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Oracle® Universal Content Management
Clusters Concept Guide
10g Release 3 (10.1.3.3.1)
May 2007Clusters Concept Guide, 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.3.1)
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Intended Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Symbols and Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Chapter Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
Chapter 2: Implementation Considerations
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
About Clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Content Server and File System Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Benefits of Cluster Environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Robustness and Recovery Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Shared File System Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Active/Active Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Failover and Failback Functionalities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Identifying the Cluster Customer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
Components of a Standard Clustered Content Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
Compatibility and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
Hardware Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Network Storage Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12
Web Availability Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Chapter 3: Cluster Installations
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
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Cluster Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Installation Architectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
General N-Tier Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Two-Tier Installation Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Three-Tier (Multi-Tier) Installation Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5
Sample Installation Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Simple Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Basic N’Tier Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10Cluster Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10
Multi-Tier Cluster Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Geographic Cluster Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
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Chapter
1.INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
This chapter covers the following topics:
Product Overview (page 1-1)
About This Guide (page 1-2)
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
A server cluster is a group of independent servers managed as a single system that can be
used as a multipurpose platform for database management, file and intranet data sharing,
and general business applications.
Content Server can be a stand-alone system, or it can be modified and integrated in
unlimited configurations to alleviate problems of maintenance, load balancing, and
scalability. In a cluster configuration where multiple servers share a Content Server
instance, all of the servers also use a common content server file system, database, and
search collection. A load balancer can be used to provide high availability and scalability
for consumption.
Important: The clustering concepts and implementation information included in this
document are intended only as a reference and not as complete examples of how you
should establish your cluster configuration.
Clusters Concept Guide 1-1Introduction
Important: Not all clustering configurations have been tested, and this guide does not
specifically cover all possible clustering environments. We recommend that you test your
clustering configuration in a development environment before deploying it to production.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This Clustering Concepts Guide provides general overview, background and conceptual
information about the clustered Content Server product. It discusses recommended
hardware and software for various cluster server platforms where the machines are
running the Windows 2000 Server, or the UNIX operating system (Sun Solaris, HP-UX,
IBM AIX, or Linux Red Hat). The information contained in this document is subject to
change as the product technology evolves and as hardware, operating systems, and third-
party software are created and modified.
Intended Audience
This configuration guide is intended for individuals who are responsible for designing,
implementing, and/or maintaining systems that combine the Content Server product with
multiple servers in a clustered environment. In addition, this manual will be useful f