The following items were new for the Version 1.1.25 release of MiniCluster:
The following items have been added in ESHM 3.0.0:
A new BUI Components tab that shows information on storage shelves
A new BUI table in the Components, Compute Servers tab that shows information on non-global zones
MiniCluster now supports an additional storage array, effectively doubling the storage capacity. The additional storage array can be configured at time of install or added at a later time as needed.
Oracle Standard Edition Databases (Single Instance and RAC) are supported on MiniCluster. The MiniCluster virtual assistant fully automates the creation of Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition 2 (SE2) homes and single instance databases.
A new security profile and compliance verification has been added to MiniCluster that meets "Defense Information System Agency - Security Technical Implementation Guidance (DISA-STIG)”. The security profile builds on CIS security profile, and introduces additional 75 security controls and FIPS-140-2 cryptography.
A dedicated auditor role has been added to the MiniCluster roles. Upon approval, audit users can access the auditor’s review page in the MiniCluster Configuration Utility, where they can generate audit reports and review user and system activity.
You can now configure unused network interfaces as additional networks on existing VMs within MiniCluster. See the Oracle MiniCluster S7-2 Administration Guide for more information.
Separation of roles can be enabled to administer ASM and RDBMS separately.
The SYSASM, SYSOPER for ASM, and SYSDBA for ASM system privileges enables the separation of the Oracle ASM storage administration privileges from SYSDBA. This is mostly needed by third party apps, mainly SAP.
A new toggle switch option is introduced to facilitate isolation of shared storage to all VMs. This helps to isolate Security and Compliance enabled VM group environment from sharing files with global and kernel zones by disabling corresponding NFS services.
A user profile can be edited using the MiniCluster Configuration Utility or through the CLI.
The MiniCluster Configuration Utility now supports five languages as part of the internationalization.
You can add external NFS servers for a database Virtual Machine group through the MiniCluster Configuration Utility or the CLI.
A dynamic graph will show the connections between compute nodes and storage arrays on the “Hardware Topology” page in the MiniCluster Configuration Utility, and will detect if the connections are correct.
You can change, enable, and disable the EEPROM password from the MiniCluster Configuration Utility or through the CLI.