Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 5th Edition, June 2007

Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle 9i RAC
Using Packages to Configure Startup and Shutdown of RAC Instances
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1. Shut down the Oracle applications, if any.
2. Shut down Oracle.
3. Deactivate the database volume groups or disk groups.
4. Shut down the cluster (cmhaltnode or cmhaltcl).
If the shutdown sequence described above is not followed, cmhaltcl or
cmhaltnode may fail with a message that GMS clients (RAC 9i) are
active or that shared volume groups are active.
Creating Packages to Launch Oracle RAC Instances
To coordinate the startup and shutdown of RAC instances with cluster
node startup and shutdown, you create a one-node package for each node
that runs an RAC instance. In the package configuration file, you should
specify only the single node on which the instance will run and specify
the control script that is to be executed every time the instance node or
the entire RAC cluster starts up or shuts down.
NOTE You must create the RAC instance package with a PACKAGE_TYPE of
FAILOVER, but the fact that you are entering only one node ensures that
the instance will only run on that node.
To simplify the creation of RAC instance packages, you can use the
Oracle template provided with the separately purchasable ECM Toolkits
product (T1909BA). Use the special toolkit scripts that are provided, and
follow the instructions that appear in the README file. Also refer to the
section “Customizing the Control Script for RAC Instances” below for
more information.
To create the package with Serviceguard Manager select the cluster. Go
to the actions menu and choose configure package. To modify a package,
select the package. For an instance package, create one package for each
instance. On each node, supply the SID name for the package name.
To create a package on the command line, use the cmmakepkg command
to get an editable configuration file.
Set the AUTO_RUN parameter to YES, if you want the instance to start up
as soon as the node joins the cluster. In addition, you should set the
NODE_FAILFAST_ENABLED parameter to NO.