Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X

A

architecture

checking system architecture, 2.4

ASM

and multiple databases, 3.2.1.3

block and character device names

on HP-UX, 5.5.3

changing owner and permissions of disks

on HP-UX, 5.5.3, 5.5.3

checking disk availability on HP-UX, 5.5.3

configuring disks

on HP-UX, 5.5.3

creating the asmdba group, 3.2.2.4

identifying available disks on HP-UX, 5.5.3

identifying disks on HP-UX, 5.5.3

OSDBA group for ASM, 3.2.1.3

storage option for data files, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

asm group

creating, 3.2.2.3

asmdba group

creating, 3.2.2.4

Automatic Storage Management

block and character device names, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

changing owner and permissions of disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

characteristics of failure groups, 5.5.1

checking disk availability, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

disk groups, 5.5.1

failure groups, 5.5.1

examples, 5.5.1

identifying, 5.5.1

identifying available disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

identifying disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

recommendations for disk groups, 5.5.1

space required for preconfigured database, 5.5.1

Automatic Storage Management See ASM.

B

Bash shell

default user startup file, 2.10.1

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

.bash_profile file, 2.10.1

block and character device names, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.7.1

block device

device name, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.7.1

device name on HP-UX, 5.5.3

block devices

creating partitions on, 5.6.2

storage option for data files, 5.1.2

Bourne shell

default user startup file, 2.10.1

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

bundle

checking, 2.7

C

C compiler

requirement, 2.6.1

C shell

default user startup file, 2.10.1

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

Central Inventory, 3.2.1.1

about, 2.3.1

D

data files

creating separate directories for, 4.3.3, 5.4.7

setting permissions on data file directories, 4.3.3, 5.4.7

storage options, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

data loss

minimizing with Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

database files

supported storage options, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

databases

Automatic Storage Management requirements, 5.5.1

dba group

and ASM disks on HP-UX, 5.5.3

and Automatic Storage Management disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

and SYSDBA privilege, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

creating, 3.2.2.1, 3.2.2.1, 3.2.2.3, 3.2.2.4

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

raw device group, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

DBCA_RAW_CONFIG environment variable, 1.9.1, 2.10.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 5.7.1, 5.7.2

default file mode creation mask

setting, 3.5

device names, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.7.1

on HP-UX, 5.5.3

device numbers

identifying minor numbers, 4.4.4.1

diagnostics, A.3

Direct NFS

disabling, 5.4.5

enabling, 5.4.4

for datafiles, 5.4.3

E

emulator

installing from X emulator, 2.1, 2.1

environment

configuring for oracle user, 2.10

environment variables

DBCA_RAW_CONFIG, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 5.7.1, 5.7.2

DISPLAY, 2.8, 2.10.1

ORACLE_HOME, 2.10.1

removing from shell startup file, 2.10.1

SHELL, 2.10.1

TEMP and TMPDIR, 2.4, 2.10.1

TNS_ADMIN, 2.10.1

error

X11 forwarding, 2.9.5

/etc/lvmrc file, 4.4.2

/etc/security/limits.so file, 2.10.2

EXAMPLE tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

examples

Automatic Storage Management failure groups, 5.5.1

executable_stack parameter

recommended value, 2.8

external jobs

UNIX user required for, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

extjob executable

UNIX user required for, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

F

failure group

Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

characteristics of Automatic Storage Management failure group, 5.5.1

examples of Automatic Storage Management failure groups, 5.5.1

features, new, Preface

file mode creation mask

setting, 3.5

file system

storage option for data files, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

files

$ORACLE_HOME/lib/libnfsodm10.so, 5.4.4

$ORACLE_HOME/lib/libodm10.so, 5.4.4

.bash_profile, 2.10.1

control files

raw devices for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

editing shell startup file, 2.10.1

/etc/lvmrc, 4.4.2

/etc/security/limits.so, 2.10.2

.login, 2.10.1

oraInst.loc, 2.3.3

password file

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

.profile, 2.10.1

raw device mapping file, 2.10.1

desupport for, 5.6.3, 5.7.3

redo log files

raw devices for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

server parameter file

raw devices for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

SPFILE

raw devices for, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2

SPFILE file

raw device for, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

filesets, 2.6

checking, 2.7

Fortran

required compiler for, 2.6.2

G

gcc compiler, 2.6.1

gid

identifying existing, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

globalization

support for, 6.2

group IDs

identifying existing, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

groups

checking for existing oinstall group, 2.3.3, 2.3.3

creating identical groups on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8, 3.2.2.8

creating the asm group, 3.2.2.3, 3.2.2.3

creating the asmdba group, 3.2.2.4, 3.2.2.4

creating the dba group, 3.2.2.1, 3.2.2.1

creating the oinstall group, 2.3.1, 2.3.1

creating the oper group, 3.2.2.2, 3.2.2.2

specifying when creating users, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8, 3.2.2.8

