Service Benefits; Hp Pdc Manual Installation Process; Hardware Setup And Configuration - HP 376227-B21 - ProLiant InfiniBand 4x Fabric Copper Switch White Paper

the HP predefined cluster solutions. For cluster solutions built from other hardware configurations or
for those that scale beyond the boundaries of this service, HP offers other cluster configuration
services to meet your requirements.

Service benefits

• Reliable, repeatable installation processes
• Proven process to quickly bring your Oracle9i RAC Parallel Database Cluster solution on HP
platforms up to application readiness
• Delivery of the service at a mutually scheduled time
• Availability of an HP service specialist to answer basic questions related to this service during the
customer orientation session
• Configuration services from HP so your staff can remain focused on operating your business
For more information, refer to the HP Installation and Startup Service for Parallel Database Clusters
service brief available at
startup.pdf.

HP PDC manual installation process

In addition to the PDC installation service, customers may order the kit components and perform the
installation themselves. The document Installing HP Parallel Database Cluster (PDC) for Oracle 10g
Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Linux IA32 is included with the PDC and contains detailed
information for using the PDC scripts to configure and install an Oracle RAC solution. For detailed
installation instructions, refer to that document. The steps that follow are a high level overview of the
PDC installation process.
Note: The latest set of scripts, supported configurations and
installation instructions can be obtained by e-mailing
RAC_Contact@hp.com.

Hardware setup and configuration

Follow the appropriate installation guides to prepare your site and rack mount the MSA1000,
ProLiant servers, and HP 24 port 4x InfiniBand switch. Using Figure 3 as a guide, connect the HBA
and HCA in each server to the SAN switches and the InfiniBand switch.
When configuring the system make sure to:
• Cable one port from the HBA in each node to each redundant MSA SAN Switch 2/8. It is
recommended for troubleshooting and support purposes that the same HBA port on each server be
connect to the same SAN switch. i.e., connect HBA port 1 on each node to the MSA SAN Switch
2/8 in the left-hand bay (looking at the MSA from behind), and HBA port 2 to the SAN switch in
the right-hand bay.
• Connect the NC570C HCA on each node to the HP 24 port 4x Fabric Switch.
• Temporarily disconnect or power down the MSA1000 while installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux to
avoid having the installer put the master boot record on the shared storage rather than the local
storage.
When configuring the storage make sure to do the following:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/solutions/enterprise/ha/oracle/redhat/pdc-
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