Index

A B C D E F G H I L M O P Q R S T U W

Symbols

$PFS_DEBUGGING command, 8-3

A

ACTIVE_INSTANCE_COUNT initialization parameter, 1-6

alert log, 8-4

application failover, 6-8

role change notification, 6-9

B

bootone command, 4-3, 4-10

C

call_home command, 4-3, 4-13

call-home feature, 5-2

changing Oracle9i Real Application Clusters configuration, 6-10

changing parameters

database and Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard configuration parameters, 3-23

database configuration parameters, 3-40

network configuration parameters, 3-32

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard configuration parameters, 3-28, 6-10

permanent cluster and database parameters, 3-14

platform-specific configuration parameters, 3-19

CHARSET configuration parameter, 3-10

CLEANUP role change notification, 5-5

command-line problems

troubleshooting, 8-15

commands

bootone, 4-3

call_home, 4-3

exit, 4-3

haltone, 4-3

help, 4-3

move_primary, 4-2

pfsboot, 4-2

pfshalt, 4-2

quit, 4-3

report, 4-3

restore, 4-2

status, 4-2

stop_secondary, 4-2

switchover, 4-3

COMPILE_FROM_REMOTE procedure, 5-14

arguments, 5-15

executing, 5-15

configuration parameters

CHARSET, 3-10

DB_DOMAIN, 3-12

DB_NAME, 3-5

DUMPLSNR_TIMEOUT, 3-11

INSTANCE_NAME_HOSTn, 3-7

INSTANCE_NUMBER_HOSTn, 3-12

IS_MTS, 3-8

LISTENER_CHECK_INTERVAL, 3-10

MAX_LSNR_RESTART, 3-10

MIN_LSNR_RESTART_INTERVAL, 3-11

ORACLE_ARCH_TIMEOUT, 3-11

ORACLE_BASE, 3-4

ORACLE_CKPT_TIMEOUT, 3-11

ORACLE_DUMP_TIMEOUT, 3-11

ORACLE_HOME, 3-5

ORACLE_SERVICE, 3-6

ORACLE_SID_HOSTn, 3-7

ORACLE_USER, 3-6

PFILE_HOSTn, 3-9

PFS_CLUSTER_NAME, 3-4

PFS_DEBUGGING, 3-10

PFS_DUMP_LEVEL, 3-11

PFS_HOSTn, 3-4

PFS_IP_HOSTn, 3-11

PFS_IP_PACK_HOSTn, 3-5

PFS_IP_SUBNET_HOSTn, 3-5

PFS_KEEP_PRIMARY, 3-10

PFS_LANGUAGE, 3-10

PFS_NET_IF_A, 3-6

PFS_NET_IF_B, 3-6

PFS_PORT_DED_HOSTn, 3-12

PFS_PORT_MTS_HOSTn, 3-12

PFS_PREFERRED_PRIMARY, 3-9

PFS_PREFERRED_SECONDARY, 3-9

PFS_TERRITORY, 3-10

PLATFORM, 3-4

PRIV_LSNR_CHECK_INTERVAL, 3-10

SERVICE_NAMES, 3-8

START_NET_TIMEOUT, 3-6

STOP_NET_TIMEOUT, 3-6

Sun-specific, 3-6

THREAD_HOSTn, 3-13

TNS_ADMIN, 3-8

configuration templates, 1-4

configuring shared server connections, 7-5

configuring TAF connections, 7-9

configuring the Oracle network, 7-2

connect descriptor, 7-4

control script, 1-3, 4-2

customer query, 1-10, 5-3

D

datafiles

taking out of backup mode, 6-17

DB_DOMAIN configuration parameter, 3-12

DB_LINK argument, 5-15

DB_NAME configuration parameter, 3-5

DBMS_LIBCACHE package, 5-9

setting up, 5-10

dedicated server connections, 7-2, 7-4

disabling a storage group, 8-21

HP platform, 8-21

Sun platform, 8-21

disabling an IP address, 8-21

HP platform, 8-21

Sun platform, 8-21

displaying current status of packs, 4-5

displaying the current status of Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 4-5

