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How To Install Grid Infrastructure 21c

This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure 21c and Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Windows. It includes instructions for configuring disk partitions, running installation scripts, and troubleshooting known issues during installation. The guide is intended for Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition version 21.3 and later on Microsoft Windows x64 systems.

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How To Install Grid Infrastructure 21c

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Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle. All rights reserved. Oracle Confidential.

RAC on Windows: How to Install Grid Infrastructure 21c (21.3.X) and RAC on Windows (Step
by Step) (Doc ID 2871053.1)

In this Document

Goal
Oracle® Real Application Clusters

Solution
I. Grid Infrastructure Installation and Configuration
6.7.2 Creating Disk Partitions using the DiskPart Utility
II. RAC Installation
References

APPLIES TO:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 21.3 and later


Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

GOAL

This document presents a step by step guide to installing Grid Infrastructure / RAC on Windows (2016).

This My Oracle Support document is a complement to (and by no means a replacement of) the following documentation:

Oracle® Grid Infrastructure

Installation and Upgrade Guide


21c for Microsoft Windows
F31798-02
January 2022

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/cwwin/index.html

Oracle® Real Application Clusters

Installation Guide
21c for Microsoft Windows
F31799-02
January 2022

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/riwin/index.html

Refer to the following documentation for information on: 5 Configuring Users, Groups and
Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

Including, but not limited to:

5.1 Creating Installation Groups and Users for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

and

5.3.2 Verifying User Privileges to Update Remote Nodes

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SOLUTION

I. Grid Infrastructure Installation and Configuration


1. Check / stop / disable Windows Firewall (services.msc)

2. Create required shared disk partitions

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/cwwin/creating-disk-partitions-using-the-
diskpart-utility.html

6.7.2 Creating Disk Partitions using the DiskPart Utility

C:\Users\Administrator>diskpart.exe

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.14393.0

Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Microsoft Corporation.

On computer: <HOST_NAME1>

DISKPART> select disk 2

Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> create part pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> select disk 3

Disk 3 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> create part pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> select disk 4

Disk 4 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> create part pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> select disk 5

Disk 5 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> create part pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

DISKPART> select disk 6

Disk 6 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> create part pri

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

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DISKPART> automount

Automatic mounting of new volumes enabled.

* REMOVE Windows auto-assigned drive letters on node 2*

3. D:\>mkdir D:\app\stage
Download software and copy ‘<RELEVANT ZIP FILE> ‘ to D:\stage\19.3.0.0.0\grid

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/oracle21c-windows-downloads.html

WINDOWS.X64_213000_grid_home.zip
WINDOWS.X64_213000_db_home.zip

4. On both nodes:
D:\>mkdir D:\app\21c\grid
D:\>mkdir D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1

5. cd D:\app\21c\grid

6. Extract WINDOWS.X64_213000_grid_home.zip to D:\app\21c\grid

7. Run gridsetup.bat: D:\app\21c\grid\gridsetup.bat

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At about 35% a Pop-Up will notify you of a failure on node 2.

INS-10201 -- This is a know issue!

Please follow "INS-10201 , ORA-12638 Occurred During GI 21c Installation on Windows (Doc ID 2854554.1)"

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Oracle Support highly recommends keeping current with proactive patching as per the following My Oracle Support
document:

Primary Note for Database Proactive Patch Program Document:888.1

II. RAC Installation


1. On node 1: cd D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1

2. Extract WINDOWS.X64_213000_db_home.zip to D:\app\oracle\product\21c\dbhome_1

3. Run setup.exe

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REFERENCES
NOTE:888.1 - Primary Note for Database Proactive Patch Program
NOTE:2854554.1 - INS-10201 , ORA-12638 Occurred During GI 21c Installation on Windows
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