Sun Cluster Data Service for MaxDB Guide for Solaris OS

Configuration Requirements

The configuration requirements in this section apply only to Sun Cluster HA for MaxDB.


Caution – Caution –

If your data service configuration does not conform to these requirements, the data service configuration might not be supported.


For requirements that apply to all data services, see Configuration Guidelines for Sun Cluster Data Services in Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS.

MaxDB Software Version Requirements

Use MaxDB version 7.4 or compatible versions.

Sun Cluster HA for MaxDB Configuration Requirements

Configure Sun Cluster HA for MaxDB as a failover data service. You cannot configure Sun Cluster HA for MaxDB as a scalable data service. For more information, see the following sections:

SAP xserver Configuration Requirements

To enable client applications to access Sun Cluster HA for MaxDB, you must use SAP xserver. Configure SAP xserver as a scalable data service. Do not configure SAP xserver as a failover data service.

Configure SAP xserver so that SAP xserver starts on all nodes to which the MaxDB resource can fail over. To implement this configuration, ensure that the node list of the SAP xserver resource group contains all nodes that are in the node list of the MaxDB resource group. For more information, see How to Register and Configure an SAP xserver Resource.