HP Serviceguard Extension for RAC (SGeRAC) manual Support of Oracle RAC ASM with SGeRAC

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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