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Installing Storage Foundation 5.0 for Oracle RAC on the new system

Use the following procedure to install SF Oracle RAC software on the new system.

 To install Storage Foundation 5.0 for Oracle RAC without configuration

1. Log in to the new system as root. For example, the new system is saturn.
2. Insert the software disc containing the product into the new system's media drive.

   The Solaris volume-management utility automatically mounts the drive.

3. Change to the directory containing the installsfrac script:

   # cd /cdrom/dvd1/storage_foundation_for_oracle_rac

4. Start the installsfrac script:

# ./installsfrac -installonly

5. Enter the names of the systems separated by spaces where you want to install the software:

   Enter the system names separated by spaces on which to
   install SFRAC: saturn

6. The installer verifies that the local node can communicate with remote nodes, discovers any pre-existing SF Oracle RAC installation, installs licensing packages, and prompts you to enter the license key for SF Oracle RAC.

   Enter a SFRAC license key for saturn:
   XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX

   XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX successully registered on
   on saturn

   SFRAC license registered on saturn

   Do you want to enter another license key for saturn?

   [y,n,q,?] (n)

7. Respond to the script as it verifies system requirements and installs the software. If requirements for installation are not met, the utility stops and indicates the actions required to proceed with the process.
   • The script determines if any packages are already installed.
   • The script checks whether the required operating system patches are installed. The installer notes missing patches and recommends to stop the installation and install them.

     See Software requirements.

   • The script checks for the required file system space.
   • The script checks for the presence of processes that could conflict with the installation.
8. The installer now lists all the packages in the SF Oracle RAC product and then proceeds to install them.

 To start / enable VxVM

1. To start Veritas Volume Manager on the new node, use the vxinstall utility. As you run the utility, answer "N" to prompts about licensing because you installed the appropriate license when you ran the installsfrac utility

   # vxinstall

   VxVM vxinstall INFO V-5-2-2541 Licensing information:

   System host ID: 0xab69380

   Host type: xxxxxx

   Some licenses are already installed. Do you wish to review them [y,n,q,?] (default: y) n

   Do you wish to enter another license key [y,n,q,?] (default: n)

   VxVM vxinstall INFO V-5-2-1807 Populating VxVM DMP device directories ....

2. Answer "N" when prompted to setup a default disk group.

   Do you want to setup a system wide default disk group? [y,n,q,?] (default: y) n

   Starting the relocation daemon, vxrelocd.

   Starting the cache daemon, vxcached.

   Starting the diskgroup config backup daemon, vxconfigbackupd.

   Starting the dg monitoring deamon, vxvvrsecdgd.

   VxVM vxinstall INFO V-5-2-2291 The installation is

   successfully completed.

3. Verify that the daemons are up and running. Enter the command:

   # vxdisk list

   The output should display the shared disks without errors.