RAC on Windows: Oracle Clusterware Installation Steps Particular for Windows 2008 Clusters [ID 782795.

1] Modified 23-JUL-2010 In this Document Goal Solution Installation Prerequisite Discrepancies for Windows 2008 Installation Discrepancies for Windows 2008 References Type HOWTO Status PUBLISHED

Applies to:
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.1.0 - Release: 10.2 to 11.2 Microsoft Windows (32-bit) Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit)Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 (AMD64/EM64T) Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.2.0.3 to 10.2.0.5

Goal
The prerequisite and installation steps for Oracle Clusterware (CRS) on Windows 2008 clusters are identical to those documented for Windows 2003 clusters. This note documents the few minor discrepancies in how to accomplish those steps specifically on Windows 2008 Server environments.

Solution
First and foremost, be sure to install the Oracle (10gR2 and 11gR1) software specifically for Windows 2008 (and Vista) environments: =====10gR2==== http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/htdocs/10204_winx64_vista_win2k8.html and http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/htdocs/10203vista.html ====11gR1==== http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle11g/111070_win32_2008soft.html and http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle11g/111070_win64_2008soft.html

Note: For 11gR2, Oracle Grid Infrastructure is not available or supported for 32-bit operating systems. For 64-bit Windows 2008 clusters, use the same binaries available for other Windows versions: http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle11g/112010_win64soft.html

The main resource for CRS installation prequisites is: ====10gR2==== http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/install.102/b14207/prewin. htm#sthref263 Oracle. Database Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application ClustersInstallation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.2) for Microsoft Windows Part Number B14207-01 ====11gR1==== http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/install.111/b28250/prewin.htm#BCFHFECH Oracle. Clusterware Installation Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1) for Microsoft Windows Part Number B28250-06 ====11gR2==== http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e10817/toc.htm Oracle. Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide 11g Release 2 (11.2) for Microsoft Windows Part Number E10817-03

Note: When using remote desktop for Windows 2008, the /admin flag replaces the /console flag. Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947723

Installation Prerequisite Discrepancies for Windows 2008

1. User Equivalence

In order to fulfill the documented prerequisites and in addition to what is outlined in Note 388730.1, it may be necessary to implement the following change in Windows 2008 User Account Control settings on each node:

Change the elevation prompt behavior for administrators to "Elevate without prompting" Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/cc709691.aspx a. Click Start, click Accessories, click Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click OK. b. From the Local Security Settings console tree, click Local Policies, and then Security Options. c. Scroll down to and double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators. d. From the drop-down menu, select: * Elevate without prompting (tasks requesting elevation will automatically run as elevated without prompting the administrator) e. Click OK. f. Close the Local Security Settings window.

Confirm that the 'Administrators' group is listed under 'Manage auditing and security log' Invoke 'Local Security Settings' at the prompt by typing: 'secpol.msc' Click on 'Local Policies' Click on 'User Rights Assignment'

2. Network binding order - Public network should be listed first To ensure that your public interface is first in the binding order, follow these steps: a. b. c. d. e. Click Start, click Server Manager, click View Network Connections If the 'Advanced' menu is not showing, Press 'ALT' From the Advanced menu, click Advanced Settings The first tab to be displayed will be Adapters and Bindings Use the arrow, if needed, to adjust the order so the 'Public' adapter is listed first and the 'Private' adapter is listed second

3. Create Raw Logical Volumes Using Diskpart Command Line Utility In Windows 2008 it is not possible to create logical volumes on shared disks using the Disk Management user interface. Note 782450.1 documents how to create raw logical volumes using the Diskpart command line utility.

Installation Discrepancies for Windows 2008

1. Installing Oracle 10g Clusterware on Windows 2008 64-Bit gives an error during the prerequisite checks that the Ocfs and Orafence Driver's signatures are expired on Windows 2008. Reference Note 762193.1 for full details and the workaround.

References
NOTE:388730.1 - Oracle RAC Clusterware Installation on Windows Commonly Missed / Misunderstood Prerequisites NOTE:412118.1 - RAC on Windows Installations Require That A User Be Explicitly Granted Local Administrative Privileges On All Nodes NOTE:762193.1 - Installing CRS on Windows 2008 Fails When Checking OCFS and Orafence Driver's Signatures NOTE:782450.1 - RAC on Windows: How to Create Raw Logical Volumes Using Diskpart Command Line Utility http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=975808 Related Products

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Keywords RAC; MICROSOFT; CLUSTERWARE; CRS; SHARED DISK

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