Using Easy Deployment in Serviceguard and Metrocluster environments on HP-UX 11i v3 - (March 2012)

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Easy Deployment of clusters and packages is advantageous over traditional configuration methods in the
following ways:
• Reduces manual effort by over 80 percent*
• Reduces the lead time/overhead for deployment
• Reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) by not requiring network and storage expertise during cluster deployment
• Reduces human error
• Automates configuration steps related to complex applications and environments like Metrocluster, Oracle RAC,
and Oracle E-Business Suite
– Reduces the learning curve to deploy such environments and applications.
– Reduces the number of manual steps required to deploy them.
• A command line user is freed from manually generating package configuration files, and editing parameters in
them. Package configuration tasks are also further eased for Serviceguard Manager users as they no longer need
to go through multiple configuration wizards.
However, the Easy Deployment feature offers less flexibility in terms of cluster and package configuration options.
Hence it may not be appropriate for deploying all clusters. It is not a substitute for understanding how Serviceguard
works, and still requires knowledge of basic Serviceguard concepts before users start deploying a cluster.
This white paper shows how the Easy Deployment features can be used for effortless cluster/package deployment.
* Based on comparison of different applications—Traditional vs. Easy Deployment conducted by HP internal R&D team in March/April, 2011.