1.3.2 Required software
This subsection explains considerations about the software configuration that you must be aware of to use HA Monitor Kit, along with some notes about the software.
- Organization of this subsection
- (1) Software configuration
- (2) Notes on software
(1) Software configuration
The following figure shows the software configuration.
Figure 1-6 Software configuration
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(a) Kernel
- Linux (x86)
- The operating system that forms the system foundation.
(b) Hot-standby control
- HA Monitor
- Controls switching to a standby host.
- HA Monitor Kit
- An optional product of HA Monitor that works under HA Monitor.
(c) Program
- Oracle
- A relational database management system. In a system that uses HA Monitor, Oracle is managed as a monitor-mode server.
(2) Notes on software
Note the following points about the software:
- If you are using Automatic Storage Management (ASM) for the file system, you cannot build a cluster environment that uses HA Monitor Kit.
- The following optional products and functions cannot be used:
- Oracle Clusterware
- Oracle Data Guard Broker
- Oracle RAC
- Oracle Restart