Oracle 26ai- Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using the Command-Line Interface

Oracle's AI Database 26ai introduces new command-line options for installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure on standalone servers, eliminating the need for response files. The -configureStandaloneServer option allows administrators to specify configuration parameters directly, simplifying the installation process. This update streamlines deployment for standalone server environments.

Before Oracle AI Database 26ai, Oracle Grid Infrastructure could be installed using a response file. For example using a response file : ./gridSetup.sh -silent \ INVENTORY LOCATION=/oraInventory \ SELECTED LANGUAGES=en \ ORACLE BASE=/grid/base \ oracle.install.option=HA CONFIG \ oracle.install.asm.OSDBA=asmdba \ oracle.install.asm.OSOPER=asmoper \ oracle.install.asm.OSASM=asmadmin \ oracle.install.crs.config.autoConfigureClusterNodeVIP=false \ oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.name=ASM \ oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.redundancy=EXTERNAL \ oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.diskDiscoveryString='ORCL: ' \ oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.disks=ORCL\:ASM01 \ oracle.install.asm.SYSASMPassword=Your Password \ oracle.install.asm.monitorPassword=Your Password \ -ignorePrereqFailure At the end of the installation, the installer displays a message similar to the following: As install user, execute the following command to complete the configuration. /grid/19.25/gridSetup.sh -executeConfigTools -responseFile /grid/19.25/install/response/grid 2025-03-28 08-34-17AM.rsp -silent Therefore, we should use a response file such as the following: bash grid@OL95 ~ $ cat /grid/19.25/install/response/gridsetup.rsp oracle.install.responseFileVersion=/oracle/install/rspfmt crsinstall response schema v19.0.0 INVENTORY LOCATION=/oraInventory oracle.install.option=HA CONFIG ORACLE BASE=/grid/base oracle.install.asm.OSOPER=asmoper oracle.install.asm.OSASM=asmadmin oracle.install.asm.OSDBA=asmdba oracle.install.asm.SYSASMPassword=Deraz Kolah 122 Kebria oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.name=ASM oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.redundancy=EXTERNAL oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.disks=ORCL:ASM01 oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.diskDiscoveryString=ORCL: oracle.install.asm.monitorPassword=Deraz Kolah 122 Kebria Starting with Oracle AI Database 26ai , Oracle Grid Infrastructure can be installed and configured using the command-line interface. Oracle provides the - configureCluster and - configureStandaloneServer options for the gridSetup.sh command. The -configureCluster option is used to configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a cluster, while the - configureStandaloneServer option is used to configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server. In this article, I will show how to install and configure Oracle Grid Infrastructure on a standalone server using the - configureStandaloneServer option. grid@OL95 26ai $ ./gridSetup.sh -silent -configureStandaloneServer \ -OSDBA asmdba \ -OSASM asmadmin \ -OSOPER asmoper \ -ORACLE BASE /grid/base \ -dbDiskGroupName ASM \ -diskList 'ORCL:ASM' \ -redundancy EXTERNAL \ -diskString 'ORCL: ' \ -executeRootScript \ -configMethod root \ -auSize 64 \ -INVENTORY LOCATION /oraInventory Launching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Setup Wizard... Enter password for SYS user: Confirm password: Enter password for ASMSNMP user: Confirm password: Enter password for 'root' user: The response file for this session can be found at: /grid/26ai/install/response/grid 2026-08-16 08-52-51PM.rsp You can find the log of this install session at: /tmp/GridSetupActions2026-08-16 08-52-51PM/gridSetupActions2026-08-16 08-52-51PM.log Start NETCA - 2026-08-16 20:57:42.784 Command: /bin/sh -c /grid/26ai/bin/netca /orahome /grid/26ai /instype typical /inscomp client,oraclenet,javavm,server,ano /insprtcl tcp /cfg local /authadp NO VALUE /responseFile /grid/26ai/network/install/netca typ.rsp /silent /orahnam OraGI23Home1 /ouiinternal Parsing command line arguments: Parameter "orahome" = /grid/26ai Parameter "instype" = typical Parameter "inscomp" = client,oraclenet,javavm,server,ano Parameter "insprtcl" = tcp Parameter "cfg" = local Parameter "authadp" = NO VALUE Parameter "responsefile" = /grid/26ai/network/install/netca typ.rsp Parameter "silent" = true Parameter "orahnam" = OraGI23Home1 Parameter "ouiinternal" = true Done parsing command line arguments. Oracle Net Services Configuration: Profile configuration complete. Oracle Net Listener Startup: Listener started successfully. Listener configuration complete. Oracle Net Services configuration successful. The exit code is 0 Exit Code 0 End NETCA - 2026-08-16 20:57:51.741 Start ASMCA - 2026-08-16 20:57:51.883 Command: /bin/sh -c /grid/26ai/bin/asmca -silent -oui internal -configureASM -diskString 'ORCL: ' -diskGroupName ASM -diskList 'ORCL:ASM' -redundancy EXTERNAL -au size 64 SYS PASSWORD PROMPT ASMSNMP PASSWORD PROMPT ASM has been created and started successfully. DBT-30001 Disk groups created successfully. Check /grid/base/cfgtoollogs/asmca/asmca-260816PM085752.log for details. Exit Code 0 End ASMCA - 2026-08-16 20:59:03.73 Start CVU - 2026-08-16 20:59:03.83 Command: /bin/sh -c /grid/26ai/bin/cluvfy stage -post hacfg Performing following verification checks ... Oracle Restart Integrity ...PASSED OLR Integrity ...PASSED Post-check for Oracle Restart configuration was successful. CVU operation performed: stage -post hacfg Date: Aug 16, 2026, 8:59:04 PM CVU version: 23.26.2.0.0 032926x8664 CVU home: /grid/26ai Grid home: /grid/26ai User: grid Operating system: Linux5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek.x86 64 Successfully Setup Software with warning s . Exit Code 0 End CVU - 2026-08-16 20:59:13.758 Moved the install session logs to: /oraInventory/logs/GridSetupActions2026-08-16 08-52-51PM The command completes the Oracle Grid Infrastructure configuration and creates and starts the ASM instance. After the configuration completes successfully, we can verify the ASM instance by connecting to it using SQL Plus as SYSASM: bash grid@OL95 ~ $ sqlplus "/as sysasm" SQL Plus: Release 23.26.2.0.0 - Production on Sun Aug 16 21:46:33 2026 Version 23.26.2.0.0 Copyright c 1982, 2026, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition Release 23.26.2.0.0 - Production Version 23.26.2.0.0 SQL We can also use ASMCMD to verify that the ASM disk group was created and mounted successfully: bash grid@OL95 ~ $ asmcmd -p ASMCMD + lsdg State Type Rebal Sector Logical Sector Block AU Total MB Free MB Req mir free MB Usable file MB Offline disks Voting files Name MOUNTED EXTERN N 512 512 4096 67108864 13248 12352 0 12352 0 N ASM/