Index

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

A

add instance, 9.5

Adding OCR locations, 5.5.1

Additional Real Application Clusters documentation, 1.1.3.1

additional Real Application Clusters documentation, 1.1.3

ADDM

See Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor

alert log, 8.5.4

all node patching, 10.4.1

archive logs, 6.3

backing up, 6.5.1, 6.5.2

deleting after backups, 6.5.2

instance access to, 6.3.2, 6.6.1

recovery, 6.6, 6.7.3

archiving

configuring, 6.3.1

enabling, 6.3.1

ASM

See Automatic Storage Management

Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)

database findings, 8.1.1

description, 8.1.1

instance findings, 8.1.1

recommendations, 8.1.1

Automatic Storage Management (ASM)

file management, 1.3

managing, 4.5.2.1

mirroring, 1.3

operating system group requirements, 2.2.1

rebalancing, 1.3

striping, 1.3

use of, 2.1.1

use with Oracle RAC, 1.3

B

backups

archive logs, 6.3.2, 6.5.2

description of, 6.1

managing backups, 6.8

Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR), 5.4, 5.4.2

Oracle software, 10.3.2

parallelism, 6.5.1

performing using Enterprise Manager, 6.1, 6.5

privileges, 6.4

root.sh script, 3.5.5.1

settings, 6.4.1

storing in a flash recovery area, 6.2

viewing backup reports, 6.9

viewing OCR backups, 5.4.1

voting disks, 3.5.2, 5.2

block devices, 2.5.1

configuring partitions, 2.5.2

required partition sizes for Oracle Clusterware, 2.5.2

blocks

cache tranfers of, 8.1.3.2

cached, 1.2, 8.2.6

corrupt, 6.1

OCR format, 5.6.1

request latency, 8.1.3.2

undo, 4.5.1

buffer cache, 8.1.3.2

C

Cache Fusion

definition of, 1.2

mechanism, 8.1.3.2

client-side load balancing, 7.1.5.1

cluster database

adding a new node, 9

ADDM findings, 8.1.1

administration, 4

alert log, 8.5.4

alerts, 8.5.3

and ASM, 4.5.2

and the OCR

and the private interconnect, 2.1.2

archiving, 6.3.1

backing up, 6.1, 6.5

buffer cache, 8.1.3.2

comparison of Oracle RAC to single-instance, 1.2

configuring initialization parameters, 4.4.1

connecting to, 7.1.5

converting to, 3.6

creating during installation, 3.4

performance, 8

recovery, 6.1, 6.7.1

server parameter files, 4.4.3

starting and stopping, 4.3

topology, 8.3

undo tablespaces, 4.5.1

Cluster Ready Services (CRS), 1.4

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.3, 8.5.1.4

crsd.bin process, 5.2.1

Cluster Ready Services Control (CRSCTL)

checking the Oracle Clusterware status, 5.5.2

description of, 1.4

using to add and remove voting disks, 5.3

using to start Oracle Clusterware processes, 5.4.3.2

using to stop Oracle Clusterware processes, 5.4.3.2

using to troubleshoot Oracle Clusterware issues, 8.5.1.3

Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS), 1.4

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.3, 8.5.1.4

Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)

