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Oracle Database Oracle Clusterware Installation Guide for HP-UX

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3 <strong>Oracle</strong> Real Application Clusters<br />

Preinstallation Tasks<br />

This chapter describes the system configuration tasks that are generally completed by<br />

the system administrator if you plan to install <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> or <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong><br />

with <strong>Oracle</strong> Real Application Clusters (<strong>Oracle</strong> RAC). These tasks include creating<br />

additional groups and users <strong>for</strong> the database and <strong>for</strong> Automatic Storage Management<br />

(ASM).<br />

You must complete these tasks be<strong>for</strong>e you or a database administrator start <strong>Oracle</strong><br />

Universal Installer to install <strong>Oracle</strong> RAC. If you do not plan on installing <strong>Oracle</strong><br />

<strong>Database</strong> on this cluster, then you can continue to the next chapter.<br />

This chapter contains the following topics:<br />

■ Creating Standard Configuration Operating System Groups and Users<br />

■ Creating Custom Configuration Groups and Users <strong>for</strong> Job Roles<br />

■ Understanding the <strong>Oracle</strong> Base Directory Path<br />

■ Creating the <strong>Oracle</strong> Base Directory Path<br />

■ Environment Requirements <strong>for</strong> <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> and <strong>Oracle</strong> ASM Owners<br />

Note: Any task required <strong>for</strong> <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> is also required <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>Oracle</strong> RAC, unless otherwise stated.<br />

3.1 Creating Standard Configuration Operating System Groups and<br />

Users<br />

A standard configuration is a configuration with the default groups and users that<br />

<strong>Oracle</strong> Universal Installer (OUI) displays by default during <strong>Oracle</strong> database<br />

installation, which are not created already <strong>for</strong> <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Clusterware</strong> installation.<br />

The following sections describe how to create the required operating system user and<br />

groups <strong>for</strong> <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> or <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> with <strong>Oracle</strong> RAC and ASM<br />

installations:<br />

To allocate separate operating system user privileges to different administrative users,<br />

refer to "Creating Custom Configuration Groups and Users <strong>for</strong> Job Roles" on page 3-4.<br />

■ Overview of Groups and Users <strong>for</strong> <strong>Oracle</strong> <strong>Database</strong> <strong>Installation</strong>s<br />

■ Creating Standard Operating System Groups and Users<br />

<strong>Oracle</strong> Real Application Clusters Preinstallation Tasks 3-1

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