This section describes the RAC documentation set. The platform-specific Oracle Database 10g CD contains a copy of this book, the Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration Guide in both HTML and PDF formats. This book contains the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation information for all UNIX- and Windows-based platforms on which RAC operates. If you are installing Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition with RAC on a Windows-based system, then refer to the Oracle Real Application Clusters Quick Installation Guide for Oracle Database Standard Edition for Windows. Additional information for this release may be available in the Oracle Database 10g README or Release Notes | ORACLE Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration Guide 10g Release 1 for AIX-Based Systems Apple Mac OS X hp HP-UX hp Tru64 UNIX Linux Solaris Operating System and Windows Platforms Part No. B10766-08 December 2004 Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation and Configuration Guide 10g Release 1 for AIX-Based Systems Apple Mac OS X hp HP-UX hp Tru64 UNIX Linux Solaris Operating System and Windows Platforms Part No. B10766-08 Copyright 2004 Oracle. All rights reserved. Primary Authors David Austin Mark Bauer Kevin Flood Emily Murphy Contributing Authors Jonathan Creighton Pat Huey Raj Kumar Contributors Chris Allison Karin Brandauer Sudip Datta Rajiv Jayaraman Roland Knapp Diana Lorentz Barb Lundhild Vijay Lunawat John Patrick McHugh Randy Neville Michael Polaski Sudheendra Sampath Janelle Simmons Clive Simpkins Khethavath P. Singh Nitin Vengurlekar Gary Young The Programs which include both the software and documentation contain proprietary information they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright patent and other intellectual and industrial property laws. Reverse engineering disassembly or decompilation of the Programs except to the extent required to obtain interoperability with other independently created software or as specified by law is prohibited. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. If you find any problems in the documentation please report them to us in writing. This document is not warranted to be error-free. Except as may be expressly permitted in your license agreement for these Programs no part of these Programs may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose. If the Programs are delivered to the United States Government or anyone licensing or using the Programs on behalf of the United States Government the following notice is applicable . .