Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard Concepts and Administration Guide -- Index

abort mode

taking databases offline in, 5-6

access to

resources, 2-2

accounts

changing domain name for Oracle Services for MSCS account, 4-3

changing for Oracle Services for MSCS, 4-3

under which Oracle Services for MSCS runs, 4-3

Administrator privileges

logging in to a cluster, 4-4

setting up security, 4-3

specifying with the ORACGCMD command, 5-7

allocating

IP addresses for a cluster, 4-2

application log

troubleshooting startup problems, 6-15

applications

cluster-aware, 3-34

failover, 3-34

reconnecting after failover, 3-34

archived files, 6-13

backup operation

sample ORACGCMD commands in a script, 5-8

bandwidth

increasing with multiple virtual addresses, 2-7

benefits

of Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 1-1

BYPASS value, 3-9

changing

account under which Oracle Services for MSCS runs, 4-3

domain name for Oracle Services for MSCS account, 4-3

cleanup script status value, 3-22

client connections

to Oracle Real Application Clusters database instances, 3-25

clients

access to resources, 2-6

accessing groups with multiple virtual addresses, 3-11

connecting to resources using multiple virtual addresses, 3-11

reconnecting to a database after application failover, 3-35

reconnecting to a database after group failover, 3-34

registering addresses of, A-1

cluster alias

definition, 4-1

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard Manager and, 4-1

registering address of, A-1

use of, 4-1

cluster disks

RAID hardware and, 1-10

Cluster Group, 4-1

cluster alias network name, 4-1

resources in, 4-1

cluster nodes, 2-9

adding to an existing cluster, 3-16

CLUSTER qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-5

cluster recovery

quorum disk, 1-3

cluster resources, 2-2

defined, 2-2

CLUSTER_MGR string, B-4

cluster-aware applications, 3-34

clusters

adding a new node to, 3-16

cluster alias, 4-1

definition, 1-2

metadata, 1-4

nodes, 2-9

troubleshooting

Dump Cluster operation, 6-9

typical configuration, 1-10

valid for use with Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 1-10

verifying the configuration, 5-4, 6-2

clusterwide operations

Verify Group operation, 6-5

Verify Real Application Clusters Database operation, 6-8

communications

lost between cluster nodes, 1-3

lost when a system fails, 6-14

configurations

defined, 3-2

Oracle Net listener for a configured database, 3-25

shared-nothing, 1-3

typical, 1-10

for Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 1-10

using wizard input, 3-2

verifying, 6-5, 6-6

Configure Additional Instances Wizard, 3-17

Configure Database Wizard

Account page, 3-6

data needed for, 3-5

Database Identity page, 3-5

database initialization parameter file, 3-12

database service name, 3-5

DBName parameter, 3-5

group base name, 3-10

group creation, 3-10

Group page, 3-10

Instances page, 3-10

Oracle Real Application Clusters databases, 3-5

Password page, 3-8

virtual addresses and, 2-6

Virtual Addresses page, 3-11

connect to cluster

domain user account, 4-4

connection requests

connect-time failover and, 2-14

connect-time failover, 2-14

configured databases and, 2-14

connection requests and, 2-14

example of, 2-15

instance failure and, 2-15

node failure and, 2-15

unconfigured databases and, 2-14

control files

raw disk partitions and, 1-4

custom Oracle resource types, 2-3

customer support

calling, B-1

data

needed for Configure Database Wizard, 3-5

data files

raw disk partitions and, 1-4

database

management operations and, 3-33

database administrator

DBA_AUTHORIZATION parameter, 3-9

database hangs

detecting, 2-19

terminating instances to resolve, 2-19

database identity

Is Alive polling and, 3-5

database instance failures

Looks Alive polling and, 2-19

database instance hangs

Looks Alive polling and, 2-19

See also hang detection policy

database instances

cluster resources and, 2-2

global monitor and, 2-12

group base name and, 3-10

monitoring the state of, 2-9

script command parameters, 3-20

scripts and state change events, 3-18

specifying virtual addresses for, 3-11

terminating hung, 2-20

See also resources

database service names

Configure Database Wizard, 3-5

determining, 3-5

databases

backup operations on, 3-33

using ORACGCMD commands, 5-8

client automatic application reconnection after failover, 3-34

clients lose database connection, 6-14

cluster resources and, 2-2

configuration data, 3-5

configuring into Oracle MSCS cluster, 3-1

discovering unconfigured, 3-3

DLL files, 2-3

group resource, 2-4

identity, 3-5

name, 3-5

resolving an unstable state, 6-11

taking offline, 3-33, 5-6

for cold backup operation, 3-33

Pending Timeout, 6-11

updating tnsnames.ora file for remote client access, 3-26

using SQL*Plus for cold backup operations, 3-33

verifying, 6-5, 6-6

DBA_AUTHORIZATION parameter, 3-9

DBName parameter

Configure Database Wizard, 3-5

default n-node deployment, 1-6

dependencies

among resources, 2-5

DISABLEISALIVE parameter, 5-3, 6-12

discovering

unconfigured Oracle Real Application Clusters databases, 3-3

disk configurations

shared-nothing, 1-3

disks

raw disk partitions, 1-4, 1-6

resource type, 2-3

shared-nothing cluster disks, 1-6

DNS server

registering IP address and host name in, A-1

domain name

changing for Oracle Services for MSCS account, 4-3

DOMAIN qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-6

down script status value, 3-22

Dump Cluster command, 6-9

DUMPCLUSTER parameter, 5-3

dynamic-link libraries (DLLs)

