hardware requirements
- display 1.1
- IPMI 1.1
- local storage for Oracle homes 1.1
- network 1.1
- RAM 1.1
- tmp 1.1
hared Memory Resource Controls
- checking C.2.2
highly available IP addresses (HAIP) 5.3, 5.4
host names
- legal host names 1.4
Hub Nodes 5.10.1, 5.10.2
hugepages 1.3

I

image
- install 9.1
image-based installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3
inaccessible nodes
- upgrading 11.7.3
incomplete installations 11.14.5
init.ora
- and SGA permissions 10.3, B.3
installation
- cloning a Grid infrastructure installation to other nodes 9.5.2
- response files A.4
  - preparing A.4, A.4.2
  - templates A.4
- silent mode A.5
installation planning 1
installation types
- and Oracle ASM 8.1.1
installer screens
- ASM Storage Option 8.2.1
- Cluster Node Information 5.10.5
- Grid Plug and Play Information 5.6.2, 5.10.4, 5.10.5
- Network Interface Usage 5.10.2
- Node Selection screen 11.7.1
installing Oracle Member Cluster 9.3.3
interconnect 1.4
interconnects
- single interface 5.4
interfaces 1.4
- requirements for private interconnect 5.2.2
IPMI
- addresses not configurable by GNS 6.7.2
- preinstallation tasks 6.7
IPv4 requirements 5.1, 5.5
IPv6 requirements 5.1, 5.5

J

JDK requirements 4.5

K

kernel parameters
- changing C.2.3
- checking C.2.2
- displaying C.2.3
- tcp and udp C.2.4
kernel parameters configuration C.2
kmdba group
- creating 6.3.8
Korn shell
- default user startup file 6.5.2

L

Leaf Nodes 5.10.1, 5.10.2
legal host names 1.4
licensing 1.8
login file 6.5.2
LVM
- recommendations for Oracle ASM 8.1.1

M

Management Database 8.1.3
management repository service 9.2.1
manifest file 8.5
mask
- setting default file mode creation mask 6.5.1
max_buf 8.4.2
mixed binaries 4.5
mode
- setting default file mode creation mask 6.5.1
Multiple Oracle Homes Support
- advantages E.2
multiversioning E.2

N

Name Service Cache Daemon
- enabling 4.12
netca.rsp file A.4.1
Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA)
- response files A.6.2
- running at command prompt A.6.2
network, minimum requirements 1.1
network interface cards
- requirements 5.3
network requirements 1.4
networks
- configuring interfaces 5.13
- for Oracle Flex Clusters 5.10.1, 5.10.2
- hardware minimum requirements 5.3
- IP protocol requirements for 5.1, 5.5
- manual address configuration example 5.12
- Oracle Flex ASM 1.4
- required protocols 5.3
NFS
- and data files 7.7
- and Oracle Clusterware files 7.5
- buffer size requirements 8.4.1
- for data files 7.7
NFS mounts
- Direct NFS Client
  - requirements 7.8
- mtab 7.8
- oranfstab 7.8
noninteractive mode
- See: response file mode