check postinstallation configuration, 9.2

check preinstallation configuration, 3.2.2, 9.1

description of, 1.4

location of trace files, 8.5.2.6

use by OUI, 3.5.1

verify node applications, 8.5.2.1

verifying network connectivity, 8.5.2.5

verifying OCR integrity, 5.4.3.2

connect descriptor, 7.1.5

connection load balancing, 7.1.5

goals, 7.1.5.2

connection pools, 7.1.6

control files

location, 2.1.1

parallelized backups, 6.5.1

converting single-instance databases to Oracle RAC, 3.6

prerequisites, 3.6.1

using Grid Control, 3.6.2

using rconfig, 3.6.3

CRS

See Cluster Ready Services

CRS_home

choosing, 2.5.5

CRSCTL

See Cluster Ready Services Control

CSS

See Cluster Synchronization Services

CVU

See Cluster Verification Utility

D

database

See cluster database

database findings, 8.1.1

Database Resource Manager, 7.1.2

terminology, 7.1.2

datafiles

location, 2.1.1

parallelized backups, 6.5.1

delete instance, 9.6

diagcollection.pl script, 8.5.1.4

documentation

Real Application Clusters, 1.1.3.1

domain name system, 2.3

DSA keys, 2.2.2

E

Enterprise Manager

alerts, 8.5.3

and OracleMetaLink, 10.1

Average Active Sessions chart, 8.1.3.3

backup and recovery, 6.1

backup reports, 6.9

Cluster Cache Coherency page, 8.2.1

Cluster Database page, 8.1

Cluster Database Performance page, 8.1.3

Cluster Host Load Average chart, 8.1.3.1

Cluster Managed Database Services page, 7.3.1.1

Database Locks page, 8.2.7

Database Throughput charts, 8.1.3.4

description of, 1.4

Global Cache Block Access Latency chart, 8.1.3.2

Instance Activity page, 8.2.5

Instances charts, 8.1.3.6

Patch wizard, 10.2

performing recovery, 6.7.1

Recovery wizard, 6.1, 6.6

refreshing the patch cache, 10.1.2

Services charts, 8.1.3.5

Top Consumers page, 8.2.2

Top Segments page, 8.2.6

Top Sessions page, 8.2.3

errata level, 2.1.3

erratum kernel

See errata level

event

FAN load balancing, 7.1.4

UP and DOWN, 7.1.7

use by FAN callouts, 7.1.7.1

wait, 7.3.2

Event Manager

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.4

Event Manager (EVM), 1.4

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.3

EVM

See Event Manager

external redundancy, 3.3

F

FAN

See Fast Application Notification

Fast Application Notification, 7.1.7

callouts, 7.1.7.1

events, 7.1.7

flash recovery area, 6.2

configuring, 6.2

G

General Parallel File System (GPFS), 2.5.1

Global Services Daemon (GSD), 1.4

GSD

See Global Services Daemon

H

hangcheck-timer, 2.4.3

hardware requirements, 2.2

high availability framework, 5.1

I

initialization parameters

INSTANCE_NUMBER, 4.4.1.2

ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS, 4.4.1.2

SERVICE_NAMES, 4.4.2.4

that must be identical on all instances, 4.4.1.1

that must be unique on all instances, 4.4.1.2

THREAD, 4.4.1.2

UNDO_MANAGEMENT, 4.4.1.2

UNDO_TABLESPACE, 4.4.1.2

instance

adding, 9.5

deleting, 9.6

instance findings, 8.1.1

instance management, 4.1

INSTANCE_NUMBER initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

interconnects, 2.1.2

definition of, 1.2

K

kernel parameters

configuring on Linux x86 operating system, 2.4.2

L

Linux x86 operating system

configuring kernel parameters, 2.4.2

listener

and client-side load balancing, 7.1.5.1

and server-side load balancing, 7.1.5.2

checking status of, 7.2.1

description of, 7.1.5

service registration, 4.4.2.4

load balancing

client-side, 7.1.5.1

connection goals, 7.1.5.2

definition of, 7.1.5

runtime connection, 7.1.6

server-side, 7.1.5.2

Load Balancing Advisory, 7.1.4, 7.1.6

M

membership

and the OCR, 2.1.1

memory requirements, 2.2

minimum downtime patching, 10.4.3

N

network adapters, 2.1.2

network file system (NFS), 2.5.1

using for shared storage, 2.5.1

Network Time Protocol (NTP), 2.4.1

NFS

See network file system

nodeapps

definition of, 1.4

nodes

definition of, 1.2

eviction, 5.2

normal redundancy, 3.3

O

OCFS, 2.5.1

OCFS2, 2.5.1

OCR

See Oracle Cluster Registry

ocrcheck

description of, 5.6.1

using to verify status of the OCR, 5.4.3.1

ONS

See Oracle Notification Service

OPatch

"Not a valid patch area" error, 10.6.3

partially installed patch, 10.6.4

preparing to use, 10.3

updating the cluster node list, 10.6.1

viewing log and trace files, 10.6.2

Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR)

