1 Oracle Database Appliance Checklists
Use these checklists to ensure you have completed the tasks required for setting up, deploying, and patching Oracle Database Appliance.
- Checklist for System Requirements
Before you begin the deployment, ensure that you have the system information described in this checklist ready. This checklist applies to baremetal and virtualized platform deployments. - Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Installations
This checklist provides an overview of the tasks to setup and deploy Oracle Database Appliance for the first time. - Deployment Checklist for Virtualized Platforms
This checklist provides an overview of the tasks to setup and deploy Oracle Database Appliance for Virtualized Platforms for the first time. - Checklist for Patching Oracle Database Appliance
Follow the checklist items to apply patches to Oracle Database Appliance. - Checklist for Custom Network Address Configuration
Use the checklist to identify the IP addresses required for Oracle Database Appliance.
Checklist for System Requirements
Before you begin the deployment, ensure that you have the system information described in this checklist ready. This checklist applies to baremetal and virtualized platform deployments.
Table 1-1 Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle Database Appliance
Component | Information Required | Comments |
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Host Name |
The name for the Oracle Database Appliance System. The name must conform with the RFC 952 standard, which allows alphanumeric characters and hyphens ( - ), but does not allow underscores ( _ ). The name should not begin with a numeral or hyphen and should not end in a hyphen. Oracle recommends that you use all lowercase characters for the host name. |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. Host Name: |
Domain Name |
Your domain name. For example: |
Domain Name: |
Region |
The region where you plan to operate the Oracle Database Appliance system. |
Region: |
Timezone |
The time zone where you plan to operate the Oracle Database Appliance system. |
Timezone: |
Diskgroup Redundancy |
Determine the redundancy level for DATA, RECO, and FLASH: If there are up to two disks, then you can select the disk group redundancy as Normal or Flex. If there are more than two disk drives, then you can select the redundancy as Normal (two way mirror), High (three way mirror), or Flex. If you select High redundancy, then DATA, RECO, and FLASH are all High Redundancy. |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Number of Enabled CPU Cores |
Based on your capacity-on-demand (CoD) license, this value specifies the number of enabled CPU cores |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Backup |
Determine the backup location. For external backup, you need an NFS device. |
Backup location: |
Percentage of Storage Reserved for Data |
Determine the amount of reserves for DATA storage. The percentage must be a whole number between 10 and 90, and determines how the disks are partitioned between DATA and RECO. For example, if you specify 80, then 80% of storage is reserved for DATA and the remaining 20% is for RECO. |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
System Password |
The password set for the root user of the system,
operating system users, database users, and pdbadmin. The
password is also used to set the database |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
DNS Server |
(Optional) DNS server details. If configuring DNS, a minimum of one DNS Server IP is required. |
DNS Server details: |
NTP Server |
(Optional) Network Time Protocol (NTP) server details. |
NTP Server details: |
Network Information for the client access network |
Obtain the following network information:
Obtain the following additional network information for virtualized platforms:
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Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Network Information for the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) network |
Obtain the following ILOM network information:
For HA systems, ensure that you have the information to configure two ILOM networks. |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
User and group information |
Determine how you want to configure your users and groups and whether or not you want to allow operating system role separation. The default is two users with six groups. Operating System Role Separation: Yes/No Customization of Users and Groups: Yes/No Groups and IDs:
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Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Initial Database Details (if you want to create one during deployment) |
(Optional) If you choose to create an initial database during deployment, determine the following configuration details:
The DB Name and DB Unique name can contain alphanumeric characters and must start with an alphabet. It can contain underscores ( _ ), but cannot contain characters such as "!@%^&*()+=\\|`~[{]};:'\",<>/?". |
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR) information |
(Optional) Do you want to configure and enable
Oracle ASR at deployment or later? If required, then ensure that
you have the following information.
|
Use this space to note the values for your appliance. |
Information for Virtualized Platform Deployments Only |
Base Memory: Memory allocated to the ODA_BASE domain. |
Use this space to note your values. |
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Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Installations
This checklist provides an overview of the tasks to setup and deploy Oracle Database Appliance for the first time.
