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Chapter 8: Virtualizing Oracle Database 10g/11g

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Oracle Database 10g/11g Virtualization

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This chapter will review how to rapidly deploy a virtualized Oracle 10g/11g Database using Oracle VM Templates with Oracle VM Manager.
 
Note: As of this writing, the Oracle 10g/11g Database Oracle VM Templates will not boot on an Oracle VM server with more than 60 G or RAM. Oracle VM templates using Oracle Linux 5.3 and below ship with a known kernel bug that will not allow the Oracle VM template to boot on an Oracle VM server with more than 60 G or RAM. If your Oracle VM server has more than 60 G of RAM and an Oracle VM template will not boot, edit the grub.conf file on the Oracle VM server to add the memory parameter to kernel line that loads the Xen hypervisor, i.e.
kernel /xen-64bit.gz dom0_mem=1024M mem=50G
After adding the mem=50G entry, reboot the Oracle VM server. With the addition of the mem=50G entry, the Oracle VM template will be able to boot on the Oracle VM server. Once the Oracle VM template is running, patch the kernel to resolve the kernel bug, and then remove the the mem=50G entry on the Oracle VM server.

Oracle VM Templates Overview

Oracle VM Templates are self-contained and pre-configured virtual machines with key Oracle technologies that can be downloaded and rapidly deployed in to production or test environments. Each Oracle VM Template is packaged using Oracle best practices, which eliminates operating system and application installation and configuration costs, reduces risk and dramatically shortens deployment time. Oracle VM Templates are available from the Linux Oracle eDelivery portal. There is no other vendor in the virtualization market that can offer this level of in-depth knowledge, integration, management and pre-packaging of applications with a production ready operating system.
 
The use of Oracle VM Templates for the deployment of applications in Oracle VM guest virtual machines eliminates the need for a user to install and configure the operating system or applications. The virtual machines created using Oracle VM Templates can be started either from the Oracle VM Manager or the Oracle VM Management Pack (an Oracle Enterprise Manager plug-in).
 
Oracle VM Templates include a free download and free trial license with the option to purchase a product license. Oracle VM Templates do not have time limits or feature limitations, e.g. Oracle VM Templates are full featured and do not have expiration dates. Oracle VM Templates can be quickly transitioned from evaluation into production by purchasing Oracle technology licenses.
 
List 1 shows Oracle’s current Oracle VM templates collection:

Oracle Virtualization and Management

  • Oracle VM Manager 2.2 and 2.1.5
  • Oracle VM Template Builder 2.1
  • Oracle VM Server 2.2.1 and 2.1.5 SDK
  • Sun Ray Software 5
  • Oracle Secure Global Desktop
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g R5 (10.2.0.5)
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control 11g R1 (10.2.0.5)

Oracle Applications

  • E-Business Suite 12.1.3
  • E-Business Suite 12.1.1
  • E-Business Suite 12.X Sparse Middle Tier
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Update 1 with ESUs and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.98 Update 3
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 Update 1 and JD Edwards EnterpriseOneTools 8.98 Update 2
  • PeopleSoft ELM 9.1 Bundle #2 with PeopleTools 8.50.09
  • PeopleSoft FSCM 9.1 Bundle #4 (includes Maintenance Pack 2) with PeopleTools 8.50.10
  • PeopleSoft CRM 9.1 Bundle #2 with PeopleTools 8.50.09
  • PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.1 and PeopleTools 8.50.09
  • PeopleSoft HCM 9.1 and PeopleTools 8.50.02
  • Siebel CRM SIA 8.1.1
  • Siebel CRM SIA 8.0

Oracle Middleware

  • Oracle WebLogic Server on JRockit Virtual Edition 11g R1 (10.3.2)
  • Oracle WebLogic Server 10g Release 3
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 10.1.3.4
  • Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 WebCenter
  • Oracle Identity Management 10g Release 2
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 10.1.3.4 and 10.1.3.3

Oracle Database & Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)

  • Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 11g Release 2
  • Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) 11g Release 1
  • Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Database 10g Release 2

Oracle Operating Systems

  • Oracle Linux 4 and 5
  • Oracle Solaris 10

3rd Party Software

  • Zeus Traffic Manager
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