Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes, 4th Edition, September 2008

Like system multi-node packages, multi-node packages do not fail over, and can run on more
than one node at a time. Unlike system multi-node packages, they do not have to run on every
active node in the cluster, but can be configured to run on specific nodes.
Multi-node packages function for CFS in much the same way as the STORAGE_GROUP parameter
functions for CVM 3.5. They allow an application package to build a dependency on another
package, such as a dependency on a cluster file system package or disk group package.
CFS packages use a new parameter set, added to the package configuration file, that you can use
to create dependencies. This parameter ensures that a package will not start on a node unless
the package it depends on is up and running on that node.
For more information on Serviceguard and CFS see the Serviceguard Version A.11.18 Release Notes
at http://docs.hp.com -> High Availability -> Serviceguard -> Release Notes.
NOTE: When using either CFS 4.1 and 5.0 for RAC or CFS 4.1 and 5.0 for RAC with MCOE,
single instance Oracle is not supported if instance startup and shutdown is outside of Serviceguard
package control.
Support for Oracle 9i RAC on SLVM, CFS and CVM
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v2 supports Oracle 9i RAC on SLVM, CVM 3.5, CFS 4.1, CVM 4.1, CFS
5.0 and CVM 5.0 with Serviceguard A.11.18.
NOTE: Oracle 9.2 RAC is only supported with CVM/CFS 5.0 using HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity
Servers.
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v3 supports Oracle 9i RAC on SLVM only with Serviceguard A.11.18.
NOTE: For more detail information on CFS and CVM, refer to the Managing Serviceguard Fifteenth
Edition user’s guide.
Support for Oracle 10gR2 RAC on SLVM, ASM, CFS and CVM
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v2 supports Oracle 10gR2 RAC on SLVM, ASM over SLVM, CFS 4.1,
CVM 4.1, CFS 5.0 and CVM 5.0 with Serviceguard version A.11.18.
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v3 supports Oracle 10gR2 RAC on SLVM, ASM over SLVM or raw
disks/LUs, CFS 5.0 and CVM 5.0 with Serviceguard A.11.18.
NOTE: For the most up-to-date information, see the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
Version A.02.00 for HP-UX 11i v3 Release Notes at http://docs.hp.com -> High Availability ->
HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite.
Product numbers for SGeRAC version and components are available at “SGeRAC Version and
Components Product Numbers ” (page 8).
NOTE: For more detail information on CFS and CVM, refer to the Managing Serviceguard Fifteenth
Edition user’s guide.
Support for Oracle 11gR1 RAC on SLVM, ASM over SLVM
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v2 supports Oracle 11gR1 RAC on SLVM, and ASM over SLVM with
Serviceguard A.11.18.
SGeRAC on HP-UX 11i v3 supports Oracle 11gR1 RAC on SLVM, ASM over SLVM or raw
disks/LUs with Serviceguard A.11.18.
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