Microsoft cluster server and oracle fail safe

Microsoft Cluster Server and Oracle Fail Safe Quick Start Guide

Step-by-step instructions for installing Microsoft Cluster Server, installing Oracle Fail Safe and configuring a database.

Microsoft Cluster Server and Oracle Fail Safe Quick Start Guide
Microsoft Cluster Server and Oracle Fail Safe...........................................................................1 Quick Start Guide...................................................................................................................1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 Part 1: Hardware Configuration and Set-Up .............................................................................1

CertifiedHardware.......................................................................................................... 1 Disk Configuration.......................................................................................................... 1 Configure Network Cards ............................................................................................... 2
Part 2: Installing Microsoft Cluster Server................................................................................5

Installing MSCS on the First Node ................................................................................. 5 Adding Additional Nodes ............................................................................................... 9 Using Cluster Administrator......................................................................................... 10
Part 3: Installing Oracle Fail Safe.......................................................................................... 11

Match Home Names on All Nodes ............................................................................... 11 Oracle Services for MSCS Security Setup.................................................................... 12 Completing the Fail Safe Configuration....................................................................... 13 Making the Database Fail Safe ..................................................................................... 14 Creating the Database ................................................................................................... 15 Verifying the Standalone DatabaseConfiguration ....................................................... 16 Creating a Group ........................................................................................................... 17 Adding the Database to a Group ................................................................................... 22

Microsoft Cluster Server and Oracle Fail Safe Quick Start Guide

IntroductionThis paper is divided into two parts. Part One provides you the hardware configuration, Part Two provide you the step-by-step instructions for installing Microsoft Cluster Server (MCS). Part 3 gives you the step-by-step instructions for installing Oracle Fail Safe and configuring a database. Here is an overview of the steps required to install MSCS: 1. Hardware Configuration and Set-Up ? ConfirmHardware is Certified for MSCS ? ? Configure Shared Disks ? ? Select Disk to be Quorum Disk ? ? Configure Network Cards ? ? Obtain IP Address and Network Name for Cluster Group and Register in ? DNS or HOSTS file 2. Install Cluster Server on First Node and on Second/Additional Nodes 3. Install Oracle Fail Safe

Part 1: Hardware Configuration and Set-Up Certified Hardware
Oracle does notspecifically certify hardware for Oracle Fail Safe. Instead, you must ensure that the hardware is on the Microsoft Cluster Server Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) that is available from Microsoft? . You will find the HCL at: http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/

Disk Configuration
Disks need only be configured from one node. Do not attempt to write to the disks from multiple nodes until the clustering...