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Preface

1.  Introduction and Overview

2.  Key Concepts for Hardware Service Providers

Oracle Solaris Cluster System Hardware and Software Components

Cluster Nodes

Software Components for Cluster Hardware Members

Multihost Devices

Multi-Initiator SCSI

Local Disks

Removable Media

Cluster Interconnect

Public Network Interfaces

Client Systems

Console Access Devices

Administrative Console

SPARC: Oracle Solaris Cluster Topologies

SPARC: Clustered Pair Topology

SPARC: Pair+N Topology

SPARC: N+1 (Star) Topology

SPARC: N*N (Scalable) Topology

SPARC: LDoms Guest Domains: Cluster in a Box Topology

SPARC: LDoms Guest Domains: Single Cluster Spans Two Different Hosts Topology

SPARC: LDoms Guest Domains: Clusters Span Two Different Hosts Topology

SPARC: LDoms Guest Domains: Redundant I/O Domains

x86: Oracle Solaris Cluster Topologies

x86: Clustered Pair Topology

x86: N+1 (Star) Topology

3.  Key Concepts for System Administrators and Application Developers

Index

x86: Oracle Solaris Cluster Topologies

A topology is the connection scheme that connects the cluster nodes to the storage platforms that are used in the cluster. Oracle Solaris Cluster supports any topology that adheres to the following guidelines.

Oracle Solaris Cluster does not require you to configure a cluster by using specific topologies. The following clustered pair topology, which is a topology for clusters that are composed of x86 based hosts, is described to provide the vocabulary to discuss a cluster's connection scheme. This topology is a typical connection scheme.

The following section includes a sample diagram of the topology.

x86: Clustered Pair Topology

A clustered pair topology is two Oracle Solaris hosts that operate under a single cluster administrative framework. In this configuration, failover occurs only between a pair. However, all hosts are connected by the cluster interconnect and operate under Oracle Solaris Cluster software control. You might use this topology to run a parallel database or a failover or scalable application on the pair.

The following figure illustrates a clustered pair configuration.

Figure 2-13 x86: Clustered Pair Topology

image:Illustration: The preceding context describes the graphic.

x86: N+1 (Star) Topology

An N+1 topology includes some number of primary Oracle Solaris hosts and one secondary host. You do not have to configure the primary hosts and secondary host identically. The primary hosts actively provide application services. The secondary host need not be idle while waiting for a primary host to fail.

The secondary host is the only host in the configuration that is physically connected to all the multihost storage.

If a failure occurs on a primary host, Oracle Solaris Cluster fails over the resources to the secondary host. The secondary host is where the resources function until they are switched back (either automatically or manually) to the primary host.

The secondary host must always have enough excess CPU capacity to handle the load if one of the primary hosts fails.

The following figure illustrates an N+1 configuration.

Figure 2-14 x86: N+1 Topology

image:Illustration: The preceding context describes the graphic.