Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 for Oracle RAC Release Notes (5900-1513, April 2011)

Supported database software
For the latest information on supported Oracle database versions, see the following
Technical Support TechNote:
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH44807
Note: SF Oracle RAC supports only 64-bit Oracle.
The following database versions are supported:
Oracle RAC 10g Release 2
Oracle RAC 11g Release 1
Oracle RAC 11g Release 2
Additionally, see the Oracle documentation for patches that may be required by
Oracle for each release.
I/O fencing requirements
Depending on whether you plan to configure disk-based fencing or server-based
fencing, make sure that you meet the requirements for coordination points:
Coordinator disks
See Coordinator disk requirements for I/O fencing on page 32.
CP servers
See CP server requirements on page 33.
Coordinator disk requirements for I/O fencing
Make sure that the I/O fencing coordinator disks meet the following requirements:
For disk-based I/O fencing, you must have three coordinator disks.
The coordinator disks can be DMP devices or iSCSI devices.
Each of the coordinator disks must use a physically separate disk or LUN.
Symantec recommends using the smallest possible LUNs for coordinator disks.
Each of the coordinator disks should exist on a different disk array, if possible.
The coordinator disks must support SCSI-3 persistent reservations.
Symantec recommends using hardware-based mirroring for coordinator disks.
Coordinator disks must not be used to store data or must not be included in
disk groups that store user data.
Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC Release Notes
System requirements
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