UNIX OSDBA group (dba), 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

UNIX OSOPER group (oper), 3.2.1.2

using NIS, 3.1, 3.1.2.3, 3.2, 3.2.2.8

H

hardware requirements, 2.4

host names

changing, 6.1

HP Serviceguard. See Serviceguard

HP-UX

11.23, 2.6.1

11.31, 2.6.1

block and character device names, 5.5.3

checking disk availability for ASM, 5.5.3

configuring disks for ASM, 5.5.3

identifying disks for ASM, 5.5.3

identifying LVM disks, 5.5.3

Hyper Messaging Protocol

using as a cluster interconnect, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.2

HyperFabric software

requirement, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.2

I

id command, 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.7, 3.2.2.8

identifying disks for Automatic Storage Management, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

identifying disks for LVM, 4.4.4.1

identifying LVM disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.7.1

initializing disks for LVM, 4.4.4.1

installation

and globalization, 6.2

using cluster configuration file, 6.3.2

installation types

and Automatic Storage Management requirements, 5.5.1

ioscan command, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

Itanium

operating system requirements, 2.6.2

J

JDK requirements, 2.6

K

kernel parameters

configuring, 2.8

maxvgs, 4.4.4.1

setting, 2.8

Korn shell

default user startup file, 2.10.1

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

ksh

See Korn shell

ksi_alloc_max parameter

recommended value, 2.8

L

libnfsodm10.so, 5.4.4

libodm10.so, 5.4.4

limits.so file, 2.10.2

logical volumes

creating, 4.4.4.2

.login file, 2.10.1

lvcreate command, 4.4.4.2

LVM

checking disk availability, 4.4.4.1

creating a volume group directory, 4.4.4.1

creating volume groups, 4.4.4.1

identifying available disks, 4.4.4.1

identifying LVM disks, 4.4.4.1

identifying minor device numbers, 4.4.4.1

identifying volume group devices, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

identifying volume group devices on HP-UX, 5.5.3

initializing disks, 4.4.4.1

maximum number of volume groups, 4.4.4.1

recommendations for Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

lvmrc file, 4.4.2

M

mapping file

for raw devices, 2.10.1

mask

setting default file mode creation mask, 3.5

max_thread_proc parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxdsiz parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxdsiz_64bit parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxssiz parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxssiz_64bit parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxuprc parameter

