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As a minimum ensure RedHat has the following packages installed on both nodes.

unzip (x86_64)
xorg-x11-utils-7.5-6.el6.x86_64
binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.11.el6 (x86_64)
compat-libcap1-1.10-1 (x86_64)
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6 (x86_64)
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6 (i686)
gcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
gcc-c++-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 (i686)
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6 (i686)
ksh
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (i686)
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6 (i686)
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6 (i686)
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6 (x86_64)
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6 (i686)
libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6 (x86_64)
libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6 (i686)
libXext-1.1 (x86_64)
libXext-1.1 (i686)
libXtst-1.0.99.2 (x86_64)
libXtst-1.0.99.2 (i686)
libX11-1.3 (x86_64)
libX11-1.3 (i686)
libXau-1.0.5 (x86_64)
libXau-1.0.5 (i686)
libxcb-1.5 (x86_64)
libxcb-1.5 (i686)
libXi-1.3 (x86_64)
libXi-1.3 (i686)
make-3.81-19.el6
sysstat-9.0.4-11.el6 (x86_64)

4. Set the kernel parameters in /etc/sysctl.conf for both nodes as follows. NOTE If the current value for any parameter is higher than the
value listed below, do not change the value of that parameter.

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shmmax - Half the server memory

shmmni - 4096 (or greater)
fs.file-max - 6815744 (or greater)
fs.aio-max-nr - 1048576 (or greater)
net.core.rmem_default - 262144 (or greater)
net.core.rmem_max - 4194304 or greater)
net.core.wmem_default - 262144 (or greater)
net.core.wmem_max - 1048576 (or greater)
sem - 250 32000 100 128 (or greater)
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range - 9000 65535

5. Ensure oracle account and dba group exists on both nodes.

6. Update the following file /etc/security/limits.conf on both nodes.

oracle soft nproc 16384

oracle hard nproc 16384
oracle soft nofile 20480
oracle hard nofile 65536
oracle soft stack 10240
oracle hard stack 32768

7. Ensure the following line in the /etc/pam.d/login file existis on both nodes.

session required pam_limits.so

8. Create the .profile - see File Listings section below.

9. Install ASMLIB.

10. Create a single partition on each device to be used by ASM.

11. Create the ASM disks. For this installation the following disks will need to be created.

asm-data01
asm-fra01
asm-redo01
asm-redo02

12. Check to confirm the disk are set-up correctly

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/usr/sbin/oracleasm listdisks

13. Unzip the files

Log on as Oracle
cd /u01/app/oracle/SOFTWARE
unzip linuxamd64_12102_database_1of2.zip
unzip linuxamd64_12102_database_2of2.zip
unzip linuxamd64_12102_grid_1of2.zip
unzip linuxamd64_12102_grid_2of2.zip
unzip p6880880_121010_Linux-x86-64
unzip p20996835_121020_Linux-x86-64

Step-By-Step Guide - ASM Binary Installs

1. Log on to Oracle.

2. Unset ORACLE_HOME and GRID_HOME

unset ORACLE_HOME
unset GRID_HOME
unset ORACLE_SID
unset TNS_ADMIN

3. Install Grid Infrastructure Using the GUI

cd /u01/app/oracle/SOFTWARE/grid
./runInstaller

4. Follow the instructions as detailed in the screenshots here

5. When prompted run the root scripts in the order specified

Log on as root
/u01/app/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh
/u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/grid/root.sh

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Step-By-Step Guide - Configure ASM

1. Create the extra Disk Groups

. oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [oracle] ? +ASM
sqlplus / as sysasm
SQL> CREATE DISKGROUP FRA01 EXTERNAL REDUNDANCY DISK /dev/asm-fra001 ATTRIBUTE
COMPATIBLE.ASM=12.1.0.0.0,COMPATIBLE.RDBMS=12.1.0.0.0,AU_SIZE=4M';
SQL> CREATE DISKGROUP REDO01 EXTERNAL REDUNDANCY DISK /dev/asm-redo001 ATTRIBUTE
COMPATIBLE.ASM=12.1.0.0.0,COMPATIBLE.RDBMS=12.1.0.0.0,AU_SIZE=4M';
SQL> CREATE DISKGROUP REDO02 EXTERNAL REDUNDANCY DISK /dev/asm-redo002 ATTRIBUTE
COMPATIBLE.ASM=12.1.0.0.0,COMPATIBLE.RDBMS=12.1.0.0.0,AU_SIZE=4M';

2. Update parameter file with new Diskgroups

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET ASM_DISKGROUPS=FRA01, REDO01, REDO02 SCOPE=BOTH SID=+ASM

3. Configure ASM to use huge pages

. oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [oracle] ? MYDB001
SQL> sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> shutdown immediate;
SQL> quit
. oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [oracle] ? +ASM
SQL> sqlplus / as sysasm
SQL> alter system set memory_max_target=0 scope=spfile sid=*;
SQL> alter system set memory_target=0 scope=spfile sid=*;
SQL> alter system set sga_target=1088M scope=spfile sid=*;
SQL> alter system set use_large_pages=ONLY scope=spfile sid=*;
SQL> shutdown immediate;
SQL> startup;
SQL> quit
. oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [oracle] ? MYDB001
SQL> sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> startup

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Step-By-Step Oracle Database Binary Install

1. Log on to Oracle

2. Unset variables

unset ORACLE_BASE
unset ORACLE_HOME
unset GRID_HOME
unset ORACLE_SID
unset TNS_ADMIN

3. Install Database Software

cd /u01/app/oracle/SOFTWARE/database
./runInstaller

4. Follow the instructions as detailed in the screenshots hereand when prompted run root.sh.

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1
./root.sh

5. Create a symbolic link for TNS directory entries to stop dbca from failing on DB creation and on crsct startup.

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1/network/admin
ln -s /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/grid/network/admin/tnsnames.ora
ln -s /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/grid/network/admin/sqlnet.ora
ln -s /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/grid/network/admin/listener.ora

Step-By-Step Oracle Database Creation

1. Log on to Oracle

2. Create the database using dbca

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1/bin
./dbca

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3. Follow the instructions as detailed in the screenshots here

Step-By-Step Grid and Database Patching

1. Log on as Oracle

2. Install the latest version of OPatch in the GI home and DB home

unzip p6880880_121010_Linux-x86-64.zip -d /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/grid

unzip p6880880_121010_Linux-x86-64.zip -d /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1

3. Check the version of OPatch

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