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Jan 19
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 8 – SSH, DNS & CVU.
It’s acronym time boys and girls! Before we get to the fun part of configuring the shared storage in Part 9, we need setup a few more slightly less fun items. Secure Shell or SSH and Domain Name System or DNS. After that we take the thrill ride of running the Cluster Verification Utility or …
Jan 18
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 7 – Build Oracle RAC Servers.
Now it’s time to start the process of building our first Oracle RAC system. To do that, we will need two Oracle Database 12c server nodes running Oracle Linux.This installment shows how to build that rather efficiently using a cool capability of Oracle VM. Quick links to all the tasks: Task #1: Install Oracle Linux on …
Dec 09
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 6 – Build OEM Cloud Control Server.
Now that the basic building blocks of the Oracle Database infrastructure are in place, it’s time to start building out the servers themselves. A management console helps enormously with the administration and maintenance of servers and that’s what we’re going to build first. Although hardly the last word in ease of use, intuitive interface design …
Dec 04
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 5 – Create VMs.
With the hard work of configuring the OVM Server behind us, we can move onto the relatively simple task of creating VMs. Just as with a physical computer, a virtual computer is made up of various resources. These include CPU, memory, disk, network interfaces and an operating system. The trick here is to decide how …
Dec 01
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 4 – Configure Oracle VM Server.
Configuring Oracle VM Server using Oracle VM Manager can be a little tricky.However, once you know just a handful of concepts and some terminology, you’ll wonder what the fuss was all about.In Part 4, we’ll show you the steps to configure OVM Server in readiness to create VMs. Part of the reason Oracle VM is …
Nov 25
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 3 – Install Oracle VM Software.
The Oracle VM software provides the fundamentals for building the entire Oracle infrastructure. The good news is, it’s really quite easy to install it. In other news, the configuration can be a little challenging if you don’t know a handful of concepts, some terminology and the order in which to do things. Fear not, that’s …
Oct 19
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 2 – Software.
Here’s the matrix of software I used for this project. Almost all of it is available as free downloads. Some items are interchangeable with alternatives and I’ve noted them where appropriate. Here’s the list: Software Summary. Oracle VM. Oracle VM is the virtualization software which allows you to create virtual Oracle database servers. It does …
Aug 02
Build Your Own Oracle Infrastructure: Part 1 – Hardware.
If you are interested in setting up your own Oracle infrastructure, this series is for you! Over the course of 14 installments I will describe what I did and how I did it, along with some useful tips and tricks to help get things done.This is for educational purposes only, but much of what is …
Jun 10
X-Win32
X-Win32 is a fully loaded X Windows server environment for Microsoft Windows available from StarNet. It’s simpler to use, has greater functionality and is cheaper than other similar products. I use it and you should too! Use the following links to jump to the item you need. Index: Upgrading & …