Introduction to Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters

Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters The Oracle Clusterware Architecture and Oracle Clusterware Processing Oracle Clusterware Software Component Processing Details The Oracle Clusterware Software Components The Real Application Clusters Architecture and Real Application Clusters Processing The Real Application Clusters Software Components Oracle Clusterware Components and High Availability The Oracle Clusterware Voting Disk and Oracle Cluster Registry Oracle Clusterware High Availability and the Application Programming Interface Workload Management with Real Application Clusters Introduction to Installing the Oracle Clusterware and Real Application Clusters Oracle Clusterware Installation Process Description Real Application Clusters Installation and Database Creation Process Description Cloning Oracle Clusterware and RAC Software in Grid Environments Additional Considerations and Features for Real Application Clusters Managing Real Application Clusters Environments Designing Real Application Clusters Environments Administrative Tools for Real Application Clusters Environments Monitoring Real Application Clusters Environments Evaluating Performance in Real Application Clusters Environments

Introduction to Oracle Clusterware and RAC Administration and Deployment:Introduction to Administering Real Application Clusters Administering Real Application Clusters Voting Disk and Oracle Cluster Registry Device Administration Database Instance Management and Database Administration in RAC Storage Management in Real Application Clusters Oracle Clusterware for Real Application Clusters Additional Real Application Clusters Administrative Topics Overview of Using Enterprise Manager with Real Application Clusters Overview of Deploying Applications on Real Application Clusters Code Changes are Not Required for Applications Implementing Oracle Features with Real Application Clusters Automatic Storage Management Cluster File Systems in Real Application Clusters Storage Management Features and Real Application Clusters Services in Oracle Database 10g The Oracle Clusterware and High Availability in Real Application Clusters Additional Oracle High Availability Features and Solutions

Administering Oracle Clusterware Components:Administering Voting Disks in Real Application Clusters Backing up Voting Disks Recovering Voting Disks Changing the Voting Disk Configuration after Installing Real Application Clusters Administering the Oracle Cluster Registry in Real Application Clusters Adding, Replacing, Repairing, and Removing the OCR Managing Backups and Recovering the OCR Using OCR Backup Files Diagnosing OCR Problems with the OCRDUMP and OCRCHECK Utilities

Overriding the Oracle Cluster Registry Data Loss Protection Mechanism Administering the Oracle Cluster Registry with OCR Exports Implementing the Oracle Hardware Assisted Resilient Data Initiative for the OCR Upgrading and Downgrading the OCR Configuration in Real Application Clusters

Administering Storage:Overview of Storage in Oracle Real Application Clusters Datafile Access in Real Application Clusters Redo Log File Storage in Real Application Clusters Automatic Undo Management in Real Application Clusters Automatic Storage Management in Real Application Clusters Automatic Storage Management Components in RAC Modifying Disk Group Configurations for ASM in RAC Standalone ASM Disk Group Management Administering ASM Instances and Disk Groups with Enterprise Manager in RAC Administering ASM Instances with SRVCTL in RAC

Administering Database Instances and Cluster Databases:Overview of Real Application Clusters Management Tools Overview of Administering Real Application Clusters with Enterprise Manager Overview of Administering Real Application Clusters with SQL*Plus Overview of Administering Real Application Clusters with SRVCTL Starting and Stopping Instances and Real Application Clusters Databases Starting Up and Shutting Down with Enterprise Manager Starting Up and Shutting Down with SQL*Plus Starting Up and Shutting Down with SRVCTL Customizing How Oracle Clusterware Manages RAC Databases Switching Between the Automatic and Manual Policies Overview of Initialization Parameter Files in Real Application Clusters Setting Server Parameter File Parameter Values for Real Application Clusters Parameter File Search Order in Real Application Clusters Initialization Parameter Use in Real Application Clusters Parameters that Must Have Identical Settings on All Instances Parameters That Must Have Unique Settings on All Instances Parameters that Should Have Identical Settings on All Instances Summary of Parameter Use in Real Application Clusters Databases Backing Up the Server Parameter File

Introduction to Workload Management:Introduction to Workload Management and Application High Availability Services Deployment Options Using Oracle Services Default Service Connections Connection Load Balancing Fast Application Notification Overview of Fast Application Notification Application High Availability with Services and FAN Managing Unplanned Outages Managing Planned Outages Fast Application Notification High Availability Events Using Fast Application Notification Callouts

Load Balancing Advisory Overview of the Load Balancing Advisory Administering the Load Balancing Advisory Load Balancing Advisory FAN Events Oracle Clients that are Integrated with Fast Application Notification Enabling Oracle Call Interface to Receive FAN High Availability Events Enabling Java Database Connectivity to Receive FAN Events Enabling ODP.NET to Receive FAN High Availability Events Enabling ODP.NET to Receive FAN Load Balancing Advisory Events Services and Distributed Transaction Processing in RAC Enabling Distributed Transaction Processing for Services Administering Services Administering Services with Enterprise Manager, DBCA, PL/SQL, and SRVCTL Administering Services with Enterprise Manager Administering Services with the Database Configuration Assistant Administering Services with the PL/SQL DBMS_SERVICE Package Administering Services with SRVCTL Measuring Performance by Service Using the Automatic Workload Repository Service Thresholds and Alerts

Managing Backup and Recovery

RMAN Backup Scenarios for Real Application Clusters Non-Cluster File System Backup Scheme RMAN Restore Scenarios for Real Application Clusters Cluster File System Restore Scheme Non-Cluster File System Restore Scheme Using RMAN or Enterprise Manager to Restore the Server Parameter File (SPFILE) RMAN Recovery Through Resetlogs in Real Application Clusters RMAN and Oracle Net in Real Application Clusters Instance Recovery in Real Application Clusters Single Node Failure in Real Application Clusters Multiple-Node Failures in Real Application Clusters Using RMAN to Create Backups in Real Application Clusters Channel Connections to Cluster Instances Node Affinity Awareness of Fast Connections Deleting Archived Redo Logs after a Successful Backup Autolocation for Backup and Restore Commands Media Recovery in Real Application Clusters Parallel Recovery in Real Application Clusters Parallel Recovery with RMAN Disabling Parallel Recovery. Using a Flash Recovery Area in Real Application Clusters