Metrocluster with Continuous Access XP Version A.11.00 Release Notes, August 2010 (B8109-90027)

For more information on this failover policy site_preferred_manual, see the
Designing Disaster Recovery HA Clusters Using Metrocluster and Continentalclusters,
September 2010 document available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs
—> HP Metrocluster.
IMPORTANT: The Manual Site Switching feature is supported only with Serviceguard
version A.11.20, and only when the patch PHSS_41225 or later is installed.
Support for Oracle RAC ASM
Starting with this version, Oracle RAC database using Automatic Storage Management
(ASM) can be configured in Metrocluster for RAC.
Following are the restrictions that apply to configuring Oracle RAC database using
ASM in Metrocluster for RAC:
• The ASM disk group must be configured with a multi-node package using SGeRAC
toolkit. This ASM disk group MNP package must be configured to have a package
dependency on the CRS MNP package to be up on the same node.
• The RAC database MNP package must be configured to have a package dependency
on the ASM disk group MNP package and CRS MNP package to be up on the
same node.
For more information on configuring Oracle RAC database using ASM in Metrocluster
for RAC, see the Designing Disaster Recovery HA Clusters Using Metrocluster and
Continentalclusters, September 2010 document available at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Metrocluster.
Support for Oracle 11gR2
Starting with this version, Metrocluster supports Oracle 11gR2 single instance database
configured using Oracle ECM Toolkit. For more information on configuring Oracle
single instance database, see Oracle ECM Toolkit Readme. For information on supported
versions and the patches required, see Oracle ECMT toolkit support matrix available
at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Enterprise Cluster Master
Toolkit.
Starting with this version, Metrocluster for RAC also supports Oracle 11gR2 RAC. For
more information on configuring Oracle RAC with SADTA, see the Designing Disaster
Tolerant HA Clusters using Metrocluster and Continentalclusters, September 2010 available
at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Metrocluster. For information
on supported versions and the patches required, see
Serviceguard/SGeRAC/SMS/Serviceguard Manager Plug-in Compatibility and Feature Matrix
available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-serviceguard-docs —> HP Serviceguard
Extension for RAC.
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