Using Easy Deployment in Serviceguard and Metrocluster environments on HP-UX 11i v3

• Automates configuration steps related to complex applications and environments like Metrocluster,

Oracle RAC, and Oracle E-Business Suite, etc.

– Reduces the learning curve to deploy such environments and applications.

– Reduces the number of manual steps required to deploy them.

• A command line user is freed from manually generating package configuration files, and editing

parameters in them. Package configuration tasks are also further eased for Serviceguard Manager

users as they no longer need to go through multiple configuration wizards.

However, the Easy Deployment feature offers less flexibility in terms of cluster and package

configuration options. Hence it may not be appropriate for deploying all clusters. It is not a substitute

for understanding how Serviceguard works, and still requires knowledge of basic Serviceguard

concepts before users start deploying a cluster.

This white paper shows how the Easy Deployment features can be used for effortless cluster/package

deployment.