custom, 2-3

database instance access at the Is Alive interval, 6-11

FsResOdbs.dll, 2-3

FsResOdbsEx.dll, 2-3

FsResOPSInstEx.dll, 2-3

FsResTNSLsnr.dll, 2-3

generic services, 2-3

IP addresses, 2-3

managing resources, 2-3

Oracle database, 2-3

Oracle resources, 2-3

physical cluster disks, 2-3

ENABLEISALIVE parameter, 5-3, 6-12

error handling

scripts and, 3-18

error_down script status value, 3-22

error_up script status value, 3-22

errors

reporting, B-1

tracking information in a trace file, B-2

written to the Oracle Net listener log, 6-11

external procedures

configuring, 3-30

failover, 1-3

connect-time, 2-14

eliminating repeated, 2-18

node failure and, 2-14

property page, 2-16

termination of, 2-17

virtual address failure and, 2-14

virtual addresses and, 2-6

failover period, 2-17

failover policy, 2-16

example of, 2-18

failover period, 2-17

failover threshold, 2-17

Failover tab page

accessing, 2-16

failover threshold, 2-17

failovers

automatic application reconnection, 3-34

definition, 2-9

disabling during backup operations, 3-33

dumping information about policies, 6-9

groups and, 2-4

limiting repeated, 2-16

troubleshooting, 6-12

unit of, 2-4

verifying with Verify Group operation, 6-5

failures

of listener, 2-13

of virtual address, 2-14

verifying resources to prevent, 6-5, 6-6

Fibre Channel

shared storage interconnect, 1-10

files

archived, 6-13

rollback, 6-14

flags

tracing Oracle Services for MSCS errors, B-4

FSR_TRACE_OUTPUT value, B-3

FsResOdbs.dll file

functions, 2-3

FsResOPSInstEx.dll file

functions, 2-3

FsResTNSLsnr.dll file

functions, 2-3

FSS_TRACE_FLAGS value, B-4

FSS_TRACE_OUTPUT value, B-3

generic services

defined, 2-3

resource type, 2-3

global monitor, 2-12

instance failure and, 2-21

Is Alive polling and, 2-13

GR_VERIFY string, B-4

groups, 2-2

added bandwidth for, 2-7

base name, 3-10

Configure Database Wizard and, 2-4

contents for Oracle Real Application Clusters databases, 2-4

created by Configure Database Wizard, 3-10

created by Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 3-2

definition of, 2-4

dumping information about, 6-9

failover, 2-4

failover period, 2-17

failover policy, 2-16

failover policy example, 2-18

Failover tab page, 2-16

failover threshold, 2-17

instance groups defined, 2-4

moving, 5-3

ownership of, 2-4

placing online, 5-4

possible owner node and, 2-5

preferred owner node, 2-4

resource dependencies, 2-5

taking offline, 5-3

verifying all groups in a cluster, 5-4

verifying resources in, 6-5

virtual addresses and, 3-5

with multiple virtual addresses, 3-11

hang detection policy

detailed description of, 2-23

instance recovery timeout and, 2-25

Is Alive polling and, 2-19

lock remastering timeout and, 2-25

logon storm and, 2-24

maximum total timeout and, 2-26

parse storm timeout and, 2-25

relationship to other policies, 2-20

selecting events to be checked, 2-24

stuck archiver timeout and, 2-25

termination policy and, 2-24

hang detection property page, 2-26

hang_detected_fail script status value, 3-22

hang_detected_nofail script status value, 3-22

hang_resolved script status value, 3-22

hardware

configuration, 1-10

RAID, 1-10

heartbeat connection, 2-9

definition of, 1-10

host name

registering, A-1

troubleshooting improper name resolution with, A-2

validating proper name resolution, A-2

Hosts files

registering IP address and host names in, A-1

hung instances

terminating, 2-26

immediate mode

taking databases offline in, 5-6

initialization parameter file

exporting SPFILE and, 3-12

for configured Oracle Real Application Clusters databases, 3-12

PFILE and, 3-12

placement of, 3-12

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD_FILE parameter, 3-9

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE parameter, 6-12

restrictions on specifying SPFILE and, 3-12

installation

interactive, 1-7

of Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 1-7

silent mode, 1-7

supplying security setup information, 4-3

using a response file with, 1-7

instance failure

connect-time failover and, 2-15

global monitor and, 2-21

restart policy and, 2-21

instance groups

defined, 2-4

See also groups

instance hang

distinguished from instance unresponsiveness, 2-23

failover and, 2-21

instance recovery timeout

defined, 2-25

hang detection policy and, 2-25

instance restart policy

detailed description of, 2-21

instance unresponsiveness

distinguished from instance hang, 2-23

hang detection policy and, 2-23

interconnects

private internode connection, 2-9

shared storage, 2-9

intracluster communications, 1-10

IP addresses

allocating for a cluster, 4-2

determining number needed, 4-2

group resource, 2-4

registering, A-1

resource type, 2-3

troubleshooting improper name resolution with, A-2

troubleshooting multiple, A-3

validating proper name resolution, A-2

Is Alive interval

default value for, 2-10

monitoring state of resources and, 2-9

Is Alive polling

database identity and, 3-5

disabling, 5-3, 6-12

DLL file function, 2-3

effect during backup operations, 3-33

enabling, 6-12

global monitor and, 2-13

no response from, 2-19

reenabling, 5-3

restart policy and, 2-19

listener

port number for, 3-6

Listener Control Utility (LSNRCTL)