DOWN role change notification, 5-5

DUMPLSNR_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-11

E

enabling a storage group, 8-21

HP platform, 8-21

Sun platform, 8-21

enabling an IP address, 8-21

HP platform, 8-21

Sun platform, 8-21

error messages, 8-2, A-1

exit command, 4-3, 4-15

exiting PFSCTL, 4-15

F

failover

taking datafiles out of backup mode, 6-17

failure

primary and secondary instances, 2-7

primary instance, 2-2

secondary instance, 2-6

fault data capture, 8-3

foreign node, 1-6

four-node hub configuration, 1-11

G

generating an uptime report, 4-14

H

halting a single pack, 4-9

haltone command, 4-3, 4-9

heartbeat monitor, 1-4, 1-9

troubleshooting, 8-17

heartbeat monitor messages, 8-3

help command, 4-3, 4-13

home node, 1-6

hub configuration, 1-10

four-node, 1-11

I

instance monitor, 1-4, 1-9

troubleshooting, 8-18

INSTANCE_NAME_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-7

INSTANCE_NUMBER_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-12

IP address

disabling, 8-21

enabling, 8-21

enabling on HP platform, 8-21

enabling on Sun platform, 8-21

IS_MTS configuration parameter, 3-8

L

library cache, 5-9

listener monitor, 1-4, 1-9

messages, 8-3

troubleshooting, 8-18

LISTENER_CHECK_INTERVAL configuration parameter, 3-10

listing Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard commands, 4-13

LOCAL_LISTENER initialization parameter, 7-2

M

maintenance on the primary node, 6-2

maintenance on the secondary node, 6-2

making online changes to the configuration, 6-11

making online changes to the ORAPING_CONFIG table, 6-14

MAX_LSNR_RESTART configuration parameter, 3-10

message output, 8-2

MIN_LSNR_RESTART_INTERVAL configuration parameter, 3-11

monitor log files, 8-3

monitors, 1-4, 1-9

troubleshooting, 8-17

move_primary command, 4-2, 4-6

moving the primary role, 4-6

O

operating system logs, 8-4

Oracle Enterprise Manager, 5-8

Oracle Real Application Clusters debugging

interpreting output, 8-6

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard

components, 1-2

configuration templates, 1-4

monitors, 1-4, 1-9

pack, 1-8

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard error messages

interpreting, 8-5

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard log files, 6-17

Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard Setup utility, 3-2

Oracle trace file, 8-4

ORACLE_ARCH_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-11

ORACLE_BASE configuration parameter, 3-4

ORACLE_CKPT_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-11

ORACLE_DUMP_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-11

ORACLE_HOME configuration parameter, 3-5

ORACLE_SERVICE configuration parameter, 3-6

ORACLE_SID_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-7

ORACLE_USER configuration parameter, 3-6

P

pack, 1-3, 1-8, 4-2

functions, 1-8

resources, 1-8, 1-9

PFILE_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-9

PFS debug file, 8-3

PFS messages, 8-2

PFS trace file, 8-3

pfs_$ORACLE_SERVICE_callhome.sh script, 5-2

pfs_$ORACLE_SERVICE_notify.sh role change notification script, 5-5

PFS_CLUSTER_NAME configuration parameter, 3-4

PFS_DEBUGGING configuration parameter, 3-10

PFS_DUMP_LEVEL configuration parameter, 3-11

PFS_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-4

PFS_IP_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-11

PFS_IP_PACK_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-5

PFS_IP_SUBNET_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-5

PFS_KEEP_PRIMARY configuration parameter, 3-10

PFS_LANGUAGE configuration parameter, 3-10

PFS_NET_IF_A configuration parameter, 3-6

PFS_NET_IF_B configuration parameter, 3-6

PFS_PORT_DED_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-12

PFS_PORT_MTS_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-12

PFS_PREFERRED_PRIMARY configuration parameter, 3-9

PFS_PREFERRED_SECONDARY configuration parameter, 3-9

PFS_TERRITORY configuration parameter, 3-10

pfsboot command, 4-2

failure, 8-8, 8-9

success and failure, 8-11

PFSCTL control utility, 1-3, 4-2

PFSCTL messages, 8-2

PFSCTL prompt, 4-4

pfshalt command, 4-2, 4-9

PFSSETUP utility, 1-4, 3-2

planned outage

primary node, 4-12

secondary node, 4-12

PLANNED_DOWN role change notification, 5-5

PLANNED_UP role change notification, 5-5

PLATFORM configuration parameter, 3-4

populating the library cache on the secondary instance, 5-9

preferred primary node, 1-5

preferred secondary node, 1-5

primary instance role, 1-5, 2-2

primary/secondary configuration, 1-6

PRIV_LSNR_CHECK_INTERVAL configuration parameter, 3-10

Q

quit command, 4-3, 4-15

R

report command, 4-3, 4-14

resilience, 1-12, 2-4

restore command, 4-2, 4-6

restoring nodes to original roles, 2-4

restoring Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 4-6

ring configuration, 1-10

three-node, 1-13

two-node, 1-12

role change notification, 5-5

CLEANUP, 5-5

DOWN, 5-5

PLANNED_DOWN, 5-5

PLANNED_UP, 5-5

UP, 5-5

role change notification script, 5-5

S

secondary instance, 2-2

secondary instance role, 1-5, 2-2

SERVICE_NAMES configuration parameter, 3-8

shared server connections, 7-5

START_NET_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-6

starting a pack on its foreign node, 4-10

starting a single pack, 4-10

starting an IP address on a specific node, 4-10

starting Oracle Real Application Clusters Guard, 4-4

starting the primary pack on a node that is not the preferred primary, 4-10

start-up problems

troubleshooting, 8-7

status command, 4-2

STOP_NET_TIMEOUT configuration parameter, 3-6

STOP_SECONDARY command, 4-11

stop_secondary command, 4-2

stopping the secondary role, 4-11

storage group

disabling, 8-21

enabling, 8-21

Sun-specific configuration parameters, 3-6

switching roles, 4-7

switchover

taking datafiles out of backup mode, 6-19

switchover command, 4-3, 4-7

T

TAF connections, 7-9

basic dedicated, 7-9

pre-established dedicated, 7-10

takeover, 1-10

testing the call-home script, 4-13

THREAD_HOSTn configuration parameter, 3-13

three-node ring configuration, 1-13

THRESHOLD_SHARABLE_MEM argument, 5-16

THRESHOLDS_EXECUTIONS argument, 5-16

TNS_ADMIN configuration parameter, 3-8

troubleshooting

command-line problems, 8-15

heartbeat monitor, 8-17

instance monitor, 8-18

listener monitor, 8-18

monitors, 8-17

outside of the PFS packs, 8-20

start-up problems, 8-7

system problems, 8-20

two-node ring configuration, 1-12

U

unplanned outages

both nodes, 6-4

one node, 6-3

UP role change notification, 5-5

uptime report, 4-14

USERNAME argument, 5-15

utilities

PFSCTL, 4-2

PFSSETUP, 3-2

W

warming the library cache, 5-9