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Oracle installation

Once the ib interface has been configured on all of the nodes, Oracle10g can be installed using the
procedure outlined in the Oracle® Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1) for AIX-Based Systems, Apple Mac OS X, hp HP-UX, hp Tru64 UNIX®, Linux,
Solaris Operating System, and Windows Platforms. When installing Oracle's Cluster Ready Services
(CRS), the ib device should be configured for use as the private cluster interconnect.
When installing CRS, the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) will display the Private Interconnect
Enforcement page. This page allows specific NICs to be designated for use by Oracle as the public
network, private network, or unused. On this page, be sure to set the IB device configured earlier for
use as the private network as shown in the screen shot below:
Figure 4. Oracle Universal Installer: Private Interconnect Enforcement page
All other steps in the installation process can be completed using the procedure described in the
Oracle10g installation document.

Oracle uDAPL support

In order to support Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS) and the uDAPL protocol, you will need to install
additional patches or perform additional configuration steps. Contact your Oracle sales or support
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