creating listeners, 6-13

troubleshooting listener problems, 6-13

listener failure

client connections and, 2-13

connect-time failover and, 2-15

restart policy and, 2-13

listener.log files, 6-13

listener.ora files, 3-28

archived, 6-13

checking configuration data, 6-11

configuring multiple, 3-30

EXTPROC prefix, 3-31

order in which they are accessed, 3-30

listeners

configuring, 3-2

configuring Oracle Net on multiple listeners, 3-29

created for configured databases, 3-25

creating new, 6-13

creating with Listener Control Utility (LSNRCTL), 6-13

log file, 6-11

network resources, 2-4

Oracle Net configuration and, 3-29

output files, 6-13

problems creating, 6-13

starting, 3-30

troubleshooting, 6-11

virtual addresses and, 3-28

local area network, 1-10

location

of quorum resource, 1-4

lock remastering timeout

defined, 2-25

hang detection policy and, 2-25

valid value for, 2-25

LOGFILE qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-5

logon storm

defined, 2-24

valid values for, 2-24

logon storm timeout

defined, 2-25

Looks Alive interval

default value for, 2-10

monitoring state of resources and, 2-9

Looks Alive polling

database instance failure detection, 2-19

database instance hang detection and, 2-19

relationship to database policies, 2-20

management operations

database, 3-33

managing

cluster security, 4-3

using a cluster alias, 4-1

menu commands

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard and, 1-9

metadata

quorum resource and, 1-3

Microsoft Cluster Server

See MSCS

MOVEGROUP parameter, 5-3

MOVEPRIMARY parameter, 5-3

MSCS

defined, 1-2

Is Alive polling, 2-3

Pending Timeout value, 6-11

resource types, 2-3

shared-nothing disk and, 1-4

MSCS cluster

configuring Oracle Real Application Clusters databases into, 3-1

MSCS Cluster Administrator

displaying listener properties, 2-3

displaying Oracle Real Application Clusters database instance properties, 2-3

displaying Oracle TNS listener properties, 2-3

use during tracing, B-3

multiple network cards

troubleshooting improper name resolution with

on Windows 2000, A-4

on Windows NT Service Pack 5 and higher, A-3

multiple Oracle homes, 4-4

configuring multiple listeners, 3-29

multiple listeners, 3-29

net service name

definition

referencing in archived configuration files, 6-13

entry after configuring a database, 3-25

network names

cluster alias, 4-1

group resource, 2-4

networks

configuration, A-1

Oracle Net on nodes with multiple listeners, 3-29

dumping public and private information, 6-9

tracing configuration information, B-4

node failure

connect-time failover and, 2-15

failover and, 2-14

NODE qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-5

nodes

adding to an existing cluster, 3-16

definition of, 2-9

possible owner, 2-5

preferred owner, 2-4

normal mode

taking databases offline in, 5-6

OCI applications, 3-35

OFFLINE qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-5

OFFLINEGROUP parameter, 5-3

offline-option modes, 5-5

OFFLINEORAC parameter, 5-3

OFFLINERESOURCE parameter, 5-4

ONLINEGROUP parameter, 5-4

ONLINEORAC parameter, 5-4

ONLINERESOURCE parameter, 5-4

operating system authentication, 3-6

ORA_<SID>_DBA

Windows operating system group, 3-6

ORA_DBA

Windows operating system group, 3-6

ORACGCMD command

DISABLEISALIVE parameter, 5-3, 6-12

DUMPCLUSTER parameter, 5-3

ENABLEISALIVE parameter, 5-3, 6-12

example usage in a script, 5-8

examples, 5-8

MOVEGROUP parameter, 5-3

MOVEPRIMARY parameter, 5-3

OFFLINEGROUP parameter, 5-3

OFFLINEORAC parameter, 5-3

OFFLINERESOURCE parameter, 5-4

ONLINEGROUP parameter, 5-4

ONLINEORAC command, 5-4

ONLINERESOURCE parameter, 5-4

parameters and qualifiers, 5-3

RESTORE parameter, 5-4

STOPSECONDARY parameter, 5-4

SWITCHOVER parameter, 5-4

syntax, 5-2

usage notes, 5-7

VERIFYALLGROUPS parameter, 5-4

VERIFYCLUSTER parameter, 5-4

VERIFYGROUP parameter, 5-4

VERIFYORAC parameter, 5-4

Oracle database resource type, 2-3

Oracle homes

multiple, 4-4

name of, 6-3

Oracle Net

archived net service name, 6-13

configuring with multiple listeners, 3-29

net service name and troubleshooting, 6-11

net service name entry and tnsnames.ora file, 3-25

service name updates in tnsnames.ora, 3-25

Oracle Net listener

group resource, 2-4

net service name and, 3-31

Oracle Net network

archived configuration files, 6-13

modifying tnsnames.ora file, 3-26

rollback files, 6-14

tracing configuration information, B-4

troubleshooting the configuration, 6-11

Oracle Real Application Clusters

configuring into MSCS cluster, 1-5

overview of, 1-4

raw disk partitions and, 1-4

supported deployements of, 1-6

Oracle Real Application Clusters database instances

accessing through a virtual server, 2-7

configuring, 3-16

unconfiguring, 3-17

Oracle Real Application Clusters databases

clients lose connection to, 6-14

configuring into MSCS cluster, 3-1

initialization parameter file, 3-12

restarting an instance in the secondary role, 5-4

reversing instance roles, 5-4

taking offline, 5-3

verifying, 6-6

verifying when configured in the cluster, 5-4

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard

configuring databases and, 3-2

configuring databases into cluster and, 1-5

ease-of-use, 1-6

global monitor component of, 2-12

hardware and software required for, 1-2

hardware configuration, 1-10

installation of, 1-7

Manager, 1-5, 1-7, 3-3, 4-1

menu commands, 1-9

Oracle Services for MSCS and, 1-5

overview of, 1-5

property pages and, 1-7

raw disk partitions and, 1-6

shared-nothing cluster disks and, 1-6

typical configuration, 1-10

valid clusters and, 1-10

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard Manager, 1-5

cluster alias and, 4-1

tree view, 1-7

verify tools, 1-7

viewing unconfigured database instances in, 3-3

viewing unconfigured databases in, 3-3

Oracle Services for MSCS, 1-5

account for, 4-3

Oracle Support

calling, B-1

output files

listener, 6-13

ownership

of group, 2-4

parameter file

for configured databases, 3-12

parse storm

defined, 2-24

valid value for, 2-24

parse storm timeout

defined, 2-25

hang detection policy and, 2-25

valid value for, 2-25

passwords

changes cause group problems, 6-12

problems with REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE parameter, 6-12

