Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
• 1 Oracle Database Appliance Checklists
  • Checklist for System Requirements
  • Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Installations
  • Deployment Checklist for Virtualized Platforms
  • Checklist for Patching Oracle Database Appliance
  • Checklist for Custom Network Address Configuration
• 2 Introduction to Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Oracle Database Appliance
  • Oracle Database Appliance Software Terminology
  • About the Web Console
• 3 Readying Oracle Database Appliance for Deployment
  • Attaching Storage Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA
  • Attaching Network Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA
  • Attaching Network Cables to Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S or X8-2M
  • Attaching Power Cords and Initializing Components
  • Configuring Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
  • Powering On Oracle Database Appliance the First Time
• 4 Provisioning Oracle Database Appliance Baremetal System
  • Plumbing the Network
  • Verifying Cabling and Network Connections
  • Downloading Oracle Database Appliance Software
  • Installing Oracle Database Appliance Software
  • Creating the Appliance
• 5 Provisioning an Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • Determining if the System is Configured with a Virtualized OS Image
  • Setting Up the Virtualized Platform
  • Installing Virtualized Platform Software and Deploying the Appliance
  • Creating a Configuration File for a Virtualized Platform
    • About the Standalone Oracle Database Appliance Configurator
    • Running the Standalone Oracle Database Appliance Configurator
• 6 Oracle Database Appliance Postinstallation Tasks
  • Configuring CPU Core Count
  • Securing Oracle ILOM Service Processors
  • Changing Oracle Database Appliance Passwords
• 7 Patching Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Patching Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Patching Pre-Checks
  • Running Patching Pre-Checks Before Applying Patches
  • Patching Oracle Database Appliance Bare Metal Systems Using the Command-Line
  • Patching Oracle Database Appliance Using the Web Console
  • Updating Oracle Database Appliance Repository with Database Clone Files Using the CLI
  • Patching Existing Database Homes to the Latest Release Using the Web Console
  • Patching Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • Patching Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector
  • Verifying That HAIP is Disabled After Patching to Release 18.7
  • Applying Additional Patches and Updates
    • Enabling Kernel Updates
    • Adding Repositories for Patch Updates
    • Applying Out-of-Cycle Database Patches
  • About Upgrading to a Different Database Home
• 8 Re-imaging Oracle Database Appliance
  • Cleaning Up Incomplete or Failed Installations
  • Restoring an Oracle Database Appliance Baremetal System
  • Performing Secure Erase of Data on Storage Disks
• 9 Managing Oracle Databases
  • About Administrative Groups and Users on Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Data Migration Options for Oracle Database Appliance
  • Working with Databases
    • Viewing Databases
    • Creating a Database
    • Creating a Database Instance
    • Cloning a Database from Backup
    • Cloning an Oracle ACFS Database Using the Web Console
    • Cloning an Oracle ACFS Database Using Command Line Interface
    • Upgrading a Database
    • Deleting a Database
  • Working with Database Homes
    • About Managing Multiple Oracle Homes on Oracle Database Appliance
    • Viewing Database Homes
    • Creating a Database Home
    • Deleting a Database Home
  • Migrating Databases
    • About Migrating Databases
    • Configuring a Static Listener
    • Migrating a Database
    • Registering a Database
  • About Managing Multiple Database Instances Using Instance Caging
  • Oracle EM Express and DB Console
• 10 Managing Storage
  • About Managing Storage
  • Managing Storage on Single-Node Systems
    • About Storage on Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S and X8-2M
  • Managing Storage on High-Availability Systems
    • About Storage Options for Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA
• 11 Managing Networks
  • About Network Infrastructure and VLANs on Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Oracle Database Appliance X8-2 Network Interfaces
  • Viewing Configured Networks and Network Interfaces
  • Creating a Network
  • Creating a Physical Network
  • Updating a Network
  • Deleting a Network
• 12 Backup, Restore and Recover Databases
  • About Database Backup and Recovery Options
  • Creating a Mount Point for NFS Backup Location
  • Configuring Agent Proxy Settings for Object Store Access
  • Creating a Database Backup Policy
  • Updating a Database with a Backup Policy
  • Updating a Database Backup Policy
