Oracle 10g RAC Grid, Services & Clustering

Preface

In 2004, with the takeover of Compaq by HP, Oracle acquired Compaq’s cluster management architecture; it was clear that Oracle’s direction into the clustering world was moving from a flux to a more solid environment. After all, Compaq had acquired Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC, the original pioneers of clustering) and inherited this clustering technology.

While Oracle had released its first version of RAC in Oracle 9i, it was in Oracle Database 10g that the original impact of the purchase was seen. Apart from having the core clustering pieces, from its original version, Oracle enhanced this software and added several areas of functionality, providing a more robust, proactive method of systems management. A stepping stone toward Grid ...