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setup oracle RAC and standalone DB using hyper-V on windows 10

hi,

right now setup some CentOS linux VM using Windows 10 hyper V manger , as I want to test setup standalone and 3 nodes oracle RAC as test system, UAT system, is it possilbe using hyper V linux VM?

any guide on how to setup both:
1)standalone oracle 12c/18c/19c/20c on a single nodes linux ?
2) 3 x nodes Oracle RAC based on 3 x VM node?

as RAC depends on a shared SAN, is it also possible to set it up in Hyper -v ?
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is it possilbe using hyper V linux VM?
Yes, you can use just about any x86 OS as a VM.


as RAC depends on a shared SAN, is it also possible to set it up in Hyper -v ?
Yes, you can use a virtual iSCSI SAN, Starwind have one you can use or MS may have their own vSAN for Hyper-V.

Can't help on Oracle.
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"Yes, you can use just about any x86 OS as a VM."

I mean setup a test RAC using linux VM on hyper-V

" Starwind have one you can use or MS may have their own vSAN for Hyper-V."

any procedure for this ? based on hyper-v please, a test box only
hi,

I am watching this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_5RNcYCkc

seems without fiber channel I can't create a virtual SAN ?

User generated image
is it free for testing ? is not going to expire ?

usually when we need this virtual SAN on production ?

I have no iSCSI on my Windows 10, so can't set it up anyway ?
There is a completely free version.

Also https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/hunter-rac11gr2-iscsi.html#4 will help although they use Openfiler rather than StarWind.
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Also https://www.oracle.com/technical-resources/articles/hunter-rac11gr2-iscsi.html#4 will help although they use Openfiler rather than StarWind."

but that one is not used to help on setting up a test RAC on hyper -V on Windows 10, right?
You can use any iSCSI target software you want, as far as Oracle is concerned it is just block level shared storage.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/download-starwind-products has a download for the StarWind Virtual SAN Free
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https://www.starwindsoftware.com/download-starwind-products has a download for the StarWind Virtual SAN Free"

please explain the concerpt to me, with this one,I will have the virtual iSCSI adapter and then I can create the virtual SAN using hyper-V ?
I couldn't download StarWind as I don't have corporate email any more, downloaded https://www.kernsafe.com/download/istorage-server.aspx instead.

Created simple target in a couple of minutes using a local file.
Started MS iSCSI initiator and found the target OK about 5 minutes.
Got into disk management and I now have a new D: drive although it's really a file on my C: drive. That took 15 minutes because I hate Windows 10.
"because I hate Windows 10."
why?

you mean you create hyper V using other windows ?

so that is to create an SW iSCSI on windows and let hyper -V use it to create virtual SAN ?
I created the iSCSI target without using Hyper-V, it's using the above software on my laptop locally rather than in a VM.

I vhate Windows 10 because the GUI designed for a mobile phone rather than a computer.
"I created the iSCSI target without using Hyper-V, it's using the above software on my laptop"

yes I understand, it creaest a iSCSI for you, but I am creating VM using hyper V so that I can consider building a Oracle RAC on VM, so I need to use hyper -V to create Virtual SAN. or you are saying Idon't need to create virtual SAN again inside hyper V ?

"I vhate Windows 10 because the GUI designed for a mobile phone rather than a compute"

different peopel has different thinking.

I am ok with it as MS try to build the same experience on PC and mobile.
I thought you wanted to simulate/test an Oracle RAC cluster, whether you put the shared storage on the host or in a VM is irrelevant.
"I thought you wanted to simulate/test an Oracle RAC cluster
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Yes

using hype V created VM, is it possible ?or must use oracle virtual box ?

"whether you put the shared storage on the host or in a VM is irrelevant.
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I think for RAC we need a shared storage, right? that's how RAC works , all nodes connect to the SAME SAN, right ?
You connect to it using the IP address so all nodes can connect to the same address.
so you mean no need to create a Hype V manager to create a Virtual SAN but  this one:

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/starwind-virtual-san

and Hyper-V manager can make use of it on the VM host under it ?
You do not use Hyper-V virtual SAN manager at all.
but once I create VSAN using the SW you suggest I can see the SAN in hyper V linux VM, right?

I am wondering how can I setup a test oracle RAC by the sw you suggest.
I think you might as well give up if you can't follow the Oracle blog I posted a link to.
do you think Oracle offer sth on Windows to make it easier and possilbe ?
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