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The second edition is revised with content for HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 update (also known as HP-UX 11i v2 update 2). This version provides support for mixed clusters.

Continentalclusters is a Hewlett-Packard high availability solution that provides disaster tolerant clustering over long distances. Version A.04.02 of Continentalclusters, which contains enhancements and defect fixes, is being released with the following product numbers:

Version A.04.02 of Continentalclusters requires the HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 update operating systems. Continentalclusters version A.04.00 or later will not automatically include the separately purchased products Metrocluster CA XP and Metrocluster/SRDF.

Since Continentalclusters configurations may be complex to configure and maintain, it is strongly recommended that you use Hewlett-Packard’s high availability consulting services to ensure a smooth installation and rollout. Please contact your HP representative to inquire about high availability consulting. In addition, you should work with your HP representative to ensure that you have the latest firmware revisions for disk drives, disk controllers, LAN controllers, and other hardware.

Starting with version A.04.00, Continentalclusters recovery supports Oracle 9i RAC instances in the environment that uses HP XP/CA for data replication and SLVM for volume management.

Starting with version A.04.02, Continentalclusters recovery also supports Oracle 9i RAC instances in the environment that uses EMC/SRDF for data replication and SLVM for volume management.

Table 1-1 “Metrocluster Version Requirements for Continentalclusters Oracle RAC Support” shows the Oracle RAC support requirements for Continentalclusters version A.04.02.

	NOTE: For more detailed compatibility and feature information on Continentalclusters, refer to the Disaster Tolerant Clusters Product Compatibility and Feature Matrix (Continentalclussters-CC) located on http://docs.hp.com/hpux/ha