Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview of High Availability

• 1.1 Introduction to High Availability
• 1.2 What is Availability?
• 1.3 Importance of Availability
• 1.4 Causes of Downtime
• 1.5 What Does This Book Contain?

2 Oracle Database High Availability Solutions

• 2.1 Oracle High Availability Features
  • 2.1.1 Oracle Real Application Clusters
  • 2.1.2 Oracle Data Guard
  • 2.1.3 Oracle Streams
  • 2.1.4 Oracle Flashback Technology
    • 2.1.4.1 Oracle Flashback Query
    • 2.1.4.2 Oracle Flashback Versions Query
    • 2.1.4.3 Oracle Flashback Transaction Query
    • 2.1.4.4 Oracle Flashback Table
    • 2.1.4.5 Oracle Flashback Drop
    • 2.1.4.6 Oracle Flashback Database
    • 2.1.4.7 Oracle Flashback Restore Points
  • 2.1.5 Automatic Storage Management
  • 2.1.6 Recovery Manager
  • 2.1.7 Flash Recovery Area
  • 2.1.8 Oracle Security Features
  • 2.1.9 Fast-Start Fault Recovery
  • 2.1.10 LogMiner
  • 2.1.11 Hardware Assisted Resilient Data (HARD) Initiative
• 2.2 Oracle High Availability Solutions for Unplanned Downtime
  • 2.2.1 Computer Failures
  • 2.2.2 Storage Failures
  • 2.2.3 Human Errors
  • 2.2.4 Data Corruption
  • 2.2.5 Site Failures
• 2.3 Oracle High Availability Solutions for Planned Downtime
  • 2.3.1 Dynamic Resource Provisioning
  • 2.3.2 Rolling Upgrades
  • 2.3.3 Online Reorganization and Redefinition
• 2.4 High Availability and Grid Computing
  • 2.4.1 Database Server Grid
  • 2.4.2 Database Storage Grid
  • 2.4.3 Resilient Low-Cost Storage Initiative
• 2.5 High Availability Management

3 Determining Your High Availability Requirements

• 3.1 Why It Is Important to Determine High Availability Requirements
• 3.2 Analysis Framework for Determining High Availability Requirements
  • 3.2.1 Business Impact Analysis
  • 3.2.2 Cost of Downtime
  • 3.2.3 Recovery Time Objective
  • 3.2.4 Recovery Point Objective
• 3.3 High Availability Architecture Requirements
  • 3.3.1 High Availability Systems Capabilities
  • 3.3.2 Business Performance, Budget and Growth Plans

4 High Availability Architectures

• 4.1 Oracle Database High Availability Architectures
  • 4.1.1 Oracle Database 10g
  • 4.1.2 Oracle Database 10g with RAC
  • 4.1.3 Oracle Database 10g with Data Guard
  • 4.1.4 Oracle Database 10g with RAC and Data Guard - MAA
  • 4.1.5 Oracle Database 10g with Streams
• 4.2 Choosing the Correct High Availability Architecture
• 4.3 Assessing Other Architectures

5 High Availability Best Practices

Index