Configuring the Site Controller Package..............................................................................

390

Configuring the Site Safety Latch Dependencies...................................................................

390

Starting the Disaster Tolerant Oracle RAC Database with ASM in the Metrocluster....................

391

Understanding Failure Scenarios in a Site Aware Disaster Tolerant Architecture.............................

391

Failure Scenarios in a Complex Workload..........................................................................

391

Site Failover ..............................................................................................................

391

Node Failure and Rejoining the Cluster..........................................................................

392

Network Partitions Across Sites......................................................................................

393

Disk Array and SAN Failure.........................................................................................

393

Replication Link Failure.................................................................................................

393

Site Controller Package Failure......................................................................................

393

Site Failure.................................................................................................................

394

Failure Scenarios in Metrocluster for RAC............................................................................

394

Oracle RAC Database Failure ......................................................................................

394

Oracle RAC Database Instance Failure...........................................................................

394

Oracle RAC Database Oracle Clusterware Daemon Failure..............................................

395

Administering the Site Aware Disaster Tolerant Metrocluster Environment......................................

395

Administering the SADTA Configuration..............................................................................

395

Maintaining a Node...................................................................................................

395

Maintaining the Site....................................................................................................

396

Maintaining the Metrocluster Environment File.................................................................

396

Moving the Site Controller Package to a Node at the Local Site.........................................

396

Maintaining Site Controller Package..............................................................................

396

Upgrading the Site Controller Package...........................................................................

397

Deleting the Site Controller Package..............................................................................

397

Starting a Complex Workload......................................................................................

398

Shutting Down a Complex Workload.............................................................................

398

Moving a Complex Workload to the Remote Site.............................................................

398

Restarting a Failed Site Controller Package.....................................................................

399

Migrating Complex Workloads Using Legacy SG SMS CVM/CFS Packages to Modular SG

SMS CVM/CFS Packages with Minimal Downtime..........................................................

399

Administering Metrocluster for RAC....................................................................................

400

Online Addition and Deletion of Nodes.........................................................................

400

Adding Nodes Online on a Primary Site where the RAC Database is Running................

400

Adding Nodes Online on a Remote Site where the RAC Database is Down...................

401

Deleting Nodes Online on the Primary Site where the RAC Database Package Stack is

 

Running................................................................................................................

401

Deleting Nodes Online on the Site where the RAC Database Package Stack is Down......

402

Starting a Disaster Tolerant Oracle Database 10gR2 RAC................................................

402

Shutting Down a Disaster Tolerant Oracle Database 10gR2 RAC.......................................

403

Halting and Restarting the RAC Database MNP Packages................................................

403

Maintaining Oracle Database 10gR2 RAC MNP packages on a Site.................................

403

Maintaining Oracle Database 10gR2 RAC.....................................................................

404

Moving a Site Aware Disaster Tolerant Oracle RAC Database to a Remote Site...................

404

Limitations of a Site Aware Disaster Tolerant Architecture...........................................................

405

Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................

405

Logs and Files.................................................................................................................

405

Cleaning the Site to Restart the Site Controller Package.........................................................

405

Identifying and Cleaning RAC MNP Stack Packages that are Halted.......................................

406

Understanding Site Controller Package Logs........................................................................

407

8 Designing a Three Data Center Disaster Recovery Solution...........................

413

Overview of 3DC DR Solution................................................................................................

413

Overview of Continuous Access 3DC Replication Technology................................................

414

Benefits of 3DC DR Solution..............................................................................................

423

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