Using EPM System Configurator, you can cluster Essbase Server to provide active-passive failover with write-back capability. Active-passive Essbase failover clusters use the service failover functionality of the Oracle Process Manager and Notification (OPMN) Server.
For this release, an active-passive Essbase cluster can contain only two Essbase servers. OPMN stops, starts, and monitors the agent process.
Active-passive Essbase clusters do not support load balancing.
To configure an active-passive Essbase cluster, during configuration with EPM System Configurator, on the Essbase Server Configuration page, click or select Set up Cluster and enter the cluster details. See Setting Up Essbase Clusters.
As an alternative to active-passive failover, for information about active-active clustering using Provider Services, see “Essbase Clustering and Failover” in the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System High Availability and Disaster Recovery Guide. You can implement active-passive failover using EPM System Configurator, or active-active failover using Provider Services, but not both.