Preface

This guide explains how to install and configure the software products that make up the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system. This integrated product provides the infrastructure for implementing an Oracle9i database server in a Real Application Cluster (RAC) with VERITAS Volume Manager.

Note - For the latest and most current information on this clustered platform, refer to the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 with Oracle9i and Sun Cluster High Availability Late-Breaking-News document. See Clustered Database Platform Documentation for instructions on locating this document.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized in the following manner:

Chapter 1 contains an introduction to the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system.

Chapter 2 contains descriptions of the hardware components and procedures for cabling the system to your network.

Chapter 3 contains procedures on how to install and configure the software.

Appendix A contains descriptions of the factory installed cables.

Appendix B contains instructions on how to connect a laptop to the terminal concentrator.

Appendix C contains instructions on how to set of a tip(1) session.

Appendix D contains instructions on how to access software on the management server.

Appendix E contains instructions on how to install Sun Component Manager.

Appendix F contains instructions on how to configure the Sun Ray trademark Server software.

Appendix G contains instructions on how to set up the NTP software.

Appendix H contains instructions on how to set up NAFO.

Appendix I contains the output of the Oracle9i trademark RAC installation scripts.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX trademark commands and procedures.

See one or both of the following for this information:

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris software environment

Other software documentation that you received with your platform

Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name`%`
C shell superuser	machine_name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

A broad selection of Sun system documentation is located at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs

A complete set of Solaris documentation and many other titles are located at:

http://docs.sun.com

Note - Before you attempt to install the Clustered Database Platform software, you must read the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 With Oracle9i Database Real Application Clusters Late-Breaking News document, which is available at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions /hardware/docs/Integrated_Platforms/index.html

Several tools for reading documentation in online formats are preinstalled on your Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system.

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to Sun at:

docfeedback@sun.com

Please include the part number (816-4075-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.

Clustered Database Platform Documentation

The Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system comes with printed manuals, documentation on CDs, and AnswerBook2 and PDF documents that are accessible on the clustered platform once the clustered platform is setup. There are also documents available from the web. You will need them for the initial installation and for ongoing service of the system.

This section contains lists of available documentation and descriptions of the tools for viewing them.

Note - Before you attempt to install any Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system, you must read the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 With Oracle9i Database Real Application Clusters Late-Breaking News document, which is available at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions /hardware/docs/Integrated_Platforms/index.html

The Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system comes with printed manuals and CDs. The following table summarizes the printed manuals.

Application	Title	Part Number
Installation	Clustered Database Platform 280/3 With Oracle9i Database Real Application Clusters Late-Breaking News (online only)	816-4074
User	Clustered Database Platform 280/3 Operations Guide (in HTML on the management server only)	816-4080
Product Notes	Clustered Database Platform 280/3 With Oracle9i Database Real Application Clusters Product Notes	816-4073

The following table summarizes the type, access tool, and location of the online documentation.

Documentation Type	Access Tool	Documentation Location
PDF on CD	CD-ROM drive and a browser or Acrobat Reader software	`/cdrom/`cd_directory_name
PDF from the Web	Browser	`http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions /hardware/docs/Integrated_Platforms /index.html`
AnswerBook2 collections	Browser	`http://`managment_server_name`:8888`
PDF	Browser or Acrobat Reader software	`http://`managment_server_name`:8080 /local-docs.html`

Management Server Splash Page

A variety of manuals are supplied with the Cluster Platform 280/3 system. To access the AnswerBook2 collections and the PDF documents (after the management server is installed and set up), use the Splash Page on the management server at the following URL in a browser:

http://management_server_name:8080

FIGURE P-1 Management Server Splash Page for Accessing Services and Documentation

Graphic showing the documentation URLs on the Management Server Splash Page

Documentation Installed on the Clustered Database Platform

Documentation about the following software is available in PDF format (unless otherwise noted for AnswerBook2):

Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1

Sun Cluster 3.0 7/01

Sun Management Center

Sun StorEdge Component Manager 2.2

VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1.1

Solaris documentation (in AnswerBook2 format)

Clustered Database Platform 280/3 Operations Guide

The Clustered Database Platform 280/3 Operations Guide is installed on the management server. This guide is HTML-based and includes installation, configuration, management, service, and recovery information.

Refer to the following management server URL in a browser:

http://management_server_name/opt/SUNWcdpgd/index.html

Solaris Operating Environment Documentation

Documentation about the Solaris 8 Operating Environment (Solaris OE) is available in the AnswerBook2 online format (see AnswerBook2 Server for information on how to view AnswerBook collections).

The AnswerBook2 files reside in the /opt/answerbooks/english/solaris_8 directory. This directory contains the following packages:

SUNWaadm - Solaris 8 System Administration Collection

SUNWabe - Solaris 8 User Collection

SUNWabsdk - Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection

SUNWaman - Solaris 8 Reference Manual Collection

SUNWdtad - Solaris 8 Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection

SUNWinab - Solaris 8 Installation Collection

SUNWolrn - Solaris 8 Release Documents Collection

SUNWopen - OpenBoot PROM Collection

Sun Management Center Documentation

Installation instructions for the Sun Management Center 3.0 Update 2 (Sun MC) software are provided in the following text file:

/export/software/SunMC/cd1/sbin/INSTALL.README

Documentation about Sun MC is available from the Help menu in the Sun MC application.

VERITAS Documentation

Documentation about the VERITAS software is available the following directory:

/opt/VRTSvxvm/docs (which contains the VERITAS Volume Manager documentation)

Clustered Database Platform 280/3 System Oracle Documentation

For the Oracle9i software, open the following file in your browser:

/export/home/oracle_base/doc/index.htm

The documents in this directory are specific the Clustered Database Platform. For Oracle9i specific software documentation, go to the following site:

http://download-west.oracle.com/otndoc/oracle9i/901_doc/

Use the master index to look up a term. To use the search engine, however, you must be registered on the Oracle Technology Network. The registration is free, and the 901_doc page contains a link to the registration page.

Documentation Tools

Several tools for reading documentation in online formats are preinstalled on your Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system. If you are remotely logging in to the management server, use xhost(1) and set the display environmental variable to your machine so that external clients can access the display and so that the display is redirected to your machine.

Netscape Navigator Browser

You can access the Netscape Navigator trademark browser through the Workspace menu if your workstation is running the Solaris Common Desktop Environment. You can also access the browser on the management server by using the following command:

% /usr/dt/bin/netscape &

Use the browser software to read documentation provided as HTML files, to view the output from an AnswerBook2 server or to read Sun product documentation at the http://docs.sun.com web site.

AnswerBook2 Server

The AnswerBook2 server software processes collections of online manuals into content that you can access, search, and view with the Netscape Navigator browser.

After the clustered platform is set up, you can access the AnswerBook2 collections from a computer on your network with the following URL:

http://management_server_name:8888

Acrobat Reader

The Acrobat Reader software enables you to view documentation PDF files. You can access the Acrobat Reader software on the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system by using the following command:

% /opt/Acrobat4/bin/acroread &

The `man`(1) Command

The man(1) command displays documentation about commands, utilities, and files in the Solaris Operating Environment and in other software products on the Clustered Database Platform 280/3 system. If the directory that contains the man page files for a product is not automatically accessed by the man(1) command, you can add that directory to the MANPATH environmental variable.