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Oracle® Solaris Cluster 4 Compatibility Guide

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Updated: February 2020
 
 

Application Services on Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0

An application service is an application along with an data service which makes the application highly available or scalable in Oracle Solaris Cluster.

All Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 data services are supported with IPv4 only.

Table 70  Data Services for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 on SPARC
Application
Application Version
Comments for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 on SPARC
Apache Tomcat
6.0: starting with 6.0.28
7.0: starting with 7.0.06

  • Failover, multiple master, scalable

  • For failover: failover zone, global zone, zone cluster

  • For multiple master, scalable: global zone, zone cluster
Apache Web Server
2.2.x
2.4.x

  • Failover, scalable

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Both non-SSL-aware Apache and SSL-aware Apache are supported. Notes for configuring SSL-aware Apache with this data service is in Oracle Bug 20525331 available in MOS.

  • 2.2.x shipped with Oracle Solaris 11.1, Oracle Solaris 11.2 or Oracle Solaris 11.3, and the same versions from the Apache web site

  • 2.4.x versions from the Apache web site
Domain Name Service (DNS)
N/A

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
N/A

  • Failover

  • Global zone
Generic Data Service (GDS) (SUNW.gds)
N/A

  • Failover, multiple master, scalable

  • Global zone, zone cluster
NFS
V3
V4

  • Failover

  • Global zone
Oracle Database (HA-Oracle)
11g Release 2:

  • 11.2.0.3
Oracle E-Business Suite
12.1

  • Failover, multiple master (Parallel Concurrent Processing), scalable

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Starts with Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SRU 2
Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue
4.5.2

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Enterprise Edition
11g Release 2:

  • 11.2.0.3
Oracle Solaris Zones
Brand types:
solaris and solaris10 branded containers

  • Failover, multiple master

  • Global zone
Oracle VM Server for SPARC
See Support for Oracle VM Server for SPARC.

  • Failover

  • Global zone
Oracle Web Tier
11.1.1.4, 11.1.1.5

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
Oracle WebLogic Server
10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
SAP NetWeaver
Versions that run on SAP kernels 7.20, 7.20_EXT

  • Failover, multiple master

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Starts with Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SRU 4

  • Minimum patch level 300 for 7.20, 7.20_EXT

  • SAP certified. For information, see:

    • https://www.sap.com/index.html www.sap.com – Click on Our Partners and then Find an SAP Partner. Expand Partner Information Center (PIC) and click on Partner Information Center. Select the Search for Solutions tab and search for "Solaris Cluster" as the Solution Name. Click on Solaris Cluster 3.3.

    • SAP Note 1740958 – Central Note: SAP on Solaris Cluster 4.x and Solaris 11
Table 71  Data Services for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 on x64
Application
Application Version
Comments for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 on x64
Apache Tomcat
6.0: starting with 6.0.28
7.0: starting with 7.0.06

  • Failover, multiple master, scalable

  • For failover: failover zone, global zone, zone cluster

  • For multiple master, scalable: global zone, zone cluster
Apache Web Server
2.2.x

  • Failover, scalable

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • 2.2.x shipped with Oracle Solaris 11.1, Oracle Solaris 11.2 or Oracle Solaris 11.3, and the same versions from the Apache web site

Note -  For Apache versions 2.2.x, the data service supports only standard HTTP server. Apache-SSL and mod_ssl are not supported.

Domain Name Service (DNS)
N/A

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
N/A

  • Failover

  • Global zone
Generic Data Service (GDS) (SUNW.gds)
N/A

  • Failover, multiple master, scalable

  • Global zone, zone cluster
NFS
V3
V4

  • Failover

  • Global zone
Oracle Database (HA-Oracle)
11g Release 2:

  • 11.2.0.3
Oracle GlassFish Server Message Queue
4.5.2

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Starts with Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SRU 4
Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) Enterprise Edition
11g Release 2:

  • 11.2.0.3
Oracle Solaris Zones
solaris and solaris10 branded containers

  • Failover, multiple master

  • Global zone
Oracle Web Tier
11.1.1.4, 11.1.1.5

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster
Oracle WebLogic Server
10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5

  • Failover, multiple master

  • Global zone
SAP NetWeaver
Versions that run on SAP kernels 7.20, 7.20_EXT

  • Failover, multiple master

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Starts with Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SRU 4

  • Minimum patch level 300 for 7.20, 7.20_EXT

  • SAP certified. For information, see:

    • https://www.sap.com/index.html www.sap.com – Click on Our Partners and then Find an SAP Partner. Expand Partner Information Center (PIC) and click on Partner Information Center. Select the Search for Solutions tab and search for "Solaris Cluster" as the Solution Name. Click on Solaris Cluster 3.3.

    • SAP Note 1740958 -Central Note: SAP on Solaris Cluster 4.x and Solaris 11
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
15.7

  • Failover

  • Global zone, zone cluster

  • Supported in HA mode only – both asymmetric and symmetric

  • The Companion Server feature is not supported

Oracle Database on Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0

Table 72  HA-Oracle 11g Release 2 Matrix for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SPARC
HA-Oracle 11g Release 2 on SPARC
HW RAID
Solaris Volume Manager
Global Zone
Zone Cluster
Oracle VM Server for SPARC
UFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
QFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
ZFS
Y
N/A
Y
Y
Y
PxFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
NFS Appliancea
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Y
ACFS
Y
N/A
Y
Yb
Y
Clustered ASM
Y
Y
Y
Yb
Y
Solaris Volume Manager
Y
N/A
Y
Y
Y
HW RAID
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Y

  • a – Includes Direct NFS (dNFS) support

Table 73  HA-Oracle 11g Release 2 Matrix for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 x64
HA-Oracle 11g Release 2 on x64
HW RAID
Solaris Volume Manager
Global Zone
Zone Cluster
UFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
QFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
ZFS
Y
N/A
Y
Y
PxFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
NFS Appliancea
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Clustered ASM
Y
Y
Y
Y
Solaris Volume Manager
Y
N/A
Y
Y
HW RAID
N/A
N/A
Y
Y

  • a – Includes Direct NFS (dNFS) support

Oracle RAC on Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0

Table 74  Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 Matrix for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 SPARC
Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 on SPARC
HW RAID
Solaris Volume Manager
Global Zone
Zone Cluster
Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Shared QFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
NFS Appliancea
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Y
Clustered ASM
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Solaris Volume Manager
Y
N/A
Y
Y
Y
HW RAID
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Y

  • a – Includes Direct NFS (dNFS) support

Table 75  Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 Matrix for Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0 x64
Oracle RAC 11g Release 2 on x64
HW RAID
Solaris Volume Manager
Global Zone
Zone Cluster
Shared QFS
Y
Y
Y
Y
NFS Appliancea
N/A
N/A
Y
Y
Clustered ASM
Y
Y
Y
Y
Solaris Volume Manager
Y
N/A
Y
Y
HW RAID
N/A
N/A
Y
Y

  • a – Includes Direct NFS (dNFS) support

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