To verify your configuration is supported, review the product requirements and licensing information:
See the Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability Configuration and Upgrade Guide.
See the Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC Configuration and Upgrade Guide.
You will need to verify the following to setup a campus cluster:
Hardware requirements for Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability (SFCFSHA) or Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC (SF Oracle RAC)
License requirements: in addition to your product with HA/DR, you will need:
With keyless licensing, your enterprise product keys enable all of the above features.
The following preparation must be completed before configuring the campus cluster.
To prepare to set up a campus cluster
Set up access to the local storage arrays and to remote storage arrays on each node. The storage link will extend to the third site as well.
In environments using the Flexible Storage Sharing (FSS) feature, this step is not mandatory. For more details on FSS, see the Storage Foundation Cluster File System Administrator's Guide.
Set up the private heartbeat network
See your operating system documenation.
See the Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability Configuration and Upgrade Guide.
See the Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC Configuration and Upgrade Guide.
For a setup example, steps are provided to install and configure SF Oracle RAC 7.0 on all four nodes. Your installation and configuration steps will necessarily differ to reflect your configuration details.