Always install Solaris Volume Manager software, which includes the Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster feature, in the global cluster, even when supporting zone clusters. Solaris Volume Manager software is not automatically installed as part of an Oracle Solaris 11 software installation. You must install it manually by using the following command:
# pkg install system/svm
The clzonecluster command configures Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster devices from the global-cluster node into the zone cluster. All administration tasks for Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster are performed in the global-cluster node, even when the Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster volume is used in a zone cluster.
When a Support for Oracle RAC installation inside a zone cluster uses a file system that exists on top of a Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster volume, you should still configure the Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster volume in the global cluster. In this case, the scalable device group resource belongs to this zone cluster.
When a Support for Oracle RAC installation inside a zone cluster runs directly on the Solaris Volume Manager for Oracle Solaris Cluster volume, you must first configure the Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster in the global cluster and then configure the Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster volume into the zone cluster. In this case, the scalable device group belongs to this zone cluster.
For information about the types of Oracle Database files that you can store by using Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster, see Storage Management Requirements.
To use the Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster software with Support for Oracle RAC, perform the following tasks. Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster is installed during the installation of the Solaris Operating System.
For information about configuring Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster in the global cluster, see Configuring Solaris Volume Manager Software in Installing and Configuring an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Environment.
For information on configuring a Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster volume into a zone cluster, see How to Add a Global Storage Device to a Zone Cluster (clsetup) in Installing and Configuring an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Environment or How to Add a Disk Set to a Zone Cluster (CLI) in Installing and Configuring an Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.4 Environment.
Next Steps
Ensure that all other storage management schemes that you are using for Oracle Database files are installed. After all storage management schemes that you are using for Oracle Database files are installed, go to Registering and Configuring the Resource Groups.