The ASM instance can now be set up as a local ASM instance on the database server or as an ASM cluster. An ASM instance can manage the following files for all of the instances on each cluster node: control files, data files, tempfiles, spfiles, redo logs, archive logs, RMAN backups, Data Pump dumpsets, and […]
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Oracle RAC environments should first be created for testing and proving concepts for how the failover works for different applications. The RAC test environments should continue to be available for testing for production systems because different workloads and failover can’t be tested against a single node. After the installs of the Oracle Clusterware and database […]
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Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) provides a database environment that is highly available as well as scalable. If a server in the cluster fails, the database instance will continue to run on the remaining servers or nodes in the cluster. With Oracle Clusterware, implementing a new cluster node is made simple. RAC provides possibilities for […]
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Scalability, flexibility and agility are the cornerstones of successful cloud deployments. Customers across the globe have relied on Oracle Database Real Application Clusters (RAC) for their database cloud systems. Oracle 12c comes with significant enhancements, including scalability and high availability with such features as Flex Clusters, Flex ASM, Application Continuity and Transaction Guard. We brought together […]
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Oracle Data Guard Broker enhances Oracle RAC by providing apply instance failover for Oracle RAC standby databases. Learn more.
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With Oracle Data Guard, you implement one or more standby databases for your Oracle RAC database, which can be either Oracle RAC or a single instance. Learn more.
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The Oracle Transparent Application Failover (TAF) feature allows application users to reconnect to surviving database instances if an existing connection fails. Learn more.
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By using a virtual IP address, Oracle eliminates the problem with TCP timeouts on the initial connection, without the need to make any changes to a single client machine. Learn more.
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With Oracle RAC, you can spread workload efficiently across several machines. Learn how and when to do this.
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Beginning with Release 11g, Oracle Database introduced the advanced fault diagnosability infrastructure for collecting and managing diagnostic data. Learn more.
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If the interconnect performance in an Oracle RAC environment is subpar, you should investigate the interconnect configuration, including both hardware and software.
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The Oracle Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM) monitors and analyzes information that is collected in the Workload Repository to provide proactive recommendations on tuning and performance issues.
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