help to install oracle10gR2 with virtual-hostname for Linux HA environment
574638Nov 22 2009 — edited Nov 23 2009I ran the Oracle(oracle10gR2) installer on server1(dbnode1), and install/place every thing(db and oracle binaries) on file system "/oracle" which is on SAN.
After installation completes, I unmount the /oracle(SAN), and then mount /oracle on server2(dbnode2), but listner gives error and does not starts.
To successfully start Oracle on server2, I have to change the hostname of server2 from 'dbnode2' to 'dbnode1'.(dbnode1 is server, where I ran the oracle installer)
Actually I have to configure a two node active/passive Linux HA cluster... and to configure a cluster all the member nodes must have a unique hostname .
So I have to install Oracle in such a way, that Oracle bind itself to virtual-hostname/virtual-IP, and doesnt bind/attached itself to the physical hostname of any node.
e.g on both nodes
/etc/hosts
192.168.0.1 dbnode1 ## physical hostname and IP of server1
192.168.0.2 dbnode2 ## physical hostname and IP of server2
192.168.0.3 dbserver ## virtual hostname and IP of Cluster
is there any method to install oracle(any special option I have to provide to the 'runInstaller' ) so that Oracle bind itself with the virtual-hostname(dbserver) and not with the physical hostname of the machine where I run the OUI(runInstaller).