11gR2; RAC + Clusterware Silent Installation

I have received many e-mails asking for examples of how to install the clusterware and the RAC database using the silent method. In this post I am going to show you how to perform the silent installation of an 11.2.0.2.0 clusterware and RAC database in Linux based system.

The steps below were performed on an RAC one host, composed of one node only, but, the same commands can be performed on N nodes without problems.

1- Prerequisites:

Before clusterware installation, you have to prepare the servers (system, storage, directories, users, groups and network).

You can follow the manual available on:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e22489/toc...
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e24660/toc...

2- The Cluster Verify Utility:

Run the Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) to check the nodes in preparation for installation. The CVU checks the network connectivity, the hardware and the operating system.

Try to fix all the errors that could be reported by the CVU.

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