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OracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1)RACOnWindows2012UsingVirtualBox
ThisarticledescribestheinstallationofOracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1)RAConWindows2012ServerStandardEditionusingVirtualBoxwithnoadditional
shareddiskdevices.
Introduction
DownloadSoftware
VirtualBoxInstallation
VirtualMachineSetup
GuestOperatingSystemInstallation
OracleInstallationPrerequisites
CreateSharedDisks
ClonetheVirtualMachine
InstalltheGridInfrastructure
InstalltheDatabaseSoftwareandCreateaDatabase
ChecktheStatusoftheRAC
Relatedarticles.
OracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1.0.1)RACOnOracleLinux6UsingVirtualBox

Introduction
OneofthebiggestobstaclespreventingpeoplefromsettinguptestRACenvironmentsistherequirementforsharedstorage.Inaproductionenvironment,shared
storageisoftenprovidedbyaSANorhighendNASdevice,butbothoftheseoptionsareveryexpensivewhenallyouwanttodoisgetsomeexperienceinstalling
andusingRAC.AcheaperalternativeistouseaFireWirediskenclosuretoallowtwomachinestoaccessthesamedisk(s),butthatstillcostsmoneyandrequires
twoservers.Athirdoptionistousevirtualizationtofakethesharedstorage.
UsingVirtualBoxyoucanrunmultipleVirtualMachines(VMs)onasingleserver,allowingyoutorunbothRACnodesonasinglemachine.Inadditon,itallowsyou
tosetupsharedvirtualdisks,overcomingtheobstacleofexpensivesharedstorage.

Beforeyoulaunchintothisinstallation,hereareafewthingstoconsider.
Thefinishedsystemincludesthehostoperatingsystem,twoguestoperatingsystems,twosetsofOracleGridInfrastructure(Clusterware+ASM)andtwo
Databaseinstancesallonasingleserver.Asyoucanimagine,thisrequiresasignificantamountofdiskspace,CPUandmemory.
Followingonfromthelastpoint,theVMswilleachneedatleast3GofRAM,preferably4Gifyoudon'twanttheVMstoswaplikecrazy.Don'tassumeyou
willbeabletorunthisonasmallPCorlaptop.Youwon't.
ThisprocedureprovidesabarebonesinstallationtogettheRACworking.ThereisnoredundancyintheGridInfrastructureinstallationortheASM
installation.Toaddthis,simplycreatedoubletheamountofshareddisksandselectthe"Normal"redundancyoptionwhenitisoffered.Ofcourse,thiswill
takemorediskspace.
Duringthevirtualdiskcreation,Ialwayschoosenottopreallocatethediskspace.Thismakesvirtualdiskaccessslowerduringtheinstallation,butsaveson
wasteddiskspace.Theshareddisksmusthavetheirspacepreallocated.
Thisisnot,andshouldnotbeconsidered,aproductionreadysystem.It'ssimplytoallowyoutogetusedtoinstallingandusingRAC.
TheSingleClientAccessName(SCAN)shouldbedefinedintheDNSorGNSandroundrobinbetweenoneof3addresses,whichareonthesamesubnet
asthepublicandvirtualIPs.Priorto11.2.0.2itcouldbedefinedasasingleIPaddressinthe"/etc/hosts"file,whichiswrongandwillcausethecluster
verificationtofail,butitallowedyoutocompletetheinstallwithoutthepresenceofaDNS.Thisdoesnotseemtoworkfor11.2.0.2onward.
Thevirtualmachinescanbelimitedto2Gigofswap,whichcausesaprerequisitecheckfailure,butdoesn'tpreventtheinstallationworking.Ifyouwantto
avoidthis,define3+Gigofswap.
Thisarticleusesthe64bitversionsofWindowsandOracle11gRelease2.
InthisarticleIamusingaOracleLinuxasmyhostOS.

DownloadSoftware
Downloadthefollowingsoftware.
VirtualBox
OracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1.0.1.0)GridandDBsoftware

VirtualBoxInstallation
First,installtheVirtualBoxsoftware.OnRHELanditsclonesyoudothiswiththefollowingcommandastherootuser.
#rpmUvhVirtualBox4.24.2.16_86992_el61.x86_64.rpm
Thepackagenamewillvarydependingonthehostdistributionyouareusing.Oncecomplete,VirtualBoxisstartedfromthemenu.

