Cluster Server 7.4 Agent for Oracle Installation and Configuration Guide - Linux

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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (7.4)
Platform: Linux
  1. Introducing the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
    1. About the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
      1.  
        About the agent for Oracle ASM
    2.  
      Supported software for VCS agent for Oracle
    3.  
      Changes introduced in the 7.4 release
    4. How the agent makes Oracle highly available
      1.  
        How the Oracle and Netlsnr agents support intelligent resource monitoring
      2.  
        How the agent makes Oracle ASM instance highly available
      3.  
        How the agent supports container database (CDB) and pluggable database (PDB) in Oracle 12C
    5. About Cluster Server agent functions for Oracle
      1. Oracle agent functions
        1.  
          Startup and shutdown options for the Oracle agent
        2.  
          Startup and shutdown options for the pluggable database (PDB)
        3.  
          Recommended startup modes for pluggable database (PDB) based on container database (CDB) startup modes
        4.  
          Monitor options for the Oracle agent in traditional database and container database
        5.  
          Monitor for the pluggable database
        6.  
          How the agent handles Oracle error codes during detail monitoring
        7.  
          Info entry point for Cluster Server agent for Oracle
        8.  
          Action entry point for Cluster Server agent for Oracle
        9. How the Oracle agent supports health check monitoring
          1.  
            Generating the executable required for Oracle health check monitoring
          2.  
            Considerations to run the build_oraapi.sh script
          3.  
            Building the Oracle agent executable using the build_oraapi.sh script
      2.  
        Netlsnr agent functions
      3. ASMInst agent functions
        1.  
          ASMInst agent Startup options
        2.  
          ASMInst agent Shutdown options
        3.  
          Monitor options for the ASMInst agent
      4.  
        ASMDG agent functions
    6.  
      Typical Oracle configuration in a VCS cluster
    7.  
      About setting up Oracle in a VCS cluster
  2. Installing and configuring Oracle
    1.  
      About installing Oracle in a VCS environment
    2.  
      Before you install Oracle in a VCS environment
    3. About VCS requirements for installing Oracle
      1.  
        Location of the $ORACLE_HOME
      2.  
        Failing over Oracle after a VCS node failure during hot backup
    4. About Oracle installation tasks for VCS
      1.  
        Installation tasks for $ORACLE_HOME on shared disks
      2.  
        Installation tasks for $ORACLE_HOME on local disks
      3.  
        Installation tasks for Oracle using ASM
    5. Installing ASM binaries for Oracle 11gR2 or 12c in a VCS environment
      1.  
        Configuring VCS to support Oracle Restart function
    6. Configuring Oracle ASM on the first node of the cluster
      1.  
        Enabling the clustering daemon for ASM-managed database
      2.  
        Enabling Oracle Cluster Synchronization Service daemon to start automatically
    7.  
      Configuring and starting up ASM on remaining nodes for 11gR2 or 12c
    8. Installing Oracle binaries on the first node of the cluster
      1.  
        Disabling the clustering daemon for Oracle 10g or later
    9.  
      Configuring the Oracle database
    10.  
      Copying the $ORACLE_BASE/admin/SID directory
    11.  
      Copying the Oracle ASM initialization parameter file
    12.  
      Verifying access to the Oracle database
  3. Installing and removing the agent for Oracle
    1.  
      Before you install or upgrade the agent for Oracle
    2.  
      Installing the VCS agent for Oracle software
    3. Upgrading the VCS agent for Oracle
      1.  
        Upgrading VCS agent for Oracle to use with VCS 7.4
    4.  
      Disabling the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
    5.  
      Removing the Cluster Server agent for Oracle
  4. Configuring VCS service groups for Oracle
    1.  
      About configuring a service group for Oracle
    2. Configuring Oracle instances in VCS
      1.  
        Configuring a single Oracle instance in VCS
      2.  
        Configuring multiple Oracle instances (single listener) in VCS
      3.  
        Configuring multiple Oracle instances (multiple listeners) in VCS
      4.  
        Configuring an Oracle instance with shared server support in VCS
    3. Before you configure the VCS service group for Oracle
      1.  
        Importing the type definition files for Cluster Server agent for Oracle
    4. Configuring the VCS service group for Oracle
      1.  
        Configuring the VCS service group for Oracle using Cluster Manager (Java console)
      2. Configuring the VCS service group for Oracle using the command-line
        1.  
          Encrypting Oracle database user and listener passwords
    5. Setting up detail monitoring for VCS agents for Oracle
      1. Setting up detail monitoring for Oracle
        1.  
          Enabling and disabling detail monitoring for Oracle resource
      2.  
        Setting up detail monitoring for Netlsnr
    6. Enabling and disabling intelligent resource monitoring for agents manually
      1.  
        Administering the AMF kernel driver
  5. Configuring VCS service groups for Oracle using the Veritas High Availability Configuration wizard
    1.  
      Typical VCS cluster configuration in a virtual environment
    2.  
      About configuring application monitoring using the High Availability solution for VMware
    3.  
      Getting ready to configure VCS service groups using the wizard
    4.  
      Before configuring application monitoring
    5.  
      Launching the High Availability Configuration wizard
    6.  
      Configuring the agent to monitor Oracle
    7. Understanding service group configurations
      1.  
        Resource dependency
      2.  
        Service group dependency
      3.  
        Infrastructure service groups
    8. Understanding configuration scenarios
      1.  
        Configuring a single instance/multiple instances in VCS
      2.  
        Configuring multiple Oracle instances in VCS using multiple runs of the wizard
      3.  
        Configuring multiple applications
    9.  
      High Availability Configuration wizard limitations
    10. Troubleshooting
      1.  
        High Availability Configuration wizard displays blank panels
      2.  
        The High Availability Configuration wizard displays the 'hadiscover is not recognized as an internal or external command' error
      3.  
        Running the 'hastop - all' command detaches virtual disks
      4.  
        Log files
    11. Sample configurations
      1.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for single Oracle instance (VxVM)
      2.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for single Oracle instance (LVM)
  6. Administering VCS service groups for Oracle
    1.  
      About administering VCS service groups
    2.  
      Bringing the service group online
    3.  
      Taking the service group offline
    4.  
      Switching the service group
    5.  
      Modifying the service group configuration
  7. Pluggable database (PDB) migration
    1.  
      Migrating Pluggable Databases (PDB) between Container Databases (CDB)
  8. Troubleshooting Cluster Server agent for Oracle
    1.  
      About troubleshooting Cluster Server agent for Oracle
    2.  
      Error messages common to the Oracle and Netlsnr agents
    3.  
      Error messages specific to the Oracle agent
    4.  
      Error messages specific to the Netlsnr agent
    5.  
      Error messages specific to the ASMInst agent
    6.  
      Error messages specific to the ASMDG agent
    7.  
      Troubleshooting issues specific to Oracle in a VCS environment
    8. Verifying the Oracle health check binaries and intentional offline for an instance of Oracle
      1.  
        Verifying the intentional offline behavior of the VCS Oracle agent
    9.  
      Disabling IMF for a PDB resource
  9. Appendix A. Resource type definitions
    1.  
      About the resource type and attribute definitions
    2. Resource type definition for the Oracle agent
      1.  
        Resource Type Definition for systemD Support
      2.  
        Attribute definition for the Oracle agent
      3.  
        About the Sid attribute in a policy managed database
      4. Using systemD attributes for Oracle application service
        1.  
          Adding key-value pairs to SystemDAttrList attribute
        2.  
          Customizing the Oracle service unit file with systemD attributes
      5.  
        Configuring HugePages for Oracle on Linux
    3. Resource type definition for the Netlsnr agent
      1.  
        Attribute definition for the Netlsnr agent
    4. Resource type definition for the ASMInst agent
      1.  
        Resource type definition for the ASMInst agent to support systemD
      2.  
        Attribute definition for the ASMInst agent
    5. Resource type definition for the ASMDG agent
      1.  
        Attribute definition for the ASMDG agent
  10. Appendix B. Sample configurations
    1.  
      About the sample configurations for Oracle enterprise agent
    2. Sample single Oracle instance configuration
      1.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for single Oracle instance
    3. Sample multiple Oracle instances (single listener) configuration
      1.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for multiple Oracle instances (single listener)
    4. Sample multiple instance (multiple listeners) configuration
      1.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for multiple Oracle instances (multiple listeners)
    5. Sample Oracle configuration with shared server support
      1.  
        Sample VCS configuration file for Oracle instance configured with shared server support
    6. Sample Oracle ASM configurations
      1. Sample configuration for ASM disks as raw disks
        1.  
          Sample VCS configuration file for ASM-managed Oracle instance
      2. Sample configuration for ASM disks as VxVM volumes
        1.  
          Sample VCS configuration file for ASM disks as VxVM disks
      3. Sample configuration for ASM disks as CVM volumes
        1.  
          Sample VCS configuration file for ASM that uses CVM volumes
    7.  
      Sample configuration of Oracle pluggable database (PDB) resource in main.cf
    8.  
      Sample configuration of migratable Oracle pluggable database (PDB) resource in main.cf
    9.  
      Sample Configuration of Oracle supported by systemD
    10.  
      Sample configuration of ASMInst supported by systemD
  11. Appendix C. Best practices
    1.  
      Best practices for multiple Oracle instance configurations in a VCS environment
  12. Appendix D. Using the SPFILE in a VCS cluster for Oracle
    1.  
      About the Oracle initialization parameter files
    2.  
      Starting an Oracle instance
    3.  
      Using the SPFILE in a VCS cluster
  13. Appendix E. OHASD in a single instance database environment
    1.  
      About OHASD in a single instance database environment
    2.  
      Configuring the Application agent to make OHASD highly available

