This chapter describes the tasks to perform when configuring T5-8 Exalytics Machines for virtualization, and configuring the Exalytics Machine with Logical Domains and Zones using the Configuration Utility.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Section 2.2, "Configuring an Exalytics Machine for Virtualization"
Section 2.3, "Installing and Configuring Exalytics Software on Virtual Machines"
Before you virtualize an Exalytics Machine, review the following sections:
Section 2.1.2, "Prerequisites for Configuring Exalytics Machines for Virtualization"
Section 2.1.3, "Reconfiguring an Existing Configuration on a T5-8 Exalytics Machine"
As you prepare to virtualize an Exalytics Machine, review the Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine T5-8 Owner's Guide to ensure that you have properly configured and commissioned the Exalytics Machine in your data center. The Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine T5-8 Owner's Guide is available at the following location:
The following prerequisites must be met before you can virtualize an Exalytics Machine:
The Exalytics Machine has been racked and mounted in a data center.
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager is configured to be accessible from the network using the web interface.
All networking information such as host name, IP address, subnet, gateway, and DNS are available.
Spare, unassigned IP addresses are available for the server pool and for each virtual machine deployed on the Exalytics Machine.
You have access to the internet from a computer (not necessarily the Exalytics Machine) to download required software.
The T5-8 Exalytics Machine comprises eight hard disks and eight Flash cards. Each hard disk has a capacity of 1.2 TB. Each T5-8 Exalytics Machine supports two types of configurations: a single and double domain configuration.
A single domain configuration contains eight hard disks, eight Flash cards, and a single operating system. The first two disks contain the operating system, are configured as RAID1 (mirrored), and are built on a single zpool. The remaining disks are configured as a RAID-Z pool.
A double domain configuration consists of two domains, each domain containing four hard disks and its own operating system. The first two disks in each domain are configured as RAID1 (mirrored), built on a single zpool, and mounted on /u03. The remaining disks in each domain are configured as RAID1, built on a second zpool, and mounted on /u01. A two-domain configuration enables you to create four unique configuration layouts depending on the number of CPUs, memory, hard disks, and Flash cards you configure in each layout. For example, one configuration layout can have four hard disks and four Flash cards in the first domain, and four hard disks and four Flash cards in the second domain. Another configuration can have four hard disks and five Flash cards in the first domain and four hard disks and three Flash cards in the second domain, and so on. For more information, see "Understanding Configuration Details" in Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine T5-8 Owner's Guide. The Oracle Exalytics In-Memory Machine T5-8 Owner's Guide is available at the following location:
Tasks to configure the T5-8 Exalytics Machine for virtualization are performed by Oracle Field Service engineers. Do not attempt to configure the T5-8 Exalytics Machine for virtualization manually without the assistance of Oracle Field Service engineers.
The process of installing Exalytics software on virtual machines is identical to installing the software on the Exalytics Machine, except that the virtual machines cannot access the entire Exalytics memory. Keep in mind this limitation when setting kernel parameters related to shared memory or creating huge pages.
You install Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle TimesTen on one virtual machine, and Oracle Essbase (if deployed) on the second virtual machine.
This section consists of the following topic:
This section consists of the following topics:
Section 2.3.1.1, "Modifying the Oracle User and Granting Permissions"
Section 2.3.1.2, "Installing Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle TimesTen"
The Virtual Machine template contains "oracle" as the operating system user name. Associate the user name with the "oinstall" group and create a password for it.
To modify the Oracle user and grant permissions:
Log in as root user.
Enter the following commands to associate the user name "oracle" with the group "oinstall" and to create a password:
groupadd oinstall
usermod –g oinstall oracle
passwd oracle
Enter the following commands to grant permissions to the /u01 drive where the software is to be installed:
chown oracle:oinstall /u01
chmod 775 /u01
Start the VNC Server on the virtual machine.
For detailed instructions on installing Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle TimesTen, see Chapter 3, "Installing Software on the Exalytics Machine."
If deploying Oracle Essbase, install Oracle Essbase on a separate virtual machine.
To install Oracle Essbase:
Connect to a virtual machine.
Navigate to the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud web site at the following link:
For Product Pack, select Oracle Enterprise Performance System.
For Platform, select Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit).
Click Go.
Select and download Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Media Pack 11.1.2.3.0 for Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit).
Download Oracle Essbase, which includes the following:
System Configurator
Foundation Services
Essbase and Static Content
Unzip the zip files to the MW_HOME directory.
Navigate to the folder where you unzipped the files (MW_HOME), and run the following command to install Oracle Essbase:
./installTool.sh
Navigate to MW_HOME/EPMSystem11R1/common/config/11.1.2.0.
Run the following command to create a domain:
./configtool.sh
For more information, see Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide Release 11.1.2.3 at the following location:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E40248_01/epm.1112/epm_install.pdf