The Oracle Grid described here was implemented on HP BladeSystem Integrity server blades running HP-UX but would apply equally well on other operating systems (e.g. Linux or Microsoft Windows). A core element of this infrastructure is HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) shared storage and its support for boot from SAN. HP refers to this combination of technologies and resulting functionality as the HP Reference Architecture for Oracle Grid on HP Integrity server blades.
The dynamic provisioning model provides the basic tools needed to automate replacement and provisioning of server nodes within your Oracle environment, creating an infrastructure that can adapt as your business needs change. For example, you can dynamically re-purpose a server so that it can temporarily fulfill a different role. This model provides yet another example of how you can use HP tools to maximize the return on your hardware and software investment. HP continues to work closely with partners such as Oracle, Red Hat, Microsoft and others to provide leading-edge technologies that enable next-generation IT infrastructures today
This paper also documents the specific HP-UX software packages and services that can be used in a highly available deployment of Oracle E-Business Suite R12. It is intended to simplify the deployment process and to supplement OracleMetalink Note: 384248.1. The same HP-UX principles can be applied to earlier EBS 11i releases, but the EBS-specific implementation details will be slightly different.
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