####Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with ora_rac
   • What ora_rac affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with ora_rac
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module
   • OS support
   • Oracle versions support
   • Tests - Testing your configuration

##Overview

This module contains all classes needed to successfully install an Oracle RAC cluster. This module is based heavily on the oradb module Edwin Biemond.

##Module Description The module contains two main definitions. A db_master and a db_server. These are the main classes for defining the two or more nodes in a RAC cluster.

Next to these two main classes, the module contains supporting classed to get the environment needed to get a RAC node running. Some of these classes can (and should) be included in your own definition of a RAC node. Other classed are just samples of what you could do. These sample classed are used in the two example's we provide.

We crafted two examples. A set of vagrant boxes installing an Oracle 11.2.0.4 RAC cluster. You can find them here. We've also made a more current box showing an Oracle 12c RAC cluster. Those boxes can be found here. For guidance, you can look at their definition

##Setup

###What ora_rac affects To build an Oracle RAC system, you need at least two machines. Best is to have them dedicated for database serving purposes. The classes affect a lot of system components. The following modifications are made to the system:

• users and groups are added
• ssh keys are added for those users and access between nodes is based on these keys.
• sysctl parameters are added.
• rules are added to the iptables
• a set of required rpm packages are installed.
• oracle and grid software is installed

###Setup Requirements

To run the ora_rac classes, you need:

• hajee/oracle >= 0.4.0'
• biemond/oradb >= 1.0.17

For running the demo boxes you also need:

• hajee/partition
• hajee/hacks

The provided Modulefile manages all requirements so you can install the ora_rac module with:

$ puppet module install hajee-ora_rac

###Beginning with ora_rac module

Like mentioned before, this module builds on the module oradb module. A lot of the specific parameters you can use, are directly forwarded to:

• oradb::installdb
• oradb::installasm
• oradb::database

So if you need some more documentation, check out the documentation of those classes.

##Usage

Although Oracle RAC doesn't normally use these concepts, we introduce it here to explain their role during deployment. A db_master is the first node we need to deploy. To install RAC on the db_master, the db_master needs access to the software for installing Oracle and the software for installing Oracle grid.

A db_server on the other hand clones all needed software from the db_master in the RAC cluster.

##Limitations

This module is tested with Oracle 11.2.0.4 and Oracle 12.1.0.1 on CentOS 5.10It will probably work on other Linux distributions. It will definitely not work on Windows. As far as Oracle compatibility.

##Development

This is an open source project, and ALL contributions are welcome.

###OS support

Currently, we have tested:

• CentOS 5.10

It would be great if we could get it working and tested on:

• Oracle 12
• Debian
• Ubuntu
• ....

###Oracle version support

Currently we have tested:

• Oracle 11.2.0.4
• Oracle 12.1.0.1

###Testing

No tests yet