How to Deploy Oracle RAC 11.2.0.3 on Zone Clusters

by Vinh Tran
Published June 2012

Using Oracle RAC 11.2.0.3, Oracle Solaris 10, and Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3

How to create an Oracle Solaris Zone cluster, install and configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.3 and Oracle Real Application Clusters 11.2.0.3 in the zone cluster, and create an Oracle Solaris Cluster resource for Oracle RAC.

This is one of three similar articles that explain how to do the same thing but with different versions of the software.  This table summarizes them:

Article RAC Version Solaris Version Cluster Version
How to Deploy Oracle RAC 11.2.0.3 on Oracle Solaris 11 Zone Clusters 11.2.0.3 11 4.0
How to Deploy Oracle RAC on an Exclusive-IP Oracle Solaris Zones Cluster 12c 11.2 4.2

Introduction

Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 provides the capability to create high-availability zone clusters. A zone cluster consists of several Oracle Solaris Zones, each of which resides on its own separate server; the zones that comprise the cluster are linked together into a single virtual cluster. Because zone clusters are isolated from each other, they provide increased security. Because the zones are clustered, they provide high availability for the applications they host.

By installing Oracle RAC inside a zone cluster, you can run multiple instances of an Oracle database at the same time. This allows you to have separate database versions or separate deployments of the same database (for example, one for production and one for development). Using this architecture, you can also deploy different parts of your multitiered solution into different virtual zone clusters. For example, you could deploy Oracle RAC and an application server in different zones of the same cluster. This approach allows you to isolate tiers and administrative domains from each other, while taking advantage of the simplified administration provided by Oracle Solaris Cluster.

For information on different configurations available for deploying Oracle RAC in zone cluster, see the Running Oracle Real Application Clusters on Oracle Solaris Zone Clusters" white paper.

Note: This document is not a performance best practices guide and it does not cover the following topics:

  • Oracle Solaris OS installation
  • Storage configuration
  • Network configuration
  • Oracle Solaris Cluster installation

Overview of the Process

This article describes how to set up Oracle RAC in an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4-node zone cluster configuration using Oracle Automatic Storage Management (see Figure 1).

Three significant steps have to be performed:

  • Create a zone cluster and the specific Oracle RAC infrastructure in this zone cluster.
  • Prepare the environment, and then install and configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure and the Oracle Database.
  • Create the Oracle Solaris Cluster resources, link them up, and bring them online.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Four-Node Zone Cluster Configuration

Prerequisites

Ensure that the following prerequisites have been met:

  • Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 or later and Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3 5/11 are already installed and configured.
  • Oracle Solaris 10 kernel parameters are configured in the /etc/system file in the global zone. The following is an example of the recommended value:

    shmsys:shminfo_shmmax 4294967295
  • Shared disks, also known as /dev/did/rdsk devices, are known. Listing 1 is an example of how to identify a shared disk from the global zone of any cluster node:

    phyhost1# cldev status


=== Cluster DID Devices ===

Device Instance              Node               Status
---------------              ----               ------
/dev/did/rdsk/d1             phyhost1           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d10            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d14            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d15            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d16            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d17            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d18            phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d19            phyhost2           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d2             phyhost1           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d20            phyhost2           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d21            phyhost3           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d22            phyhost3           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d23            phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d24            phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d6             phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d7             phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d8             phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

/dev/did/rdsk/d9             phyhost1           Ok
                             phyhost2           Ok
                             phyhost3           Ok
                             phyhost4           Ok

    Listing 1. Identifying a Shared Disk

    The output shows that disks d6, d7, d8, d9, d10, d14, d15, d16, d17, and d18 are shared by phyhost1, phyhost2, phyhost3, and phyhost4.

  • The following shared disks will be used for the Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group to store Oracle Cluster Registry and voting files: 
    /dev/did/rdsk/d6s6

/dev/did/rdsk/d7s6
/dev/did/rdsk/d8s6
  • The following shared disks will be used for the Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group to store data files: 
    /dev/did/rdsk/d9s6

/dev/did/rdsk/d10s6
/dev/did/rdsk/d14s6
/dev/did/rdsk/d15s6

    In this example, slice 6 is 102 GB. Please check the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide for disk size requirements.

