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Introduction
Migrating traditional Oracle databases to Oracle Real Application Clusters has become an emerging trend in the IT field. The reasons
are clear: Oracle RAC offers a way to obtain high availability and high performance benefits at a relatively low cost. Dell PowerEdge
servers are one of the most popular platforms for Oracle RACimplementations. Dell is now introducing the PowerEdge 6850 server,
which should soon become the platform of choice for mission-critical Oracle RAC implementations.
Much of the available literature regarding Oracle RAC focuses on Linux and Unix implementations. Nonetheless, Microsoft Windows
Server is one of the most popular platforms for implementing new Oracle databases, and Oracle supports Windows as a
tier-1 platform for development and deployment.
The purpose of this white paper is to identify the issues involved in configuring Oracle RAC on Windows with Dell hardware and to
provide a template for successful implementations. Topics covered include installing the Operating System for Oracle, configuring
the Cluster hardware, installing Oracle software, creating the RAC database, and post-installation tasks. The focus will be on Dell best
practices for Oracle RAC implementations. Dell PowerEdge 6850 servers will be used as an example for RAC
implementation. Both Oracle9i and Oracle10g implementations will be covered.
To get the greatest benefit from this white paper, you should seek the answers to certain key questions before you proceed:
• What applications are going to be connecting to the Oracle RAC cluster?
• Why do you want to deploy Oracle RAC? (high availability?, increased
performance?)
• What is the size of the database?
• How many users are going to be connecting directly to the database?
Answering these key questions will help you to choose among the various installation options presented in this paper, and should
lead to a successful implementation of Oracle on Microsoft Windows and the Dell PowerEdge 6850 server.
Executive Overview
Microsoft Windows Server is one of the most powerful and flexible platforms available for implementing Oracle Real Application
Clusters. Implementing Oracle Database with Real Application Clusters on Windows is a recipe for high availability and scalability on
a low-cost platform. This paper will address implementing this winning combination by providing practical guidelines and examples.
Dell PowerEdge 6850 servers, Intel Xeon 32-bit processors (or Xeon 64-bit processors with the EM64T architecture), and Dell | EMC
storage provide an ideal combination of hardware components for implementing an Oracle RAC database on Windows Server. The
Dell PowerEdge 6850 server adds value by supporting both 32-bit and 64-bit implementations of Oracle RAC. Near linear scalability, a
wide variety of options, and an attractive Total Cost of Ownership make the Dell/Microsoft/Oracle RAC solution an attractive solution
for everything from departmental IT needs to mission critical databases.