Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide

vi Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Administrator Guide
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Writer: John Blackburn Project: Parallel Database Cluster Model PDC/O1000 for Oracle8i and Windows 2000 Comments:
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Cluster Planning
continued
Disk Drive Planning............................................................................................... 4-18
Nonshared Disk Drives................................................................................... 4-18
Shared Disk Drives ......................................................................................... 4-18
Network Planning .................................................................................................. 4-19
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Hosts Files for an Ethernet Cluster
Interconnect .................................................................................................... 4-19
Client LAN ..................................................................................................... 4-20
Chapter 5
Installation and Configuration
Installation Overview............................................................................................... 5-2
Installing the Hardware............................................................................................ 5-3
Setting Up the Nodes ........................................................................................ 5-3
Installing the Fibre Host Adapters .................................................................... 5-4
Installing GBIC-SW Modules for the Fibre Host Adapters.............................. 5-4
Cabling the Fibre Host Adapters to the Storage Hub, FC-AL Switch, or
Fibre Channel SAN Switch............................................................................... 5-5
Installing the Cluster Interconnect Adapters..................................................... 5-6
Installing the Client LAN Adapters .................................................................. 5-7
Setting Up the RA4000/RA4100 Arrays........................................................... 5-8
Installing GBIC-SW Modules for the RA4000 Array Controller ..................... 5-9
Cabling the Storage Hub, FC-AL Switch, or Fibre Channel SAN Switch to
the RA4000 Array Controllers.......................................................................... 5-9
Installing Additional Fibre Channel Fabrics or FC-ALs................................. 5-10
Cabling the Ethernet Cluster Interconnect ...................................................... 5-11
Cabling the Client LAN .................................................................................. 5-16
Installing Operating System Software and Configuring the RA4000/RA4100
Arrays..................................................................................................................... 5-17
Guidelines for Clusters ................................................................................... 5-17
Automated Installation Using SmartStart ....................................................... 5-18
Installing Compaq OSDs ....................................................................................... 5-22
Verifying Cluster Communications ................................................................ 5-22
Mounting Remote Drives and Verifying Administrator Privileges ................ 5-23
Installing the Ethernet OSDs .......................................................................... 5-24
Installing Oracle Software ..................................................................................... 5-36
Configuring Oracle Software ................................................................................. 5-36
Installing Object Link Manager ............................................................................. 5-36
Additional Notes on Configuring Oracle Software......................................... 5-37