recommended value, 2.8

maxvgs parameter, 4.4.4.1

MC/ServiceGuard

See Serviceguard

memory requirements, 2.4

minor device numbers

identifying, 4.4.4.1

mkdir command, 4.3.3, 5.4.7

mknod command, 4.4.4.1

mode

setting default file mode creation mask, 3.5

msgmap parameter

recommended value, 2.8

msgmni parameter

recommended value, 2.8

msgseg parameter

recommended value, 2.8

msgtql parameter

recommended value, 2.8

multiple databases

and ASM, 3.2.1.3

multiple oracle homes, 2.3.5, 5.4.7

N

ncsize parameter

recommended value, 2.8

Network Information Services

See NIS

new features, Preface

nfile parameter

recommended value, 2.8

nflocks parameter

recommended value, 2.8

NFS, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

and data files, 5.4.2

and Oracle Clusterware files, 4.3.1, 5.4.1

buffer size parameters for, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

Direct NFS, 5.4.3

for datafiles, 5.4.2

rsize, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

ninode parameter

recommended value, 2.8

NIS

alternative to local users and groups, 3.1, 3.1.2, 3.2, 3.2.2

nkthread parameter

recommended value, 2.8

nobody user

checking existence of, 3.1.2.1, 3.2.2.7

description, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

nproc parameter

recommended value, 2.8

O

OCCSD, 6.2

OCR

raw device for, 4.4.1

OCR. See Oracle Cluster Registry

oinstall

and oraInst.loc, 2.3.3

oinstall group

checking for existing, 2.3.3

creating, 2.3.1

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 2.2

olsnodes command, A.3

oper group

and SYSOPER privilege, 3.2.1.2

creating, 3.2.2.2, 3.2.2.2

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 3.2.1.2

operating system

checking version, 2.7

operating system requirements, 2.6

Itanium, 2.6.2

Oracle base directory

about, 3.3

minimum disk size for, 2.4

Oracle Cluster Registry

configuration of, 6.2

mirroring, 4.3.1, 5.4.1

partition sizes, 4.3.1

See OCR

supported storage options, 4.1.2

Oracle Clusterware

installing, 6

installing with Oracle Universal Installer, 6.3

raw device for voting disk, 4.4.1

rolling upgrade of, 6.2

supported storage options for, 4.1.2

upgrading, 4.3.1

Oracle Database

creating data file directories, 4.3.3, 5.4.7

data file storage options, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

privileged groups, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

requirements with Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

supported storage options for, 5.1.1

Oracle Disk Manager

and Direct NFS, 5.4.4

Oracle Inventory

pointer file, 2.3.3

Oracle Inventory Group

and Central Inventory (oraInventory), 2.3.1

Oracle Inventory group

checking for existing, 2.3.3

creating, 2.3.1, 2.3.4

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 2.2

Oracle Notification Server Configuration Assistant, 6.3.1

Oracle patch updates, 7.1.2

Oracle Private Interconnect Configuration Assistant, 6.3.1

Oracle RAC

configuring disks for raw devices, 5.6.2

Oracle Real Application Clusters

shared storage device setup, 5.6.1

Oracle Software Owner user

and ASM disks, 5.5.3, 5.5.3

and Automatic Storage Management disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

configuring environment for, 2.10

creating, 2.3.5, 2.3.5.1, 3.2.2.5, 3.2.2.5.1

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

determining default shell, 2.10.1

raw device owner, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

required group membership, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

Oracle Software Owner users

setting shell limits for, 2.10.2

Oracle Universal Installer

and Oracle Clusterware, 6.3

oracle user

and ASM disks, 5.5.3, 5.5.3

and Automatic Storage Management disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

configuring environment for, 2.10

creating, 2.3.5, 2.3.5.1, 2.3.5.2, 3.2.2.5, 3.2.2.5.1, 3.2.2.5.2

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

determining default shell, 2.10.1

raw device owner, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

required group membership, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

setting shell limits for, 2.10.2

ORACLE_BASE environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.10.1

ORACLE_HOME environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.10.1

unsetting, 2.10.1

ORACLE_SID environment variable

removing from shell startup file, 2.10.1

OracleMetaLink, 7.1.2

oraInst.loc

and Central Inventory, 2.3.3

contents of, 2.3.3

oraInst.loc file

location, 2.3.3

location of, 2.3.3

oraInventory, 3.2.1.1

creating, 2.3.4

oraInventory directory

and Oracle Inventory Group, 2.3.1

OSASM

and multiple databases, 3.2.1.3

and SYSASM, 3.2.1.3

OSASM group

creating, 3.2.2.3

OSDBA group

and ASM disks on HP-UX, 5.5.3

and Automatic Storage Management disks, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.7.1

