Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes, April 2011
Table Of Contents
- Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes
- Contents
- 1 Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes
- Announcements
- What’s in this Version
- Support for Logical Volume Manager Version 2.0 and later
- Support for Multi-Node Online Configuration (MORE)—LVM Version 2.1 Volume Groups Only
- Support for Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring
- Support for Veritas CFS and CVM Versions 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.1 SP1
- Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, CFS, and CVM
- Support for Oracle 11gR1 RAC with SLVM, ASM, CFS, and CVM
- Support for Oracle 11gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, and CFS
- Support for Serviceguard A.11.20 Cluster Verification
- Support for the SGeRAC Toolkit
- GMS authorization
- Upgrade Using DRD
- Documentation for this Version
- Support Information
- Compatibility Information and Installation
- Serviceguard Extension for RAC Compatibility with HP-UX and Oracle Releases
- Port Requirements
- Installing Serviceguard Extension for RAC
- Adding Serviceguard Extension for RAC to an Existing Cluster
- Performing a Rolling Upgrade Using DRD
- Performing a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD
- Removing SGeRAC
- Removing Serviceguard Extension for RAC without Removing Serviceguard
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Patches and Fixes in this Version
- Known Problems
- Types of Releases and Patches
- Software Availability in Native Languages
If, after reading and understanding the restrictions, you decide to perform a non-rolling upgrade
using DRD, follow the instructions under “Performing a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD” (page
20).
Restrictions for DRD Upgrades
For more information, please see “Restrictions for DRD Upgrades” in the HP Serviceguard Version
A.11.20 Release Notes at www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP
Serviceguard —> Getting started.
Documentation for this Version
The following manual accompanies version A.11.20 of SGeRAC:
• Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC. This manual has been updated for the A.11.20 release.
It describes the RAC-specific extensions to Serviceguard that are used in configuring RAC
clusters (formerly known as OPS clusters).
You should also refer to the following documents:
• The latest edition of Managing Serviceguard at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard —> User guide.
• The latest version of the Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes at
www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard Extension
for RAC —> Getting started.
• Enterprise Cluster Master Toolkit Version B.06.00 Release Notes at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Enterprise Cluster Master Toolkit —>
Getting started.
• HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Release Notes for the HP-UX 11i v3 version at
www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard Storage
Management Suite —> Getting started.
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
Configuration Guide Extracts at www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP
Serviceguard Storage Management Suite —> General reference.
• Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File Installation and Administration Guide. HP Serviceguard
Storage Management Suite Extracts for your version of CFS at www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
—> General reference.
• The Serviceguard/SGeRAC/SMS/Serviceguard Manager Plug-in Compatibility and Feature
Matrix at www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard —>
General reference.
Support Information
To get the latest news about recommended patches, product support matrices, and recently
supported hardware, go to one of the following IT Resource Center sites and subscribe to the
high-availability programs tips and issues digest.
itrc.hp.com (Americas and Asia Pacific)
europe.itrc.hp.com (Europe)
Compatibility Information and Installation
Read this entire document and any other Release Notes or READMEs you may have before you
begin an installation.
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