C.1 Configuring The Oracle Rac Database; C.1.1 Creating The Rac Database - Novell SENTINEL 6.1 SP2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 02-2010 Installation Manual

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Sentinel 6.1 is certified to run on an Oracle database with Real Application Clusters (RAC). The
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supported Oracle database versions are Oracle 10g and Oracle 11g Release 2 (64-bit) with Real
Application Clusters (RAC).
In addition to the standard installation procedures for Sentinel, there are a few additional steps to
install and configure Sentinel to use Oracle RAC:
Section C.1, "Configuring the Oracle RAC Database," on page 167
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Section C.2, "Installing the Sentinel Database," on page 171
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 Section C.3, "Configuring the Connection Properties File," on page 173
Section C.4, "Configuring the Connection for Sentinel Data Manager," on page 174
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Section C.5, "Configuring the Connection for Crystal Enterprise Server," on page 174
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NOTE: Before installing Sentinel 6.1 software, use the Oracle RAC tools and ensure that the Oracle
cluster is up and running.

C.1 Configuring the Oracle RAC Database

Section C.1.1, "Creating the RAC Database," on page 167
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 Section C.1.2, "Creating the Sentinel Tablespaces," on page 170
Section C.1.3, "Creating the Sentinel Database User," on page 171
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C.1.1 Creating the RAC Database

Perform the following steps to create an empty Oracle RAC database by using the Oracle Database
Configuration Assistant (DBCA) utility for installing the Sentinel components.
1 Run the DBCA utility.
2 Select the Oracle Real Application Clusters database under Database Configuration Assistant.
Click Next.
3 Select Create a database, then click Next.
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