EBS multi-node install document

All,
I have completed a document for a multinode install of EBS. I am now progressing through patching the system.
rgds
Alan.

Hi,
But still I can do it by cloning right?Yes, it can be done but I would not recommend this approach. For adding new node to an existing installation use "perl adaddnode.pl" -- See (Note: 406982.1 - Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone), Option 3: Adding a New Node to an Existing System.
By the way, if I run the Rapid Install, how do I bypass the db Tier? Can I use rapidwiz to install only the dbtier on the 1st box? and then run it again to install
the appstier on the 2nd box? Well if I may recall, I did not remember any choices in rapidwiz to complete a dbTier install only. It always proceed to the apps moduleRun Rapid Install on the database tier, copy the configuration file to the application tier, and run Rapid Install on the application tier then (load the configuration file). By doing this, the installer will lay down the database files on the database tier and the application files on the application tier node.
I am intending to do "manual" load ballancing ;) Follow the steps in the load balancing document instead.
something lik error 500 - wrong configuration.Check Apache log file for details about the error. Again, I would not recommend this approach and I would suggest you go with a supported way.
Regards,
Hussein

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