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Oracle VM 3.4.6 : Part 3 – OVM Networks
Configuring OVM Networks Before we can present our iSCSI and NFS storage to our Oracle VM Server we need to configure a network. Oracle VM Manager provides a simple to use interface which can maintain the /etc/sysconfig/networking-scripts without the need of manual editing. In my lab I have a number of VLAN's configure on an... Continue Reading →
Adding new devices (VMware) to Linux without re-booting server
Background Today, I found myself needing to add 3 new disks to one of my Oracle database server VMware VM's, unfortunately I was unable to re-boot the server so I followed the steps below to add the new devices. Create LUN's using your storage platform and add add them to your Virtual Machine using... Continue Reading →
Oracle Database Automation with Ansible AWX
Latest @Ansible demo showing multiple @Oracle #12c databases being refreshed from a simple playbook using @Ansible #AWX @OracleACE
Getting started with Ansible and Windows
Background I spend most of my time working with Linux but occasionally I come across Oracle on Windows, so I thought it's about time that I tried my hand at using Ansible on Windows. Ansible on Windows You can not currently run Ansible on Windows, but you can manage Windows servers from a Linux or... Continue Reading →
Getting started with the Oracle ZFS Storage VMware Simulator (Part II)
In this Blog post I will share how your newly created Oracle ZFS Storage VMware Simulator can be used to deliver storage for an Oracle 12c database via dNFS and also support HCC (Hybrid Columnar Compression). Hopefully you have followed Part I of my Blog post on Getting Started with the Oracle ZFS Storage VMware... Continue Reading →
Oracle 12c Multi-database refresh with Ansible
In this Blog post I will share another short video demonstrating how storage data services can be used to perform many common data management tasks using simply scripting, DevOPS automation tools and Pure Storage REST API’s . Oracle 12c multiple databases clones with Ansible Before we jump into the demonstration let me detail my architecture and explain... Continue Reading →
Part 3: Oracle 12c Point-in-Time-Recovery
In this Blog post I will share another short video demonstrating how storage data services can be used to perform many common data management and CDM (Copy Data Management) tasks using simply scripting, DevOPS automation tools and Pure Storage REST API’s . Oracle 12c Point-in-Time-Recovery This video starts the same as a Part 1: Oracle 12c database reset by... Continue Reading →
Part 2: Oracle 12c database rewind
In this Blog post I will share another short video demonstrating how storage data services can be used to perform many common data management and CDM (Copy Data Management) tasks using simply scripting, DevOPS automation tools and Pure Storage REST API’s . Oracle 12c database rewind This video starts the same as a Part 1: Oracle 12c... Continue Reading →
Part 1: Oracle 12c database reset
In this series of Blog posts I will share short videos demonstrating how storage data services can be used to perform many common data management and CDM (Copy Data Management) tasks using simply scripting, DevOPS automation tools and Pure Storage REST API's . Oracle 12c Database Reset The video starts by refreshing an Oracle 12c database,... Continue Reading →