Oracle 10.

2
RAC New Features

Julian Dyke
Independent Consultant

Web Version

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 Introduced in Oracle 10.2

 Read-only utility that verifies configuration of cluster at each

stage of cluster installation

 Detects many common configuration errors

 Eliminates time-consuming troubleshooting

 Supplied with Oracle Clusterware

 Can be installed separately

 Can also be used with Oracle 10.1

 Requires -r 10gR1 switch

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 Written in Java - requires JRE
 Supplied with JRE
 Alternatively can use existing JRE
 Must set CV_JDKHOME environment variable

 On Red Hat Linux also requires cvuqdisk package

 Supplied on Oracle Clusterware CD

rpm --Uvh cvuqdisk-1.0.1-1.rpm

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 Checks
 stages
 components

 Stage checks
 Verify all steps for specified stage have been completed

 Component checks
 Verify specified component has been correctly installed

sh runcluvfy.sh -help
sh runcluvfy.sh stage -help
sh runcluvfy.sh comp -help

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 Stages include:

-post hwos post check for hardware and operating system

-pre cfs pre-check for CFS setup
-post cfs post-check for CFS setup
-pre crsinst pre-check for Oracle Clusterware installation
-post crsinst post-check for Oracle Clusterware installation
-pre dbinst pre-check for database installation
-pre dbcfg pre-check for database configuration

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 Components include:

nodereach Checks reachability between nodes

nodecon Checks node connectivity
cfs Checks CFS integrity
ssa Checks shared storage accessibility
space Checks space availability
sys Checks minimum system requirements
clu Checks cluster integrity
clumgr Checks cluster manager integrity
ocr Checks OCR integrity
crs Checks Oracle Clusterware (CRS) integrity
nodeapp Checks node applications exist
admprv Checks administrative privileges
peer Compares properties with peers

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 For example, to check configuration before installing Oracle
Clusterware on node1 and node2 use:

sh runcluvfy.sh stage -pre crsinst -n node1,node2

 Checks:
 node reachability
 user equivalence
 administrative privileges
 node connectivity
 shared stored accessibility

 If any checks fail append -verbose to display more information

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Clusterware
File Mirroring

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 RAC databases contain
 controlfiles
 datafiles
 online redo logs
 server parameter files
 password files
 archive log files

 In addition RAC clusters contain

 Oracle Cluster Repository (OCR)
 formerly SRVM file
 Voting Disk
 formerly CSS file

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 In Oracle 10.1 and below
 only one copy of OCR and Voting Disk
 can be corrupted
 can be deleted
 can be inaccessible
 loss of either prevents access to all databases in cluster

 In Oracle 10.2 and above

 OCR can be mirrored
 maximum two copies
 Voting Disk can be mirrored
 recommended three copies

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Oracle 10.1
Instance 1 Instance 2

Node1 Node2

OCR

Voting Disk 1

Database Database Database Files

Files Files

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Oracle 10.2
Instance 1 Instance 2

Node1 Node2

OCR OCR Mirror

Voting Disk 1 Voting Disk 2 Voting Disk 3

Database Database Database Files

Files Files

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Database
Cloning

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 Creating a Clone Template

Manage Templates

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Create database template from an existing

database (structure and data)

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Choose database from which to

create the template

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Specify name and
description of template

Specify location where RMAN

copies of datafiles will be created.

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Choose locations of database files

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 Template creation completion message

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 Creating a Clone Database

Create Database

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Manage Templates
Select nodes on which to
create cluster database

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Select template Includes Datafiles = Yes

(Template2) => Clone

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Select Global
Database Name

Select SID

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Select SID

Configure
Management Options

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Select SID

Set Passwords

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Select Storage Option

(ASM)

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Select ASM Diskgroup

(DISKGROUP1)

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Select Oracle-Managed
Files (OMF)

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Optionally enable Flash

Recovery Area and Archiving

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Specify optional; custom

initialization scripts
Optionally enable Flash
Recovery Area and Archiving

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Add Services

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Set initialisation parameters

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Configure storage

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Create Database or Generate

Database Creation Scripts

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Create Database or Generate

Database Creation Scripts

Log files in
$ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs/dbca/CLONE

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Create Database or Generate

Database Creation Scripts

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