  • Oracle virtual IP (VIP) and Single Client Access Name (SCAN) IP requirements have been set up, for example:

    • vzhost1d, IP address 10.134.35.99, is used for SCAN IP.
    • vzhost1c-vip, IP address 10.134.35.100, is used as VIP for vzhost1c.
    • vzhost2c-vip, IP address 10.134.35.101, is used as VIP for vzhost2c.
    • vzhost3c-vip, IP address 10.134.35.102, is used as VIP for vzhost3c.
    • vzhost4c-vip, IP address 10.134.35.103, is used as VIP for vzhost4c.
  • There is an IPMP group for the public network with one active and one standby interface. Here is an example of the /etc/hostname.e1000g0 and /etc/hostname.e1000g1 setting for an IPMP group called SC_ipmp0 from the global zone:

    cat /etc/hostname.e1000g0

phyhost1 netmask + broadcast + group sc_ipmp0 up

cat /etc/hostname.e1000g1
group sc_ipmp0 standby up

Create the Zone Cluster Using the cfg File

Perform the following steps to create an Oracle Solaris Zone cluster:

  1. Create a file called zone.cfg with the content shown in Listing 2.

    cat /var/tmp/zone.cfg


create
set zonepath=/export/zones/z11gR2A
add sysid
set name_service="NIS{domain_name=solaris.us.oracle.com}"
set root_password=passwd
end
set limitpriv ="default,proc_priocntl,proc_clock_highres,sys_time"
add dedicated-cpu
set ncpus=16
end
add capped-memory
set physical=12g
set swap=12g
set locked=12g
end
add node
set physical-host=phyhost1
set hostname=vzhost1c
add net
set address=vzhost1c
set physical=e1000g0
end
end
add node
set physical-host=phyhost2
set hostname=vzhost2c
add net
set address=vzhost2c
set physical=e1000g0
end
end
add node
set physical-host=phyhost3
set hostname=vzhost3c
add net
set address=vzhost3c
set physical=e1000g0
end
end
add node
set physical-host=phyhost4
set hostname=vzhost4c
add net
set address=vzhost4c
set physical=e1000g0
end
end
add net
set address=vzhost1d
end
add net
set address=vzhost1c-vip
end
add net
set address=vzhost2c-vip
end
add net
set address=vzhost3c-vip
end
add net
set address=vzhost4c-vip
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d6s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d7s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d8s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d9s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d10s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d14s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d15s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdks/d16s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d17s6"
end
add device
set match="/dev/did/rdsk/d18s6"
end

    Listing 2. Creating the cfg File

  2. If the SCAN host name, vzhost1d, resolves in multiple IP addresses, configure a separate global net resource for each IP address that the SCAN host name resolves to. For example, if the SCAN resolves to three IP addresses (10.134.35.97, 10.134.35.98, and 10.134.35.99), add the following global net resource to the zone.cfg file:

    add net

set address=10.134.35.97
end
add net
set address=10.134.35.98
end
add net
set address=10.134.35.99
end
  3. As root, run the commands shown in Listing 3 from one node to create the cluster:

    # clzonecluster configure -f /var/tmp/zone.cfg z11gr2a


# clzonecluster install z11gr2A

# clzonecluster status

=== Zone Clusters ===

--- Zone Cluster Status ---

Name     Node Name   Zone HostName   Status    Zone Status
----     ---------   -------------   ------    -----------
z11gr2A  phyhost1       vzhost1c     Offline   Installed
         phyhost2       vzhost2c     Offline   Installed
         phyhost3       vzhost3c     Offline   Installed
         phyhost4       vzhost4c     Offline   Installed

# clzc boot z11gr2A

# clzc status

=== Zone Clusters ===

--- Zone Cluster Status ---

Name     Node Name   Zone HostName   Status   Zone Status
----     ---------   -------------   ------   -----------
z11gr2A  phyhost1    vzhost1c        Online   Running
         phyhost2    vzhost2c        Online   Running
         phyhost3    vzhost3c        Online   Running
         phyhost4    vzhost4c        Online   Running

    Listing 3. Creating the Oracle Solaris Zone Cluster

  4. Make sure NTP is disabled but has dummy ntp.conf file so that Grid Infrastructure time synchronization service will run in Observer mode:

    # svcs ntp

disabled Mar_28 svc:/network/ntp:default

# cat >  /etc/inet/ntp.conf
slewalways yes
disable pll
^D

    5. Create the Oracle RAC Framework Resources for the Zone Cluster

    Perform the following steps from one node to create the Oracle RAC framework:

    1. As root, execute clsetup from one global zone cluster node, as shown in Listing 4.
      # /usr/cluster/bin/clsetup

*** Main Menu ***

  Please select from one of the following options:

