HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview of HP Database Validator ..................................................... 7
2 About Database Validator Operations .................................................. 9
HP Database Validator Components ............................................................................................. 9
Overview of Oracle HARD and Database Validator Operations ...................................................... 10
3 Preparing for Database Validator Operations ...................................... 13
Requirements and Restrictions ..................................................................................................... 13
Requirements for the Storage System ..................................................................................... 13
Requirements for the Host Server .......................................................................................... 14
Oracle Data Validation Service ............................................................................................ 15
Preparing for Database Validator Operations ............................................................................... 16
Installing and Configuring XP RAID Manager ............................................................................... 17
4 Performing Database Validator Operations .......................................... 19
Starting Database Validator Operations ...................................................................................... 19
Sample Implementation of Database Validator .............................................................................. 19
Volume Setup .................................................................................................................... 20
XP RAID Manager Setup ..................................................................................................... 21
Oracle Setup ..................................................................................................................... 22
Enabling Database Validator Checking ................................................................................. 22
Enabling Database Validator Checking with LVM Considerations ....................................... 23
Displaying Database Validator Volumes ................................................................................ 24
Displaying Database Validator Volumes Using inqraid ...................................................... 24
Displaying Database Validator Volumes using raidvchkdsp ................................................ 25
Displaying Database Validator Volume using raidvchkscan ............................................... 25
Disabling and Restarting Database Validator Checking ........................................................... 26
Implementing Database Validator on HP-UX Logical Volumes .......................................................... 26
Creating the Database .............................................................................................................. 28
Error Detection and Recovery ..................................................................................................... 28
Error Detection ................................................................................................................... 28
Investigating Error Causes ................................................................................................... 29
5 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 31
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 31
Troubleshooting When Using HP RAID Manager .......................................................................... 31
HP Technical Support ................................................................................................................ 32
6 Support and Other Resources ............................................................ 33
Related Documentation .............................................................................................................. 33
Conventions for Storage Capacity Values ..................................................................................... 33
HP Technical Support ................................................................................................................ 34
XP24000/XP20000 Database Validator User's Guide 3