Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................................................................... xix

Audience..................................................................................................................................................... xix
Documentation Accessibility ................................................................................................................... xix
Related Documents ................................................................................................................................... xx
Conventions ............................................................................................................................................... xx

What's New in Oracle RAC Administration and Deployment? ..................................... xxiii

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4) New Features in Oracle RAC.......................................... xxiii
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) New Features in Oracle RAC.......................................... xxiii
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1) New Features in Oracle RAC.......................................... xxv

1 Introduction to Oracle RAC

Overview of Oracle RAC ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
Overview of Oracle Clusterware for Oracle RAC.............................................................................. 1-3
Overview of Oracle RAC Architecture and Processing .................................................................... 1-4
Understanding Cluster-Aware Storage Solutions......................................................................... 1-4
Overview of Connecting to Oracle Database Using Services and VIP Addresses ................... 1-4
About Oracle RAC Software Components..................................................................................... 1-5
About Oracle RAC Background Processes..................................................................................... 1-6
Overview of Automatic Workload Management ............................................................................... 1-7
Overview of Installing Oracle RAC ..................................................................................................... 1-9
Understanding Compatibility in Oracle RAC Environments ..................................................... 1-9
Overview of Oracle RAC Installation and Database Creation ................................................. 1-10
Overview of Extending the Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC Software.............. 1-11
Overview of Managing Oracle RAC Environments....................................................................... 1-12
About Designing and Deploying Oracle RAC Environments.................................................. 1-12
About Administrative Tools for Oracle RAC Environments ................................................... 1-13
About Monitoring Oracle RAC Environments ........................................................................... 1-14
About Evaluating Performance in Oracle RAC Environments................................................ 1-15

2 Administering Storage
Overview of Storage in Oracle RAC..................................................................................................... 2-1
Optimal Flexible Architecture ............................................................................................................... 2-2
Data File Access in Oracle RAC ............................................................................................................ 2-2
Redo Log File Storage in Oracle RAC .................................................................................................. 2-3

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