        1) Quorum
        2) Resource groups
        3) Data Services
        4) Cluster interconnect
        5) Device groups and volumes
        6) Private hostnames
        7) New nodes
        8) Other cluster tasks

        ?) Help with menu options
        q) Quit

    Option:  3

 *** Data Services Menu ***

    Please select from one of the following options:

     * 1) Apache Web Server
     * 2) Oracle
     * 3) NFS
     * 4) Oracle Real Application Clusters
     * 5) SAP Web Application Server
     * 6) Highly Available Storage
     * 7) Logical Hostname
     * 8) Shared Address

     * ?) Help
     * q) Return to the Main Menu

    Option:  4

  *** Oracle Solaris Cluster Support for Oracle RAC ***

    Oracle Solaris Cluster provides a support layer for running Oracle
    Real Application Clusters (RAC) database instances. This option allows
    you to create the RAC framework resource group, storage resources,
    database resources and administer them, for managing the Oracle
    Solaris Cluster support for Oracle RAC.

    After the RAC framework resource group has been created, you can use
    the Oracle Solaris Cluster system administration tools to administer a
    RAC framework resource group that is configured on a global cluster.
    To administer a RAC framework resource group that is configured on a
    zone cluster, instead use the appropriate Oracle Solaris Cluster
    command.

    Is it okay to continue (yes/no) [yes]?   

    Please select from one of the following options:

        1)  Oracle RAC Create Configuration
        2)  Oracle RAC Ongoing Administration

        q)  Return to the Data Services Menu

    Option:  1

  >>> Select Oracle Real Application Clusters Location <<<

    Oracle Real Application Clusters Location:

        1) Global Cluster
        2) Zone Cluster

    Option [2]:  2

   >>> Select Zone Cluster <<<

    From the list of zone clusters, select the zone cluster where you would like to
    configure Oracle Real Application Clusters.

        1) z11gr2A

        ?) Help
        d) Done

    Selected:  [z11gr2A]

   >>> Select Oracle Real Application Clusters Components to Configure <<<

    Select the component of Oracle Real Application Clusters that you are configuring:

        1) RAC Framework Resource Group
        2) Storage Resources for Oracle Files
        3) Oracle Clusterware Framework Resource
        4) Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
        5) Resources for Oracle Real Application Clusters Database Instances

    Option [1]: 1  

   >>> Verify Prerequisites <<<


    This wizard guides you through the creation and configuration of the Real Application
    Clusters (RAC) framework resource group.
    
    Before you use this wizard, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:


    * All pre-installation tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters are completed.

    * The Oracle Solaris Cluster nodes are prepared.

    * The data services packages are installed.

    * All storage management software that you intend to use is installed and configured
    on all nodes where Oracle Real Application Clusters is to run.



    Press RETURN to continue

   >>> Select Nodes <<<

    Specify, in order of preference, a list of names of nodes where Oracle Real
    Application Clusters is to run. If you do not explicitly specify a list, the list
    defaults to all nodes in an arbitrary order.


    The following nodes are available on the zone cluster z11skgxn:

        1) vzhost1c
        2) vzhost2c
        3) vzhost3c
        4) vzhost4c

        r) Refresh and Clear All
        a) All
        ?) Help
        d) Done

    Selected:  [vzhost1c, vzhost2c, vzhost3c, vzhost4c]
    Options:  d

   >>> Select Clusterware Support <<<


    Select the vendor clusterware support that you would like to use.

        1) Native
        2) UDLM based

    Option [1]: 1  

   >>> Review Oracle Solaris Cluster Objects <<<


    The following Oracle Solaris Cluster objects will be created.

    Select the value you are changing:

          Property Name               Current Setting
          =============               ===============
        1) Resource Group Name        rac-framework-rg
        2) RAC Framework Resource N...rac-framework-rs

        d) Done
        ?) Help

    Option:  d

   >>> Review Configuration of RAC Framework Resource Group <<<


    The following Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration will be created.

    To view the details for an option, select the option.

