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Cluster Interconnect in Oracle RAC (Doc ID 787420.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 30, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.1.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - 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.
Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.0.2 to 11.1.0.7
Last Updated: 20-Feb-2012

Purpose

The purpose of this note is to make DBAs and System Administrators familiar with the concept of the cluster or private interconnect and its usage in Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters

Scope

The main audience is DBAs and System Administrators. This note applies to Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters releases 10.1, 10.2 and 11.1.

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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Physical Layout of the Private Interconnect
 Why Do We Need a Private Interconnect ?
 Interconnect Failure
 Interconnect High Availability
 Private Interconnect for Oracle Clusterware
 Private Interconnect for RAC
 Identification of the Private Interconnect for RAC
 Private Interconnect for ASM
 Different Interconnects for Clusterware and RAC
 CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS Parameter
 Changing the Private Interconnect
References

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