VERITAS + RAC ON LINUX FAQ (Doc ID 558376.1)

Last updated on MARCH 07, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Red Hat Advanced Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server x86-64 (AMD Opteron Architecture)
IBM: Linux on POWER Big Endian Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server Itanium
SUSE \ UnitedLinux x86-64
Linux x86-64
Linux Itanium
Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System 5.0
Veritas Storage Foundation for RAC (SFRAC)

Purpose

Oracle supports Oracle RAC installations only on clusters comprised of RAC compatible technologies and supported software combinations. The purpose of this FAQ is to clarify what combinations of Oracle RAC 10.1 - 11.1 + Veritas software are supported on Linux.

This note does not apply to Oracle RAC 11.2. Oracle RAC 11.2 on Linux is certified with Veritas SFRAC full stack. This is in the certification tab on MOS. Please see the certification matrix for details, including which Linux distributions and versions have this certification. For instructions on how to look up RAC certifications in MOS certification tab, please see <Note 1053954.1>.

Summary

The Veritas SFRAC product provides several separable functionalities, including Veritas cluster software and Veritas clustered file system (CFS). Oracle does not support running RAC 10.1 - 11.1 on Linux with 3rd-party cluster software, and this includes Veritas cluster software. Therefore Oracle does not support the use of Veritas SFRAC on Linux with RAC 10.1 - 11.1. Oracle does, however, support using Veritas CFS with RAC 10.1 - 11.1 on Linux, with several restrictions - see below.