Installation and configuration

The installation and configuration of an Oracle RAC system entails first preparing the target Linux™ systems, and then performing the installation tasks.

Preparing Linux for the installation of Oracle RAC
Linux preparation before the installation of Oracle RAC consists of preparing users, specifying various parameters and settings, setting up the network, setting up the file system, and performing some disk tasks.
Installing Oracle RAC binaries
To install the binaries, it is important to understand the installation sequence, the various tools that can be chosen to perform the installation, and the disk location and size of Oracle binary files.
Oracle clusterware (CRS)
The first step in the installation of Oracle RAC is to install the Oracle clusterware. This is by far the longest and most complex step in the installation process.
Installing the Oracle relational database
The second step in the installation of Oracle RAC is to install the Oracle relational database (RDBMS).
Installing the Oracle Automatic Storage Manager
The third and last step in the installation of Oracle RAC is to install the Oracle Automatic Storage Manager (ASM).
Customize the Oracle RAC system
After installing Oracle RAC on IBM® System z®, and installing database binaries and ASM, it is necessary to create listeners and customize the configuration necessary to run a database.
Client side load balancing
To build an effective Oracle RAC system, balancing the workload coming in from the clients must also be considered.

Parent topic: Oracle Real Application Clusters on Linux on IBM System z: Set up and network performance tuning