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HP-UX and Oracle
I have heard that it is possible to have the following setup for running an Oracle database on HP-UX , but I would like a little confirmation.
Two servers, each running HP-UX 11, acting as a sort of tag-team partnership. They share SAN space for all their storage needs. One server, the primary, is running an Oracle database, but if it goes down for any reason, the second server can take over simply by downloading the binaries for Oracle from where they are stored on the SAN. Once these are downloaded (in a matter of minutes at the most), the second server can immediately start acting as the new primary. Prior to this download of compiled binaries, the second server had nothing but a few configuration files and scripts on it (no Oracle installation at all). I am assured that these pre-compiled binaries are all that are needed. No administrator interaction, all configurations have already been done.
Does this, in fact, sound like a reasonable and accurate thing or is someone trying to pull the wool over my eyes?