Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) provides both availability and scalability. Oracle RAC on Linux enables multiple ProLiant or Integrity servers to act as a single database engine. By combining this industry standard server cluster with an HP StorageWorks SAN a truly flexible database infrastructure results. HP recommends the combination of HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Essentials with Oracle Enterprise Manager and Grid Control to provide a comprehensive management framework for RAC.
HP and Oracle are long time partners in delivering the most reliable and performant infrustructures for Oracle RAC. As the leader in RAC deployments HP has the experience to know that a continous learning process is the only way to minimize uncertainty. To that end HP is accumalting knowledge in support of our customers on two fronts. First, by supporting Oracle's Validated Configurations for Linux program. HP supports it's extensive server and storage portfolio based on operating system certification just as Oracle certifies it's products, but the Validated Configuration program goes to the next level by documenting the details of expert deployment of RAC on Linux. HP will selectively work with Oracle to validate configurations that are representative of HP product 'categories' (i.e. ProLiant Blade Servers) ensuring our customers the maximum flexibility in defining their specific solutions. Second, through the HP Reference Architecture program where we go beyond core RAC functionality and deployment testing to address compatability and managability issues in the context of the broader solution by integrating Oracle Fusion Middelware, Applications and shared service functionality
The following reference architectures are tested and proven platforms for deployment of RAC on Linux for medium to large database environments:
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