O

OCR
- See: Oracle Cluster Registry
OFA E.1
- See also: Optimal Flexible Architecture
oifcfg 5.2.2
OINSTALL directory E.6
oinstall group
- creating 6.1.2
OINSTALL groupl 1.5
- See also: Oracle Inventory directory
Opatch 11.4
OPatch 10.5, B.5
operating system
- different on cluster members 4.5
- requirements 4.5
operating system privileges groups 1.5
operating system requirements 1.2
oper group
- description 6.2.2
Optimal Flexible Architecture
- about E.1
ORAchk
- and Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1.8
ORACLE_BASE environment variable
- removing from shell startup file 6.5.2
ORACLE_HOME environment variable
- removing from shell startup file 6.5.2
ORACLE_SID environment variable
- removing from shell startup file 6.5.2
Oracle ACFS
- Installing Oracle RAC binaries not supported on Oracle Flex Cluster 7.2.2
- supported Oracle Solaris versions 7.2.1
Oracle ADVM
- supported Oracle Solaris versions 7.2.1
Oracle ASM
- characteristics of failure groups 8.1.1, 8.3.1
- disk groups 8.1.1
- failure groups 8.1.1
  - examples 8.1.1
  - identifying 8.1.1
- guidelines 7.4
- installing 9.3.1, 9.3.2, 9.3.3
- recommendations for disk groups 8.1.1
- space required for preconfigured database 8.1.1
Oracle ASMFD on Oracle Solaris 8.2.2
Oracle ASM Filter Driver
- about 8.2.1
- best practices 8.2.2
Oracle ASM Filter Driver (Oracle ASMFD) 9.3.2, 9.3.3
Oracle ASM password file 7.4
Oracle base E.1, E.6
Oracle Cluster Registry
- configuration of 1.6
- mirroring 7.5
- partition sizes 7.5
Oracle Clusterware
- upgrading 7.5
Oracle Clusterware Files
- NFS to Oracle ASM 11.5.3
Oracle Database
- data file storage options 7.3
- requirements with Oracle ASM 8.1.1
Oracle Database Configuration Assistant A.6.1
- response file A.4.1
Oracle Database prerequisites group package 3.3
Oracle Disk Manager
- and Direct NFS 8.4.4
Oracle Domain Services Cluster 9.2.2, 9.2.3
Oracle Enterprise Manager 11.10.3
Oracle Extended Cluster 9.3.1, 11.15
- converting to 11.15
Oracle Extended Clusters 9.2.4
Oracle Flex ASM
- and Oracle ASM clients 1.4
- networks 1.4
Oracle Flex Clusters
- about 5.10.1
- and Hub Nodes 10.4.3, B.4.3
- and Leaf Nodes 10.4.3, B.4.3
- and Oracle Flex ASM 5.10.2
- and Oracle Flex ASM cluster 5.10.1
- restrictions for Oracle ACFS 7.2.2
Oracle Grid Infrastructure upgrading 11.8
Oracle home
- ASCII path restriction for 1.3
- file path E.6
- Grid home
  - filepath E.6
- naming conventions E.5
Oracle Inventory 1.5
- identifying existing 6.1.1
Oracle Inventory Directory
- OINSTALL group E.3
Oracle IO Server 5.10.2
Oracle Layered File System 9.6, 11.8
Oracle Member Clusters 9.2.3
- for applications 9.2.3
- for databases 9.2.3
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
- response file A.4.1
Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture
- See: Optimal Flexible Architecture
oracle-rdbms-server-12-1-preinstall 3.3
- checking 3.2
Oracle Software Owner user
- See also: Oracle user
- creating 6.1.5, 6.4.1
Oracle Software Owner users
- configuring environment for 6.5
- determining default shell 6.5.2
Oracle Solaris
- installation options for 4.1
- parameters C.2.1
- zones 4.10
Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.10, 4.11
- prerequisites D.2
Oracle Standalone Cluster 9.3.1
Oracle Standalone Clusters 9.2.1
Oracle Universal Installer
- response files
  - list of A.4.1
Oracle Upgrade Companion 4.2.1
oracle user 1.5
- creating 6.1.5
Oracle user
- configuring environment for 6.5
- determining default shell 6.5.2
- modifying 6.4.2
oraInventory E.6
oranfstab configuration file 8.4.3
oranfstab file 8.4.4
OSASM
- creating for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 6.3.1
OSBACKUPDBA group
- creating 6.3.6
OSBACKUPDBA group (backupdba) 6.2.3
OSDBA 1.5
OSDBA for ASM
- creating for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 6.3.2
OSDBA groups
- creating 6.3.4
- creating for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 6.3.3
- description for database 6.2.2
- SYSDBA privilege 6.2.2
OSDGDBA group
- creating 6.3.7
OSDGDBA group (dgdba) 6.2.3
OSKMDBA group
- creating 6.3.8
OSKMDBA group (kmdba) 6.2.3
OSOPER group
- creating 6.3.5
OSOPER groups
- description for database 6.2.2
- SYSOPER privilege 6.2.2
OSRACDBA group
- creating 6.3.9

P

parameter file
- and permissions to read and write the SGA 10.3, B.3
partition
- using with Oracle ASM 8.1.1
patch updates 10.1.1, B.1.1
postinstallation
- recommended tasks
  - root.sh script, backing up 10.2.2, B.2.3
postinstallation configToolAllCommands script A.8.1
postinstallation -executeConfigTools option A.7.1
prctl command C.2.2
preconfigured database
- Oracle ASM disk space requirements 8.1.1
- requirements when using Oracle ASM 8.1.1
primary host name 1.4
profile file 6.5.2
project.max-shm-memory
- checking C.2.2
proxy realm 1.8
public node name
- and primary host name 1.4