VirtualMachineSetup
NowwemustdefinethetwovirtualRACnodes.WecansavetimebydefiningoneVM,thencloningitwhenitisinstalled.
StartVirtualBoxandclickthe"New"buttononthetoolbar.Enterthename"w2012121rac1",OS"MicrosoftWindows"andVersion"Windows2012(64bit)",then
clickthe"Next"button.

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Enter"4096"asthebasememorysize,thenclickthe"Next"button.

Acceptthedefaultoptiontocreateanewvirtualharddiskbyclickingthe"Create"button.

Accceptthedefaultharddrivefiletypebyclickingthe"Next"button.

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Accceptthe"Dynamicallyallocated"optionbyclickingthe"Next"button.

Acceptthedefaultlocationandsetthesizeto"30G",thenclickthe"Create"button.Ifyoucanspreadthevirtualdisksontodifferentphysicaldisks,thatwillimprove
performance.

The"w2012121rac1"VMwillappearonthelefthandpane.Scrolldownthedetailsontherightandclickonthe"Network"link.

Makesure"Adapter1"isenabled,setto"BridgedAdapter",thenclickonthe"Adapter2"tab.

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Makesure"Adapter2"isenabled,setto"InternalNetwork",thenclickonthe"System"section.

Move"HardDisk"tothetopofthebootorderanduncheckthe"Floppy"option,thenclickthe"OK"button.

Thevirtualmachineisnowconfiguredsowecanstarttheguestoperatingsysteminstallation.

GuestOperatingSystemInstallation
WiththenewVMhighlighted,clickthe"Start"buttononthetoolbar.Onthe"Selectstartupdisk"screen,choosetherelevantOracleLinuxISOimageandclickthe
"Start"button.

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TheresultingconsolewindowwillcontaintheWindows2012bootscreen.

ContinuethroughtheFullStandardEditioninstallationasyouwouldforanormalserver.InthiscaseIwasusinganevaluationversionofWindows2012,soIpicked
the"WindowsServer2012StandardEvaluation(ServerwithaGUI)"option.Pickthecustominstallwhendoingafreshinstallation.
Whentheinstallationiscomplete,installtheVirtualBoxGuestAdditionsontheserver.Thisisinitiatedfromthe"Devices>InstallGuestAdditions..."menu.Accept
allthedefaultsandreboottheserverwhenrequested.
Createasharedfolder(Devices>SharedFolders)onthevirtualmachine,pointingtothedirectoryonthehostwheretheOraclesoftwarewasunzipped.Checkthe
"Automount"and"MakePermanent"optionsbeforeclickingthe"OK"button.

TheVMwillneedtoberestartedfortheguestadditionstobeusedproperly.Thenextsectionrequiresashutdownsonoadditionalrestartisneededatthistime.
OncetheVMisrestarted,thesharedfolderwillbeavailableasthe"E:\"drive.

OracleInstallationPrerequisites
Performthefollowingstepswhilstloggedintothevirtualmachine.
TurnofftheWindowsfirewall"ServerManager>LocalServer>WindowsFirewall>Public:On>TurnWindowsFirewallonoroff"topreventitfrominterferingwith
thesevercommunication.Youcanturnitonlaterandopenupanyrequiredportsifyouwantto.
Amendthe"C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"filetocontainthefollowinginformation.EvenifyouareusingDNStoresolvetheSCAN,includetheSCAN
entriesinthe"hosts"files.WithoutthemtheinstallerhadtroublerecognisingtheSCAN.
127.0.0.1localhost.localdomainlocalhost
#Public
192.168.0.151w2012121rac1.localdomainw2012121rac1
192.168.0.152w2012121rac2.localdomainw2012121rac2
#Private
192.168.1.151w2012121rac1priv.localdomainw2012121rac1priv
192.168.1.152w2012121rac2priv.localdomainw2012121rac2priv

