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Installing and Configuring HP RSO with Oracle Database Servers
abstract

audience

recovery server option
overview
the RSO solution
key benefits
The purpose of this installation guide is to provide guidelines for installing and configuring HP
Recovery Server Option (RSO) for Oracle9i® Database Servers on ProLiant servers running
Microsoft Windows 2000 or Red Hat Linux version 7.2.
This paper provides the following information:
• Guidelines for installing and configuring HP RSO with Oracle9i database on ProLiant servers.
• Pre- and post-installation requirements and procedures for running HP RSO with Oracle9i
database on ProLiant servers.
This document is intended for system administrators and end users who are planning to install HP
Recovery Server Option (RSO) with Oracle9i database servers on ProLiant servers running
Microsoft Windows 2000 or Red Hat Linux operating systems.
This document assumes familiarity with Oracle9i database and one or both of the supported
operating systems. See the section
Recovery Server Option (RSO) is an entry-level high availability software that provides reliable
protection and increased uptime against hardware and operating system failures. RSO ProLiant
Essentials software provides an active-standby configuration for two servers, allowing one ProLiant
server to stand-by as a backup for another identically configured server. One server functions as
the primary server and the other server functions as the hot-standby recovery server. RSO is
installed in each server and the image of the operating system and the applications reside in the
Smart Array cluster storage. Applications are restarted on the recovery server when a fatal fault is
detected in the hardware or the operating system of the primary server.
RSO provides a reliable entry-level high availability solution that is simple to install and can be
configured at a low cost. RSO is an ideal solution for applications that are not cluster aware,
remote site deployments, unmanned operations, or distributed environments. RSO maintains
uptime as a result of fully automated server recovery in the event of a primary server failure and
eliminates the requirement for intervention from the systems administrator to recover from a server
failure. Because the failover operation is automated, RSO represents an excellent solution for
unattended operation.
• Maintains uptime as a result of fully automated server recovery, in the event of a server failure.
Eliminates the requirement for intervention from the systems administrator to recover from a
server failure, an excellent solution for unattended operation.
• Ideal for non-cluster aware applications including custom developed applications.
• Easier to install and configure than a typical cluster configuration, the Recovery Server Option is
easily installed with its menu based interface.
• Works in the background and does not interfere with standard server operations.
• Ideal for remote locations and distributed environments.
"Supported Operating Systems" in this document.
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