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Today we will see how we can install 12c Release 1 RAC (Real Application Clusters) database on 2 Linux 64 bit Virtual Machines using VMWare or Oracle VirtualBox. The “c” in Oracle 12c stands for “Cloud“ There are a few important and interesting changes when it comes to installing 12c as compared to 11g RAC. Oracle seems […]

Previous: Add additional virtual Ethernet card and perform prerequisites in Linux In order to copy/clone the VM for node 1 to another VM, first you need to cleanly shutdown the first host i.e. dbhost1 Once it is cleanly shutdown, you can either user VMWare’s clone option or simply copy the whole VM directory including .vmdk and […]

Previous: Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure You can start database installation from <stage>/database directory as follows. Make sure to use database owner user oracle. [oracle@dbhost1 ~]$ cd /mnt/hgfs/Setup/database/ [oracle@dbhost1 database]$ ./runInstaller Deselect the checkbox and click Next   Click Yes   Select “Skip software updates” and click Next   Select “Create and configure a database“. We can […]