SF Oracle RAC worksheet

This section provides worksheets for installing and configuring SF Oracle RAC, its component products, and features.

Table: SF Oracle RAC worksheet contains the sample values that may be used when you install and configure SF Oracle RAC. Enter the SF Oracle RAC values for your systems in the following table:

Table: SF Oracle RAC worksheet

Installation information

Sample value

Assigned value

Number of nodes in the cluster

2

Host names for Primary cluster

galaxy and nebula

Note:

Do not use the underscore character in host names. Host names that use the underscore character are not compliant with RFC standards and cause issues.

Host names for added or removed node

saturn

Note:

Do not use the underscore character in host names. Host names that use the underscore character are not compliant with RFC standards and cause issues.

License keys

License keys can be one of the following types:

  • Valid license keys for each system in the cluster

  • Valid site license key

  • Valid demo license key

If you want to configure global clusters and enable disaster recovery, you must enter appropriate license keys.

Note:

You can choose between SF Oracle RAC and SF Oracle RAC Disaster Recovery and High Availability options for license keys.

SF Oracle RAC RPMs to be installed on the cluster

Select one of the following options:

  • Install minimal required Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC RPMs

  • Install recommended Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC RPMs

  • Install all Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC RPMs

Install only the required RPMs if you do not want to configure any optional components or features.

Default option is to install the recommended RPMs.

Primary cluster name

rac_cluster101

Primary cluster ID number

101

Private network links

eth1, eth2

Cluster Manager NIC (Primary NIC)

eth0

Cluster Manager IP

10.10.12.1, 10.10.12.2

Netmask for the virtual IP address

255.255.240.0

VCS user name (not required if you configure your cluster in secure mode)

VCS usernames must not exceed 1024 characters.

Example: smith

VCS user password

VCS passwords must not exceed 512 characters.

VCS user privileges

Users have three levels of privileges: A=Administrator, O=Operator, or G=Guest.

Example: A

Domain-based address of SMTP server

smtp.symantecexample.com

Email address of SMTP notification recipients

admin@symantecexample.com

Minimum severity of events for SMTP email notification

Events have four levels of severity:

  • I=Information

  • W=Warning

  • E=Error

  • S=SevereError

Example: I

The severity levels are defined as follows:

  • Information - Important events that exhibit normal behavior

  • Warning - Deviation from normal behavior

  • Error - A fault

  • Severe Error -Critical error that can lead to data loss or corruption

SNMP trap daemon port number the console

162

System name for the SNMP console

system2

Minimum severity of events for SNMP trap notification

Events have four levels of severity:

  • I=Information

  • W=Warning

  • E=Error

  • S=SevereError

Example: I

The severity levels are defined as follows:

  • Information - Important events that exhibit normal behavior

  • Warning - Deviation from normal behavior

  • Error - A fault

  • Severe Error -Critical error that can lead to data loss or corruption

Vxfen disks

These values are required if SCSI-3 disks are used as coordination points for your configuration.

/dev/sdc, /dev/sdd, /dev/sde

Vxfen disk group

vxfencoordg