Removing an Oracle RAC database

This topic describes how to remove an Oracle Real Applications Cluster (RAC) database.

Before you begin

A running Oracle RAC database with exactly one instance currently managed by BMC Database Automation must be available.

To remove an Oracle RAC database

1. From the Management Console, navigate to the database that you want to remove.
2. Select Provision > Remove Database.

3. (Optional) In the General page, select a template from the Template list box.

   Warning

   Note

   For more information about templates, see Managing-templates-for-Oracle-on-Linux-and-UNIX.

4. If you select a template, click Skip Ahead to advance directly to the next step that requires input. An informational message appears on these steps, in green type, listing the fields that require entries before advancing to the next step.
    If you do not select a template, go to the next step.
5. If the Custom Fields page appears, enter the password, and click Next.
    The Custom Fields page appears only when custom fields are defined in the BMC Database Automation XML template used for this provisioning activity. See Adding-custom-fields-to-a-template.

6. In the Options page, provision the following fields, and click Next.

7. In the Custom Scripts Configuration page, select any pre-provisioning or post-provisioning scripts that you want to run as follows:

8. In the Job Options page, specify any of the following Job options, and click Next.
9. In the Summary page, review the provisioning information.
   To make changes, do the following:
   1. Click Go to to return to the provisioning step that you want to edit.
   2. Make your changes.
   3. Click Save and Review to return to the Summary page.
10. Specify your verification preferences.
     For additional information, see Understanding pre-verification tests.
    • To continue with database creation after the pre-verification tests have been successfully run without manual intervention, select Automatically Continue If All Tests Succeed.

    • To create the database without having first run the pre-verification steps, select Skip Pre-Verification Tests.

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      Note

      The Skip Pre-Verification Tests option should only be used when you are certain all tests can succeed. The option skips verification and advances directly to the actual provisioning activity.

11. Enter Yes when you are prompted to confirm your decision, and click OK.
     BMC Database Automation prepares to remove the database. A progress page appears.

12. Click Continue to remove the database.

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    This operation permanently removes the RAC database from the node.

    When the database is removed, BMC Database Automation removes the resources for the database and the resources for any listeners associated with the Oracle Home if the home is also being removed. The remove database process also performs a re-scan, to ensure the Management Console gets updated.

13. If this procedure was not successful, see Troubleshooting.

    Warning

    Note

    Detailed current and historical information about this action can be viewed in the Jobs section of the Management Console. See Monitoring-jobs-and-viewing-job-history.