Oracle Database 11g Oracle Real Application Clusters Handbook, 2nd Edition, 2nd Edition
by K Gopalakrishnan
Cache Coherency
In cache coherency, the contents of the caches in different nodes are in a well-defined state with respect to each other. Cache coherency identifies the most up-to-date copy of a resource, also called the master copy. In case of node failure, no vital information is lost (such as a committed transaction state) and atomicity is maintained. This requires additional logging or copying of data but is not part of the locking system.
Cache coherency is the mechanism by which multiple copies of an object are kept consistent between Oracle instances. Parallel Cache Management (PCM) ensures that a master copy of a data block is stored in one buffer cache and consistent copies of the block are stored in other buffer caches. The background ...
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