1. Exascale User's Guide
  2. Oracle Exadata Exascale System Administration
  3. Configure Exascale
  4. Configure Exascale Using the OEDA Web User Interface

2.1.1 Configure Exascale Using the OEDA Web User Interface

You can use the Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant (OEDA) Web user interface to initially configure Exascale on a fresh Exadata deployment, or to add Exascale alongside an existing Exadata deployment.

To initially configure Exascale on a fresh Exadata deployment:

  1. Use the OEDA Web user interface to create a new Exadata XML configuration file (es.xml) that includes configuration details for an Exascale cluster and Exascale-enabled Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.

    See OEDA Web User Interface Settings and Options for Exascale.

  2. Use the OEDA deployment utility (install.sh) to configure the fresh Exadata deployment as specified in the Exadata XML configuration file (es.xml).

To add Exascale alongside an existing Exadata deployment:

  1. Ensure that the existing Exadata system configuration has free space in the storage servers to accommodate Exascale. The total amount of required free space is governed by your projected use of Exascale.

    If required, reconfigure the existing ASM disk groups and Exadata grid disks to ensure that every Exadata cell disk contains the same amount of space available for Exascale to use. Also, ensure that any adjustments to the storage configuration are reflected in the Exadata XML configuration file (es.xml).

  2. Start the OEDA Web user interface and import the Exadata XML configuration file (es.xml) from your existing Exadata deployment.

  3. Use the OEDA Web user interface to modify the Exadata configuration as follows:

    See also OEDA Web User Interface Settings and Options for Exascale.

    1. On the OEDA Select Hardware page, click the check box to Enable Exascale.

    2. Use the Exascale page to define an Exascale cluster.

    3. Use the Define Clusters page to add new Exascale-enabled VM clusters alongside your existing ASM-based VM clusters.

    4. Use the Create Database page to add new databases that use Exascale storage.

    5. Generate the updated Exadata XML configuration files.

  4. Use the OEDA deployment utility (install.sh) in conjunction with the cluster-specific XML configuration files for the new Exascale-enabled VM clusters.

Parent topic: Configure Exascale