Upgrading Older Versions of ASCRS to the Current ASCRS Version Installing ASCRS

Using Oracle Cluster Ready Services 13-3 closely monitored and CRS takes the proper actions if the component fails. With ascrsctl, you can create a CRS resource, and once a resource is created, you can perform start, stop, update, switch, status, and delete operations on it.

13.3.1 Upgrading Older Versions of ASCRS to the Current ASCRS Version

If an older version of ASCRS is already in use, following these steps to upgrade to the latest ASCRS version: 1. Use the ASCRS stop command to take all ASCRS resources offline. 2. Take note of all Fusion Middleware resource settings by viewing their status with ASCRS status command. 3. Delete these resources. 4. Remove the CRS_HOMEascrs directory. 5. Install the new version of ASCRS as described in Section 13.3.2, Installing ASCRS and finish with the setup command. 6. Using the information from step 2 above, use the ASCRS create command to recreate the Fusion Middleware resources.

13.3.2 Installing ASCRS

Install ASCRS on each node of the cluster. To successfully install ASCRS on a particular node, check the following: ■ Operating system: ASCRS is supported on Unix platforms, and Windows Server 2008. The system version and patch level should be compatible to the CRS version supported on that platform. ■ CRS and version: CRS is installed on this system, started, and functioning correctly. The CRS version must be 10.2.0.4 or higher. For information about installing Oracle Clusterware and CRS, see the Oracle Clusterware Installation Guide for Linux. ■ User account: The ASCRS installation user should be the same as the owner of the CRS home. It should also be the same as the owner of the application resource being managed. On Windows, this user must have administrator privilege. To install ASCRS: 1. Log in as the CRS owner. 2. Insert the Oracle Fusion Middleware Companion CD and run the following commands to unzip and install the ascrs.zip file: cd CRS_HOME unzip Disk1ascrsascrs.zip cd ascrsbin setup If the CRS version is 10.2.0.4, after JDKJRE 1.5+ or higher is installed, run the following command: Note: To install ASCRS for CRS 10.2.0.4, Sun JDK or JRE 1.5 or higher must be installed on the local system. It is needed by ascrsctl, the command line tool. 13-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware High Availability Guide setup -j JDKJRE_HOME When the installation is complete, the following ASCRS directory structure appears: CRS_HOME ascrsbin CRS_HOME ascrsconfig CRS_HOME ascrslib CRS_HOME ascrslog CRS_HOME ascrspublic CRS_HOME ascrsperl CRS_HOME ascrssql CRS_HOME ascrswlst

13.3.3 Configuring ASCRS with Oracle Fusion Middleware