                   Name                         Value
                   ====                         =====
        1) Resource Group Name        rac-framework-rg
        2) RAC Framework Resource N...rac-framework-rs

        c) Create Configuration
        ?) Help

    Option:  c

      Listing 4. Executing clsetup

    2. From one global zone cluster node, verify the Oracle RAC framework resources:
      # clrs status -Z z11gr2A


=== Cluster Resources ===

Resource Name         Node Name      State      Status Message
-------------         ---------      -----      --------------
rac-framework-rs       vzhost1c      Online     Online
                       vzhost2c      Online     Online
                       vzhost3c      Online     Online
                       vzhost4c      Online     Online

    Set Up the Root Environment in Local Zone Cluster z11gr2A

    From each global zone cluster node (phyhost1, phyhost2, phyhost3, and phyhost4), do the following:

    1. Log in to the local zone node and execute the following command as root:
      # /usr/sbin/zlogin z11gr2A

[Connected to zone 'z11gr2A' pts/2]
Last login: Thu Aug 25 17:30:14 on pts/2
Oracle Corporation      SunOS 5.10      Generic Patch   January 2005
    2. (Optional) Change the root shell to bash:
      # passwd -e

Old shell: /sbin/sh
New shell: bash
passwd: password information changed for root
    3. Include these paths in .bash_profile: 
      /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/bin

/usr/cluster/bin

    Create a User and Group for the Oracle Software

    1. As root, execute the following commands from each node:
      # groupadd -g 300 oinstall

# groupadd -g 301 dba
# useradd -g 300 -G 301 -u 302 -d /u01/ora_home -s /usr/bin/bash ouser   
# mkdir -p /u01/ora_home
# chown ouser:oinstall /u01/ora_home
# mkdir /u01/oracle
# chown ouser:oinstall /u01/oracle
# mkdir /u01/grid
# chown ouser:oinstall /u01/grid
# mkdir /u01/oraInventory
# chown ouser:oinstall /u01/oraInventory
    2. Create a password for the software owner, ouser: 
      # passwd ouser

New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: password successfully changed for ouser
bash-3.00#
    3. For the Oracle software owner environment, as the software owner ouser, set up SSH from each node:
      $ mkdir .ssh

$ chmod 700 .ssh
$ cd .ssh
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/u01/ora_home/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /u01/ora_home/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /u01/ora_home/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
e6:63:c9:71:fe:d1:8f:71:77:70:97:25:2a:ee:a9:33 local1@vzhost1c
$
$ pwd
/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    4. From the first node, vzhost1c, do the following:
      $ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys

$ chmod 600 authorized_keys
$ scp authorized_keys vzhost2c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    5. From the second node, vzhost2c, do the following:
      $ cd /u01/ora_home/.ssh

$ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
$ scp authorized_keys vzhost3c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    6. From the third node, vzhost3c, do the following:
      $ cd /u01/ora_home/.ssh

$ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
$ scp authorized_keys vzhost4c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    7. From the fourth node, vzhost4c, do the following:
      $ cd /u01/ora_home/.ssh

$ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
$ scp authorized_keys vzhost1c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    8. From the first node, vzhost1c, do the following:
      $ cd /u01/ora_home/.ssh

$ scp authorized_keys vzhost2c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
$ scp authorized_keys vzhost3c:/u01/ora_home/.ssh
    9. From each node, test the SSH setup:
      $ ssh vzhost1c date

$ ssh vzhost2c date
$ ssh vzhost3c date
$ ssh vzhost4c date
    10. In each local zone cluster node, as root, set up the Oracle Automatic Storage Management candidate disk:
      # for i in 6 7 8 9 10 14 15

> do
> chown ouser:oinstall /dev/did/rdsk/d${i}s6
> chmod 660 /dev/did/rdsk/d${i}s6
> done
    11. In the local zone cluster, as the software owner, do the following from one node:
      $ for i in 6 7 8 9 10 14 15

> do
> dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/did/rdsk/d${i}s6 bs=1024k count=200
> done

    Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.3 in the Oracle Solaris Zone Cluster Nodes

    1. As the software owner, execute the following on one node: 
      $ bash

$ export DISPLAY=<hostname>:<n>
$ cd <PATH to 11.2.0.3-based software image>/grid/
$ ./runInstaller
    2. Provide the following input to Oracle Universal Installer:
      1. On the Select Installation Option page, select Install and Configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster.
      2. On the Select Installation Type page, select Advanced Installation.
      3. On the Select Product Languages page, select the appropriate language.
      4. On the Grid Plug and Play Information page, specify the following, as shown in Figure 2:

        1. For Cluster Name, select vzhost-cluster.
        2. For SCAN Name, select vzhost1d.
        3. For SCAN Port, select 1521.