backing up, 5.4, 5.4.2

changing the location of, 5.5.2

definition of, 2.1.1

definition of mirror, 2.5.2

mirroring the OCR, 5.5.1

multiplexing, 2.1.1

recovering, 5.4.3

recovering from export, 5.4.3.3

removing a mirror, 5.5.4

repairing, 5.5.3

restoring from backup, 5.4.3.2

status, 5.4.3.1

troubleshooting, 5.6

usage in Oracle RAC, 7.1.3

viewing backups of, 5.4.1

Oracle Clusterware

and process control, 5.1

monitoring using Enterprise Manager, 8.4.1

use of, 5.1

Oracle Flashback, 6.1

Oracle Net

configuration, 7.1.5

Oracle Notification Service (ONS), 1.4

Oracle Real Application Clusters

high availability framework, 7.1.3

installation on different platforms, 1.4.1

overview of administration, 1, 3

patching, 3.5.3

Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

database installation, 3.1, 3.1

description of, 1.4

Oracle Real Application Clusters installation, 3.1, 3.1

oracle user

creating, 2.2.1

description of, 2.2.1

modifying environment of, 2.2.4

ORACLE_BASE, 2.5.4

ORACLE_HOME, 3.1, 3.1

backing up, 10.3.2

oratab file, 3.4.2.1

OSASM group, 2.2.1

OUI

See Oracle Universal Installer

P

packages, 2.1.3

parallel recovery, 6.7.4

parameters

See initialization parameters

patch sets

applying, 10.5

definition of, 10

Patch wizard, 10.2

patches

all node patching method, 10.4.1

applying, 10.4

applying using Enterprise Manager, 10.2

definition of, 10

locating, 10.2

minimum downtime patching, 10.4.3

refreshing the Enterprise Manager patch cache, 10.1.2

rolling patching, 10.4.2

staging, 10.3.3

permissions file, 2.5.3

physical RAM requirements, 2.2

private interconnects

and Oracle Clusterware, 2.1.2

R

RAM requirements, 2.2

rconfig, 3.6

recovery

archive logs, 6.6, 6.7.3

database, 6.7.1

description of, 6.1

enabling archiving, 6.3.1

instance state during, 6.6.2

of OCR from an export, 5.4.3.3

Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR), 5.4.3

parallelism, 6.7.4

privileges, 6.4

restoring the OCR from backup, 5.4.3.2

server parameter file, 6.7.2

voting disks, 5.2.2

with Enterprise Manager, 6.1

Recovery Manager (RMAN)

channels, 6.5.1

parallelism and backups, 6.5.1

redo logs

location, 2.1.1

redundancy

external, 3.3

normal, 3.3, 5.1

requirements

hardware, 2.2

network, 2.1.2

software, 2.1.3

storage, 2.1.1

resource manager

See Database Resource Manager

ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

rolling patch method, 10.4.2

root.sh, 3.4.2.1, 3.5.5.1

RSA keys, 2.2.2

Runtime connection load balancing, 7.1.6

S

secure shell

configuring, 2.2.2

Server Control (SRVCTL)

description of, 1.4

server parameter file, 4.4.3

description of, 4.4.1

recovery, 6.7.2

server-side load balancing, 7.1.5.2

SERVICE_NAMES initialization parameter, 4.4.2.4

services

administration, 7.3

available instance, 7.1.1.1

creating, 7.2

definition of, 7.1.1

failover, 7.1.1.1

performance-related thresholds, 7.3.2

preferred instance, 7.1.1.1

use with workload management, 7.1.1

using for database connections, 7.1.5

shared storage

supported types, 2.5.1

slice

See block devices, 2.5.2

software requirements

checking software requirements, 2.1.3

SPFILE

See server parameter file

SSH

See secure shell

swap space

requirements, 2.2

System Global Area (SGA), 8.1.3.2

T

tablespaces

undo, 4.5.1

temporary disk space

requirements, 2.2

THREAD initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

tnsnames.ora file, 7.1.5, 7.1.5.1, 7.2.1

topology, 8.3

Troubleshooting

alert log messages, 8.5.4

interconnect settings, 8.5.2.5

Using Cluster Ready Services Control (CRSCTL), 8.5.1, 8.5.1.3

Using Cluster Verification Utility (cluvfy), 8.5.2

viewing cluster database alerts, 8.5.3

U

Udev, 2.5.3

undo segments, 4.5.1

UNDO_MANAGEMENT initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

UNDO_TABLESPACE initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

user equivalence, 2.2.3, 10.3.5

V

VIP

See Virtual IP

Virtual IP (VIP), 1.4

voting disks

adding and removing, 5.3

backing up, 3.5.2, 5.2

definition of, 2.1.1

multiple, 2.1.1

recovering, 5.2.2

W

wait events, 7.3.2

workload management, 7.1