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#Virtual
192.168.0.153w2012121rac1vip.localdomainw2012121rac1vip
192.168.0.154w2012121rac2vip.localdomainw2012121rac2vip
#SCAN
192.168.0.155w2012121scan.localdomainw2012121scan
192.168.0.156w2012121scan.localdomainw2012121scan
192.168.0.157w2012121scan.localdomainw2012121scan
Openthe"NetworkConnections"screen(ServerManager>LocalServer>Ethernet(clicklinknexttoit)).
Renamethe"Ethernet"to"public"and"Ethernet2"to"private",makingsureyouapplythenamestothe
appropriateconnections.Youcandothisbyrightclickingontheconnectionandselecting"Rename"fromthe
popupmenu.
SetthecorrectIPinformationforthepublicandprivateconnections.Rightclickonaconnectionandselectthe
"Properties"menuoption.Clickon"InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)"optionandclickthe"Properties.
button.EntertheappropriateIP,subnet,defaultgatewayandDNSforthenetworks.
public:
IPAddress:192.168.0.151
Subnet:255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway:192.168.0.1
DNS:192.168.0.6
private:
IPAddress:192.168.1.151
Subnet:255.255.255.0
DefaultGateway:N/A
DNS:N/A
Clickonthe"Advanced"button,followedbythe"DNS"tab.Selectthe"AppendtheseDNSsuffixes(inorder)"optionandaddthedomainsuffix,inthiscase
"localdomain".Usethe"OK"buttonstoexitthedialogs.
Note.It'sworthdoublecheckingtheMACaddressesofthenetworkadaptersintheVMagainstthoseofthenetworkinterfacesontheguestoperatingsystem.
Makesurethepublicinterfaceisthebridgedconnection.TheguestOSsometimesshowstheinterfacesoutoforder.
Ifanyofthenetworkconnectionsareleftinadisabledstate,rightclickonthenandselectthe"Diagnose"optiontorepairthem.
Ensurethepublicinterfaceisfirstinthebindorder:
Onthe"NetworkConnections"dialog,press"Alt+N"toshowtheadvancedmenu.Select"AdvancedSettings...".
Onthe"AdaptersandBindings"tab,makesurethepublicinterfaceisthefirstinterfacelisted.
Clickoneachnetworkinturnandmakesurethe"TCP/IPv4"bindingscomebeforethe"TCP/IPv6"bindings.Thisshouldbecorrectbydefault.
Acceptanymodificationsbyclickingonthe"OK"buttonandexitingthe"NetworkConnections"dialog.
DisableWindowsMediaSensingforTCP/IP:
BackuptheWindowsregistry.
RuntheRegistryEditor(Regedit.exe)andfindthefollowingkey.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
Addthefollowingregistryvalue.
ValueName:DisableDHCPMediaSense
DataType:DWORD
Value:1
Thischangewillnottakeeffectuntilthecomputerisrestarted.
Openthe"SystemProperties"dialog(Start>ControlPanel>SystemandSecurity>System>ChangeSettings)anddothefollowing:
Clickthe"Change"button,enterthemachinename"w2012121rac1"thenclickthe"OK"button.
ClickontheAdvancedtabandthe"EnvironmentVariables"button.
Editboththe"TEMP"and"TMP"environmentvariablestobe"%WINDIR%\temp",whichis"C:\Windows\temp".
Clickthe"OK"buttonand"Apply"outofthe"System"dialog.
Restarttheserver.

CreateSharedDisks
MakesuretheVMisshutdown,createadirectorytohostthesharedvirtualdisksonthehostOS,thencreatetheshareddisks.MyhostisLinux,sothepathsto
thevirtualdisksareUNIXstylepaths.IfyourhostisWindows,thenyouwillbeusingWindowsstylepaths.
$mkdirp/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$cd/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$
$#CreatethedisksandassociatethemwithVirtualBoxasvirtualmedia.
$VBoxManagecreatehdfilenameasm1.vdisize5120formatVDIvariantFixed
$VBoxManagecreatehdfilenameasm2.vdisize5120formatVDIvariantFixed
$VBoxManagecreatehdfilenameasm3.vdisize5120formatVDIvariantFixed
$VBoxManagecreatehdfilenameasm4.vdisize5120formatVDIvariantFixed
$
$#ConnectthemtotheVM.
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac1storagectl"SATA"port1device0typehddmediumasm1.vdimtypeshareable
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac1storagectl"SATA"port2device0typehddmediumasm2.vdimtypeshareable
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac1storagectl"SATA"port3device0typehddmediumasm3.vdimtypeshareable

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$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac1storagectl"SATA"port4device0typehddmediumasm4.vdimtypeshareable
$
$#Makeshareable.
$VBoxManagemodifyhdasm1.vditypeshareable
$VBoxManagemodifyhdasm2.vditypeshareable
$VBoxManagemodifyhdasm3.vditypeshareable
$VBoxManagemodifyhdasm4.vditypeshareable
Startthew2012121rac1virtualmachinebyclickingthe"Start"buttononthetoolbar.Whentheserverhasstarted,loginsoyoucanpartitionthedisks.
Wewillpartitionthedisksusingthe"DiskPart"utility.Togetalistofthecurrentdisksdothefollowing.
C:\>diskpart
MicrosoftDiskPartversion6.0.6001
Copyright(C)19992007MicrosoftCorporation.
Oncomputer:RAC1
DISKPART>listdisk
Disk###StatusSizeFreeDynGpt

Disk0Online30GB0B
Disk1Online10GB10GB
Disk2Online10GB10GB
Disk3Online10GB10GB
Disk4Online10GB10GB
DISKPART>
Inthediskpartutilitywewillperformthefollowingcommands.
automountenable
selectdisk1
createpartitionextended
createpartitionlogical
selectdisk2
createpartitionextended
createpartitionlogical
selectdisk3
createpartitionextended
createpartitionlogical
selectdisk4
createpartitionextended
createpartitionlogical
exit
StampthedisksforusewithASM.ThisisdoneusingtheasmtoolthatcomeswiththeGridInfrastructuremedia.
C:>E:
E:>cdgrid\asmtool
E:>asmtooladd\Device\HardDisk1\Partition1ORCLDISK1
E:>asmtooladd\Device\HardDisk2\Partition1ORCLDISK2
E:>asmtooladd\Device\HardDisk3\Partition1ORCLDISK3
E:>asmtooladd\Device\HardDisk4\Partition1ORCLDISK4
E:>asmtoollist
NTFS\Device\Harddisk0\Partition1350M
NTFS\Device\Harddisk0\Partition230368M
ORCLDISK1\Device\Harddisk1\Partition15117M
ORCLDISK2\Device\Harddisk2\Partition15117M
ORCLDISK3\Device\Harddisk3\Partition15117M
ORCLDISK4\Device\Harddisk4\Partition15117M
E:>
Theshareddisksarenowconfigured.

ClonetheVirtualMachine
VirtualBoxallowsyoutocloneVMs,butthesealsoattempttoclonetheshareddisks,whichisnotwhatwewant.InsteadwemustmanuallyclonetheVM.
Shutdownthe"w2012121rac1"VM.
Manuallyclonethevirtualdiskusingthefollowingcommandsonthehostserver.
$mkdirp/u03/VirtualBox/w2012121rac2
$VBoxManageclonehd/u02/VirtualBox/w2012121rac1/w2012121rac1.vdi/u03/VirtualBox/w2012121rac2/w2012121rac2.vdi
Createthe"w2012121rac2"virtualmachineinVirtualBoxinthesamewayasyoudidfor"w2012121rac1",withtheexceptionofusinganexisting"w2012121
rac2.vdi"virtualharddrive.
RemembertoaddthethreenetworkadaptorsasyoudidonthefirstVM.WhentheVMiscreated,attachtheshareddiskstothisVM.

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$cd/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac2storagectl"SATA"port1device0typehddmediumasm1.vdimtypeshareable
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac2storagectl"SATA"port2device0typehddmediumasm2.vdimtypeshareable
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac2storagectl"SATA"port3device0typehddmediumasm3.vdimtypeshareable
$VBoxManagestorageattachw2012121rac2storagectl"SATA"port4device0typehddmediumasm4.vdimtypeshareable
Startthe"w2008112rac2"virtualmachine.
Openthe"NetworkConnections"screen(ServerManager>LocalServer>Ethernet(clicklinknexttoit))andamendtheIPaddressvaluesofeachnetworktothe
appropriatevaluesforthesecondnode.
Openthe"SystemProperties"dialog(Start>ControlPanel>SystemandSecurity>System>ChangeSettings)andchangethemachinenamebyclickingthe
"Change"button.Clickall"OK"buttonstoexitthe"SystemProperties"dialogandrestarttheserverwhenprompted.
OncetheRAC2virtualmachinehasrestarted,starttheRAC1virtualmachine.Whenbothnodeshavestarted,checktheycanbothpingallthepublicandprivateIP
addressesusingthefollowingcommands.
pingw2012121rac1
pingw2012121rac1priv
pingw2012121rac2
pingw2012121rac2priv
AtthispointthevirtualIPaddressesdefinedinthehostsfilewillnotwork,sodon'tbothertestingthem.
Thevirtualmachinesetupisnowcomplete.
BeforemovingforwardyoushouldprobablyshutdownyourVMsandtakesnapshotsofthem.Ifanyfailureshappenbeyondthispointitisprobablybettertoswitch
backtothosesnapshots,cleanuptheshareddrivesandstartthegridinstallationagain.Analternativetocleaninguptheshareddisksistobackthemupnowusing
zipandjustreplacethemintheeventofafailure.
$cd/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$zipPreGrid.zip*.vdi

InstalltheGridInfrastructure
Makesurebothvirtualmachinesarestarted.Loginto"w2012121rac1"andstarttheOracleinstaller.
e:
cdgrid
setup.exe
Selectthe"Skipsoftwareupdates"option,thenclickthe"Next"button.

Selectthe"InstallandConfigureOracleGridInfrastructureforaCluster"option,thenclickthe"Next"button.

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Selectthe"TypicalInstallation"option,thenclickthe"Next"button.

Onthe"SpecifyClusterConfiguration"screen,enterthecorrectSCANNameandclickthe"Add"button.

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Enterthedetailsofthesecondnodeinthecluster,thenclickthe"OK"button.

Clickthe"Identifynetworkinterfaces..."buttonandcheckthepublicandprivatenetworksarespecifiedcorrectly.RemembertomarktheNATinterfaceas"DoNot
Use".Onceyouarehappywiththem,clickthe"OK"buttonandthe"Next"buttononthepreviousscreen.

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EntertheORACLE_BASEof"c:\app\12.1.0.1",asoftwarelocationof"c:\app\12.1.0.1\grid"andtheSYSASMpassword.clickthe"Next"button.

Settheredundancyto"External",selectall4disksandclickthe"Next"button.

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Waitwhiletheprerequisitecheckscomplete.Ifyouhaveanyissues,eitherfixthemorcheckthe"IgnoreAll"checkboxandclickthe"Next"button.Itislikelythe
"Windowsfirewallstatus","PhysicalMemory"and"Administrator"testswillfailforthistypeofinstallation.

Ifyouarehappywiththesummaryinformation,clickthe"Install"button.

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Waitwhilethesetuptakesplace.

Clickthe"Close"buttontoexittheinstaller.

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Thegridinfrastructureinstallationisnowcomplete.Wecancheckthestatusoftheinstallationusingthefollowingcommands.
C:\>C:\app\12.1.0.1\grid\bin\crsctlstatrest

NameTargetStateServerStatedetails

LocalResources

ora.DATA.dg
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE
ora.LISTENER.lsnr
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE
ora.asm
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1Started,STABLE
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2Started,STABLE
ora.net1.network
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE
ora.ons
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE

ClusterResources

ora.LISTENER_SCAN1.lsnr
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE
ora.LISTENER_SCAN2.lsnr
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.LISTENER_SCAN3.lsnr
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.cvu
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.oc4j
1OFFLINEOFFLINESTABLE
ora.scan1.vip
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE
ora.scan2.vip
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.scan3.vip
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.w2012121rac1.vip
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac1STABLE
ora.w2012121rac2.vip
1ONLINEONLINEw2012121rac2STABLE

C:\>
AtthispointitisprobablyagoodideatoshutdownbothVMsandtakesnapshots.RemembertomakeafreshzipoftheASMdisksonthehostmachine,whichyou
willneedtorestoreifyoureverttothepostgridsnapshots.
$cd/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$zipPostGrid.zip*.vdi

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InstalltheDatabaseSoftware
Makesurethe"w2012121rac1"and"w2012121rac2"virtualmachinesarestarted,thenloginto"w2012121rac1"andstarttheOracleinstaller.
e:
cddatabase
setup.exe
Uncheckthesecurityupdatescheckboxandclickthe"Next"buttonand"Yes"onthesubsequentwarningdialog.

Checkthe"Skipsoftwareupdates"checkboxandclickthe"Next"button.

Selectthe"Installdatabasesoftwareonly"option,thenclickthe"Next"button.

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Acceptthe"OracleRealApplicationClustersdatabaseinstallation"optionbyclickingthe"Next"button.

Makesurebothnodesareselected,thenclickthe"Next"button.

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Selecttherequiredlanguages,thenclickthe"Next"button.

Selectthe"EnterpriseEdition"option,thenclickthe"Next"button.

