Contents
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Installation and Configuration
continued
Verifying the Hardware and Software Installation
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5-38
Cluster Communications
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5-38
Access to Shared Storage from All Nodes
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5-38
OSDs
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5-38
Other Verification Tasks
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5-39
Power Distribution and Power Sequencing Guidelines
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5-39
Server Power Distribution
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5-40
RA4000/RA4100 Array Power Distribution
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5-40
Power Sequencing
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5-41
Chapter 6
Cluster Management
Cluster Management Concepts
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6-2
Powering Off a Node Without Interrupting Cluster Services
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6-2
Managing a Cluster in a Degraded Condition
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6-2
Managing Network Clients Connected to a Cluster
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6-3
Cluster Events
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6-3
Management Applications
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6-4
Monitoring Server and Network Hardware
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6-4
Managing Shared Drives
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6-5
Monitoring Non-Redundant Fibre Channel Fabrics
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6-5
Monitoring Non-Redundant Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loops
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6-6
Monitoring the Database
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6-6
Remotely Managing a Cluster
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6-7
Software Maintenance for Oracle8
i
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6-8
Deinstalling the OSDs
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6-8
Upgrading Oracle8
i
Server
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6-11
Upgrading the OSDs
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6-11
Deinstalling a Partial OSD Installation
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6-13
Upgrading Oracle8
i
Server
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6-14
Managing Changes to Shared Storage Components
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6-14
Replacing a Failed Disk
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6-14
Adding Disk Drives to Increase Shared Storage Capacity
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6-15
Adding an RA4000/RA4100 Array
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6-16
Replacing a Failed Fibre Host Adapter
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6-17
Replacing a Cluster Node
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6-18
Removing the Node
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6-18
Adding the Replacement Node
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6-19