Key Concepts for Oracle Solaris Cluster

This chapter explains the key concepts related to the hardware and software components of the Oracle Solaris Cluster system that you need to understand before working with Oracle Solaris Cluster systems.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Clusters, Nodes, and Hosts

• Zone Cluster

• Cluster Interconnect

• Cluster Membership

• Cluster Configuration Repository

• Quorum Devices

• Fault Monitors

• Data Integrity

• Fencing

• Failfast

• Shared Devices, Local Devices, and Device Groups

• Data Services

• System Resource Usage