Pending Timeout value, 2-9

setting, 6-11

troubleshooting, 6-11

PFILE

See initialization parameter file

pinging

verifying network communication between cluster nodes, A-2

placing an Oracle Real Application Clusters database online, 5-4

planned_down script status value, 3-22

planned_up script status value, 3-22

policies

dumping failover policy, 6-9

policies property page, 2-10

polling

failures, 6-12

possible owner node, 2-5

preferred owner node

groups and, 2-4

primary instance role

moving to secondary instance, 5-3

primary/secondary deployment, 1-6

private disks

executable application files and, 1-11

private interconnect, 1-10, 2-9

processing-intensive events

hang detection policy and, 2-24

property pages

policies, 2-10

Script, 3-18

public interconnect, 1-10

PWD qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-6

quorum disk

cluster recovery and, 1-3

dumping information about, 6-9

quorum log

changing size of, 1-4

maximum size of, 1-4

quorum resource

changing size of, 1-4

location of, 1-4

metadata and, 1-3

RAID

hardware, 1-10

raw disk partitions, 1-6

Oracle Real Application Clusters and, 1-4

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard and, 1-6

redo logs

raw disk partitions and, 1-4

registering

host names and IP addresses, A-1

pinging to validate proper name resolution, A-2

troubleshooting improper name resolution, A-2

registration

dumping information about resource, 6-9

registry editor

registering host names and IP addresses, A-1

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORD_FILE initialization parameter

when password files are not used, 3-9

when password files are used, 3-9

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE initialization parameter, 6-12

