DBCA does not Show "Oracle Real Application Clusters database" (RAC) Option
(Doc ID 1073926.1)
Last updated on SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Applies to:
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and laterOracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
After CRS or Grid Infrastructure installation and RDBMS installation, using dbca to create a RAC database, it gives a welcome screen without the 'Oracle Real Applications Clusters' and 'Oracle single instance' database options. (same for netca).
While it supposes to be:
This can happen for the following cases.
Case I
With 11.2 Grid Infrastructure, using dbca to create a RAC database from a 10.x or 11.1.x ORACLE_HOME.
$ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoologs/dbca/trace.log shows:
Case II
RDBMS is at the same release as CRS or Grid Infrastructure, RDBMS is installed with Real Application Cluster option
Case III
RDBMS is at the same release as CRS or Grid Infrastructure, RDBMS is installed on each individual node without selecting Real Application Cluster option.
Case IV, V, VI & VII
Grid Infrastructure and RDBMS are on the same release, they are installed as different user: grid and oracle. Grid Infrastructure is running on all nodes, RDBMS is installed with RAC option.
Changes
Cause
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