        Figure 2
        Figure 2. Oracle Grid Infrastructure Plug and Play Information

      5. On the Cluster Node Information page, specify the following, as shown in Figure 3:

        Public Hostname  Virtual Hostname

vzhost1c         vzhost1c-vip
vzhost2c         vzhost2c-vip
vzhost3c         vzhost3c-vip
vzhost4c         vzhost4c-vip

        Figure 3
        Figure 3. Cluster Node Information

      6. On the Specify Network Interface Usage page, accept the default settings.
      7. On the Storage Option Information page, select the Oracle Automatic Storage Management option.
      8. On the Create ASM Disk Group page do the following, as shown in Figure 4:

        1. Click Change Discovery Path.
        2. In the Change Discovery Path dialog box, specify the discovery path as /dev/did/rdsk/d*s6.
        3. For Disk Group Name, specify crsdg.
        4. For the Candidate Disks, select /dev/did/rdsk/d6s6, /dev/did/rdsk/d7s6, and /dev/did/rdsk/d8s6.

        Figure 4
        Figure 4. Create Oracle Automatic Storage Management Disk Group

      9. On the Specify ASM Password page, specify the SYS and ASMSNMP accounts' username and password, as shown in Figure 5.

        Figure 5
        Figure 5. Oracle Automatic Storage Management Password

      10. On the Privileged Operating System Groups page, select the following:

        1. For Oracle ASM DBA (OSDBA for ASM) Group, select oinstall.
        2. (Optional) For Oracle ASM Operator (OSOPER for ASM) Group (Optional), select a group.
        3. For Oracle ASM Administrator (OSASM) Group, select oinstall.
      11. On the Specify Installation Location page, specify the following:

        1. For Oracle Base, specify /u01/oracle.
        2. For Software Location, specify /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3.
      12. On the Create Inventory page, select /u01/oraInventory for Inventory Directory.
      13. On the Perform Prerequisite Checks page, select Ignore All, as shown in Figure 6.

        Figure 6
        Figure 6. Perform Prerequisite Checks

      14. On the Summary page, click Install to start the software installation.

        The Execute Configuration Scripts dialog box asks you to execute the /u01/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh and /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/root.sh scripts as root, as shown in Figure 7.

        Figure 7
        Figure 7. Execute Configuration Scripts Dialog Box

      15. Open a terminal window and execute the scripts on each node, as shown in Listing 5.

        # /u01/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh

Changing permissions of /u01/oraInventory.
Adding read,write permissions for group.
Removing read,write,execute permissions for world.

Changing groupname of /u01/oraInventory to oinstall.
The execution of the script is complete.

# /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/root.sh
Performing root user operation for Oracle 11g 

The following environment variables are set as:
    ORACLE_OWNER= ouser
    ORACLE_HOME=  /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3

Enter the full pathname of the local bin directory: [/usr/local/bin]: /opt/local
/bin
Creating /opt/local/bin directory...
   Copying dbhome to /opt/local/bin ...
   Copying oraenv to /opt/local/bin ...
   Copying coraenv to /opt/local/bin ...


Creating /var/opt/oracle/oratab file...
Entries will be added to the /var/opt/oracle/oratab file as needed by
Database Configuration Assistant when a database is created
Finished running generic part of root script.
Now product-specific root actions will be performed.
Using configuration parameter file: /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/crs/install/crsconfig_params
Creating trace directory
User ignored Prerequisites during installation
OLR initialization - successful
  root wallet
  root wallet cert
  root cert export
  peer wallet
  profile reader wallet
  pa wallet
  peer wallet keys
  pa wallet keys
  peer cert request
  pa cert request
  peer cert
  pa cert
  peer root cert TP
  profile reader root cert TP
  pa root cert TP
  peer pa cert TP
  pa peer cert TP
  profile reader pa cert TP
  profile reader peer cert TP
  peer user cert
  pa user cert
Adding Clusterware entries to inittab
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.mdnsd' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.mdnsd' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.gpnpd' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.gpnpd' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.cssdmonitor' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.gipcd' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.cssdmonitor' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.gipcd' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.cssd' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.diskmon' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.diskmon' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.cssd' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded

ASM created and started successfully.

