IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1   Database:  Oracle        

Oracle Real Application Clusters

In addition to the traditional database server clusters, FileNet® P8 components support Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC). Oracle RAC allows for the active availability of multiple database servers that run in parallel.

Active availability of multiple database servers that run in parallel is in contrast to the traditional cluster topologies, where only one instance is running at a time. With Oracle RAC, multiple database servers are running at the same time and provide access to the same data. The benefit of this is the ability to continue to provide high availability with load-balancing. Oracle also provides Transparent Application Failover to automatically reconnect client applications to a database in the event of a connection failure, making the failover of database sessions unnoticeable to the application. The settings that control load balancing and Transparent Application Failover are maintained by the Oracle client.

The Oracle client settings that are required to enable load balancing and Transparent Application Failover in an Oracle RAC configuration are not specific to any application, including FileNet P8 components. For more information about how to enable client settings for load balancing and Transparent Application Failover for your Oracle RAC configuration, see your Oracle documentation.



Last updated: October 2015
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