Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 10th Edition, April 2011

User Guide Overview
This user guide covers how to use Serviceguard Extension for RAC (Oracle Real Application Cluster)
to configure Serviceguard clusters for use with Oracle Real Application Cluster software, on HP
High Availability clusters running the HP-UX operating system.
• Chapter 1— Introduction to Serviceguard Extension for RAC
Describes a Serviceguard cluster and provides a roadmap for using this guide. This chapter
should be used as a supplement to Chapters 1–3 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.
• Chapter 2 — Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 RAC
Describes the additional steps you need to take to use Serviceguard with Real Application
Clusters when configuring Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC. This chapter should be used as
a supplement to Chapters 4–6 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.
• Chapter 3 — Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
Discusses the use of the Oracle 10g database server feature called Automatic Storage
Management (ASM) in configurations of HP Serviceguard for single database instance failover.
• Chapter 4 — SGeRAC Toolkit for Oracle RAC 10g or later
Discusses how Serviceguard Extension for RAC Toolkit enables a new framework for the
integration of Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) or later version of Real Application Clusters
(Oracle RAC1) with HP Serviceguard Extension for Real Application Clusters A.11.17 or later
(SGeRAC2).
• Chapter 5 — Maintenance
Describes tools and techniques necessary for ongoing cluster operation. This chapter should
be used as a supplement to Chapters 7–8 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.
• Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting
Lists where to find troubleshooting information.
• Appendix A — Software Upgrades
Describes rolling, non-rolling, and migration with cold install upgrade procedures for SGeRAC
clusters.
• Appendix B — Blank Planning Worksheets
Contains planning worksheets for LVM, and Oracle Logical Volume.
To view the following documents, go to www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs and www.hp.com/
go/hpux-serviceguard-docs.
• VERITAS Volume Manager Administrator’s Guide (includes a glossary of VERITAS terminology).
• VERITAS Volume Manager Storage Administrator Administrator’s Guide.
• VERITAS Volume Manager Reference Guide.
• VERITAS Volume Manager Migration Guide.
• VERITAS Volume Manager for HP-UX Release Notes.
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
Configuration Guide Extracts.
• VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
Administration Guide Extracts.
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