Re: How to install Oracle 10g RAC on OEL Linux 5 using VmWare?
- From: Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dave <david.best@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:05:49 -0500
Yes, those instructions are for vmware server, not vmware workstation.
Thats why I asked.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:57 AM, dave <david.best@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was able to do it but I also had to set:
>
> reslck.timeout="1200"
>
> in the config file to help with locking issues as my laptop was barely
> good enough to run windows and 2 rac nodes.
>
> To enable shared disk config, take a look at:
>
> http://newappsdba.blogspot.com/2008/04/part-1-setting-up-vmware-and-linux-for.html
> Here's the relevant clip:
>
> # Shared Disk Config. In order to enable disk sharing for the disks we
> just created, we need to modify the virtual machine configuration
> file. From the VMware Server Console you can find the location of your
> configuration file in the top left hand corner.
> Before the line:
> scsi1.present = "TRUE"
>
> Add:
> disk.locking = "FALSE"
> diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
> scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual”
>
> After each line similar to:
> scsi1:0.mode = "independent-persistent"
> Add:
> scsi1:0.deviceType = "disk”
>
> Note the bold 0, make sure that for each device you put in the correct
> number. For the first device its 0, followed by 1, etc. ie. A small
> snip of my config file.
>
> disk.locking = "FALSE"
> diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
> scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual"
>
> scsi1.present = "TRUE"
> scsi1:0.present = "TRUE"
> scsi1:0.fileName = "c:\Virtual Machines\sharedstorage\OCRDisk1.vmdk"
> scsi1:0.mode = "independent-persistent"
> scsi1:0.deviceType = "disk"
> scsi1:1.present = "TRUE"
> scsi1:1.fileName = "c:\Virtual Machines\sharedstorage\OCRDisk2.vmdk"
> scsi1:1.mode = "independent-persistent"
> scsi1:1.deviceType = "disk"
>
> Save the file and start up the VM.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > I never managed to successfully share drives that way on vmware
> > workstation. However, when I created a third vm, running openfiler, I
> was
> > able to share iscsi virtual drives from that. This was a more realistic
> > approach anyway.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:52 AM, D'Hooge Freek <Freek.DHooge@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> When I did some testing with rac and vmware workstation, I had to add
> the
> >> following lines to my vmx file:
> >>
> >> disk.locking = "FALSE"
> >> diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
> >> diskLib.dataCacheMaxReadAheadSize = "0"
> >> diskLib.dataCacheMinReadAheadSize = "0"
> >> diskLib.dataCachePageSize = "4096"
> >> diskLib.maxUnsyncedWrites = "0"
> >>
> >> regards,
> >>
> >> Freek D'Hooge
> >> Uptime
> >> Oracle Database Administrator
> >> e-mail: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx
> >> tel. +32 (0)3 451 23 82
> >> http://www.uptime.be
> >> disclaimer
> >>
> >>
> >> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of Syed Sabdar Hussain [sabdar.ocdba@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: 16 September 2009 20:01
> >> To: Oracle List; ora-apps-dba-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> >> oracle-l-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: How to install Oracle 10g RAC on OEL Linux 5 using VmWare?
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to install Oracle 10g RAC on OEL Linux 5 using VmWare. But
> >> getting the following error.
> >>
> >> “the location /dev/sdb1, entered for the oracle cluster registry (ocr)
> is
> >> not shared across all the nodes in the cluster….”.
> >>
> >> I checked the ownership and permissions are correct. And also zeroed the
> >> /dev/sdb1.
> >>
> >> If you know any solution, or any reference for installing Oracle 10g RAC
> >> on OEL Linux 5 using VmWare will be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> SYED.
> >> --
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> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew W. Kerber
> >
> > 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'
> >
>
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