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Component products and processes of SF Oracle RAC

To understand how SF Oracle RAC manages database instances running in parallel on multiple nodes, review the architecture and communication mechanisms that provide the infrastructure for Oracle RAC. SF Oracle RAC component products highlights the SF Oracle RAC component products.

SF Oracle RAC component products

Component product

Description

Cluster Volume Manager (CVM) 

Enables simultaneous access to shared volumes based on technology from Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM). 

See Cluster volume manager

Cluster File System (CFS) 

Enables simultaneous access to shared file systems based on technology from Veritas File System (VxFS). 

See Cluster file system

Database Accelerator 

Provides the interface with the Oracle Disk Manager (ODM) API. 

See Oracle disk manager

Cluster Server (VCS) 

Uses technology from Veritas Cluster Server to manage Oracle RAC databases and infrastructure components. 

See Veritas Cluster Server

RAC Extensions 

Manages cluster membership and communications between cluster nodes. 

See RAC extensions