Configuring HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Oracle Data Guard

Metrocluster and EDC configurations

Metrocluster is an HP high availability product for Serviceguard customers who require integrated

disaster recovery solutions. HP Metrocluster uses Serviceguard clustering technology to form a

single cluster of systems that are located apart from each other at different data centers at

metropolitan distances.

While Metrocluster provides storage-based replication of data across metropolitan distances,

organizations often like to build in additional data replicas, either locally or at other data centers.

Having both storage replication and ODG replication can help to safeguard customer data. The

integration of ODG with Metrocluster or EDC gives organizations this choice.

Single-instance Data Guard configuration in Metrocluster

Figure 3: Single-instance Data Guard configuration in Metrocluster with standby database residing outside Metrocluster

Metrocluster

Node

Data Center 1

(Primary site)

Data Center 2

(Recovery site)

Primary

package

Primary

Data replication in Metrocluster

Node

Third l

ocation

(Serviceguard cluster)

Standby

package

Standby

Primary DB

Standby