* Optional (When we choose ASM)

RAC database Instance name must be unique for all RAC nodes and Database name must be same because two ore more RAC instance access one database which is reside on Shared Storage. We can choose OCFS, ASM, RAW storage mechanism for the oracle database and OCFS /RAW for Cluster component. When we choose ASM storage mechanism for the oracle database. We must create ASM instance for all RAC nodes and ASM instance name must be unique.

# We configure virtual IP address (VIP) for each RAC nodes to maintain high availability. When one node fails, the failed node IP address can be reassigned to a existing node. Means user or application continue to accessing the database through the same IP address.