Disk Group crsdg created successfully.

clscfg: -install mode specified
Successfully accumulated necessary OCR keys.
Creating OCR keys for user 'root', privgrp 'root'..
Operation successful.
CRS-4256: Updating the profile
Successful addition of voting disk 621725b80bf24f53bfc8c56f8eaf3457.
Successful addition of voting disk 630c40e735134f2bbf78571ea35bb856.
Successful addition of voting disk 4a78fd6ce8564fdbbfceac0f0e9d7c37.
Successfully replaced voting disk group with +crsdg.
CRS-4256: Updating the profile
CRS-4266: Voting file(s) successfully replaced
##  STATE    File Universal Id                File Name Disk group
--  -----    -----------------                --------- ---------
 1. ONLINE   621725b80bf24f53bfc8c56f8eaf3457 (/dev/did/rdsk/d6s6) [CRSDG]
 2. ONLINE   630c40e735134f2bbf78571ea35bb856 (/dev/did/rdsk/d7s6) [CRSDG]
 3. ONLINE   4a78fd6ce8564fdbbfceac0f0e9d7c37 (/dev/did/rdsk/d8s6) [CRSDG]
Located 3 voting disk(s).

CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.asm' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.asm' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.CRSDG.dg' on 'vzhost1c'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.CRSDG.dg' on 'vzhost1c' succeeded
Configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster ... succeeded

        Listing 5. Executing the Scripts

      16. After executing both scripts, click OK in the GUI to continue.

        If the cluster is not using the DNS network client service, an error message, [INS-20802] Oracle Cluster Verification Utility failed, appears, as shown in Figure 8. You can ignore this error. The oraInstall log also shows that the Cluster Verification Utility can't resolve the SCAN name.

        INFO: Checking Single Client Access Name (SCAN)...

INFO: Checking TCP connectivity to SCAN Listeners...
INFO: TCP connectivity to SCAN Listeners exists on all cluster nodes
INFO: Checking name resolution setup for "vzhost1d"...
INFO: ERROR:
INFO: PRVG-1101 : SCAN name "vzhost1d" failed to resolve
INFO: ERROR:
INFO: PRVF-4657 : Name resolution setup check for "vzhost1d" (IP address: 10.134.
35.99) failed
INFO: ERROR:
INFO: PRVF-4663 : Found configuration issue with the 'hosts' entry in the /etc/n
sswitch.conf file
INFO: Verification of SCAN VIP and Listener setup failed

        Figure 8
        Figure 8. Failure Message

      17. To continue, click OK, then click Skip, and then click Next.

        Another error message appears, as shown in Figure 9.

        Figure 9
        Figure 9. Another Error Message

      18. Click Yes to continue.

        The installation of Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.3 is completed.

    3. From any node, check the status of Oracle Grid Infrastructure resources, as shown in Listing 6:
      # /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/bin/crsctl status res -t

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME           TARGET  STATE        SERVER                   STATE_DETAILS       
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Resources
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ora.CRSDG.dg
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c                                   
ora.LISTENER.lsnr
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c                                   
ora.asm
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c               Started             
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c               Started             
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c               Started             
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c               Started             
ora.gsd
               OFFLINE OFFLINE      vzhost1c                                   
               OFFLINE OFFLINE      vzhost2c                                   
               OFFLINE OFFLINE      vzhost3c                                   
               OFFLINE OFFLINE      vzhost4c                                   
ora.net1.network
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c                                   
ora.ons
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
               ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cluster Resources
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ora.LISTENER_SCAN1.lsnr
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
ora.cvu
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
ora.oc4j
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
ora.scan1.vip
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c                                   
ora.vzhost1c.vip
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost1c                                   
ora.vzhost2c.vip
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost2c                                   
ora.vzhost3c.vip
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost3c                                   
ora.vzhost4c.vip
      1        ONLINE  ONLINE       vzhost4c

      Listing 6. Checking the Status of the Resources

    Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 and Create the Database

    1. Execute the following commands to launch the ASM Configuration Assistant, which is shown in Figure 10:
      $ export DISPLAY=<hostname>:<n>

$ /u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3/bin/asmca

      Figure 10
      Figure 10. Oracle ASM Configuration Assistant

    2. In the ASM Configuration Assistant, do the following:
      1. In the Disk Groups tab, click Create.
      2. Do the following in the Create Disk Group page (shown in Figure 11) to create an Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group called swbdg for database creation:

        1. For Disk Group Name, specify swbdg.
        2. Select /dev/did/rdsk/d9s6, /dev/did/rdsk/d10s6, /dev/did/rdsk/d14s6, and /dev/did/rdsk/d15s6.
        3. For Failure Group, specify fgr1 for /dev/did/rdsk/d9s6 and /dev/did/rdsk/d10s6.
        4. For Failure Group, specify fgr2 for /dev/did/rdsk/d14s6 and /dev/did/rdsk/d15s6.
        5. Click OK to create the disk group.

