Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 9th Edition, September 2010
Preface
This user 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 to Serviceguard Extension for RAC,” 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, or 11gR2 RAC,” describes
the additional steps you need to take to use Serviceguard with Real Application Clusters
when configuring Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 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.11.20 Release Notes
• HP Serviceguard Version A.11.20 Release Notes
• Managing Serviceguard Eighteenth 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
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