1 About Oracle Database Appliance

Oracle Database Appliance enables you to take advantage of Oracle Database in an easy-to-deploy and manage system. The complete package of software, server, storage, and networking saves time and money by simplifying deployment, maintenance, and support of database and application workloads.

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Oracle Database Appliance Software

Review this topic to see Oracle software that is installed with or available for download for Oracle Database Appliance.

Oracle Database Appliance components can include the software listed in the following table.

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Some releases may not contain all the items for one or more components listed in the table.

Table 1-1 Software for Oracle Database Appliance

Component Component Contents Component Required On Installed or Downloaded

Oracle Database Appliance Operating System Image

Oracle Appliance Manager command-line interface

Oracle Appliance Manager Configurator (graphical user interface)

Oracle Linux

Hardware drivers

All deployments

Installed

Oracle Database Appliance Patch-Set Bundle

Basic input/output system (BIOS)

Hardware drivers and management pack and firmware drivers for various components

Oracle Appliance Manager

Oracle Linux

Oracle VM

Java Development Kit (JDK)

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM)

Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU)

Oracle Automated Service Request (ASR)

Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Oracle Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

Java Development Kit (JDK)

All deployments

Downloaded

Oracle Database Appliance End-User Bundle

Oracle Database clone binaries

Oracle Database templates, customized for Oracle Database Appliance deployments

Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone binaries

Bare Metal deployments

Downloaded

ODA_BASE template

Oracle Database clone binaries

Oracle Database templates, customized for Oracle Database Appliance deployments

Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone binaries

Virtualized Platform deployments

Downloaded

Components listed as Installed are typically available on Oracle Database Appliance when you receive it, and components listed as Downloaded are components that you can download and deploy yourself.

Overview of Oracle Database Appliance Deployment

Review this overview to understand the order of steps you must complete to deploy Oracle Database Appliance.

  1. Prepare for Oracle Database Appliance.
    1. Register your Support Identifier (SI) for Oracle Database Appliance with My Oracle Support to obtain software and support from Oracle.
    2. Plan your configuration options and gather network and related information.
    3. Set up the server site.
    4. Configure network names and addresses on your Domain Name System (DNS) server.

    Use the Oracle Appliance Manager Configurator to generate the network names and addresses, or to validate your existing network names and addresses. The standalone Configurator is available for download from Oracle Technology Network. You can create a configuration file on a local machine before delivery of your Oracle Database Appliance.

  2. Prepare Oracle Database Appliance for deployment.
    1. Mount Oracle Database Appliance hardware into a rack at the server site.
    2. Connect power and required cables to Oracle Database Appliance.
    3. Create an initial network configuration to load external files.
  3. Install and deploy software on Oracle Database Appliance.
    1. Download and copy the Oracle Database Appliance end-user bundle to Oracle Database Appliance.
    2. Run the Oracle Appliance Manager Configurator and select or enter the required information.

      During deployment, you configure a two-node Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Automatic Storage Management). You also can configure Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Oracle RAC, or Oracle RAC One Node. After the initial deployment, you can add databases, configure core counts, add instance caging, or add virtual domains.

  4. Complete postinstallation tasks.
    1. Download patches to apply after deployment.
    2. Reset default passwords.

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