How to Disable SELinux or Set SELinux to Permissive Mode

Make sure to disable SELinux or set SELinux to permissive mode for Oracle GI/RAC Linux servers.

It is recommended by Oracle to disable SELinux or set SELinux to permissive mode for Oracle GI/RAC. Otherwise you might get similar below errors:

Disk "ASM_DISK1" does not exist or is not instantiated
Writing disk header: done
Instantiating disk: oracleasm-instantiate-disk: Unable to open manager: No such file or directory 
failed
Clearing disk header: done

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Step by Step Installing Oracle 12c GI and RAC on Linux 7 Using VirtualBox

Great start to build your own RAC with detailed instructions and explanations. For building 18c/19c/20c GI/RAC, this post is still helpful. After completing this lab, you should be in better position as an Oracle RAC DBA.

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Introduction

This article describes the detailed step by step installation of Oracle Database 12c  (12.1.0.2 64-bit) GI and RAC on Linux (Oracle Linux 7.1 64-bit) using VirtualBox (5.0.10). It applies to Oracle 18c and 19c GI and RAC as well.

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