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Creating public virtual IP addresses for Oracle

Before starting the Oracle installation, you must create virtual IP addresses for each node. An IP address and an associated host name should be registered in the domain name service (DNS) for each public network interface.

 To create public virtual IP addresses for Oracle

1. On each cluster node, select a public NIC device and configure a virtual IP address.

   For example:

   # ifconfig lan1 plumb

   # ifconfig lan1 inet 10.10.11.1 netmask 255.255.240.0

   # ifconfig lan1 up

2. On each node, add the public virtual IP addresses to the /etc/hosts file, mapping them to their respective host names, such as galaxy and nebula.