Using Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.20 - (August 2011)

Mirror Detachment Policies with CVM..........................................................................55
Using CVM 5.x.................................................................................................................55
Preparing the Cluster for Use with CVM 5.x......................................................................55
Starting the Cluster and Identifying the Master Node....................................................56
Converting Disks from LVM to CVM............................................................................56
Initializing Disks for CVM..........................................................................................56
Creating Disk Groups for RAC...................................................................................56
Creating Volumes...................................................................................................................57
Mirror Detachment Policies with CVM...................................................................................57
Oracle Demo Database Files ...................................................................................................57
Adding Disk Groups to the Cluster Configuration........................................................................58
Prerequisites for Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 (Sample Installation)...............................................59
Installing Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 Cluster Software..............................................................62
Installing on Local File System..............................................................................................62
Installing Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC Binaries......................................................................62
Installing RAC Binaries on a Local File System........................................................................62
Installing RAC Binaries on Cluster File System........................................................................63
Creating a RAC Demo Database..............................................................................................63
Creating a RAC Demo Database on SLVM or CVM................................................................63
Creating a RAC Demo Database on CFS..............................................................................64
Verifying Oracle Disk Manager is Configured............................................................................64
Configuring Oracle to Use Oracle Disk Manager Library.............................................................65
Verify that Oracle Disk Manager is Running...............................................................................65
Configuring Oracle to Stop Using Oracle Disk Manager Library...................................................66
Using Serviceguard Packages to Synchronize with Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC.........................67
Preparing Oracle Cluster Software for Serviceguard Packages.................................................67
Configure Serviceguard Packages........................................................................................67
3 Support of Oracle RAC ASM with SGeRAC.................................................69
Introduction............................................................................................................................69
SG/SGeRAC Support for ASM on HP-UX 11i v2.........................................................................69
Overview..........................................................................................................................69
Why ASM over SLVM?.......................................................................................................69
Configuring SLVM Volume Groups for ASM Disk Groups.........................................................70
SG/SGeRAC Support for ASM on HP-UX 11i v3.........................................................................73
Overview..........................................................................................................................73
ASM over SLVM................................................................................................................73
Configuring SLVM Volume Groups for ASM Disk Groups.........................................................74
Sample Command Sequence for Configuring SLVM Volume Groups....................................75
ASM over Raw disk............................................................................................................76
Configure Raw Disks/Disk Array Logical Units for ASM Disk Group..........................................77
Additional Hints on ASM Integration with SGeRAC.....................................................................77
Consider using the MNP/Simple Dependency-based SGeRAC Toolkit’s Framework....................77
ASM Halt is needed to ensure disconnect of ASM from SLVM Volume Groups............................77
ASM may require Modified Backup/Restore Procedures..........................................................78
Installation, Configuration, Support, and Troubleshooting........................................................78
Additional Documentation on the Web and Scripts.................................................................79
4 SGeRAC Toolkit for Oracle RAC 10g or later...............................................80
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................80
Background...........................................................................................................................80
Coordinating the Oracle RAC/Serviceguard Extension for RAC stack.......................................80
Serviceguard/Serviceguard Extension for RAC multi-node packages and simple package
dependencies ...................................................................................................................82
Why use multi-node packages/simple package dependencies for Oracle RAC integration...............83
Serviceguard Extension for RAC Toolkit operation ......................................................................84
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