        Figure 11
        Figure 11. Create Disk Group

      3. After the swbdg disk group creation is complete, click Exit to close the ASM Configuration Assistant.
    3. From one node, run the following commands to tell the Oracle Universal Installer to install Oracle Database:
      $ export DISPLAY=<hostname>:<n>

$ cd  <PATH to 11.2.0.3 based software image>/database
$ ./runInstaller
    4. Provide input to the Oracle Universal Installer, as follows:
      1. Provide the requested information on the Configure Security Updates page and the Download Software Updates page.
      2. On the Select Installation Option page, select Create and configure a database.
      3. On the System Class page, select Server Class.
      4. On the Grid Installation Options page, do the following, as shown in Figure 12:

        1. Select Oracle Real Application Clusters database installation.
        2. Ensure all nodes are selected.

        Figure 12
        Figure 12. Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Options

      5. On the Select Install Type page, select Advanced install.
      6. On the Select Product Languages page, use the default value.
      7. On the Select Database Edition page, select Enterprise Edition.
      8. On the Specify Installation Location page, specify the following:

        1. For Oracle Base, select /u01/oracle.
        2. For Software Location, select /u01/oracle/product/11.2.0.3.
      9. On the Select Configuration Type page, select General Purpose/Transaction Processing.
      10. On the Specify Database Identifiers page, specify the following:

        1. For Global Database Name, specify swb.
        2. For Oracle Service Identifier, specify swb.
      11. On the Specify Configuration Options, shown in Figure 13, use the default settings.

        Figure 13
        Figure 13. Specify Configuration Options

      12. On the Specify Management Options page, use the default settings.
      13. On the Specify Database Storage Options page, select Oracle Automatic Storage Management and specify the password for the ASMSNMP user.
      14. On the Specify Recovery Options page, select Do not enable automated backups.
      15. On the Select ASM Disk Group page, select SWBDG as the disk group name, as shown in Figure 14.

        Figure 14
        Figure 14. Select Disk Group Name

      16. On the Specify Schema Passwords page, specify a password for the SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP accounts.
      17. On the Privileged Operating System Groups page, specify the following:

        1. For Database Administrator (OSDBA) Group, select dba.
        2. For Database Operator (OSOPER) Group (Optional), select oinstall.
      18. On the Perform Prerequisite Checks page, select Ignore All, as shown in Figure 15.

        Figure 15
        Figure 15. Perform Prerequisite Checks

        An INS-13016 message appears, as shown in Figure 16.

      19. Select Yes to continue.

        Figure 16
        Figure 16. Message During Prerequisite Checks

      20. On the Summary page, shown in Figure 17, click Install.

        Figure 17
        Figure 17. Summary Page

      21. In the Database Configuration Assistant dialog box, click OK to continue, as shown in Figure 18.

        Figure 18
        Figure 18. Database Configuration Assistant Dialog Box

      22. The Execute Configuration Scripts dialog box asks you to execute root.sh on each node, as shown in Figure 19.

        Figure 19
        Figure 19. Execute Configuration Scripts Dialog Box

      23. After executing the root.sh script on the last node, click OK to continue. The Finish page shows that the installation and configure of Oracle Database is complete, as shown in Figure 20.

        Figure 20
        Figure 20. Finish Page

    Create the Oracle Solaris Cluster Resource

    Use the following procedure to create the Oracle Solaris Cluster Resource. Alternatively, you can use the clsetup wizard.

    1. From one zone cluster node, execute the following command to register the SUNW.crs_framework resource type in the zone cluster: 
      # clrt register SUNW.crs_framework
    2. Add an instance of the SUNW.crs_framework resource type to the Oracle RAC framework resource group:
      # clresource create -t SUNW.crs_framework \

-g rac-framework-rg \
-p resource_dependencies=rac-framework-rs \
crs-framework-rs
    3. Register the scalable Oracle Automatic Storage Management instance proxy resource type:
      # clresourcetype register SUNW.scalable_asm_instance_proxy
    4. Register the Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group resource type:
      # clresourcetype register SUNW.scalable_asm_diskgroup_proxy
    5. Create resource groups asm-inst-rg and asm-dg-rg: 
      # clresourcegroup create -S asm-inst-rg asm-dg-rg
    6. Set a strong positive affinity on rac-fmwk-rg by asm-inst-rg:
      # clresourcegroup set -p rg_affinities=++rac-framework-rg asm-inst-rg
    7. Set a strong positive affinity on asm-inst-rg by asm-dg-rg:
      # clresourcegroup set -p rg_affinities=++asm-inst-rg asm-dg-rg
    8. Create a SUNW.scalable_asm_instance_proxy resource and set the resource dependencies:
      # clresource create asm-inst-rg \

