Any enterprise that is designing and implementing a high availability strategy with Oracle RAC must begin by performing a thorough analysis of the business drivers that require high availability. An analysis of business requirements for high availability combined with an understanding of the level of investment required to implement different high availability solutions enables the development of a high availability architecture that achieves both business and technical objectives.
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For help choosing and implementing the architecture that best fits your availability requirements:
Design and Deployment Techniques provides a high-level overview you can use to evaluate the high availability requirements of your business.
Oracle Database High Availability Overview describes how to select the most suitable architecture for your organization, describes several high availability architectures, and provides guidelines for choosing the one that best meets your requirements.
Oracle Database High Availability Overview for information about the Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture