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, 1.1.3.1

ADDM

see also Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor

alert log, 8.5.4

all node patching, 10.4.1

archive logs, 6.3

instance access to, 6.3.2, 6.6.1

Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor

database findings, 8.1.1

description, 8.1.1

instance findings, 8.1.1

recommendations, 8.1.1

Automatic Storage Management

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

backup

archive logs, 6.5.2

managing backups, 6.8

performing using Enterprise Manager, 6.5

viewing backup reports, 6.9

block

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

block devices, 2.5.1

configuring partitions, 2.5.2

required partition sizes for Oracle Clusterware, 2.5.2

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

topology, 8.3

Cluster Ready Services

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.3, 8.5.1.4

crsd.bin process, 5.2.1

Cluster Ready Services Control (CRSCTL)

description of, 1.4

Cluster Synchronization Services

checking daemon status, 8.5.1.3, 8.5.1.4

Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS), 1.4

Cluster Verification Utility

check postinstallation configuration, 9.2

check preinstallation configuration, 3.2.2, 9.1

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

Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)

description of, 1.4

Cluster-Ready Services (CRS), 1.4

connect descriptor, 7.1.5

connection load balancing, 7.1.5

goals, 7.1.5.2

connection pools, 7.1.6

control file

location, 2.1.1

parallelized backup, 6.5.1

converting single-instance databases to Oracle RAC, 3.6

CRS

See Cluster Ready Services

CRS_home

choosing, 2.5.5

CRSCTL

See Cluster Ready Services Control

crsctl

checking the Oracle Clusterware status, 5.5.2

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

CSS

see Cluster Synchronization Services

D

database

backup, 6.1

comparison of Oracle RAC to single-instance, 1.2

recovery, 6.1

database findings, 8.1.1

database recovery

using Enterprise Manager, 6.7.1

Database Resource Manager, 7.1.2

terminology, 7.1.2

datafile

location, 2.1.1

parallelized backup, 6.5.1

delete instance, 9.6

diagcollection.pl script, 8.5.1.4

documentation

Real Application Clusters, 1.1.3, 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 charts, description of, 8.2.1

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

Recovery wizard, 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

F

FAN see also 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

flash recovery area configuration, 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

using for shared storage, 2.5.1

Network file system (NFS), 2.5.1

Network Time Protocol (NTP), 2.4.1

nodeapps

definition of, 1.4

nodes

definition of, 1.2

eviction, 5.2

normal redundancy, 3.3

NSF

see network file system, 2.5.1

O

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 File System (OCFS), 2.5.1

Oracle Cluster Registry

changing the location of, 5.5.2

definition of, 2.1.1

definition of mirror, 2.5.2

making backups of, 5.4

mirroring the OCR, 5.5.1

multiplexing, 2.1.1

recovering, 5.4.3

removing a mirror, 5.5.4

repairing, 5.5.3

troubleshooting, 5.6

usage in Oracle RAC, 7.1.3

viewing backups of, 5.4.1

Oracle Clusterware

and process control, 5.1

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

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

OSASM group, 2.2.1

OUI

See Oracle Universal Installer

P

packages, 2.1.3

parallel recovery, 6.7.4

parameters

See also initialization parameters, 4.4.1.2

that must be identical on all instances, 4.4.1.1

that must be unique on all instances, 4.4.1.2

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

instance state during, 6.6.2

of the SPFILE, 6.7.2

Recovery Manager (RMAN)

channels, 6.5.1

parallelism and backups, 6.5.1

redo logs

location, 2.1.1

redundancy

normal, 5.1

redundancy, normal and external, 3.3

requirements

hardware, 2.2

network, 2.1.2

software, 2.1.3

storage, 2.1.1

resource manager

see also Database Resource Manager, 7.1.2

ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

rolling patch method, 10.4.2

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-side load balancing, 7.1.5.2

service

administration, 7.3

creating, 7.2

definition of, 7.1.1

failover, 7.1.1.1

performance-related thresholds, 7.3.2

use with workload management, 7.1.1

using for database connections, 7.1.5

SERVICE_NAMES initialization parameter, 4.4.2.4

services

available instance, 7.1.1.1

preferred instance, 7.1.1.1

shared storage

supported types, 2.5.1

slice

See block devices, 2.5.2

software requirements

checking software requirements, 2.1.3

SSH

see secure shell, 2.2.2

swap space

requirements, 2.2

System Global Area (SGA), 8.1.3.2

T

temporary disk space

requirements, 2.2

THREAD initialization parameter, 4.4.1.2

tnsnames.ora, 7.2.1

tnsnames.ora file, 7.1.5, 7.1.5.1

topology, 8.3

Troubleshooting

alert log messages, 8.5.4

interconnect settings, 8.5.2.5

Using Cluster Verification Utility (cluvfy), 8.5.2

Using crsctl, 8.5.1, 8.5.1.3

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 disk

making backups of, 3.5.2, 5.2

recovering, 5.2.2

voting disks

definition of, 2.1.1

multiple, 2.1.1

W

wait events, 7.3.2

workload management, 7.1