Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Version A.02.
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Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Announcements 1 Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Announcements The Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit is a separate set of shell scripts that allow you to configure a Serviceguard package to monitor an Oracle database server.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Announcements Table 1-1 6 Supported Serviceguard Version and Linux Distribution Serviceguard Version Linux Distribution A.11.15 RedHat EL 3 and Novell/SUSE SLES 8/UnitedLinux 1.0 A.11.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes What’s in this Version What’s in this Version The Serviceguard Oracle Toolkit for Linux provides high availability for an Oracle database server application. The A.02.10 version of Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit contains the following: • Enhancements to the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit • Support for Oracle 9i and 10g • Fixes • Support for all servers that are supported by Serviceguard for Linux.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Enhancements to the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Enhancements to the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Enhancements to the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit for version A.02.10 include: • Support for Oracle 10g database application. • Improved Documentation. • Performance Enhancement occurs at package start-up by checking for the availability of the DB instance, and returning a success/failure code.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Enhancements to the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit While maintenance mode is enabled application monitoring is paused. Even if the oracle database is brought down, the package will not be failed over to the standby node. To continue application monitoring after the maintenance, you should remove the file “oracle.debug” from the package directory.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes What Manuals are Available for This Version What Manuals are Available for This Version Information about the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit is included in the documents: • Using the Oracle Toolkit in a Serviceguard for Linux (SG/LX) Cluster Revision: A.02.10 White paper (includes README file information) • Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Version A.02.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements In addition to the instructions provided below see Using the Oracle Toolkit in a Serviceguard for Linux (SG/LX) Cluster Revision: A.02.10 White paper (includes README file information) for more detailed installing and configuring instructions.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements The files will be installed in /opt/cmcluster/oracletoolkit In a SLES 9 environment to install the toolkit fileset, use the rpm command: # rpm -i oracle-toolkit-A.02.10-0.product.suse.i386.rpm The files will be installed in /opt/cmcluster/oracletoolkit The following files are part of the toolkit: • README. Description of the tool kit contents. • haoracle.sh.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Copying the Template Files Template files should be copied into the package directory for the Oracle package. If multiple Oracle instances will be used then each instance should have its own package with it's own directory, package configuration file, and control scripts.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds There are no known problems with version A.02.10 of the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit. This is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. More recent information on known problems and workarounds may be available on the Hewlett Packard IT Resource Center: http://itrc.hp.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches and Fixes in this Version This section describes patches that are required and defects that have been fixed in version A.02.10 of the Serviceguard Oracle Toolkit for Linux. Required and Recommended Patches There are no known patches for the Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit version A.02.10. This list is subject to change without notice.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Fixes Fixes The following defects have been fixed in version A.02.10 of the Serviceguard Oracle Toolkit for Linux. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. SR Number 8606400216 (JAGaf60172) Problem and Resolution Problem: Toolkit does not work with Oracle10g.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Fixes ps Command returns “empty” even when exists. • What is the problem? The Linux command “ps ” will sometimes return empty, even when the actually exists. haoracle.mon uses this command. If this command incorrectly reports that monitored processes are not running, the application fails over from node 1 to node 2. • What is the fix? Haoracle.mon has been enhanced to remove the dependency on ps.
Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit Linux Version A.02.10 Release Notes Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages The Serviceguard for Linux Oracle Toolkit is not available in native language versions.
