Quick steps to remove nodes from cluster

Summary

This passage will leads you to remove nodes in cluster.

This passage is specified to remove admin managed RAC DB node.

Remove RAC nodes

• Delete instance on nodes to be deleted using DBCA.
• Update inventory on nodes to be deleted using $DB_HOME/runInstaller -updateNodeList ORACLE_HOME=$DB_HOME "CLUSTER_NODES={<name_of_node_to_delete>}" -local.
• Remove RAC software using $DB_HOME/deinstall/deinstall –local.
• Update inventory on remaining nodes using $DB_HOME/runInstaller -updateNodeList ORACLE_HOME=Oracle_home_location "CLUSTER_NODES={<remaining_node_list>}".

Remove GI nodes

• De-config GI on nodes to be deleted using $GI_HOME/crs/install/rootcrs.pl -deconfig –force.
• Delete nodes on remaining nodes using crsctl delete node –n nodes_to_be_deleted.
• Update inventory on nodes to be deleted using $GI_HOME/oui/bin/runInstaller -updateNodeList ORACLE_HOME=$GI_HOME "CLUSTER_NODES={<name_of_node_to_delete>}" CRS=TRUE -silent –local.
• Remove GI software using $GI_HOME/deinstall/deinstall –local.
• Update inventory on remaining nodes using $GI_HOME/oui/bin/runInstaller -updateNodeList ORACLE_HOME=Grid_home "CLUSTER_NODES={<remaining_node_list>}" CRS=TRUE –silent.
• Use CVU to check if deletion if completed successfully cluvfy stage -post nodedel -n node_list.

Document reference

• Adding and Deleting Oracle RAC from Nodes on Linux and UNIX Systems
• Adding and Deleting Cluster Nodes