Complete these tasks to deploy the Oracle Database Appliance software.
Topics:
dcs-agent
before updating the repository.dcs-agent
to 12.1.2.8.0 before installing the latest patch set. If you are using 12.1.2.8 or later, you do not need to update the dsc-agent
.dcs-agent
is installed, then download the latest patch bundle and update the repository, dcs-agent
, and server components.Review this information to understand the available deployment options.
The procedure to deploy software consists of the following steps:
Copy the Oracle Database Appliance Single Instance software bundle that you downloaded earlier.
Update the repository with Oracle Database Appliance Single Instance software bundle.
Deploy your configuration.
The Web Console is the preferred method of deploying your configuration. The Web Console provides all of the fields necessary to provision Oracle Database Appliance, including configuring the system, network, database, and Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR). If you prefer to use the command-line interface, you must create a JSON file to configure the deployment options.
Deploying Oracle Database Appliance software requires approximately 1 hour to complete.
Ensure that your appliance has the latest dcs-agent
before updating the repository.
If you are using Oracle Database Appliance 12.1.2.7.0, then you must upgrade the dcs-agent
to 12.1.2.8.0 before installing the latest patch set. If you are using 12.1.2.8 or later, you do not need to update the dsc-agent
.
dcs-agent
includes changes and information not available in the 12.1.2.7.0 version of the dcs-agent
. The information is needed to use the command-line interface to install the update bundle and update the agent, server, and databases. Use the describe-job
command to monitor the progress of each patching job. Run the update-image
command to update the dcs-agent
image to the latest version.Note:
If you are using 12.1.2.7.0, you must run theupdate-image
command to update the dcs-agent
image to version 12.1.2.8.0. Once you are on version 12.1.2.8.0, use the update-repository
command and follow the steps to install the latest update release. before using the patching command-line interface.Caution:
Do not patch Oracle Database Appliance using individual patches for Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Oracle Database, or Oracle Linux. Also do not use individual infrastructure patches, such as firmware patches. You must only use Oracle Database Appliance patches.
If you use patches that are not intended for Oracle Database Appliance, or if you use Opatch, or a similar patching tool, then Oracle Database Appliance inventory is not updated, and you cannot complete future patch updates.
Related Topics
If an older version of the dcs-agent
is installed, then download the latest patch bundle and update the repository, dcs-agent
, and server components.
dcs-agent
.
Note:
If you are on version 12.1.2.7, then you must upgrade the agent to a version that supports patching.Copy the software bundle to the system and update the image to the latest version before deploying the appliance.
You must copy the Oracle Database Appliance Single Instance software bundle to the Oracle Database Appliance.
Copy the file using a Secure Copy (scp
) or Secure File Transfer Protocol (sftp
) protocol. To use scp
or sftp
, you must first set up a static IP address (for example, oda_host
) and configure Oracle Database Appliance with that address by using the configure-firstnet
command. This command ensures the system is available in your network, enabling you to use the Oracle Appliance Manager Web Console to deploy Oracle Database Appliance.
Alternatively, you can use a USB storage device. To use a USB drive to transfer the files, you must format it first as FAT32
, ext3
, or ext4
. NTFS file formats are not supported.
Before running the update-repository
command, ensure that your appliance has the latest version of the dcs-agent
and that the initial network connection is configured.
Related Topics
Configure the system, network, user groups, database, and Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR) and deploy the appliance.
Launch the Web Console to complete the following configuration steps to deploy Oracle Database Appliance:
Configure the system
Configure the client access network
(Optional) Configure an additional network and an Oracle ILOM network
Configure a database
(Optional) Configure Oracle ASR
Use the checklists that you completed earlier as a reference for the configuration settings needed to deploy the appliance.
After deployment, the root
and database users SYS
, SYSTEM
, and PDBADMIN
are set to the master password. The oracle
and grid
passwords are set to welcome1
. Change these passwords to comply with your user security protocols.