RE: Add/remove RAC nodes and GC

  • From: "Radoulov, Dimitre" <cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Peter Sharman <pete.sharman@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 20:42:01 +0200

Thank you very much for the valuable comments, Pete!

I thought that the installation order could have been important.

Thanks again!

Best regards,
Dimitre

Il 30/mag/2014 18:41 "Peter Sharman" <pete.sharman@xxxxxxxxxx> ha scritto:

> Dimitre
>
> Let me preface this by saying my 11g knowledge has completely atrophied
> over the past couple of years since 12c was announced, so I can't remember
> any gotchas for that particular release.  However, in general terms, I
> would normally say add the agents to the new nodes AFTER becoming part of
> the cluster and remove the targets BEFORE the nodes are removed.  The
> reason I would do it that way in 12c is for the addition it just makes sure
> no targets are forgotten about, and for the deletion it makes cleanup
> easier and neater.
>
> As you say, it can be done both ways.
>
> And while I've typed this some vague recollection about the removal being
> much harder afterwards in 11g has come back, but I can't remember any more
> details, sorry!
>
> Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Radoulov, Dimitre [mailto:cichomitiko@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:55 PM
> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Add/remove RAC nodes and GC
>
> Hi list,
>
> RAC 11.2.0.3.5 on RHEL 5.9
> GC 11g
>
> We need to move some RAC nodes to new servers and we plan to do it by
> adding new nodes and removing the old ones.
> The EM GC agents are already installed and configured on the existing
> nodes.
>
> Should I install and configure the agents on the new nodes before or after
> adding them to the cluster?
> I suppose both are possible, but I'm looking for the best/easiest way.
> And what about the nodes to be removed: stop/deconfigure the targets
> before or after the node removal?
>
> Your ideas and suggestions are welcome!
>
>
> Regards
> Dimitre
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