Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper with Oracle

For the most efficient setup, perform the following tasks to create an Oracle database instance first on the primary server and then on the secondary server.

Important Considerations

• If you are not installing Oracle Home on shared or replicated volumes, configure the Oracle database in “Advanced Configuration” and do not configure Oracle Managed Files.

• When there are multiple Oracle databases to be protected (configured as active/active), it is necessary to configure a separate Oracle Home, Oracle listener, and virtual IP address for each database.

• The name of the Oracle listener must be the same as the database SID.

• Special consideration is required when the Oracle Home is not installed to the same LifeKeeper protected volume as the Oracle Database. If Oracle Home is installed on a different shared or replicated volume, that volume must be LifeKeeper protected and manually added as a dependent resource in the Oracle resource hierarchy.

• LifeKeeper will not allow you to configure multiple listeners to listen on the same virtual IP address with different ports.