HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Oracle on Linux Version A.05.01.01 Release Notes (December, 2012)

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Release Notes
Announcements
The HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Oracle on Linux enables you to configure an Oracle single instance
in a Serviceguard cluster on Linux (SG/LX) and integrate an Oracle database server with SG/LX.
What is new in this version
This release of HP Serviceguard toolkit for Oracle includes support for the following enhancements:
• Database backup mode.
• Alert mail notification.
• Online modification of toolkit package parameters.
• Oracle toolkit on MetroCluster and ContinentalCluster.
Support for legacy packages
You can use the legacy method to still create new toolkit packages in the A.05.01.01 toolkit
version. However, HP recommends that you to use the modular method to create new toolkit
packages whenever possible. The legacy style toolkit package does not support the following new
enhancements:
• Online modification of toolkit attribute values.
• Alert mail notification.
IMPORTANT: Legacy packages will be obsolete from the next major version of Serviceguard.
Compatibility matrix and installation
Compatibility matrix
The compatible versions of HP Serviceguard, Linux OS, and Oracle database for this toolkit are
as follows:
Oracle versionLinux OS version
HP Serviceguard
versionToolkit versionToolkit
10gR1, 10gR2,
11gR1, and 11gR2
RHEL 5.7 and RHEL
5.8
RHEL 6.1 , 6.2 and
6.3 (Only supports
Oracle 11.2.0.3)
A.11.20.10 or laterA.05.01.01HP Serviceguard
Toolkit for Oracle on
Linux
SLES 11 SP1, SP2
For most recent compatibility information, see the latest HP Serviceguard Toolkit Compatibility
Matrix available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/linux-serviceguard-docs
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