HP DL380 - ProLiant - G2 Installation Manual page 4

Installing and Configuring HP RSO with Oracle Database Servers
installing and
configuring RSO with
i
Oracle9 database
server
hardware setup
software setup
summary
RSO installation
This section outlines the procedures for installing and configuring RSO with Oracle9i Database.
• Select two identically configured servers from the supported server list.
• Using the SCSI cable provided, connect the two servers to the Smart Array cluster storage box.
Note: The DL360G2 does not have an external port for the integrated 5i Smart Array controller.
Therefore, to attach the Storage, a Smart Array 532 controller must be used. The primary and the
recovery server must be 'identical'; so, make sure to put the Smart Array 532 controller in the
same slot, in both servers.
• ALL hard drives must be placed in the external drive bays of the Smart Array Cluster Storage;
the internal drive bays of the ProLiant servers should NOT be used.
• Follow the hardware User Guide for connecting the Power Supply cords and the network cables
for Smart Array Cluster Storage box and the ProLiant servers.
The following section outlines the procedure for installing and configuring RSO and installing the
Oracle9i software and database.
• Switch on the power to the storage. Once the storage has completed the initialization phase,
the display on the storage will read 'Startup Complete'.
Note: The Smart Array Storage Cluster must always be powered on before powering the ProLiant
servers on.
• Now switch on the power to one of the ProLiant servers; this will be configured as the Primary
Server.
• Upgrade the system and Options ROM revision for the ProLiant server and the Smart Array
Storage Cluster. It is required that the Smart Array Storage Cluster Controller firmware is at a
minimum revision of 1.34 or higher. HP Options ROM is included on the Recovery Server
Option Pack CD. See Appendix – A
• Configure the drive array and logical drives. See
array and logical drives".
• Install the operating system (OS) as outlined by the OS vendor (Microsoft or Red Hat).
• Install the latest service packs or patches required for installing the Oracle9i Database software.
• Install the HP drivers using the SmartStart CD supplied with the server. This will install all the
latest drivers including the System Management and the Advanced System Management
drivers.
• Create the appropriate logical drives (for Windows) or file systems (for Linux) for the Oracle9i
database data and log files.
• Install Oracle9i Database binaries using the instructions supplied with the Oracle9i Installation
CDs.
• Create the desired Oracle9i database.
• At this point, the Primary Server installation is complete.
• Shut down the Primary Server.
• Boot the second ProLiant server; this will be configured as the Standby Server. Upon booting,
the Standby Server will take over the drives in the Smart Array cluster storage and will boot the
same OS. Even though the hardware setup of both the servers is the same, there will be minor
differences in the way the hardware is configured. As the OS is booting in the Standby server,
it will find these changes and configure itself and the Standby Server by installing the
appropriate software.
• Once the OS is completely up, the customer is ready to configure and activate HP RSO.
for upgrading the ROMs.
Appendix C "Guidelines for configuring the
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