Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 3rd Edition, May 2006

Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle 9i RAC
Planning Database Storage
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availability disk arrays in RAID nodes. The logical units of storage on
the arrays are accessed from each node through multiple physical
volume links via DMP (Dynamic Multi-pathing), which provides
redundant paths to each unit of storage.
Fill out the VERITAS Volume worksheet to provide volume names for
volumes that you will create using the VERITAS utilities. The Oracle
DBA and the HP-UX system administrator should prepare this
worksheet together. Create entries for shared volumes only. For each
volume, enter the full pathname of the raw volume device file. Be sure to
include the desired size in MB. Following is a sample worksheet filled
out. Refer to Appendix B, “Blank Planning Worksheets,” for samples of
blank worksheets. Make as many copies as you need. Fill out the
worksheet and keep it for future reference.