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| Okay, make up your mind already! Is it Sun Cluster or Solaris Cluster? |
The name of the overall product line is Solaris Cluster. Solaris Cluster comprises all releases of Sun Cluster, including Sun Cluster software itself, Sun Cluster Geographic Edition software, and Sun Cluster agents, from the first release of Sun Cluster through the very latest release of Sun Cluster. |
On the Patches That You Apply to Sun Cluster page, why are two core patches (marked with a  ) required for some releases? |
Occasionally, we stop producing one version of a core patch and create a new patch with a new patch number. We call this practice patch rejuvination. Although this practice might seem confusing, we do it to prevent problems.
For example, we might provide a new fix in patchX-03 that depends on another change in patchX-02. If you were to install patchX-03 without first installing patchX-02, for example, your system might panic. We avoid this problem by creating a new patch, patchY-01, that requires you to first install patchX-02 before you install patchX-03. |
| What is Solaris Cluster software? |
What is Solaris Cluster software? |
| How does Solaris Cluster work? |
How does Solaris Cluster work? |
| What are the new features? |
What are the new features? |
| What is Sun Cluster Geographic Edition? |
What is Sun Cluster Geographic Edition? |
| What is a Sun Cluster Agent? |
What is a Sun Cluster Agent? |
| Are there any differences between Sun Cluster 3.2 software running on Solaris SPARC based systems and Solaris x86 based systems? |
Are there any differences between Sun Cluster 3.2 software running on Solaris SPARC based systems and Solaris x86 based systems? |
| Can I install Solaris Cluster on any x86 system? |
Can I install Solaris Cluster on any x86 system? |
| What are the different ways in which customers can purchase Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 software? |
What are the different ways in which customers can purchase Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 software? |
| Is a Sun Cluster 3.2 Media Kit available? |
Is a Sun Cluster 3.2 Media Kit available? |
| Where can customers obtain all the current Sun Cluster agents? |
Where can customers obtain all the current Sun Cluster agents? |
| Where can customers obtain Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2? |
Where can customers obtain Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2? |
| Will customers be able to evaluate the Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 software? |
Will customers be able to evaluate the Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 software? |
| I'm currently running Sun Cluster 3.1 or 3.0, and I would like to run Sun Cluster 3.2. How do I obtain the Sun Cluster 3.2 media kit? |
I'm currently running Sun Cluster 3.1 or 3.0, and I would like to run Sun Cluster 3.2. How do I obtain the Sun Cluster 3.2 media kit? |
| What license do I need to order for the new version of Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.0 Cluster Functionality to be used with Sun Cluster and Oracle RAC/OPS? |
What license do I need to order for the new version of Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.0 Cluster Functionality to be used with Sun Cluster and Oracle RAC/OPS? |
| Can Sun Cluster be used with Veritas Storage Foundation software? |
Can Sun Cluster be used with Veritas Storage Foundation software? |
| What are the Sun Cluster and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Licensing Tiers? |
What are the Sun Cluster and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition Licensing Tiers? |
| How do I upgrade my Sun Cluster license from one Sun server to another? |
How do I upgrade my Sun Cluster license from one Sun server to another? |
| What are the commercial and open-source applications? |
What are the commercial and open-source applications? |
| Which applications are supported with Sun Cluster on Solaris 10? |
Which applications are supported with Sun Cluster on Solaris 10? |
| What is Sun Cluster Advanced Edition for Oracle RAC software about? |
What is Sun Cluster Advanced Edition for Oracle RAC software about? |
| What is the Sun Java Enterprise System |
What is the Sun Java Enterprise System |
| What is the Sun Java Availability Suite? |
What is the Sun Java Availability Suite? |
| Is training available for Sun Cluster 3.2? |
Is training available for Sun Cluster 3.2? |
| Is training available for Sun Cluster 3.2 Geographic Edition? |
Is training available for Sun Cluster 3.2 Geographic Edition? |
| Where can I find information about Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 Documentation? |
Where can I find information about Sun Cluster 3.2 and Sun Cluster Geographic Edition 3.2 Documentation? |
| What is the difference between Solaris Cluster and Open High Availability Cluster? |
What is the difference between Solaris Cluster and Open High Availability Cluster? |
| Which parts of Solaris Cluster have been open-sourced? |
Which parts of Solaris Cluster have been open-sourced? |
| Why release Solaris Cluster as open source? |
Why release Solaris Cluster as open source? |
| What is the roadmap for Open High Availability Cluster? |
What is the roadmap for Open High Availability Cluster? |
| What license is used for Open High Availability Cluster? |
What license is used for Open High Availability Cluster? |
| How do I make Oracle Database 10g RAC more robust? |
Sun Cluster 3.2 Software: Making Oracle Database 10g R2 RAC Even More "Unbreakable" (free registration on zdnet.com required) |
| What is a data service? |
A data service is the combination of software and configuration files that enables an application to run without modification in a Sun Cluster configuration. When running in a Sun Cluster configuration, an application runs as a resource under the control of the Resource Group Manager (RGM). A data service enables you to configure an application such as Sun Java System Web Server or Oracle database to run on a cluster instead of on a single server. |
| What is a resource type? |
A resource type is a collection of properties that describe an application to the cluster. This collection includes information about how the application is to be started, stopped, and monitored on nodes of the cluster. A resource type also includes application-specific properties that need to be defined in order to use the application in the cluster. Sun Cluster data services has several predefined resource types. For example, Sun Cluster HA for Oracle is the resource type SUNW.oracle-server and Sun Cluster HA for Apache is the resource type SUNW.apache. |
| What is a resource? |
A resource is an instance of a resource type that is defined cluster wide. The resource type enables multiple instances of an application to be installed on the cluster. When you initialize a resource, the RGM assigns values to application-specific properties and the resource inherits any properties on the resource type level.
Data services utilize several types of resources. For example, applications such as Apache Web Server or Sun Java System Web Server utilize network addresses (logical hostnames and shared addresses) on which the applications depend. Application and network resources form a basic unit that is managed by the RGM. |
| What is a resource group? |
Resources that are managed by the RGM are placed into resource groups so that they can be managed as a unit. A resource group is a set of related or interdependent resources. For example, a resource derived from a SUNW.LogicalHostname resource type might be placed in the same resource group as a resource derived from an Oracle database resource type. A resource group migrates as a unit if a failover or switchover is initiated on the resource group. |
| What different types of data service configurations are supported in Sun Cluster? |
You must configure the data service as one of the following data service types:
- Failover data service
- Scalable data service
- Parallel data service
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