Netlsnr agent functions

The listener is a server process that listens to incoming client connection requests and manages traffic to the database. The Netlsnr agent brings the listener services online, monitors their status, and takes them offline.

The Netlsnr agent is IMF-aware.

See How the Oracle and Netlsnr agents support intelligent resource monitoring.

Table: Netlsnr agent functions lists the Netlsnr agent functions.

Table: Netlsnr agent functions

Agent operation

Description

Online

Starts the listener process by using the following command:

lsnrctl start $LISTENER

Offline

Stops the listener process by using the following command:

lsnrctl stop $LISTENER

If the listener is configured with a password, the agent uses the password to stop the listener.

Monitor

Verifies the status of the listener process.

The Netlsnr agent provides two levels of monitoring, basic and detail:

  • In the basic monitoring mode, the agent scans the process table for the tnslsnr process to verify that the listener process is running.

  • In the detail monitoring mode, the agent uses the lsnrctl status $LISTENER command to verify the status of the Listener process. (Default)

netlsnr_imf_init

Initializes the agent to interface with the AMF kernel driver, which is the IMF notification module for Netlsnr agent. This function runs when the agent starts up.

netlsnr_imf_getnotification

Gets notification about resource state change. This function runs after the agent registers with the AMF kernel module. This function continuously waits for notification and takes action on the resource upon notification.

netlsnr_imf_register

Registers or unregisters resource entities with the AMF kernel module. This function runs for each resource after the resource goes into steady state (online or offline).

Clean

Scans the process table for tnslsnr $LISTENER and kills it.

Action

Performs the predefined actions on a resource.

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Action entry point for Cluster Server agent for Oracle