-t SUNW.scalable_asm_instance_proxy \
-p ORACLE_HOME=/u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3 \
-p CRS_HOME=/u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3 \
-p "ORACLE_SID{vzhost1c}"=+ASM1 \
-p "ORACLE_SID{vzhost2c}"=+ASM2 \
-p "ORACLE_SID{vzhost3c}"=+ASM3 \
-p "ORACLE_SID{vzhost4c}"=+ASM4 \
-p resource_dependencies_offline_restart=crs-framework-rs \
-d asm-inst-rs
    9. Add an Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group resource type to the asm-dg-rg resource group:
      # clresource create -g asm-dg-rg -t SUNW.scalable_asm_diskgroup_proxy \

-p asm_diskgroups=CRSDG,SWBDG \
-p resource_dependencies_offline_restart=asm-inst-rs \
-d asm-dg-rs
    10. On a cluster node, bring the asm-inst-rg resource group online in a managed state:
      # clresourcegroup online -eM asm-inst-rg
    11. On a cluster node, bring the asm-dg-rg resource group online in a managed state:
      # clresourcegroup online -eM asm-dg-rg
    12. Create a scalable resource group to contain the proxy resource for the Oracle RAC database server:
      # clresourcegroup create -S \

-p rg_affinities=++rac-framework-rg,++asm-dg-rg \
rac-swbdb-rg
    13. Register the SUNW.scalable_rac_server_proxy resource type:
      # clresourcetype register SUNW.scalable_rac_server_proxy
    14. Add a database resource to resource group:
      # clresource create -g rac-swbdb-rg \

-t SUNW.scalable_rac_server_proxy \
-p resource_dependencies=rac-framework-rs \
-p resource_dependencies_offline_restart=crs-framework-rs,asm-dg-rs \
-p oracle_home=/u01/oracle/product/11.2.0.3 \
-p crs_home=/u01/grid/product/11.2.0.3 \
-p db_name=swb \
-p "oracle_sid{vzhost1c}"=swb1 \
-p "oracle_sid{vzhost2c}"=swb2 \
-p "oracle_sid{vzhost3c}"=swb3 \
-p "oracle_sid{vzhost4c}"=swb4 \
-d rac-swb-srvr-proxy-rs
    15. Bring the resource group online: 
      # clresourcegroup online -emM rac-swbdb-rg
    16. Check the status of the cluster resource, as shown in Listing 7. 
      # clrs status


=== Cluster Resources ===

Resource Name             Node Name         State       Status Message
-------------             ---------          -----      ---------------
crs_framework-rs           vzhost1c         Online      Online
                           vzhost2c         Online      Online
                           vzhost3c         Online      Online
                           vzhost4c         Online      Online

rac-framework-rs           vzhost1c         Online      Online
                           vzhost2c         Online      Online
                           vzhost3c         Online      Online
                           vzhost4c         Online      Online

asm-inst-rs                vzhost1c         Online      Online - +ASM1 is UP and ENABLED
                           vzhost2c         Online      Online - +ASM2 is UP and ENABLED
                           vzhost3c         Online      Online - +ASM3 is UP and ENABLED
                           vzhost4c         Online      Online - +ASM4 is UP and ENABLED

asm-dg-rs                  vzhost1c         Online      Online - Mounted: SWBDG
                           vzhost2c         Online      Online - Mounted: SWBDG
                           vzhost3c         Online      Online - Mounted: SWBDG
                           vzhost4c         Online      Online - Mounted: SWBDG

rac-swb-srvr-proxy-rs      vzhost1c         Online      Online - Oracle instance UP
                           vzhost2c         Online      Online - Oracle instance UP
                           vzhost3c         Online      Online - Oracle instance UP
                           vzhost4c         Online      Online - Oracle instance UP

    See Also

    Here are some additional resources:

    About the Author

    Vinh Tran is a Quality Engineer in the Oracle Solaris Cluster Group. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to, certification and qualification of Oracle RAC on Oracle Solaris Cluster.

    Revision 2.0, 06/06/2014

    Revision 1.0, 06/26/2012