and SYSDBA privilege, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

creating, 3.2.2.1

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

for ASM, 3.2.1.3

raw device group, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

OSDBA group for ASM

creating, 3.2.2.4

OSOPER group

and SYSOPER privilege, 3.2.1.2

creating, 3.2.2.2

creating on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

description, 3.2.1.2

OUI

see Oracle Universal Installer

P

PA-RISC system

operating system requirement, 2.6.1

partition

using with Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

partitions

creating, 5.6.2

creating raw partitions, 4.4.1

required sizes for raw devices, 4.4.1

passwd command, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

password file

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

patch download location, 2.7

patch updates

download, 7.1.2

install, 7.1.2

OracleMetaLink, 7.1.2

patch upgrades, B.4.2.2

rolling upgrades, B.5

patches

download location, 2.7

PC X server

installing from, 2.1, 2.1

permissions

for data file directories, 4.3.3, 5.4.7

physical RAM requirements, 2.4

post-installation

patch download and install, 7.1.2

root.sh back up, 7.2.1

Precompilers

requirements, 2.6.1

preconfigured database

Automatic Storage Management disk space requirements, 5.5.1

requirements when using Automatic Storage Management, 5.5.1

preinstallation

shared storage device creation, 5.6.1

privileged groups

for Oracle Database, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

Pro*C/C++

requirements, 2.6.1

processor

checking system architecture, 2.4

product

checking, 2.7

.profile file, 2.10.1

pvcreate command, 4.4.4.1

pvdisplay command, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

Q

quality pack

checking requirements, 2.7

download location, 2.7

quality pack download location, 2.7

R

RAC

configuring disks for ASM on HP-UX, 5.5.3

configuring disks for raw devices, 4.4.4.1

RAID

and mirroring Oracle Cluster Registry and voting disk, 5.4.1

and mirroring Oracle Cluster Registry and voting disks, 4.3.1

recommended Automatic Storage Management redundancy level, 5.5.1

RAM requirements, 2.4

raw device

for OCR, 4.4.1

for password file, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

for server parameter file, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

for SPFILE, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for SPFILE file, 5.6.2

for voting disk, 4.4.1

raw device sizes, 4.4.4.2

raw devices

block and character device names, 4.4.4.1

checking disk availability, 4.4.4.1

creating logical volumes, 4.4.4.2

creating partitions on, 5.6.2

creating raw partitions, 4.4.1

DBCA_RAW_CONFIG environment variable, 2.10.1

desupport for creating a raw device mapping file, 5.6.3, 5.7.3

for control files, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for EXAMPLE tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for password file, 5.6.2

for redo log files, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for SYSAUX tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for SYSTEM tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for TEMP tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for UNDOTBS tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

for USER tablespace, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

identifying disks, 4.4.4.1

identifying LVM disks, 4.4.4.1

initializing disks for LVM, 4.4.4.1

required sizes, 4.4.1, 4.4.4.2

specifying location of mapping file, 2.10.1

specifying owner and permissions, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

storage option for data files, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

value for DBCA_RAW_CONFIG environment variable, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 5.7.1, 5.7.2

