Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 8th Edition, March 2009

Preface

This user's guide covers how to use the 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. The contents are as

follows:

• Chapter 1, “Introduction,” 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 RAC,” describes the additional

steps you need to take to use Serviceguard with Real Application Clusters when configuring

Oracle 10g/11gR1 RAC. This chapter should be used as a supplement to Chapters 4–6 of the

Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.

• Chapter 3, “Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle 9i RAC,” describes the additional steps

you need to take to use Serviceguard with Real Application Clusters when configuring

Oracle 9i RAC. This chapter should be used as a supplement to Chapters 4–6 of the Managing

Serviceguard user’s guide.

• Chapter 4, “Maintenance and Troubleshooting,” 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.

• 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, VxVM,

and Oracle Logical Volume.

Related Publications

The following documents contain additional useful information:

• Clusters for High Availability: a Primer of HP Solutions. Hewlett-Packard Professional Books:

Prentice Hall PTR, 2001 (ISBN 0-13-089355-2)

• Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.19 Release Notes

• HP Serviceguard Version A.11.19 Release Notes

• Managing Serviceguard Sixteenth Edition

• HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.02.01 for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes

• Using High Availability Monitors

• Using the Event Monitoring Service

• Using Advanced Tape Services

• Managing Systems and Workgroups

• Managing Serviceguard NFS

• HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Logical Volume Management HP-UX 11i Version 3

Before attempting to use VxVM storage with Serviceguard, please refer to the following:

• VERITAS Volume Manager Administrator’s Guide. This contains 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