Installing and Configuring HP RSO with Oracle Database Servers
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Shut down the Standby server, and leave it shut down until ALL software configurations are
completed on the Primary Server.
enabling RSO on the
primary server
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Boot the Primary Server.
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During the Power On Self Test (POST), press F8 to go into Option ROM Configuration for
Arrays (ORCA) menu.
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From the ORCA menu, select “Configure Recovery Server Option” menu item. This menu option
will not be present if ROM is not updated or the boot drive is not in
Smart Array
Storage.
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Select to make this the Primary or Active Server.
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Select a timeout value (default is 1 minute).
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Save these settings by pressing F8. RSO is now enabled on the Primary Server.
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Let the Primary Server boot the OS.
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Install RSO drivers/daemon as described in the RSO user’s Guide. See
Appendix – B
for
details.
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Upon the next reboot, the RSO service/daemon will startup automatically.
Note:
Microsoft Windows customers will need to install the Health Management driver via the
SmartStart
CD. This is not required for the Linux daemon.
enabling RSO on the
standby server
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Shutdown the Primary Server.
•
Boot the Standby Server.
•
During the Power On Self Test (POST), press F8 to go into Option ROM Configuration for
Arrays (ORCA) menu.
•
From the ORCA menu, select “Configure Recovery Server Option” menu item. This menu option
will not be present if ROM is not updated or the boot drive is not in
Smart Array
Storage.
•
Select to make this the Standby server
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Select a timeout value (default is 1 minute).
Note:
Make sure that the timeout value selected in the Standby Server is the same in Primary
Server as.
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Save these settings by pressing F8. RSO is now enabled on the Standby Server.
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Shut down the Standby Server
rebooting the primary
and standby servers
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Once RSO is configured and installed on both servers, power off both servers.
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First boot the Primary Server all the way to the OS level.
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Once the Primary server has completely booted, let the Standby server reboot. Upon rebooting,
the standby server will stop at the RSO Status screen and wait to communicate with the Primary
server. While the communication channel is being established between the Primary and the
Recovery Server, the RSO Status screen on the Standby Server will display ‘Not Ready’.
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Once communication between the Primary and Standby servers is established, the RSO Status
on the Standby Server will change to ‘Ready’.
Note:
For ALL planned shutdowns (or reboots) of Primary Server, power-off the Standby Server
prior to shutting down the Primary Server.
