Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 Release Notes - (August 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................................................................................................5
Operating-System Dependencies.......................................................................................7
Hardware Dependencies..................................................................................................7
Serviceguard Features not yet Supported ...........................................................................7
Mixed Hardware Architecture Cluster not Supported.................................................................8
Announcements for HP-UX 11i v3...........................................................................................8
About Agile Addressing and Cluster-wide Device Special Files (cDSFs)...................................8
Native Multipathing, Veritas DMP, and Related Features.....................................................10
What’s in this Version.............................................................................................................10
Support for Mixed HP-UX Operating System during Rolling Upgrade.........................................12
Support for the Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.2 HAIP with SGeRAC A.11.20..........................12
Support for Logical Volume Manager Version 2.0 and later.....................................................13
Support for Multi-Node Online Configuration (MORE)—LVM Version 2.1 Volume Groups Only....13
Support for Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring.................................................................13
Support for Veritas CFS and CVM Versions 5.0.1 and 5.1 SP1.................................................14
Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC with SLVM and ASM .............................................................14
Support for Oracle 11gR1 RAC with SLVM and ASM .............................................................14
Support for Oracle 11gR2 RAC with SLVM, ASM, and CFS.....................................................14
Support for Serviceguard A.11.20 Cluster Verification..............................................................15
Support for the SGeRAC Toolkit ..........................................................................................15
Support for toolkit maintenance mode..............................................................................15
Support for ASM DG Packages.......................................................................................15
GMS authorization.............................................................................................................16
Upgrade Using DRD...........................................................................................................16
Rolling Upgrade Using DRD...........................................................................................16
Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD....................................................................................16
Restrictions for DRD Upgrades.........................................................................................16
Documentation for this Version ............................................................................................17
Support Information...........................................................................................................17
Compatibility Information and Installation..................................................................................17
Serviceguard Extension for RAC Compatibility with HP-UX and Oracle Releases.........................17
Port Requirements...............................................................................................................18
Installing Serviceguard Extension for RAC.............................................................................18
Adding Serviceguard Extension for RAC to an Existing Cluster.................................................19
Performing a Rolling Upgrade Using DRD.............................................................................19
Limitations of Rolling Upgrades using DRD........................................................................19
Before You Start............................................................................................................20
Running the Rolling Upgrade..........................................................................................20
Performing a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD......................................................................21
Limitations of Non-Rolling Upgrades using DRD.................................................................21
Steps for a Non-Rolling Upgrade Using DRD....................................................................21
Removing SGeRAC............................................................................................................22
Removing Serviceguard Extension for RAC without Removing Serviceguard...............................22
Troubleshooting Tips ..........................................................................................................23
Patches and Fixes in this Version...............................................................................................23
Required and Recommended Patches....................................................................................23
Cluster Interconnect Subnet Monitoring............................................................................23
Defects and Fixes...............................................................................................................23
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