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Migrating traditional Oracle® databases to Oracle Real Application Clusters has become an emerging trend in the IT field. The reasons are clear: Oracle RAC offers a way to obtain high availability and high performance benefits at a relatively low cost. Dell PowerEdge™ servers are one of the most popular platforms for Oracle RAC implementations. Much of the available literature regarding Oracle RAC focuses on Linux and UNIX implementations. Nonetheless, Microsoft® Windows® Server is one of the most popular platforms for implementing new Oracle databases, and Oracle supports Windows as a tier-1 platform for development and deployment. The purpose of this white paper is to identify the issues involved in configuring Oracle RAC on Windows with Dell hardware and to provide a template for successful implementations. Topics covered include installing the Operating System for Oracle, configuring the Cluster hardware, installing Oracle software, creating the RAC database, and post-installation tasks. The focus will be on Dell best practices for Oracle RAC implementations. Both Oracle9i and Oracle10g implementations will be covered.