resource dependencies, 2-5

resource types, 2-3

custom Oracle, 2-3

IP addresses, 2-3

MSCS, 2-3

Oracle database, 2-3

physical disks, 2-3

resources

access to, 2-2

accessing through a virtual server, 2-7

defined, 2-2

dependencies, 2-5

example of, 2-5

DLLs, 2-3

examples of, 2-4

monitoring state and Is Alive interval, 2-9

order brought online, 2-5

placing online, 5-4

using ORACGCMD, 5-1

taking offline, 5-4

using ORACGCMD, 5-1

verifying configuration of, 6-5, 6-6

restart policy

always restart any instance option, 2-21

delay x minutes before restart option, 2-22

do not restart if other instances are hung option, 2-22

do not restart instances option, 2-21

effect of manually placing failed instance online on, 2-22

for listeners, 2-13

for virtual addresses, 2-14

instance cannot be restarted, 2-21

Is Alive polling and, 2-19

options, 2-21

relationship to other policies, 2-20

restart if no other instance is online option, 2-21

restart x times within y minutes option, 2-21

RESTORE parameter, 5-4

rollback

files, 6-14

Script property page, 3-18

accessing, 3-19

script status

returned for operations, 3-23

script status values

cleanup, 3-22

down, 3-22

error_down, 3-22

error_up, 3-22

hang_detected_fail, 3-22

hang_detected_nofail, 3-22

hang_resolved, 3-22

planned_down, 3-22

planned_up, 3-22

up, 3-22

scripts

command parameters, 3-20

events that trigger running of, 3-22

example of, 3-21

specifying for state change events, 3-18

timeout, 3-19

using ORACGCMD commands in, 5-2, 5-8

when used, 3-19

Windows Event log and, 3-22

SCSI shared storage interconnect, 1-10

secondary role

stopping instance and, 5-4

security

Oracle Services for MSCS Security Setup tool, 4-3

specifying with the ORACGCMD command, 5-6

Security Setup tool

updating Windows NT security information, 4-3

server nodes

FSS_TRACE_FLAGS value and strings, B-4

losing client connections, 6-14

reconnecting applications automatically, 3-34

registering addresses of, A-1

trace flags, B-4

shared disks

raw disk partitions and, 1-4

shared-nothing cluster disks, 1-4, 1-6

shared-nothing configuration, 1-3

shared sockets

enabling use of, 3-31

Windows NT service pack and, 3-32

shared storage interconnect, 2-9

Fibre Channel, 1-10

SCSI, 1-10

shutdown

database modes, 5-5

SID

for multiple listeners, 3-30

SID_DESC parameters

updated after configuring a database into the cluster, 3-28

silent mode installation, 1-7

software configuration, 1-10

SPFILE

See initialization parameter file

SQL*Plus

performing administrative tasks, 3-33

SQLNET string, B-4

state

database instances

global monitor and, 2-12

monitoring and Pending Timeout value, 2-9

monitoring for database instances, 2-9

monitoring resources and Looks Alive interval, 2-9

STOPSECONDARY parameter, 5-4

strings

Oracle Services for MSCS tracing, B-3

stuck archiver timeout

defined, 2-25

hang detection policy and, 2-25

valid value for, 2-25

SWITCHOVER parameter, 5-4

TCP/IP timeout, 2-14

avoiding, 2-14

termination policy

hang detection policy and, 2-24

relationship to other policies, 2-20

restart policy and, 2-20

terminating hung instances and, 2-26

timeouts

for user-written script, 3-19

TNS listeners

updating net service names in, 3-29

