Create a domain user for Oracle

*Note: Although LifeKeeper can build Oracle clusters in both Windows domain and non-domain environments, in this document we create a valid domain with a domain user named “SIOS20-AD\oracle” and create an environment with this user.

Create an account for Oracle as a domain user.

Configuring a bastion server

1. Start PowerShell for administrators.

2. Execute the following command to add oracle as a domain user.
   • Create a new user
     

     PS > New-ADUser -Name "oracle" -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText <password> -Force) -Enabled $true
     

   • Verify
     

     PS > Get-ADUser "oracle"
     

Configuring active and standby nodes

1. Start PowerShell for administrators.

2. Execute the following command to add oracle as a domain user.
   • Create a new user
     

     PS > Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Users" -Member sios20-ad.lk\oracle
     

   • Verify
     

     PS > Get-LocalGroupMember -Group "Users" sios20-ad\oracle