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bukais
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How to configure ORACLE RAC on VMware ESXi 5.1

hi everyone:

does any one know how to prepare the node virtual machine for ORACLE RAC?

I'm following the step by step guide Oracle Databases on VMware RAC Deployment Guide, but still i'm not able to setup my infraestructure

Does anyone have a guide?

Thanks for the help

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abhilashhb
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Are you following this guide?

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/solutions/oracle/Oracle_Databases_VMware_RAC_Deployment_Guide.pdf

Can you tell where you are stuck specifically?

Abhilash B
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bukais
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Hi

that's correct, following the guide step by step, just one question,

for vmware 5.1 change some of the steps, or apply exactly the same?

also

in step 6.4 "format the added disks using fdisk" says on node 1 you must partition, etc....

i understand this step only apply for node one leaving the other ones turned off, but i guess for step 7 all nodes must be turned on, but when node two of my infraestructure is power on, appears a message that the other disk are being used by other virtual machine, thats the problem

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abhilashhb
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For 5.1 the steps would be same. You are getting that error because you haven't shared the disks successfully. have you followed all the steps in 16,17 and 18 correctly?

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Abhilash B
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bukais
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yes i do

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abhilashhb
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If you have then the error should not come because if you share the disk by choosing paravirtual SCSI bus and also enable multi-writer mode the VM's will be able to access the disk.

Can you paste the screenshot of the error you are getting while powering the VM on?

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