Book description
This book explains how to architect and deploy high availability (HA) solutions with Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) in a Sun™ Cluster 3.x environment. It presents information to help you decide when an Oracle RAC and Sun Cluster software solution is appropriate to satisfy the availability requirements of your business. In addition, this book explains the technology behind these products, describes successful customer deployments, and provides technical tips and preferred practice recommendations.
This book features detailed case studies, including
A large German bank that has implemented an Oracle RAC and Sun
Cluster software solution to meet the ever-increasing business demands of the banking industry.
One of the largest companies in Europe for alpine skiing that has implemented Oracle RAC and Sun Cluster software to support HA requirements in a consolidated environment.
A benchmark case that describes the use of Oracle RAC with Sun’s
Remote Shared Memory (RSM) technology to improve the performance of single-instance databases.
A large financial institution that uses Sun Cluster’s HA Oracle agent to provide the necessary level of HA required for their database.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Understanding High Availability for Databases
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2. Understanding the Benefits of Implementing Oracle RAC on Sun Cluster Software
- Using Oracle on the Solaris Operating System
- Understanding the Value of Oracle and Sun Mature Technologies
- Understanding the Robustness of Sun Cluster Software
- Understanding Options for Accessing Memory Remotely
- Understanding Options for Storing Data
- Supporting Enterprise Continuity Solutions
- Looking at the Future of Oracle and Sun Cluster
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3. Understanding the Oracle RAC Architecture and Sun Cluster Software Internals
- Designing a Hardware Architecture to Support High Availability
- Using an Operating System That Supports High Availability
- Examining Sun Cluster Software Internals
- Understanding the Interaction of Sun Cluster Packages for OPS/RAC
- Examining Oracle RAC Functionality
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4. Applying Preferred Practices to Oracle RAC and Sun Cluster Implementations
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Installing Oracle RAC in a Sun Cluster 3.x Environment
- To Install and Configure the Sun Cluster 3.x Environment
- To Prepare for the Oracle RAC Installation
- To Install and Configure the Sun Cluster Packages for RAC
- To Install the CRS Software
- To Install the Oracle Binaries and Create the Database Files
- To Configure the SUNW.oracle_rac_server on Each Node (Optional)
- Understanding Oracle Data Configuration
- Configuring Data for Oracle RAC
- Configuring Archive Log Locations
- Understanding Client Connections
- Managing Client Connections in Oracle 9i RAC
- Tuning Sun Cluster 3.x Software for Oracle RAC
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Installing Oracle RAC in a Sun Cluster 3.x Environment
- 5. Examining Real-World High Availability Implementations
- A. History of Oracle’s Parallel Database Technology
- B. Sample Service Level Agreement
- C. Examples of the scsetup Utility
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Creating Highly Available Database Solutions: Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Sun Cluster 3.x Software
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2004
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780131863903
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