: John Shaw, Julian Dyke
: Pro Oracle Database 10g RAC on Linux Installation, Administration, and Performance
: Apress
: 9781430202141
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* Only book on the market to actually show you how to build an Oracle RAC cluster on Linux.

* Author expertise& quality: Steve Shaw's Hammerora project is one of the most visited sites in SourceForge.net. Julian Dyke is Chair of UK Oracle User Group RAC SIG and a member of the Oak Table Network.

* Based on latest Oracle release (10g R2) which we anticipate being the release where the largest number of customers migrate from existing single instance databases to RAC clusters.

* Linux is highest growth sector in relational database market and Oracle has 69% of that market (Gartner).



John Shaw has worked in business processing and integration for over 10 years and has architected some of the largest Microsoft integration projects in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. His technical expertise includes implementing Microsoft BizTalk and messaging standards for a variety of clients in finance, supply chain, and other sectors. Most recently, he founded SphereGen, a niche company that provides a blended model of low-cost onshore and offshore solutions for its clients. Prior to that, John worked as the U.S. BizTalk Practice Lead for Conchango, where he obtained BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist (VTS) status within Microsoft.
Contents at a Glance4
Contents6
About the Authors22
About the Technical Reviewers23
Acknowledgments24
Introduction25
Coverage and Audience26
Standards and Conventions26
Errata and Additional Material26
Introduction to RAC27
What Is Real Application Clusters?27
Clustered Database Concepts28
Why Deploy RAC?33
Alternatives to RAC41
Differences Between Single- Instance and RAC Databases42
Differences Between Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g43
History of Real Application Clusters45
Summary46
Introduction to Linux47
History of Linux47
Oracle, Open Source, and Linux51
Summary55
RAC Concepts56
Oracle Clusterware56
Node Applications58
Database Structure59
Instances61
Parameters62
Background Processes67
Workload Management73
Administration75
Monitoring76
Tools and Utilities78
Backup and Recovery80
Disaster Recovery80
Summary82
RAC Design83
Business Requirements83
Architecture86
Storage Requirements89
Hardware Requirements94
Application Design94
Database Design96
Summary105
Benchmarking Concepts106
Load Testing and Benchmarks106
TPC Benchmarks109
Summary121
Hardware122
Oracle Availability123
Server Architecture124
Network and Private Interconnect140
Summary147
Storage148
RAC I/ O Characteristics148
Storage Fundamentals153
Storage Protocols for Linux161
SAN Storage Example169
NFS and iSCSI Storage Example181
Summary193
Oracle Cluster File System ( OCFS)194
Cluster File Systems and OCFS194
OCFS Version 1195
Summary223
Automatic Storage Management ( ASM)224
Introducing ASM224
ASM Installation225
ASM Instance Configuration229
ASM Components235
ASM Administration243
Monitoring ASIVI254
Summary256
Installing Linux257
Linux Software Selection257
Hardware Requirements258
Networlcing Requirements258
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS259
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server272
Summary280
Configuring and Verifying Linux281
Operating System and RPM Package Checks281
Hostnames and Name Resolution282
NTP283
Hangcheck- Timer285
Kernel Parameters286
Oracle User Configuration294
Secure Shell Configuration301
Shared Storage Configuration303
Channel Bonding309
Cluster Verification312
Summary321
Installing and Configuring Oracle Software322
Preparing to Install322
Oracle Clusterware324
Oracle Database Software Installation336
Troubleshooting341
Configuration Files344
Deinstallation345
Summary346
Creating and Configuring Databases347
Using DBCA As a GUI Tool347
Creating a Database Using Scripts371
Summary382
Installing and Configuring Enterprise Manager383
Manageability Infrastructure384
Database Control385
Grid Control386
Summary404
Linux Administration405
Run Levels405
Services407
Terminal Sessions408
IVIanual Pages408
Bash Sliell409
Packages413
Kernel Parameters414
Swap Space and File Systems415
Booting the System418
Log Files, Tracing, and Debugging419
Summary420
Oracle Clusterware421
Oracle Clust