Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes, April 2011

Contents
1 Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes........................5
Announcements........................................................................................................................5
SGeRAC Version and Components: Product Numbers ..............................................................5
Dependencies and Limitations................................................................................................6
Operating-System Dependencies.......................................................................................6
Hardware Dependencies..................................................................................................7
Serviceguard Features not yet Supported............................................................................7
Mixed Clusters not Supported................................................................................................7
Announcements for HP-UX 11i v3...........................................................................................7
About Agile Addressing and Cluster-wide Device Special Files (cDSFs)...................................7
Native Multipathing, Veritas DMP, and Related Features.......................................................9
What’s in this Version...............................................................................................................9
Support for Logical Volume Manager Version 2.0 and later.....................................................11
Support for Multi-Node Online Configuration (MORE)—LVM Version 2.1 Volume Groups Only....11
Support for Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring.................................................................12
Support for Veritas CFS and CVM Versions 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.1 SP1..........................................12
Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, CFS, and CVM............................................12
Support for Oracle 11gR1 RAC with SLVM, ASM, CFS, and CVM............................................13
Support for Oracle 11gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, and CFS.....................................................13
Support for Serviceguard A.11.20 Cluster Verification..............................................................13
Support for the SGeRAC Toolkit ..........................................................................................13
Support for toolkit maintenance mode..............................................................................13
Support for ASM DG Packages.......................................................................................14
GMS authorization.............................................................................................................14
Upgrade Using DRD...........................................................................................................14
Rolling Upgrade Using DRD...........................................................................................14
Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD....................................................................................14
Restrictions for DRD Upgrades.........................................................................................15
Documentation for this Version ............................................................................................15
Support Information...........................................................................................................15
Compatibility Information and Installation..................................................................................15
Serviceguard Extension for RAC Compatibility with HP-UX and Oracle Releases.........................16
Port Requirements...............................................................................................................16
Installing Serviceguard Extension for RAC.............................................................................17
Adding Serviceguard Extension for RAC to an Existing Cluster.................................................17
Performing a Rolling Upgrade Using DRD.............................................................................18
Limitations of Rolling Upgrades using DRD........................................................................18
Before You Start............................................................................................................18
Running the Rolling Upgrade..........................................................................................18
Performing a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD......................................................................20
Limitations of Non-Rolling Upgrades using DRD.................................................................20
Steps for a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD....................................................................20
Removing SGeRAC............................................................................................................20
Removing Serviceguard Extension for RAC without Removing Serviceguard...............................21
Troubleshooting Tips ..........................................................................................................21
Patches and Fixes in this Version...............................................................................................21
Required and Recommended Patches....................................................................................22
Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring............................................................................22
Defects and Fixes...............................................................................................................22
Known Problems.....................................................................................................................22
Types of Releases and Patches..................................................................................................23
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