CHAPTER 7Oracle Real Application Cluster Concepts

With most mission-critical systems there is a need for high-availability computing. If a mission-critical system is unavailable for days or even hours, your company might lose thousands or even millions of dollars. Many mission-critical systems cannot tolerate even a small amount of downtime where the database is unavailable.

There are many solutions available today to increase uptime and reduce system outages. Among these are: Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, and other third-party utilities. Both Oracle RAC and Oracle Data Guard are part of the Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA). The MAA combines several high-availability, fault-tolerant, and Disaster Recovery solutions together in ...

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