How to Add Node/Instance or Remove Node/Instance in 10gR2, 11gR1 and 11gR2 Oracle Clusterware and RAC (Doc ID 1332451.1)

In this Document

Purpose

Details

10gR2

10 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on UNIX-Based Systems

11 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on Windows-Based Systems

11gR1

4 Adding and Deleting Oracle Clusterware Homes

8 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems

10 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on Windows Systems

11gR2

4 Adding and Deleting Cluster Nodes

10 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems

11 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Windows Systems

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Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 10.2 to 11.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This note provides procedure to add a node, remove a node or add an instance, remove an instance in 10gR2, 11gR1 and 11gR2 Oracle Clusterware (CRS or Grid Infrastructure) and RAC.

Details

 

10gR2

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The complete list is in the following document:

Oracle Database Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide 10g Release 2 (10.2)

10 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on UNIX-Based Systems

• Cloning Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC Software in Grid Environments
• Quick-Start Node and Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
  • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using OUI in Silent Mode
• Detailed Node and Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
  • Overview of Node Addition Procedures
    • Step 1: Connecting New Nodes to the Cluster
    • Step 2: Extending Clusterware and Oracle Software to New Nodes
    • Step 3: Preparing Storage on New Nodes
    • Step 4: Adding Nodes at the Oracle RAC Database Layer
    • Step 5: Adding Database Instances to New Nodes
  • Adding Nodes that Already Have Clusterware and Oracle Software to a Cluster
  • Overview of Node Deletion Procedures
    • Step 1: Deleting Instances from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
    • Step 2: Deleting Nodes from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
    • Step 3: ASM Instance Clean-Up Procedures for Node Deletion

11 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on Windows-Based Systems

• Cloning Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC Software in Grid Environments
• Quick-Start Node and Database Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
  • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using OUI in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using OUI in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using OUI in Silent Mode
• Detailed Node and Database Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
• Overview of Node Addition Procedures
• Step 1: Connecting New Nodes to the Cluster
  • Making Physical Connections
  • Installing the Operating System
  • Verifying the Installation with the Cluster Verification Utility
  • Checking the Installation
• Step 2: Extending Oracle Software to New Nodes at the Oracle Clusterware Layer
• Step 3: Preparing Storage on New Nodes
  • Raw Device Storage Preparation for New Nodes
    • Configure Raw Partitions
• Step 4: Adding Nodes at the Oracle RAC Database Layer
• Step 5: Adding Database Instances to New Nodes
  • Using Enterprise Manager to Add Database Instances to New Nodes
  • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Add Database Instances to New Nodes
  • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Add Database Instances to New Nodes
  • Connecting to iSQL*Plus after Adding a Node
• Adding Nodes that Already Have Clusterware and Oracle Software to a Cluster
• Overview of Node Deletion Procedures
• Step 1: Deleting Instances from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
  • Using Enterprise Manager to Delete Database Instances from Existing Nodes
  • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Delete Database Instances from Existing Nodes
  • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Delete Instance from Existing Nodes
• Step 2: Deleting Nodes from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
• Step 3: ASM Instance Clean-Up Procedures for Node Deletion

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11gR1

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The complete list is in the following document:

Oracle Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1)

Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1)

4 Adding and Deleting Oracle Clusterware Homes

• Prerequisite Steps for Adding Oracle Clusterware
• Adding and Deleting Oracle Clusterware Homes on Linux and UNIX Systems
  • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node On Linux or UNIX Systems
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from a Linux or UNIX System
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from a Node that Cannot Be Accessed
• Adding and Deleting Oracle Clusterware Homes on Windows Systems
  • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a Windows System
  • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from a Windows System
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode

8 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems

• Adding Oracle RAC to Nodes Running Clusterware and Oracle Database
• Adding Oracle RAC to Nodes That Do Not Have Clusterware and Oracle Database
  • Prerequisite Steps for Extending Oracle RAC to Target Nodes
  • Extend Oracle Clusterware to Target Nodes
  • Configure Shared Storage on Target Nodes
  • Add the Oracle Real Application Clusters Database Homes to Target Nodes
    • Extending the Database Home to Target Nodes Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Extending the Database Home to Target Nodes Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
  • Add ASM and Oracle RAC Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Add ASM and Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Add ASM and Database Instances to Target Nodes
• Deleting Cluster Nodes from Oracle Real Application Clusters Environments
  • Step 1: Delete Instances from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
  • Step 2: Delete Nodes from the Cluster

 

10 Adding and Deleting Nodes and Instances on Windows Systems

• Cloning Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC Software in Grid Environments
• Quick-Start Node and Database Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
  • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Clusterware Home to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
  • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle Real Application Clusters to a New Node
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Adding an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC to a New Node Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle Real Application Clusters from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Home with Oracle RAC Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
  • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home from an Existing Node
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using Oracle Universal Installer in Interactive Mode
    • Deleting an Oracle Clusterware Home Using Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode
• Detailed Node and Database Instance Addition and Deletion Procedures
• Overview of Node Addition Procedures
  • Step 1: Connecting New Nodes to the Cluster
    • Making Physical Connections
    • Installing the Operating System
    • Verifying the Installation with the Cluster Verification Utility
    • Checking the Installation
  • Step 2: Extending Oracle Software to New Nodes at the Oracle Clusterware Layer
  • Step 3: Preparing Storage on New Nodes
    • Raw Device Storage Preparation for New Nodes
  • Step 4: Adding Nodes at the Oracle Real Application Clusters Database Layer
  • Step 5: Adding Database Instances to New Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Add Database Instances to New Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Add Database Instances to New Nodes
• Adding Nodes That Already Have Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Database Software
• Overview of Node Deletion Procedures
  • Step 1: Deleting Instances from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Delete Database Instances from Existing Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Delete Instance from Existing Nodes
  • Step 2: Deleting Nodes from Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
  • Step 3: ASM Instance Clean-Up Procedures for Node Deletion

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11gR2

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The complete list is in the following document:

Oracle Clusterware Administration and Deployment Guide 11g Release 2 (11.2)

Oracle Real Application Clusters Administration and Deployment Guide 11g Release 2

4 Adding and Deleting Cluster Nodes

• Prerequisite Steps for Adding Cluster Nodes
• Adding and Deleting Cluster Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems
  • Adding a Cluster Node on Linux and UNIX Systems
  • Deleting a Cluster Node on Linux and UNIX Systems
• Adding and Deleting Cluster Nodes on Windows Systems
  • Adding a Node to a Cluster on Windows Systems
  • Deleting a Cluster Node on Windows Systems

 

10 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems

• Adding Oracle RAC to Nodes with Oracle Clusterware Installed
  • Adding Policy-Managed Oracle RAC Database Instances to Target Nodes
  • Adding Administrator-Managed Oracle RAC Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Add Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Add Database Instances to Target Nodes
• Deleting Oracle RAC from a Cluster Node
  • Deleting Instances from Oracle RAC Databases
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
  • Removing Oracle RAC
  • Deleting Nodes from the Cluster

 

11 Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Windows Systems

• Adding Oracle RAC to Nodes with Oracle Clusterware Installed
  • Adding Administrator-Managed Oracle RAC Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Add Database Instances to Target Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Add Database Instances to Target Nodes
• Deleting Oracle RAC from a Cluster Node
  • Deleting Instances from Oracle RAC Databases
    • Using DBCA in Interactive Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
    • Using DBCA in Silent Mode to Delete Instances from Nodes
  • Removing Oracle RAC
  • Deleting Nodes from the Cluster

 

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