1. Installation and Configuration Guide for Exadata Database Machine
  2. Using Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant
  3. Using the Browser-based Version of Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant

3.3 Using the Browser-based Version of Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant

Use the deployment assistant for initial configuration, and when modifying or adding to an existing deployment. You can import an existing configuration when adding new components or modifying an existing deployment.

Have the following available before running the deployment assistant:

  • IP addresses
  • Machine names
  • DNS and NTP information

The following options are available in the Options drop-down menu:

  • About: View version information for OEDA.
  • New: Start a new configuration.
  • Import: Import an existing configuration file. The file format is XML.
  • Save: Save the current configuration to an XML file.
  • Diagnostics: Creates a ZIP file that can be used to troubleshoot and diagnose issues with the OEDA Web interface.
  • Preferences: Specify your preferences for how the Web interface behaves.
  • Validate (OEDA Step 1): Check the current configuration for completeness and correctness.
  • CheckIp: Checks the IP addresses.
  • Installation Template: Generates the Installation Template report, which summarizes the current configuration.
  • OEDA Keyboard Shortcut Keys: Describes keyboard shortcuts for navigating the OEDA Web interface.

The following list describes the configuration flow in the OEDA Web interface. Use the Help menu option to display details about the options and controls provided in the OEDA Web interface.

  1. Specify the hardware for the deployment on the Select Hardware page. This page also captures customer information and various rack-level configuration options.

  2. Use the Choose Operating System page to choose whether to configure virtualization on the database servers.

    Note:

    In a virtualized configuration, each Exadata database server may only contain a limited number of VMs up to the supported maximum.

    For Exadata X8M-2 and later systems, see Oracle Linux KVM Deployment Specifications and Limits. Otherwise, see Oracle VM Deployment Specifications and Limits.

  3. Enter the administration network and private network information on the Rack Networks page.
  4. Specify the configuration of database server operating system users and groups on the Users page. You can choose between Default, Role Separated, or a Custom configuration.

  5. Define the clusters on the Clusters page.

    Each cluster definition specifies the database and storage servers that are associated with the cluster.

    In a virtualized configuration, each cluster definition also specifies the CPU and memory resources allocated to each VM. You can also customize the configuration of the guest user filesystem (/u01) and optionally add others (/u02, and so on).

  6. Define the ASM disk group layout on the Diskgroups page.
  7. Specify the Oracle Database home information for each Oracle home on the Create Database Home page.
  8. Specify databases and their attributes on the Create Database page.

    Note:

    To create databases on Exadata, Oracle recommends using Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) or the OEDA Command Line Utility (OEDACLI), as both utilities implement the latest Exadata best-practice configuration settings for your Exadata system configuration. The Oracle Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) is also available in the Oracle Database software bundle. However, DBCA is not recommended for new database creation on Exadata because it does not integrate with the OEDA XML configuration file and may not implement the recommended Exadata-specific configuration settings.

  9. Enter the client and backup network information on the Cluster Networks page.

  10. Configure the email alerts, SNMP alerts, Auto Service Request, Oracle Config Manager, and Enterprise Manager alerting on the Alerting page.
  11. Answer the configuration questionnaire and provide additional information about the deployment in the text field on the Comments page. Information entered in this field appears at the bottom of the InstallationTemplate.html file.
  12. Click Save and Download to create the configuration files. You are prompted to choose a location in which to save a ZIP file to your local computer.
  13. Copy the ZIP file to a directory on the first database server in Oracle Exadata Rack. Use a subdirectory of /u01, such as the /u01/oeda directory. These files are used by the field engineer to configure the Oracle Exadata Rack.

Parent topic: Using Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant