topic Re: MetroCluster in Operating System - HP-UX

MetroCluster

Ravisankaran — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:52:45 GMT

Hi
Have anybody configured Metrocluster over Oracle RAC. OR is MetroCluster supports Active / Active Nodes over Oracle Rac with SRDF
Bala

Re: MetroCluster

melvyn burnard — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:15:58 GMT

Currently, MetroCluster does not support using SGeRAC.
You need to have an Extended cluster or use ContinentalClusters.

Re: MetroCluster

Ravisankaran — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:49:29 GMT

Hi
Can I have the part number for the same, We have SRDF over two sites and i need to configure RAC over SRDF to have active/active nodes for instance Transparent failover
Bala

Re: MetroCluster

Ravisankaran — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:56:58 GMT

Hi

Moreover, We already have SRDF ( from EMC ) do we need to buy Continental Cluster software from HP or do we need only the toolkit to configure.

Re: MetroCluster

melvyn burnard — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:58:44 GMT

Extended clusters are just Serviceguard over an exteneded distance. Continental Clusters is a separate purchaseable product.
Take a read of teh Designing Disaster Tolerant Clusters manual at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B7660-90016/B7660-90016.pdf

Re: MetroCluster

melvyn burnard — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:17:27 GMT

Well with extended clusters you do not use the SRDF functionality, you need to use mirroring.
In CC configurations, you can use the SRDF functionality, but then you need to buy the CC product AND the Metrocluster EMC/SRDF product.

NOT cheap.