DB Home Parameters
This section describes the parameters you define while creating the DB VM homes. Use this information in conjunction with these activities:
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Planning DB VMs, as described in DB VM Planning Worksheets (Optional).
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Creating a DB VM home with the MCMU BUI, as described in Create DB Homes (BUI), or CLI described in Create DB Homes (CLI).
Oracle Database Version
When you configure a database home, you are provided with a choice of selecting from a variety of Oracle Database versions such as the following:
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11g
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12c (also available in Standard Edition)
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12.2 Standard Edition 2
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18c
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18.3 Standard Edition 2
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19c
For information about specific patch levels for the different versions, refer to MOS ID 2153282.1 on My Oracle Support.
The availability of a particular version depends on when the MiniCluster Component Bundle was downloaded at installation time, or when bundles are downloaded for patching and updating (see Updating and Patching MiniCluster Software (BUI).
If a particular version is not available at the time that you configure the DB homes, you can eventually upgrade to later versions using the MiniCluster Updating feature.
Each home provides one database version, but you can install multiple homes in a DB VM group. The DB homes you create determine the specific versions of the Oracle Database that are available to each DB instance.
Once the DB home is created, the utility allocates these resources for each DB VM:
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ZFS root file system – 40 GB.
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Database directory – 100 GB ZFS file system mounted on /u01.
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DB REDO Logs – Configured for high redundancy on the storage array.
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Client network – 1 virtual network.
This figure shows an example of a DB VM group with two DB homes.
Oracle Home Path
Is the directory path for the Oracle Database. The default is /u01/app/oracle/product/release_number/dbhome_number. Accept the default or change the name used for the dbhome_number.
Patch Level
Select a version from the drop-down list.