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

Deleting CFS from the Cluster..............................................................................................52
Creating a Storage Infrastructure with CVM................................................................................53
Initializing the Veritas Volume Manager................................................................................53
Using CVM 5.x or later......................................................................................................54
Preparing the Cluster and the System Multi-node Package for use with CVM 5.x or later.........54
Mirror Detachment Policies with CVM..........................................................................56
Using CVM 5.x.................................................................................................................56
Preparing the Cluster for Use with CVM 5.x......................................................................56
Starting the Cluster and Identifying the Master Node....................................................57
Converting Disks from LVM to CVM............................................................................57
Initializing Disks for CVM..........................................................................................57
Creating Disk Groups for RAC...................................................................................57
Creating Volumes...................................................................................................................58
Mirror Detachment Policies with CVM...................................................................................58
Oracle Demo Database Files ...................................................................................................58
Adding Disk Groups to the Cluster Configuration........................................................................59
Prerequisites for Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 (Sample Installation)...............................................60
Installing Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 Cluster Software..............................................................63
Installing on Local File System..............................................................................................63
Installing Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC Binaries......................................................................63
Installing RAC Binaries on a Local File System........................................................................63
Installing RAC Binaries on Cluster File System........................................................................64
Creating a RAC Demo Database..............................................................................................64
Creating a RAC Demo Database on SLVM or CVM................................................................64
Creating a RAC Demo Database on CFS..............................................................................65
Verifying Oracle Disk Manager is Configured............................................................................65
Configuring Oracle to Use Oracle Disk Manager Library.............................................................66
Verify that Oracle Disk Manager is Running...............................................................................66
Configuring Oracle to Stop Using Oracle Disk Manager Library...................................................67
Using Serviceguard Packages to Synchronize with Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC.........................68
Preparing Oracle Cluster Software for Serviceguard Packages.................................................68
Configure Serviceguard Packages........................................................................................68
3 Support of Oracle RAC ASM with SGeRAC.................................................70
Introduction............................................................................................................................70
SG/SGeRAC Support for ASM on HP-UX 11i v2.........................................................................70
Overview..........................................................................................................................70
Why ASM over SLVM?.......................................................................................................70
Configuring SLVM Volume Groups for ASM Disk Groups.........................................................71
SG/SGeRAC Support for ASM on HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................................74
Overview..........................................................................................................................74
ASM over SLVM................................................................................................................74
Configuring SLVM Volume Groups for ASM Disk Groups.........................................................75
Sample Command Sequence for Configuring SLVM Volume Groups....................................76
ASM over Raw disk............................................................................................................77
Configure Raw Disks/Disk Array Logical Units for ASM Disk Group..........................................78
Additional Hints on ASM Integration with SGeRAC.....................................................................78
Consider using the MNP/Simple Dependency-based SGeRAC Toolkit’s Framework....................78
ASM Halt is needed to ensure disconnect of ASM from SLVM Volume Groups............................78
ASM may require Modified Backup/Restore Procedures..........................................................79
Installation, Configuration, Support, and Troubleshooting........................................................79
Additional Documentation on the Web and Scripts.................................................................80
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