  • Backing Up a Database Using the Web Console
  • Viewing Backup Reports
  • Recovering a Database Using the Web Console
  • Deleting a Backup Using the Web Console
  • Deleting a Backup Policy
  • Using the CLI to Backup, Restore, and Recover
    • Preparing for Database Backup to Disk
    • Preparing for Database Backup to NFS Location
    • Preparing for Database Backup to Oracle Cloud
    • Backing Up a Database with the CLI
    • Recovering a Database with the CLI
    • Restoring a Database with the CLI
    • Deleting Backups with the CLI
• 13 Managing an Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • About Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Architecture
    • About Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Architecture
    • About Virtual Machines and Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platforms
  • About Network Infrastructure and VLANs on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • Configuring Additional Networks on Virtualized Platform
  • How to Create and Manage Shared Repositories
    • Creating a Shared Repository
    • Showing the Status of Shared Repositories
    • Starting a Shared Repository
    • Stopping a Shared Repository
    • Deleting a Shared Repository
    • Increasing the Size of a Shared Repository
  • How to Manage Virtual Disks in Shared Repositories
    • Creating a Virtual Disk for Use in a Shared Repository
    • Viewing Information About Virtual Disks
    • Cloning Virtual Disks
    • Attaching a Virtual Disk to a Virtual Machine
    • Deleting a Virtual Disk
  • How to Manage Virtual Machine Templates
    • About Managing Virtual Machine Templates
    • Listing Virtual Machine Templates
    • Importing Virtual Machine Templates
    • Configuring a Virtual Machine Template
    • Showing Configured Values for a Virtual Machine Template
    • Modifying a Virtual Machine Template Configuration
    • Removing a Virtual Machine Template
  • How to Create Clones and Snap Clones of a Template
    • About Creating Clones and Snap Clones of a Template
    • Cloning a Template With OAKCLI
    • Creating a Snap Clone from a Template With OAKCLI
    • Creating a Snap Clone of an Existing Virtual Machine With OAKCLI
  • How to Manage Virtual Machines on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
    • About Managing Virtual Machines on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
    • Listing the Virtual Machines in Your Repositories
    • Creating a Virtual Machine
    • Configuring a Virtual Machine
    • Starting and Stopping a Virtual Machine
    • Externally Configuring a Virtual Machine
    • Opening a Virtual Machine Console for a Virtual Machine
    • Creating an Image for a New Virtual Machine
    • Setting Up a Virtual Machine for Access from eth0 Using an IP Address
    • Adding or Removing a Virtual Disk to or from a Virtual Machine
    • Removing a Virtual Machine from a Shared Repository
    • Performing a Live Migration for an Oracle Database Appliance Virtual Machine
  • How to Create Driver Domain Virtual Machines
    • About Driver Domain Virtual Machines
    • Creating a Driver Domain Virtual Machine from a Template
    • Converting a Virtual Machine to a Driver Domain Virtual Machine
    • Converting a Root Disk to a Driver Domain Disk
  • How to Manage High Availability on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
  • How to Manage CPU Pools on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
    • About Managing CPU Pools for Resource Allocation
    • About Over-Subscribed CPU Pools
    • Creating a New CPU Pool on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Nodes
    • Showing the CPU Pools Configured on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Nodes
    • Changing the Number of CPUs Assigned to a CPU Pool on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform Nodes
    • Assigning a Virtual Machine to a CPU Pool on Oracle Database Appliance Virtualized Platform
• 14 Managing Oracle Database Appliance KVM Virtualization
  • About KVM Virtualization
• 15 Oracle Database Appliance Command-Line Interface
  • About Oracle Database Appliance Command-Line Interface
  • Managing ODACLI Privileges and Security with SUDO
  • odacli Network Commands
    • odacli configure-firstnet
    • odacli list-networks
    • odacli describe-network
    • odacli create-network
    • odacli configure-network
    • odacli update-network
    • odacli delete-network
    • odacli describe-networkinterface
    • odacli list-networkinterfaces
  • odacli Apply Patch and Update Commands
    • odacli describe-component
    • odacli describe-latestpatch
    • odacli create-prepatchreport
    • odacli describe-prepatchreport
    • odacli list-prepatchreports
    • odacli cleanup-patchrepo
    • odacli list-availablepatches
    • odacli delete-prepatchreport
    • odacli list-agentconfig-parameters
    • odacli update-agentconfig-parameters
    • odacli update-dbhome