R

racdba group
- creating 6.3.9
RAID
- and mirroring Oracle Cluster Registry and voting files 7.5
- recommended Oracle ASM redundancy level 8.1.1
Rapid Home Provisioning 9.6, 11.8
Rapid Home Provisioning Server 9.2.2
raw devices
- upgrading existing partitions 7.5
recommendations
- client access to the cluster 10.2.5, B.2.6
- private network 5.2.2
recv_hiwat 8.4.2
redundancy level
- and space requirements for preconfigured database 8.1.1
Redundant Interconnect Usage 5.3
- IPv4 requirement 5.4
registering resources 11.10.3
releases
- multiple E.2
relinking Oracle Grid Infrastructure home binaries 10.5, B.5, 12.6, 12.7
removing Oracle software 12, 12.1
- examples 12.3
requiremenets
- interconnects 5.4
requirements 8.1.1
- for networks 5.3
resource control C.2.1
- changing C.2.3
- displaying C.2.3
- project.max-shm-memory
  - minimum value C.2.1
  - requirements C.2.1
response file A.6.1
response file installation
- preparing A.4
- response files
  - templates A.4
- silent mode A.5
response file mode A.1
- See also: response files, silent mode
- about A.1
- reasons for using A.2
response files A.1
- See also: silent mode.
- about A.1
- creating with template A.4.1
- database configuration assistant A.6.1
- dbca.rsp A.4.1
- enterprise.rsp A.4.1
- general procedure A.3
- netca.rsp A.4.1
- Net Configuration Assistant A.6.2
- passing values at command line A.1
- specifying with Oracle Universal Installer A.5
root.sh script
- backing up 10.2.2, B.2.3
rootcrs.pl
- restriction for Oracle Flex Cluster deinstallation 12.8
rootcrs.sh 12.1
roothas.sh 12.1
root user
- logging in as 2.1
running gridSetup.sh 11.7.1
running multiple Oracle releases E.2

S

SCAN address 1.4
SCANs 1.4, 5.6.5
- client access 10.2.5, B.2.6
- configuring 1.4
- description 10.2.5, B.2.6
shell
- determining default shell for Oracle user 6.5.2
SHELL environment variable
- checking value of 6.5.2
shell startup file
- editing 6.5.2
- removing environment variables 6.5.2
silent mode
- about A.1
- reasons for using A.2
silent mode installation A.5
software requirements 4.5
Solaris kernel parameters C.2
space requirements 8.1.2
ssh
- and X11 Forwarding 6.5.4
- configuring C.1
Standard cluster
- upgrades result in 11.4
standard operating environment 9.6
startup file
- for shell 6.5.2
stty
- suppressing to prevent installation errors 6.5.5
swap space
- allocation 1.3
switches
- minimum speed 5.3
SYSBACKUPDBA system privileges 6.2.3
SYSDBA privilege
- associated group 6.2.2
SYSDGDBA system privileges 6.2.3
SYSKMDBA system privileges 6.2.3
SYSOPER privilege
- associated group 6.2.2
system global area
- permissions to read and write 10.3, B.3
system privileges
- SYSBACKUPDBA 6.2.3
- SYSDGDBA 6.2.3
- SYSKMDBA 6.2.3
system requirements 1

T

tcp_max_buf 8.4.2
tcp_recv_hiwat 8.4.2
tcp_xmit_hiwat 8.4.2
TCP/IP 5.3
TEMP environment variable
- commands 6.5.2
  - env 6.5.2
- env command 6.5.2
- environment
  - checking settings 6.5.2
- setting 6.5.2
- umask 6.5.2
- umask command 6.5.2
terminal output commands
- suppressing for Oracle installation owner accounts 6.5.5
TMPDIR environment variable
- setting 6.5.2
token-rings
- unsupported 5.3
troubleshooting
- cron jobs and installation 1.8
- disk space errors 1.3
- environment path errors 1.3
- garbage strings in script inputs found in log files 6.5.5
- inventory corruption 6.4.2
- nfs mounts 4.12
- public network failures 4.12
- root.sh errors 12.8
- ssh C.1.1, C.1.3
- ssh errors 6.5.5
- stty errors 6.5.5
- unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware to fix causes of root.sh errors 12.8
- unset environment variables 1.3
- user equivalency C.1.1, C.1.3
Troubleshooting
- DBCA does not recognize Oracle ASM disk size and fails to create disk groups 10.4.5, B.4.5
typographic conventions

U

umask command 6.5.1
unconfiguring Oracle Clusterware 12.8
uninstall
- See: removing Oracle software
UNIX commands
- xhost 2.1
UNIX workstation
- installing from 2.1
unreachable nodes
- upgrading 11.7.3
upgrade 4.2.3, 11.8
- running gridSetup.sh 11.7.1
upgrades
- and Leaf Nodes 11.4
- and OCR partition sizes 7.5
- and voting file sizes 7.5
- best practices 4.2.1
- restrictions for 11.4
- unsetting environment variables for 11.5.2
upgrade tasks 11.10.3
upgrading
- and ORAchk Upgrade Readiness Assessment 1.8
- inaccessible nodes 11.7.3
- options 4.2.2
useradd command 6.4.1
users
- creating the oracle user 6.1.5

V

vendor clusterware
- and cluster names for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 1.4
voting files
- configuration of 1.6
- mirroring 7.5
- partition sizes 7.5

X

X11 forwarding errors 6.5.4, C.1.3
xhost command 2.1
xmit_hiwat 8.4.2
xtitle
- suppressing to prevent installation errors 6.5.5
X Window System
- enabling remote hosts 2.1

Z

zone clusters 4.10
- deploying Oracle RAC D.3, D.4
zones 4.10