Table 1-2 Deployment Checklist for Baremetal Installations
Component | Tasks |
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Register your hardware Support Identifier (SI) | Add your hardware Support Identifier (SI) to your My Oracle Support account profile. Your hardware SI is supplied when you purchase Oracle Database Appliance. If you acquire new software licenses, then you must also register your new software SIs. The SI registration process can take up to 24 hours to complete. |
Connect to Oracle Database Appliance |
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Configure Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) on
Node0 and
Node1 |
Before you configure Oracle ILOM, ensure that you have following information available:
Log into the Oracle ILOM console and follow the procedure in the topic Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager. |
Power ON |
Follow the steps described in the topic Verifying Cabling and Network Connections. |
Plumb the network |
Ensure that you have recorded the IP address and netmask address. Set up a temporary network connection to Oracle Database Appliance. Use the command Log into the Oracle ILOM console and follow the procedure in the topic Plumbing the Network. |
Download Oracle Database Appliance Software |
Log into My Oracle Support and download the software files for deployment. Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Release Notes for the latest software. |
Install Oracle Database Appliance |
Upload the zip files to a temporary location on Oracle Database Appliance and then update the repository and install the software. Follow the steps and run the commands described in the topic Installing Oracle Database Appliance Software. |
Create Appliance |
Follow the steps described in the topic Creating an Appliance. |
Perform postinstallation tasks |
Configure CPU core count. Change the passwords for Web Console, Oracle users and groups, and Oracle ILOM. Follow the steps described in the chapter Oracle Database Appliance Postinstallation Tasks. |
Cleanup Deployments |
If your deployment failed for some reason, then run the cleanup script and redeploy the appliance. For steps to run the cleanup script, see the topic Running the Cleanup Script for Incomplete or Failed Installations. |
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Deployment Checklist for Virtualized Platforms
This checklist provides an overview of the tasks to setup and deploy Oracle Database Appliance for Virtualized Platforms for the first time.
Table 1-3 Deployment Checklist for Virtualized Platform for X8-2/X7-2HA
Component | Tasks |
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Register your hardware Support Identifier (SI) | Add your hardware Support Identifier (SI) to your My Oracle Support account profile. Your hardware SI is supplied when you purchase Oracle Database Appliance. If you acquire new software licenses, then you must also register your new software SIs. The SI registration process can take up to 24 hours to complete. |
Connect to Oracle Database Appliance |
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Configure Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) on
Node0 and
Node1 |
Before you configure Oracle ILOM, ensure that you have following information available:
Log into the Oracle ILOM console and follow the procedure in the topic Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager. |
Power ON |
Follow the steps described in the topic Verifying Cabling and Network Connections. |
Download and deploy Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized ISO Image and Configure Network |
Log into My Oracle Support and download the Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized OS ISO Image for deployment. Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Release Notes for the latest software. Log into the Oracle ILOM console and follow the procedure in the topic Installing the Virtualized Platform Template. |
Install Virtualized Platform Software and Deploy the Appliance |
Download the Oracle Database Appliance VM Template for deployment and copy the files to Set up ODA_BASE. Use the Start Oracle Appliance Manager and provide your configuration options. Follow the steps and run the commands described in the topic Installing Virtualized Platform and Deploying the Appliance. |
Cleanup Deployments |
If your deployment failed for some reason, then run the cleanup script and redeploy the appliance. For steps to run the cleanup script, see the topic Running the Cleanup Script for Incomplete or Failed Installations. |
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Checklist for Patching Oracle Database Appliance
Follow the checklist items to apply patches to Oracle Database Appliance.
Table 1-4 Checklist for Patching Oracle Database Appliance Deployments
Component | Tasks |
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Verify Appliance is running and network and cabling are correctly configured |
On High-Availability systems only: Verify cabling: Verify interconnect networking. Run the commands |
Check the current version |
Checking the current version enables you to verify if a patch is applicable to your appliance. You can then determine whether to upgrade directly to the target patch version or whether you need to upgrade to an interim version. Run:
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Download the Patches from My Oracle Support |
Log into My Oracle Support and download the bundle patches for the release. Refer to the Oracle Database Appliance Release Notes for the latest software. |
Run Patching Pre-checks and Patch Oracle Database Appliance Using the Web Console |
Upload the zip files to a temporary location on Oracle Database Appliance and unzip the patch. Run the command on Node0. The patches are propagated to the other node automatically. Log into the Web Console with the Follow the steps described in the topic Patching Oracle Database Appliance Using the Web Console. |
Run Patching Pre-checks and Patch Oracle Database Appliance Using the CLI |
Follow the steps and run the commands described in the topic Patching Oracle Database Appliance Using the CLI. |
Run the Cleanup Script (Optional) |
If your patch failed for some reason, then run the cleanup script and redeploy the appliance. For steps to run the cleanup script, see the topic Running the Cleanup Script for Incomplete or Failed Installations. |
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Checklist for Custom Network Address Configuration
Use the checklist to identify the IP addresses required for Oracle Database Appliance.
Note:
Oracle does not recommend changing the default Host Private Address. You cannot change the private network after deploying the appliance.Table 1-5 Default IP Address Requirements for Oracle Database Appliance
Type of IP | IP Address Default Values | Your Values As Applicable |
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Client Access Network |
No default |
No default |
Additional Network |
No default |
No default |
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) |
No default |
No default |
Host Private Addresses |
InfiniBand has bonded interface |
Not applicable: the private addresses are defined before deployment and should not be changed |
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