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Decidethecredentialsforthedatabaseuser,thenclickthe"Next"button.InthiscaseIpickedthe"UseWindowsBuiltinAccount"option,whichisnot
recommended.Ifyoupickthisoption,acceptthefollowingwarningdialog.

Enter"c:\app\oracle"astheOraclebaseand"c:\app\oracle\product\12.1.0.1\db_1"asthesoftwarelocation,thenclickthe"Next"button.

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Waitfortheprerequisitechecktocomplete.Ifthereareanyproblemseitherfixthem,orcheckthe"IgnoreAll"checkboxandclickthe"Next"button.

Ifyouarehappywiththesummaryinformation,clickthe"Install"button.

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Waitwhiletheinstallationtakesplace.

Clickthe"Close"buttontoexittheinstaller.

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ShutdownbothVMsandtakesnapshots.RemembertomakeafreshzipoftheASMdisksonthehostmachine,whichyouwillneedtorestoreifyoureverttothe
postdbsnapshots.
$cd/u04/VirtualBox/w2012121rac
$zipPostDB.zip*.vdi

CreateaDatabase
Makesurethe"w2012121rac1"and"w2012121rac2"virtualmachinesarestarted,thenloginto"w2012121rac1"andstarttheDatabaseCreationAsistant
(DBCA).
c:\>dbca
Selectthe"CreateDatabase"optionandclickthe"Next"button.
Selectthe"Createadatabasewithdefaultconfiguration"option.Enterthecontainerdatabasename(cdbrac),pluggabledatabasename(pdbrac)andadministrator
password.Clickthe"Next"button.

Waitfortheprerequisitecheckstocomplete.Ifthereareanyproblemseitherfixthem,orcheckthe"IgnoreAll"checkboxandclickthe"Next"button.

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Ifyouarehappywiththesummaryinformation,clickthe"Finish"button.

Waitwhilethedatabasecreationtakesplace.

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Ifyouwanttomodifypasswords,clickthe"PasswordManagement"button.Whenfinished,clickthe"Exit"button.

Clickthe"Close"buttontoexittheDBCA.

TheRACdatabasecreationisnowcomplete.

ChecktheStatusoftheRAC
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ThereareseveralwaystocheckthestatusoftheRAC.ThesrvctlutilityshowsthecurrentconfigurationandstatusoftheRACdatabase.
C:\>srvctlconfigdatabasedcdb12c
Databaseuniquename:cdb12c
Databasename:cdb12c
Oraclehome:C:\app\oracle\product\12.1.0.1\db_1
Oracleuser:ntauthority\system
Spfile:+DATA/cdb12c/spfilecdb12c.ora
Passwordfile:+DATA/cdb12c/orapwcdb12c
Domain:
Startoptions:open
Stopoptions:immediate
Databaserole:PRIMARY
Managementpolicy:AUTOMATIC
Serverpools:cdb12c
Databaseinstances:cdb12c1,cdb12c2
DiskGroups:DATA
Mountpointpaths:
Services:
Type:RAC
Startconcurrency:
Stopconcurrency:
Databaseisadministratormanaged
C:\>
C:\>srvctlstatusdatabasedcdb12c
Instancecdb12c1isrunningonnodew2012121rac1
Instancecdb12c2isrunningonnodew2012121rac2
C:\>
TheV$ACTIVE_INSTANCESviewcanalsodisplaythecurrentstatusoftheinstances.
C:\>sqlplus/assysdba
SQL*Plus:Release12.1.0.1.0ProductiononMonJul2223:12:222013
Copyright(c)1982,2013,Oracle.Allrightsreserved.
Connectedto:
OracleDatabase12cEnterpriseEditionRelease12.1.0.1.064bitProduction
WiththePartitioning,RealApplicationClusters,AutomaticStorageManagement,
AdvancedAnalyticsandRealApplicationTestingoptions
SQL>SELECTinst_nameFROMv$active_instances;
INST_NAME

W2012121RAC1:cdb12c1
W2012121RAC2:cdb12c2
SQL>
Formoreinformationsee:
OracleGridInfrastructureInstallationGuide12cRelease1(12.1)forMicrosoftWindowsx64(64Bit)
OracleRealApplicationClustersInstallationGuide12cRelease1(12.1)forMicrosoftWindowsx64(64Bit)
OracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1.0.1)RACOnOracleLinux6UsingVirtualBox
Hopethishelps.RegardsTim...

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