recovery files

supported storage options, 4.1.2, 5.1.2

redo log files

raw devices for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.6.2, 5.7.1

redundancy level

and space requirements for preconfigured database, 5.5.1

requirements

hardware, 2.4

requirements on PA-RISC systems, 2.6.1

rolling upgrade

of Oracle Database with patch, B.5

Oracle Clusterware, 6.2

root user

logging in as, 2.1

root.sh, 6.3.1

back up, 7.2.1

running, 6.2

rsize parameter, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

S

SAM

starting, 2.8

sam command, 2.8

scripts

root.sh, 6.2

security

dividing ownership of Oracle software, 3.2

semmni parameter

recommended value, 2.8

semmns parameter

recommended value, 2.8

semmnu parameter

recommended value, 2.8

semvmx parameter

recommended value, 2.8

server parameter file

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

Serviceguard

requirement, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.2

setting kernel parameters, 2.8

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

shared storage devices

configuring for datafiles, 5.6

shell

determining default shell for oracle user, 2.10.1

SHELL environment variable

checking value of, 2.10.1

shell limits, 2.10.2

setting, 2.10.2

shell startup file

editing, 2.10.1

removing environment variables, 2.10.1

shmmax parameter

recommended value, 2.8

shmmni parameter

recommended value, 2.8

shmseg parameter

recommended value, 2.8

software requirements, 2.6

checking software requirements, 2.7

specifying owner and permissions of raw devices, 4.4.4.2, 4.4.4.3

SPFILE

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2, 5.6.2

ssh

and X11 Forwarding, 2.9.5

Standard Edition Oracle Database

supported storage options for, 5.1.1

startup file

for shell, 2.10.1

storage options

for Enterprise Edition installations, 5.1.1

for Standard Edition installations, 5.1.1

supported storage options, 5.1.2, 5.1.2

Oracle Clusterware, 4.1.2

swap space

requirements, 2.4

swlist command, 2.7, 2.7, 2.7

symbolic links

X library links required, 2.11

SYSASM

and OSASM, 3.2.1.3

SYSAUX tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

SYSDBA

using database SYSDBA on ASM deprecated, 3.2.1.3

SYSDBA privilege

associated UNIX group, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

SYSOPER privilege

associated UNIX group, 3.2.1.2

System Administration Manager

See SAM

System Administration Manager (SAM), 2.8, 2.8

system architecture

checking, 2.4

SYSTEM tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

T

tcsh shell

setting shell limits, 2.10.2

TEMP environment variable, 2.4

setting, 2.10.1

TEMP tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

temporary directory, 2.4

temporary disk space

checking, 2.4

freeing, 2.4

requirements, 2.4

/tmp directory

checking space in, 2.4

freeing space in, 2.4

TMPDIR environment variable, 2.4

setting, 2.10.1

TNS_ADMIN environment variable

unsetting, 2.10.1

troubleshooting

ssh, 2.9.2

user equivalency, 2.9.2, 6.1.1

U

uid

identifying existing, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

umask command, 3.5

uname command, 2.7

UNDOTBS tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

UNIX commands

chmod, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

chown, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

ioscan, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

lvcreate, 4.4.4.2

mknod, 4.4.4.1

pvcreate, 4.4.4.1

pvdisplay, 1.9.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.1, 5.5.3, 5.7.1

sam, 2.8

swap, 2.4

swapon, 2.4

swlist, 2.7, 2.7, 2.7

uname, 2.7

unset, 2.10.1

unsetenv, 2.10.1

vgchange, 4.4.4.1, 4.4.4.3

vgcreate, 4.4.4.1

vgexport, 4.4.4.3

vgimport, 4.4.4.3

xterm, 2.1

UNIX groups

oinstall, 2.2

OSDBA (dba), 3.1.1, 3.2.1.2

OSOPER (oper), 3.2.1.2

required for oracle user, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

using NIS, 3.1.2, 3.2.2

UNIX users

nobody, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

oracle, 2.2, 3.2.1.1

required for external jobs, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

unprivileged user, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

using NIS, 3.1.2, 3.2.2

unprivileged user

nobody user, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

unset command, 2.10.1

unsetenv command, 2.10.1

upgrade

of Cluster Ready Services, 6.2

of Oracle Clusterware, 6.2

of Oracle Database with patch, B.4.2.2

upgrading

and OCR partition sizes, 4.3.1

and voting disk partition sizes, 4.3.1

user equivalence

testing, 6.1.1

user IDs

identifying existing, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

specifying on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8

USER tablespace

raw device for, 4.4.3, 4.4.4.2, 5.7.1

raw devices for, 5.6.2

useradd command, 2.3.5.2, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.5.2, 3.2.2.6, 3.2.2.8

users

checking existence of the nobody user, 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.1, 3.2.2.7, 3.2.2.7

creating identical users on other nodes, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8, 3.2.2.8

creating the oracle user, 2.3.5, 2.3.5, 2.3.5.1, 2.3.5.1, 3.2.2.5, 3.2.2.5, 3.2.2.5.1, 3.2.2.5.1

Oracle Software Owner user (oracle), 2.2, 3.2.1.1

setting shell limits for, 2.10.2

setting shell limits for users, 2.10.2

specifying groups when creating, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.3, 3.2.2.8, 3.2.2.8

UNIX nobody user, 3.1.1, 3.2.1.1

using NIS, 3.1, 3.1.2.3, 3.2, 3.2.2.8

V

vgchange command, 4.4.4.1, 4.4.4.3

vgcreate command, 4.4.4.1

vgexport command, 4.4.4.3

vgimport command, 4.4.4.3

volume group

creating a directory for, 4.4.4.1

volume groups

creating, 4.4.4.1

volumes

creating logical volumes, 4.4.4.2

voting disk

configuration of, 6.2

mirroring, 4.3.1, 5.4.1

raw device for, 4.4.1

voting disks, 4.1.2

partition sizes, 4.3.1

requirement of absolute majority of, 4.1.2

supported storage options, 4.1.2

vps_ceiling parameter

recommended value, 2.8

W

WebSphere MQ

CSD download location, 2.7

workstation

installing from, 2.1

wsize, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

wsize parameter, 4.3.2, 5.4.6

X

X emulator

installing from, 2.1, 2.1

X library symbolic links

required, 2.11

X window system

enabling remote hosts, 2.1, 2.1, 2.1

X11 forwarding

error, 2.9.5

xhost command, 2.1

xterm command, 2.1, 2.1