Preface

The Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Data Guard provides procedures for administering Oracle Data Guard data replication with Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition software on both SPARC and x86 based systems.

Note - This Oracle Solaris Cluster release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, AMD64, and Intel 64. In this document, x86 refers to the larger family of x86 compatible products. Information in this document pertains to all platforms unless otherwise specified.

Bash is the default prompt for Oracle Solaris 11. Machine names shown with the Bash shell prompt are displayed for clarity.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is intended for system administrators, support personnel, and application developers who work with the Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition (Geographic Edition) product, Oracle database, and Oracle Data Guard software.

To understand the concepts that are described in this book, you need to be familiar with the Oracle Solaris Operating System and also have expertise with Oracle Solaris Cluster software and with the Oracle database software that is supported for use with Oracle Solaris Cluster software.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide contains the following chapters and appendix:

Chapter 1, Replicating Data With Oracle Data Guard Software describes how to configure data replication with Oracle Data Guard software.

Chapter 2, Administering Oracle Data Guard Protection Groups describes how to administer data replication with Oracle Data Guard software.

Chapter 3, Migrating Services That Use Oracle Data Guard Data Replication describes how to migrate services for maintenance or in the event that your cluster fails.

Appendix A, Geographic Edition Properties for Oracle Data Guard Broker Configurations describes the properties for Geographic Edition data replications that use Oracle Data Guard.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

Related Documentation

Information about related Geographic Edition topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table.

Topic	Documentation
Overview	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Overview
Installation	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide
Command and function references	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual
Data Replication	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Data Guard Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Solaris Availability Suite
System administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide

Information about related Oracle Solaris Cluster topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table.

Topic	Documentation
Hardware installation and administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 Hardware Administration Manual Individual hardware administration guides
Concepts	Oracle Solaris Cluster Concepts Guide
Software installation	Oracle Solaris Cluster Software Installation Guide
Data service installation and administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide and individual data service guides
Data service development	Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide
System administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster System Administration Guide Oracle Solaris Cluster Quick Reference
Software upgrade	Oracle Solaris Cluster Upgrade Guide
Error messages	Oracle Solaris Cluster Error Messages Guide
Command and function references	Oracle Solaris Cluster Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Data Services Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Reference Manual Oracle Solaris Cluster Quorum Server Reference Manual

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using the Oracle Solaris Cluster software, contact your service provider and provide the following information:

Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model and serial numbers of your systems
The release number of the operating system (for example, the Oracle Solaris 11 OS)
The release number of Oracle Solaris Cluster software (for example, 4.0)
The contents of the /var/adm/messages file

Use the following commands to gather information about your systems for your service provider.

Command	Function
`prtconf -v`	Displays the size of system memory and reports information about peripheral devices.
`psrinfo -v`	Displays information about processors.
`pkg list`	Reports which packages are installed.
SPARC: `prtdiag -v`	Displays system diagnostic information.
`/usr/cluster/bin/clnode show-rev`	Displays Oracle Solaris Cluster release and package version information.

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