Managing Oracle 11g Clusterware utilities
Oracle provides a suite of utilities and scripts that are to be used by the database administrator in charge of an Oracle 11g RAC environment. It is imperative to master these tools so that the 11g Clusterware can be monitored on a proactive basis to avoid any failures or downtimes in the clustered environment for Oracle 11g RAC. The key Clusterware administration utilities that we will discuss in this chapter include the following:
CRSCTL (Clusterware Control utility)
CRS_STAT (Cluster Ready Services Statistics)
OCRCHECK (Oracle Cluster Registry Check Utility)
OCRCONFIG (Oracle Cluster Registry Config Utility)
CLSCFG (Clusterware Config Tool)
CLUVFY (Clusterware Verification Utility)
CRSCTL
The CRSCTL command utility is an essential tool to master in the DBA toolbox for Clusterware maintenance and administration. It provides Clusterware monitoring functions as well as the ability to add and remove key components of the Oracle 11g Clusterware such as...