Oracle

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I would like to thank Meenakshi Kaul-Basu, Director of Oracle Solaris Cluster engineering, and Burt Clouse, my manager, for allowing me the time to write this book.

I am also indebted to Dr. Ellard Roush for his huge contribution to this book. Without his detailed knowledge of the Solaris Cluster software internals, his tireless reviews of my drafts, and his patient answers to my endless questions, I doubt the book would be half as complete or accurate as it is.

The breadth of features in the Oracle Solaris Cluster software makes it virtually impossible for any one person to have in-depth knowledge of every aspect of the product. Thus, I have relied heavily on many of the Solaris Cluster engineers who have ...