Compaq ProLiant 1850R Modifying Physical Cluster Resources in a Compaq Paralle - Page 1

White Paper December 1998 ECG001/1298 Prepared by High Availability Products Group Compaq Computer Corporation Contents Managing Changes to Drive Ordering 3 Symptoms 3 When does this situation occur 3 Preventing the Issue 4 Simplifying Detection of the Issue 4 What Oracle Component is Affected 4 Removing a Shared Storage Array 8 Adding a Shared Storage Array 9 Adding or Removing Drives from a Shared Storage Array ...11 Replacing a Failed Drive .........11 Adding a Drive to Increase Storage Capacity 12 Modifying Physical Cluster Resources in a Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Abstract: At some time during the life of a Compaq Parallel Database Cluster it is likely that some modifications to the physical resources of the cluster will be required. This paper describes how to perform some of the more likely modifications, such as: • Managing Changes to Drive Ordering • Removing a Shared Storage Array • Adding a Shared Storage Array • Adding or Removing Shared Storage Drives Additional scenarios are described in Chapter 5 of the Compaq Parallel Database Cluster Administrator Guide.