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RAC on Windows: How to Install Grid Infrastructure 21c (21.3.X) and RAC on Windows (Step
by Step) (Doc ID 2871053.1)
In this Document
Goal
Oracle® Real Application Clusters
Solution
I. Grid Infrastructure Installation and Configuration
6.7.2 Creating Disk Partitions using the DiskPart Utility
II. RAC Installation
References
APPLIES TO:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 21.3 and later
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
GOAL
This document presents a step by step guide to installing Grid Infrastructure / RAC on Windows (2016).
This My Oracle Support document is a complement to (and by no means a replacement of) the following documentation:
Oracle® Grid Infrastructure
Installation and Upgrade Guide
21c for Microsoft Windows
F31798-02
January 2022
https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/cwwin/index.html
Oracle® Real Application Clusters
Installation Guide
21c for Microsoft Windows
F31799-02
January 2022
https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/riwin/index.html
Refer to the following documentation for information on: 5 Configuring Users, Groups and
Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
Including, but not limited to:
5.1 Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC
and
5.3.2 Verifying User Privileges to Update Remote Nodes
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SOLUTION
I. Grid Infrastructure Installation and Configuration
1. Check / stop / disable Windows Firewall (services.msc)
2. Create required shared disk partitions
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/cwwin/creating-disk-partitions-using-the-
diskpart-utility.html
6.7.2 Creating Disk Partitions using the DiskPart Utility
C:\Users\Administrator>diskpart.exe
Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.14393.0
Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: <HOST_NAME1>
DISKPART> select disk 2
Disk 2 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> create part pri
DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
DISKPART> select disk 3
Disk 3 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> create part pri
DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
DISKPART> select disk 4
Disk 4 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> create part pri
DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
DISKPART> select disk 5
Disk 5 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> create part pri
DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
DISKPART> select disk 6
Disk 6 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> create part pri
DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
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DISKPART> automount
Automatic mounting of new volumes enabled.
* REMOVE Windows auto-assigned drive letters on node 2*
3. D:\>mkdir D:\app\stage
Download software and copy ‘<RELEVANT ZIP FILE> ‘ to D:\stage\19.3.0.0.0\grid
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/oracle21c-windows-downloads.html
WINDOWS.X64_213000_grid_home.zip
WINDOWS.X64_213000_db_home.zip
4. On both nodes:
D:\>mkdir D:\app\21c\grid
D:\>mkdir D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1
5. cd D:\app\21c\grid
6. Extract WINDOWS.X64_213000_grid_home.zip to D:\app\21c\grid
7. Run gridsetup.bat: D:\app\21c\grid\gridsetup.bat
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At about 35% a Pop-Up will notify you of a failure on node 2.
INS-10201 -- This is a know issue!
Please follow "INS-10201 , ORA-12638 Occurred During GI 21c Installation on Windows (Doc ID 2854554.1)"
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Oracle Support highly recommends keeping current with proactive patching as per the following My Oracle Support
document:
Primary Note for Database Proactive Patch Program Document:888.1
II. RAC Installation
1. On node 1: cd D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1
2. Extract WINDOWS.X64_213000_db_home.zip to D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1
3. Run setup.exe
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REFERENCES
NOTE:888.1 - Primary Note for Database Proactive Patch Program
NOTE:2854554.1 - INS-10201 , ORA-12638 Occurred During GI 21c Installation on Windows
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