HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP (SGeSAP) manual Limitations

Limitations

•Supports only Oracle 11gR2 RAC

•Supports only shared storages configured using CFS (SG SMS A.03.01 or later)

•Supports only modular package style

•If a legacy package for a CFS disk group already exists in the cluster and no mount point package exists, users must not use the Serviceguard Manager package Easy Deployment feature to deploy modular packages for the same Oracle Clusterware/RAC DB.

Overview of SGeRAC toolkit package Easy Deployment in a site-aware Metrocluster environment

In a site-aware Metrocluster environment, Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC database package names will be appended with site IDs.

In a non site-aware environment, before deploying an Oracle Clusterware/RAC DB package, the package Easy Deployment operation checks if any Oracle Clusterware/RAC DB package(s) already exist in the cluster. The Serviceguard Manager menu for Easy Deployment of an Oracle Clusterware package is disabled if an Oracle Clusterware package already exists in the cluster. Also, upon finding Oracle RAC DB package(s) preconfigured, the package Easy Deployment operation exits with an error.

However, in case of a site-aware environment, the package Easy Deployment operation checks for the existence of the Oracle Clusterware/RAC DB package(s) only in the site/CRS subcluster associated with the node from where Serviceguard Manager is launched (henceforth called the current site). The Serviceguard Manager menu for Easy Deployment of an Oracle Clusterware package is disabled if an Oracle Clusterware package already exists in the current site. And in order to deploy an Oracle Clusterware package for the other site, users must launch Serviceguard Manager from one of the nodes belonging to that site.

Similarly, if Oracle RAC DB package(s) are found to be preconfigured in the current site, the package Easy Deployment operation exits with an error. To deploy an Oracle RAC DB package for the other site, users must launch Serviceguard Manager from one of the nodes belonging to that site.

The rest of the deployment process in a site-aware Metrocluster environment is the same as in a basic Serviceguard cluster.

Easy Deployment of ECMT Oracle Single Instance DB package

Software prerequisites

The following product(s) need to be pre-installed to use the Easy Deployment feature to deploy the ECMT Oracle Single Instance DB package:

•Serviceguard A.11.20 plus PHSS_41628 or superseding patch

•ECMT Oracle Toolkit B.06.00 version plus PHSS_41636 or superseding patch

•Oracle Database—only versions supported by the above mentioned ECMT Oracle toolkit version

•SG SMS version A.03.01 or later bundle, if CFS storage has been used

•In a Metrocluster environment, the following module versions will be supported:

–Metrocluster XPCA A.11.00 PHSS_41664 or superseding patch

–Metrocluster SRDF A.09.01 PHSS_41662 or superseding patch

–Metrocluster CAEVA A.05.01 PHSS_41660 or superseding patch

The Oracle database must be created and running on one of the cluster node for invoking the Package Easy Deployment Operation.

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