HP Serviceguard Extension for RAC (SGeRAC) manual User Guide Overview

User Guide Overview

This user guide covers how to use Serviceguard Extension for RAC (Oracle Real Application Cluster) to configure Serviceguard clusters for use with Oracle Real Application Cluster software, on HP High Availability clusters running the HP-UX operating system.

•Chapter 1— Introduction to Serviceguard Extension for RAC

Describes a Serviceguard cluster and provides a roadmap for using this guide. This chapter should be used as a supplement to Chapters 1–3 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.

•Chapter 2 — Serviceguard Configuration for Oracle 10g, 11gR1, or 11gR2 RAC

Describes the additional steps you need to take to use Serviceguard with Real Application Clusters when configuring Oracle 10g/11gR1/11gR2 RAC. This chapter should be used as a supplement to Chapters 4–6 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.

•Chapter 3 — Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM)

Discusses the use of the Oracle 10g database server feature called Automatic Storage Management (ASM) in configurations of HP Serviceguard for single database instance failover.

•Chapter 4 — SGeRAC Toolkit for Oracle RAC 10g or later

Discusses how Serviceguard Extension for RAC Toolkit enables a new framework for the integration of Oracle 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) or later version of Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC1) with HP Serviceguard Extension for Real Application Clusters A.11.17 or later (SGeRAC2).

•Chapter 5 — Maintenance

Describes tools and techniques necessary for ongoing cluster operation. This chapter should be used as a supplement to Chapters 7–8 of the Managing Serviceguard user’s guide.

•Chapter 6 — Troubleshooting

Lists where to find troubleshooting information.

•Appendix A — Software Upgrades

Describes rolling, non-rolling, and migration with cold install upgrade procedures for SGeRAC clusters.

•Appendix B — Blank Planning Worksheets

Contains planning worksheets for LVM, and Oracle Logical Volume.

To view the following documents, go to www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs and www.hp.com/ go/hpux-serviceguard-docs.

•VERITAS Volume Manager Administrator’s Guide (includes a glossary of VERITAS terminology).

•VERITAS Volume Manager Storage Administrator Administrator’s Guide.

•VERITAS Volume Manager Reference Guide.

•VERITAS Volume Manager Migration Guide.

•VERITAS Volume Manager for HP-UX Release Notes.

•VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Configuration Guide Extracts.

•VERITAS Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC. HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Administration Guide Extracts.

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