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RAC help [message #378670] Wed, 31 December 2008 04:42 Go to next message
ziadaher
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hello;

we have two ibm aix unix servers, we want to cluster them.
do we need to cluster them on the OS level then use oracle clusterware ? or just use oracle clusterware and it will handle the two servers?
any advice/recommended reading

thank you
Re: RAC help [message #378698 is a reply to message #378670] Wed, 31 December 2008 08:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mahesh Rajendran
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No need to cluster in OS level. Oracle clusterware will handle the
databases.

Re: RAC help [message #378728 is a reply to message #378698] Thu, 01 January 2009 00:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ziadaher
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first of all, happy new year.

i know for a fact that it will handle it on linux, but i haven't read an article stating that oracle clusterware will or will not handle it on unix. the topic is kind of vague with respect to unix. i was wondering if any can recommend some readings.
one more thing, if i cluster it on the OS level lets say using GPFS, then should i install oracle clusterware ?
this topic is also vague for me, personnaly i believe i dont have since its already clustered on the OS level and oracle will see the two servers as one.

any idea guys?
Re: RAC help [message #378955 is a reply to message #378728] Sat, 03 January 2009 02:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
chrysonite
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Hi,

I've alredy tried configuring RAC on Enterprise Linux 4 with Oracle Clusterware since Linux doesn't have any build-in clusterware and it works fine.

As far as I know, the benefit of using oracle clusterware is that it can manage the failover process within RAC environment, while the os clusterware can't.

Tx.
H.
Re: RAC help [message #378956 is a reply to message #378955] Sat, 03 January 2009 02:21 Go to previous message
ziadaher
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thank you.
is clusterware supported on aix unix ? any place to download it from ?

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