OracleDatabase11gRelease1RealApplicationClustersonHP-UXInstallationCookbookThisdocumentisbasedonourexperiences,itisnotanofficialHP/Oracledocumentation.We'reconstantlyupdatingthisinstallationcookbook,thereforepleasecheckforthelatestversionofthiscookbookonourHP/OracleCTCwebpageat(pdfversion).Ifyouhaveanycommentsorsuggestions,pleasesendusanemailwithyourfeedback!Incaseofissuesduringyourinstallation,pleasealsoreportthisproblemtoHPand/orOraclesupport.Contents:1.AimofthisdocumentThisdocumentisintendedtoprovidehelpinstallingOracleRealApplicationClusters11gRelease1onHPserversrunningHP-UXoperatingsystem.ThispapercoversbothIntegrityandPA-RISCplatform,HP-UX11.31aswellas11.23.Allinformationhereisbasedonpracticalexperiences,andshouldbeusedinconjunctionwiththeofficialAuthors:RebeccaSchlecht(HP),RainerMarekwia(Oracle)EMEAHP/OracleCooperativeTechnologyCenter(CTC)(withorwithoutSG/SGeRAC)7.PreparationforOracleSoftwareInstallation7.1PrepareHP-UXSystemsforOraclesoftwareinstallation7.2CheckClusterConfigurationwithClusterVerificationUtility8.InstallOracleClusterware9.Installation&CreationofOracleDatabaseRAC11g10.ImplementationofSGPackagesFrameworkforRAC11.Tips&Tricks12.KnownIssues&BugFixesPage1of46HP/OracleCTCRAC11gR1onHP-UXcookbookOracleonHP-UXinstallationguides:=11&frame=#hp-ux_installation_guidesThiscookbookdoesalsoincludematerialfromHPServiceguardwhitepaperswrittenbyHP'sAvailabilityClustersSolutionsLabs(ACSL)whichareavailableexternallyat(clickonServiceguardExtensionforRAC),andHPinternallyat:ksc#command=commandneedstobeissuedasrootfromnodekscschalke$command=commandneedstobeissuedasoraclefromnodeschalkeksc/schalke#command=commandneedstobeissuedasrootfrombothnodesksc+schalkeandsoon.2.OracleRACComponentsOverviewOracleClusterwareStartingwithRAC10g,OracleincludesitsownClusterwareandpackagemanagementsolutionwiththedatabaseproduct.TheOracleClusterwareconsistsoflOracleClusterSynchronizationServices(CSS)toprovideclustermanagementfunctionalitylOracleClusterReadyServices(CRS)supportservicesandworkloadmanagementandhelptomaintainthecontinuousavailabilityoftheservices.CRSalsomanagesresourcessuchasthevirtualIP(VIP)addressforthenodeandtheglobalservicesdaemon.lEventManagement(EVM)publisheseventsgeneratedbyCRSThisOracleClusterwareisavailableonallvariousOracleRACplatformsandbasedontheHPTruClusterproductwhichOraclelicensedacoupleofyearsago.CustomerscannowdeployOracleRACclusterswithoutanyadditional3rdpartyclusterwareproductssuchasSG/SGeRAC.However,customersmightwanttocontinuetouseSG/SGeRACfortheclustermanagement(e.g.tomakeyourcompleteclusterhighavailablePage2of46HP/OracleCTCRAC11gR1onHP-UXcookbookincluding3rdpartyapplication,interconnect,etc.).InthiscaseOracleClusterwareinteractswiththeSG/SGeRACtocoordinateclustermembershipinformation.OracleAutomaticStorageManagementOracleAutomaticStorageManagement(ASM)isafeatureintroducedinOracleDatabase10gtosimplifythestorageofOracledata.ASMvirtualizesthedatabasestorageintodiskgroups.TheDBAisabletomanageasmallsetofdiskgroupsandASMautomatestheplacementofthedatabasefileswithinthosediskgroups.InsummaryASMdoesprovidethefollowingfunctionality:lManagesgroupsofdisks,calleddiskgroups.lProvidesthreemirroringoptionsforprotectionagainstdiskfailure:none,two-way,andthree-waymirroring.lSpreadsdataevenlyacrossallavailablestorageresourcestooptimizeperformanceandutilization.lEnablestheDBAtochangethestorageconfigurationwithouthavingtotakethedatabaseoffline.lAutomaticallyrebalancesfilesacrossthediskgroupafterdiskshavebeenaddedordropped.OracleASMisonlyoneimplementationchoice.Forthecompletepicture,seenextchapter.3.SupportedConfigurationswithRAC11gR1onHP-UXCustomersdohaveavarietyofchoiceswithregardstotheinstallationandset-upofOracleRealApplicationClusters11gR1ontheHP-UXplatform.ThefigurebelowillustratesthesupportedconfigurationswithOracleRAC11gonHP-UX.Firstcustomersneedtomakeadecisionwithregardstotheunderlyingclustersoftware.CustomershavethepossibilitytodeploytheirRACclusteronlywithOracleClusterware.Alternatively,customersmightwanttocontinuetouseHPServiceguard&HPServiceguardExtensionforRAC(SGeRAC)fortheclustermanagement.InthiscaseOracle’sCSSinteractswithHPSG/SGeRACtocoordinateclusterPage3of46HP/OracleCTCRAC11gR1onHP-UXcookbookmembershipinformation.Forstoragemanagement,customershavethechoicetouseOracleASMorRAWDevices.HP'sClus