Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC, 9th Edition, September 2010

Data: User data ___/dev/vg_ops/ropsdata1.dbf_200__________
Data: User data ___/dev/vg_ops/ropsdata2.dbf__200__________
Data: User data ___/dev/vg_ops/ropsdata3.dbf__200__________
Data: Rollback ___/dev/vg_ops/ropsrollback.dbf__300_________
Parameter: spfile1 /dev/vg_ops/ropsspfile1.ora __5_____
Instance 1 undotbs1: /dev/vg_ops/ropsundotbs1.dbf___312___
Instance 2 undotbs2: /dev/vg_ops/ropsundotbs2.dbf___312___
Data: example1__/dev/vg_ops/ropsexample1.dbf__________160____
data: cwmlite1__/dev/vg_ops/ropscwmlite1.dbf__100____
Data: indx1__/dev/vg_ops/ropsindx1.dbf____70___
Data: drsys1__/dev/vg_ops/ropsdrsys1.dbf___90___
Storage Planning with CFS
With CFS, the database software, database files (control, redo, data files), and archive logs may
reside on a cluster file system that is visible by all nodes.
The following software needs to be installed to use this configuration:
• SGeRAC
• CFS
NOTE: For specific CFS Serviceguard Storage Management Suite product information, refer
to your version of the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Release Notes.
Configuration Combinations with Oracle 9i RAC
The following configuration combinations show a sample of the configuration choices (See
Table 3-1):
• Configuration 1 is for Oracle software and database files to reside on CFS.
• Configuration 2 is for Oracle software and archives to reside on CFS, while the database files
are on raw volumes, SLVM or CVM.
• Configuration 3 is for Oracle software and archives to reside on local file system, while
database files reside on CFS.
• Configuration 4 is for Oracle software and archive to reside on local file system, while the
database files are on raw volumes, SLVM or CVM.
Table 3-1 RAC Software, Archive, Datafiles, SRVM
RAC Datafiles, SRVMRAC Software, ArchiveConfiguration
CFSCFS1
Raw (SLVM or CVM)CFS2
CFSLocal FS3
Raw (SLVM or CVM)Local FS4
NOTE: Mixing files between CFS database files and raw volumes is allowable, but not
recommended. RAC datafiles on CFS requires Oracle Disk Manager (ODM).
Using Single CFS Home or Local Home
With a single CFS home, the software installs once and all the files are visible on all nodes.
Serviceguard cluster services needs to be up for the CFS home to be accessible. For Oracle RAC,
some files are still local (/etc/oratab, /var/opt/oracle/, /usr/local/bin/).
With a local file system home, the software is installed and copied to every node’s local file
system. Serviceguard cluster services does not need to be up for the local file system to be
accessible. There would be multiple homes for Oracle.
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