Oracle Fail Safe Step-By-Step Installation and Co

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Subject: Oracle Fail Safe StepByStep Installation and Configuration

Type: BULLETIN

Status: PUBLISHED

Content Type: TEXT/PLAIN

Creation Date: SEP

Last Revision Date: MAR

PURPOSE

This paper describes the installation and configuration of

a complete Oracle Fail Safe system from the scratch no

Oracle products are even installed A stepbystep approach

is taken to simplify the explanation After each step its

the name of the node where the operation must be submitted

SCOPE & APPLICATION

This paper is intended to people that will install and

configure the Oracle Fail Safe

It assumes that the MSCS is already configured and

running

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Install Oracle on (Node )

Reboot Node

Install Oracle on (Node )

Reboot Node

Create a database to be added to the cluster (using Note:)

do not configure Net for the newly created database Remember

control files redo log files and datafiles all must be created in the

shared disks (Node )

Add an ORACLE_SID variable with its value being the SID of the

database created in Step to the Oracle Hive in the Registry of both

nodes (Node Node )

Install FailSafe on (Server and Manager

components) (Node )

Install FailSafe patch on (Node )

Reboot Node

Install FailSafe on (Server and Manager

components) (Node )

Install FailSafe patch on (Node )

Reboot Node

Ping the Cluster Alias and each nodes hostname(you could see all

the names in the MSCS Administrator) if all reply then proceed If

not then ask the System Administrator to check the problem The public

IP should come first when pinging each node! (Node )

Ping the Cluster Alias and each nodes hostname(you could see all the

names in the MSCS Administrator) if all reply with the same IPs of

step then proceed If not ask the System Administrator to check

the problem The public IP should come first when pinging each node!

(Node )

Edit %windir%\System\Drivers\etc\hosts and add a unique hostname

and a free IP in the list (Node )

Edit %windir%\System\Drivers\etc\hosts and add the same hostname

and IP added in (Node )

Enter Fail Safe Manager(FSM): you will be prompted for four

fields Fill the fields username and password with a Windows NT

Administrator the cluster name is the root of the tree that

appears in the MSCS Administrator the domain name is the name

of the domain that the nodes belong (its displayed in the logon

box of NT) (Node )

In FSM choose Verify Cluster if any errors are detected fix them

before proceeding

In FSM Choose Add a New Group when asked for a Network Name choose

Network Accessible by Clients and in the Name Field put the hostname

written in the hosts file of steps and You should see the

IP field being automatically filled (with the IP specified in steps

and ) all other wizard steps are self explained (Node )

Choose Verify Group in FSM to assure that the group was

created ok

Copy the password file and initora (if it is in the private

disks) of the databases to be added to the cluster to the same path

in the other node (Node Node )

Set all Net listeners to Manual Startup Fail Safe will start the

Listener automatically on failover (Node )

In the FSM choose Verify Standalone Database if everything is ok

proceed to if not fix the problems detected

In the FSM choose Add a Standalone Database to the previously

created group Be sure that no Listeners are started up when doing so

(Node )

Make a Move to Other Node Operation to test the configuration

(rigthclick the DB in the tree of FSM and choose that option)

(Node )

Restore the DB to the original Node doing another Move to Other

Node operation (Node )