TNS_ADMIN Windows environment variable, 3-25

TNS_ADMIN Windows registry parameter, 3-25

tnsnames.ora files

annotated version of, 3-26

archived, 6-13

checking Oracle Net configuration data, 6-11

example of changes made to, 3-26

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA net service name entry, 3-31

modifying for configured databases, 3-25

updating, 3-25

updating with group virtual address, 3-26

tracing

enabling, B-2

flags, B-3

transactional mode

taking databases offline in, 5-6

transactions

replaying uncommitted after failover, 3-34

tree view, 1-7

troubleshooting

configured Oracle Real Application Clusters databases, 6-10

Dump Cluster operation, 6-9

IP address and host name registration, 6-3, A-2

multiple IP addresses, A-3

order of network adapters, 6-3, A-3

startup problems, 6-15

unable to place a group online, 6-11

verification tools, 6-1

unconfigured database instances

viewing, 3-3

unconfigured databases

discovering, 3-3

viewing, 3-3

up script status value, 3-22

USE_SHARED_SOCKETS Windows environment variable, 3-32

USE_SHARED_SOCKETS Windows registry parameter, 3-31

Windows Service Pack and, 3-32

user

changing account information for Windows services, 4-4

domain account for Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard Manager, 4-4

user account

for Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 4-3

USER qualifier

ORACGCMD command, 5-7

Verify Cluster operation

description, 6-2

purpose, 6-2

Verify Group operation

description, 6-2

logging information about, B-4

ORACGCMD command, 5-4

overview, 6-5

purpose, 6-5

Verify Real Application Clusters Database operation, 6-6

clusterwide operation status window, 6-8

Verify Standalone Database operation

description, 6-2

verify tools, 1-7

VERIFYALLGROUPS parameter, 5-4

VERIFYCLUSTER parameter, 5-4

VERIFYGROUP parameter, 5-4

VERIFYORAC parameter, 5-4

virtual address failure

fail over and, 2-14

restart policy and, 2-14

virtual addresses, 2-2

avoiding TCP/IP timeouts with, 2-15

cluster alias, 4-1

Configure Database Wizard and, 2-6, 3-11

definition, 2-6

groups and, 3-5

identifying, 2-6

listeners and, 3-28

multiple, 2-7

reasons for multiple in a group, 3-11

registering, A-1

restart policy, 2-14

specifying for database instances, 3-11

tnsnames.ora file and, 3-26

virtual servers

configuration, 2-7

definition, 2-7

registering address of, A-1

updates to tnsnames.ora files during configuration of, 3-25

wide area network, 1-10

Windows 2000 Advanced Server, 1-10

configuring default Oracle Intelligent Agent on, A-4

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, 1-10

Windows cluster

See clusters

Windows environment variables

TNS_ADMIN, 3-25

USE_SHARED_SOCKETS, 3-32

Windows Event log

scripts and, 3-22

Windows NT Enterprise Edition, 1-10

Windows NT user account

security setup, 4-3

Windows operating system groups

ORA_<SID>_DBA, 3-6

ORA_DBA, 3-6

Windows registry editor

See registry editor

Windows registry parameters

TNS_ADMIN, 3-25

USE_SHARED_SOCKETS, 3-31

WINS

registering IP address and host name, A-1

wizards

Configure Additional Instances, 3-17

Configure Database, 3-4

workloads

setting Pending Timeout to accommodate heavy, 6-11