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Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Service for MaxDB Guide Oracle Solaris Cluster |
1. Installing and Configuring HA for MaxDB
Overview of the Installation and Configuration Process for HA for MaxDB
Planning the HA for MaxDB Installation and Configuration
MaxDB Software Version Requirements
HA for MaxDB Configuration Requirements
SAP xserver Configuration Requirements
Supported Configurations of This Data Service
Device Group for the MaxDB Application
Dependencies of the MaxDB Application on SAP xserver
Administration of SAP xserver by a User Other Than Root
Configuration Planning Questions
Installing and Configuring MaxDB
How to Install and Configure MaxDB
How to Enable MaxDB to Run in a Cluster
Verifying the MaxDB Installation and Configuration
How to Verify MaxDB Installation and Configuration on Each Node
Installing the HA for MaxDB Packages
How to Install the HA for MaxDB Packages
Configuring the HAStoragePlus Resource Type to Work With HA for MaxDB
How to Register and Configure an HAStoragePlus Resource
Registering and Configuring HA for MaxDB
Setting HA for MaxDB Extension Properties
Administering SAP xserver as a User Other Than Root
How to Register and Configure an SAP xserver Resource
How to Register and Configure a MaxDB Resource
Tuning the HA for MaxDB Fault Monitors
Factors That Affect the Interval Between Fault Monitor Probes
Operations by the HA for MaxDB Fault Monitors During a Probe
Operations by the MaxDB Fault Monitor During a Probe
Operations by the SAP xserver Fault Monitor During a Probe
Faults Detected by the HA for MaxDB Fault Monitors
Faults Detected by the MaxDB Fault Monitor
Faults Detected by the SAP xserver Fault Monitor
Recovery Actions in Response to Detected Faults
Forcing the MaxDB Database Instance to Be Restarted if the Parent Kernel Process Is Terminated
Verifying the HA for MaxDB Installation and Configuration
How to Verify the Operation of the MaxDB Fault Monitor
How to Verify the Operation of the SAP xserver Fault Monitor
Upgrading the SUNW.sap_xserver Resource Type
Information for Registering the New Resource Type Version
Information for Migrating Existing Instances of the Resource Type
Before you install the HA for MaxDB packages, verify that the MaxDB software is correctly installed and configured to run in a cluster. This verification does not verify that the MaxDB application is highly available because the HA for MaxDB data service is not yet installed.
Perform this procedure on each node or zone that can master the MaxDB resource group.
# clresourcegroup switch -n node sapdb-rg
Specifies the node to which the MaxDB resource group is to be switched
Specifies that the MaxDB resource group sapdb-rg is to be switched to another node
# su - os-sapdb-adm-user
Specifies the UNIX user identity of the OS user who administers the MaxDB database. This user's home directory contains the .XUSER.62 file that was created during the installation and configuration of MaxDB. For more information, see Installing and Configuring MaxDB. You specify this user when you set the DB_User extension property as explained in How to Register and Configure a MaxDB Resource.
If you are using MaxDB 7.5 or MaxDB 7.6, the UNIX user identity of the OS user who administers the MaxDB database is sdb.
$ x_server start
$ dbmcli -U sapdb-adm-key db_online
Specifies that the dbmcli command is run with the user key of the database user who administers the MaxDB instance. This user key is created during the installation and configuration of MaxDB. For more information, see Installing and Configuring MaxDB. You specify this user key when you set the User_Key extension property as explained in How to Register and Configure a MaxDB Resource.
$ dbmcli -U sapdb-adm-key db_offline
Specifies that the dbmcli command is run with the user key that you used for starting the database in Step c