Continentalclusters Version A.07.01 release notes, August 2010 (T2346-90015)

1 Continentalclusters Version A.07.01 Release Notes
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Continentalclusters is a Hewlett-Packard high availability solution that provides disaster
tolerant clustering with no distance limitation. Version A.07.01 of Continentalclusters,
which contains enhancements and defect fixes, is being released on HP-UX 11i v2 and
HP-UX 11i v3 with the following product number:
T2346BA - license, media, and documentation
Version A.07.01 of Continentalclusters requires the HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3
operating system. Continentalclusters version A.04.00 or later will not automatically
include the following separately purchased products: Metrocluster with Continuous
Access XP, Metrocluster with Continuous Access EVA, and Metrocluster with EMC
SRDF.
Since Continentalclusters configurations may be complex to configure and maintain,
it is highly recommended that you use Hewlett-Packard’s high availability consulting
services to ensure a smooth installation and rollout. Contact your HP representative
to inquire about high availability consulting. In addition, work with your HP
representative to ensure that you have the latest firmware revisions for disk drives,
disk controllers, LAN controllers, and other hardware.
Starting with version A.04.00, Continentalclusters recovery supports Oracle 9i RAC
instances. Table 1-1 shows the Oracle RAC support requirements for Continentalclusters
version A.07.01.
Table 1-1 Metrocluster Version Requirements for Continentalclusters Oracle RAC Support
Metrocluster EMC SRDF
Version
Metrocluster
Continuous Access EVA
Version
Metrocluster Continuous
Access XP Version
Continentalcluster Version
A.07.01
A.05.01 or laterA.01.00 or laterA.06.00 or laterSupported Metrocluster
Versions
LVM, SLVM, Veritas
CVM 4.1, and Veritas
CFS 4.1
LVM and SLVM.
Veritas CVM 4.1, and
Veritas CFS 4.1
LVM, SLVM, Veritas
CVM 4.1, and Veritas
CFS 4.1
Volume Managers and File
Systems Supported
HP-UX 11i v2HP-UX 11i v2HP-UX 11i v2 and
HP-UX 11i v3
HP-UX Versions
A.11.17 and A.11.18A.11.17 and A.11.18A.11.17 and A.11.18SGeRAC Versions
9i, 9i RAC, 10g, and 10g
RAC
9i, 9i RAC, 10g, and
10g RAC
9i, 9i RAC, 10g, and 10g
RAC
Supported Oracle Versions
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