Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 About Oracle Database Appliance

• Oracle Database Appliance Capacity-on-Demand Licensing
• Oracle Database Appliance Software
• Overview of Oracle Database Appliance Deployment

2 Preparing for Oracle Database Appliance Installation and Deployment

• Registering Your Support Identifier on My Oracle Support
• Planning Oracle Database Appliance Configuration Options
  • Selecting Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Options
  • Selecting Database Configuration Options
    • Selecting Database Deployment Options for Oracle Database Appliance
    • Selecting Database Templates for Oracle Database Appliance
    • Calculating Required Cores
• Gathering System Requirement Information
  • List of Information You Need Before Deployment
  • Checklist for System Details
  • Checklist for Custom Node Network Address Configuration
• Creating an Oracle Appliance Manager Deployment Plan
  • About the Standalone Oracle Database Appliance Configurator
  • Running the Standalone Oracle Database Appliance Configurator

3 Readying Oracle Database Appliance for Deployment

• Attaching Supplied Cables for Oracle Database Appliance
  • Attaching Cables for Oracle Database Appliance X5-2
  • Attaching Cables for Oracle Database Appliance Models X4-2 and X3-2
  • Cabling Oracle Database Appliance to Connect to Fiber Public Networks (Optional)
• Attaching a Storage Expansion Shelf to Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Attaching and Cabling Storage Shelves
  • Installing and Cabling a Storage Expansion Shelf
• Attaching Peripheral Devices
• First Startup of Oracle Database Appliance
  • Attaching Power Cords and Initializing Components
  • Powering On Oracle Database Appliance the First Time
  • Defining Your Public Network Interface Type (X4-2)
• Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
• Configuring an Initial Network Connection
• Validating Oracle Appliance Manager Software Version

4 Deploying Oracle Software on Oracle Database Appliance

• About Deploying Oracle Database Appliance Software Using OAKCLI
• Deploying Virtualized Platform Oracle Database Appliance Software
• Deploying Bare Metal Platforms on Oracle Database Appliance

5 Oracle Database Appliance Postinstallation Tasks

• Changing the Oracle Installation Owner Passwords
• Changing the IPMI User Name and Password
• Configuring Oracle Auto Service Request

Index