Install Oracle 10g on Windows XP using ASM - Part 1

Hardware Requirements

RAM - 256MB Minimum. 512 MB Recommended

Virtual Memory - 512 MB to 1 GB

Disk Space - 2.5 GB Minimum

Software Requirements

System Architecture - Processor: Intel X86, AMD 64 and Intel EM64T

Operating System - Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000

Install Loopback Adapter

If you are installing Oracle Database on a DHCP computer or on a Non-Networked Computer, then you may want to install Loopback Adapter. The Loopback adapter and the local IP address simulate a networked computer. If the Computer is connected to a network then this step may be ignored.

Click Here for the steps to install loopback adapter.

Preparing Diskgroups for Automatic Storage Management

Step 1: Create Disk Partitions

For this sample installation I use only one Disk and create logical partitions on it. For production implementation create a primary partition on each disk.

To create partitions,

C:\> Diskpart

DISKPART> list disk

DISKPART> Select disk 0

To create a logical partition, the size is in MB.

DISKPART> Create partition logical size=1024

To create a primary partition , the size is in MB

DISKPART> Create partition primary size=1024

To view the partitions created

DISKPART> List partition

Repeat for other disks

The created volumes must be unformatted, that is, the Fs column must be blank in the following command. In the following output NTFS indicates NT File system and hence cannot be used as ASM disk.

Stamp ASM Disks

To use ASM, the disks must be stamped with a header. Use ASMTOOL to stamp each partition with an ASM label so that oracle can recognize these partitions as candidate disk. Navigate the oracle media to find the asmtool folder. Click the asmtoolg.exe.

Select the Add or change label dialog and press Next button.

Select the Candidate Disk and assign a asmdisk group name. Click Next.

Click Next.

Click Finish.

Repeat the process for each disk group.

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