Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes - (August 2011)

NOTE: To enable the this feature, Serviceguard A.11.20 Patch PHSS_41628 or later
should be installed. This feature supports only Oracle 11gR2 RAC, CVM/CFS 5.0.1 or
later shared storage. If SGeRAC toolkit legacy OC MNP and RAC MNP packages are
configured then do not use this feature.
◦ The SGeRAC toolkit /opt/cmcluster/SGeRAC/toolkit/README file contents have been
moved to Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC user guide (published March 2011 or
later). Go to www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs, and then click HP
Serviceguard Extension for RAC.
◦ SGeRAC toolkit Oracle Clusterware Multi-Node package and Oracle RAC instance
Multi-Node package can be configured through Serviceguard Manager. Refer to the
latest Serviceguard Manager B.03.10 Online help pages for more information.
NOTE: To enable this feature, the Serviceguard A.11.20 Patch PHSS_41628 or later
should be installed.
◦ SGeRAC toolkit supports modular CFS Disk Group For detailed information, refer to Using
Serviceguard Extension for RAC user guide (published March 2011 or later) at
www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard Extension
for RAC.
NOTE: To enable this feature the Serviceguard A.11.20 Patch PHSS_41628 and SG
CFS A.11.20 Patch PHSS_41674 or later should be installed.
• “Support for Oracle 11gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, and CFS” (page 14)
NOTE: Oracle 11g R2 is supported only on HP-UX 11i v3.
• Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC, 11gR1 RAC, and 11gR2 RAC
• Support for Cluster Interconnect Monitoring on IPv4 and IPv6
NOTE: SGeRAC supports both IPv4 and IPv6 for a CLUSTER_INTERCONNECT_SUBNET.
If you are using IPv6 in your SGeRAC cluster configuration, then the version of Oracle RAC
that you are using must also support IPv6.
• “Support for Serviceguard A.11.20 Cluster Verification” (page 15)
• Support for Oracle VIP network monitoring on IPv4 and IPv6
NOTE: If you intend to use IPv6 for the VIP network, ensure that your Oracle RAC version
supports IPv6 for a VIP network.
• Support for improved RAC VIP management and failover performance
• “GMS authorization” (page 16)
• Support for DRD—see “Upgrade Using DRD” (page 16)
• Support for multi-node online reconfiguration (MORE) of LVM volume groups—see “Support
for Multi-Node Online Configuration (MORE)—LVM Version 2.1 Volume Groups Only” (page
13)
• “Support for Logical Volume Manager Version 2.0 and later” (page 13)
• “Support for Veritas CFS and CVM Versions 5.0.1 and 5.1 SP1” (page 14)
• “Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC with SLVM and ASM ” (page 14)
• “Support for Oracle 11gR1 RAC with SLVM and ASM ” (page 14)
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