Review this information for installation and deployment options for Oracle Grid Infrastructure.

Oracle Grid Infrastructure consists of Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM). If you plan afterward to install Oracle Database with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC), then this is phase one of a two-phase installation.

Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation software is available in multiple media, and can be installed using several options. The Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is available as an image, available for download from the Oracle Technology Network website, or the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud portal. In most cases, you use the graphical user interface (GUI) provided by Oracle Universal Installer to install the software. You can also use Oracle Universal Installer to complete silent mode installations, without using the GUI.

Topics:

• About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
  Starting with Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 2 (12.2), installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure software is simplified with image-based installation.
• Understanding Cluster Configuration Options
  Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c release 2 introduced new cluster configuration options.
• About Default File Permissions Set by Oracle Universal Installer
  During Oracle Database installation, by default Oracle Universal Installer installs software in the ORACLE_HOME directory. Oracle Universal Installer sets the permissions for this directory, and for all files and directories under this directory.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a New Cluster
  Complete this procedure to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle ASM) on your cluster.
• Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure Using a Cluster Configuration File
  During installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure, you have the option of either of providing cluster configuration information manually, or of using a cluster configuration file.
• Installing Only the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software
  This installation option requires manual postinstallation steps to enable the Oracle Grid Infrastructure software.
• Confirming Oracle Clusterware Function
  After installation, use the crsctl utility to verify Oracle Clusterware installation is installed and running correctly.
• Confirming Oracle ASM Function for Oracle Clusterware Files
  Confirm Oracle ASM is running after installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
• Understanding Offline Processes in Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  Oracle Grid Infrastructure provides required resources for various Oracle products and components. Some of those products and components are optional, so you can install and enable them after installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure.