Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 4th Edition, February 2007

Introduction to Serviceguard Extension for RAC
Configuring Packages for Oracle RAC Instances
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Configuring Packages for Oracle RAC
Instances
Oracle instances can be configured as packages with a single node in
their node list.
NOTE Packages that start and halt Oracle instances (called instance
packages) do not fail over from one node to another; they are
single-node packages. You should include only one NODE_NAME in the
package ASCII configuration file. The AUTO_RUN setting in the package
configuration file will determine whether the RAC instance will start up
as the node joins the cluster. Your cluster may include RAC and
non-RAC packages in the same cluster.