    • odacli update-dcsadmin
    • odacli update-dcscomponents
    • odacli update-dcsagent
    • odacli update-registry
    • odacli update-repository
    • odacli update-server
    • odaadmcli orachk
    • odacli update-storage
  • odacli Appliance Commands
    • odacli create-appliance
    • odacli describe-appliance
    • odacli describe-system
    • odacli list-featuretracking
    • odacli-adm set-credential
  • odacli Backup and Recovery Commands
    • odacli create-backup
    • odacli create-backupconfig
    • odacli create-objectstoreswift
    • odacli delete-backup
    • odacli delete-backupconfig
    • odacli delete-objectstoreswift
    • odacli describe-backupreport
    •  odacli describe-schedule
    • odacli irestore-database
    • odacli list-backupreports
    • odacli list-backupconfigs
    • odacli list-objectstoreswifts
    •  odacli list-schedules
    • odacli recover-database
    • odacli update-backupconfig
    • odacli update-database
    • odacli update-objectstoreswift
    •  odacli update-schedule
  • odacli CPU Core Commands
    • odacli list-cpucores
    • odacli describe-cpucore
    • update-cpucore
  • odacli Database Commands
    • odacli list-databases
    • odacli describe-database
    • odacli create-database
    • odacli clone-database
    • odacli modify-database
    • odacli register-database
    • odacli upgrade-database
    • odacli delete-database
  • odacli DBHome Commands
    • odacli list-dbhomes
    • odacli describe-dbhome
    • odacli create-dbhome
    • odacli delete-dbhome
  • odacli Database Storage Commands
    • odacli list-dbstorages
    • odacli describe-dbstorage
    • odacli create-dbstorage
    • odacli delete-dbstorage
    • odacli describe-dgstorage
    • odacli list-dgstorages
  • odacli Job Commands
    • odacli list-jobs
    • odacli describe-job
    • odacli list-scheduled-executions
  • Log Commands
    • odaadmcli manage diagcollect
    • odacli list-logspaceusage
    • odacli create-logcleanjob
    • odacli list-logcleanjobs
    • odacli describe-logcleanjob
    • odacli create-auto-logclean-policy
    • odacli list-auto-logclean-policy
  • odacli Oracle Auto Service Request Commands
    • odacli configure-asr
    • odacli update-asr
    • odacli describe-asr
    • odacli test-asr
    • odacli delete-asr
  • odacli OS Commands
    • odacli list-osconfigurations
    • odacli update-osconfigurations
  • odaadmcli Hardware Monitoring Commands
    • odaadmcli show cooling
    • odaadmcli show env_hw
    • odaadmcli show fs
    • odaadmcli show memory
    • odaadmcli show network
    • odaadmcli show power
    • odaadmcli show processor
    • odaadmcli show server
  • Storage Commands
    • odaadmcli expand storage
    • odaadmcli show disk
    • odaadmcli show diskgroup
    • odaadmcli show controller
    • odaadmcli show raidsyncstatus
    • odaadmcli show storage
    • odaadmcli stordiag
    • odaadmcli power disk
    • odacli validate-storagetopology
• 16 Oracle Appliance Manager Command-Line Interface for Virtualization
  • About the Oracle Appliance Manager Command-line Interface (OAKCLI)
  • Managing OAKCLI Privileges and Security with SUDO
  • oakcli add disk -local
  • oakcli configure commands
    • oakcli configure additionalnet
    • oakcli configure asr
    • oakcli configure cpupool
    • oakcli configure firstnet
    • oakcli configure network
    • oakcli configure oda_base
    • oakcli configure repo
  • oakcli copy
  • oakcli create commands
    • oakcli create cpupool
    • oakcli create database
    • oakcli create dbhome
    • oakcli create dbstorage
    • oakcli create db_config_params
    • oakcli create repo
    • oakcli create snapshotdb
  • oakcli delete commands
    • oakcli delete cpupool
    • oakcli delete database
    • oakcli delete db_config_params
    • oakcli delete dbhome
    • oakcli delete dbstorage
    • oakcli delete repo
  • oakcli deploy
  • oakcli expand storage
  • oakcli diskwritecache
  • oakcli locate disk
  • oakcli manage diagcollect
  • oakcli describe-system
  • oakcli modify database
  • oakcli orachk
  • oakcli reconfigure osparams
  • oakcli resize dbstorage
  • oakcli restart oda_base
  • oakcli show commands
    • oakcli show asr
    • oakcli show cooling
    • oakcli show controller
    • oakcli show cpupool
    • oakcli show databases
    • oakcli show db_config_params
    • oakcli show dbhomes
    • oakcli show dbstorage
    • oakcli show disk
    • oakcli show diskgroup
    • oakcli show enclosure
    • oakcli show env_hw
    • oakcli show expander
    • oakcli show ismaster
    • oakcli show fs
    • oakcli show memory
    • oakcli show network
    • oakcli show power
    • oakcli show processor
    • oakcli show raidsyncstatus
    • oakcli show repo
    • oakcli show server
    • oakcli show storage
    • oakcli show validation storage
    • oakcli show validation storage errors
    • oakcli show validation storage failures
    • oakcli show version
  • oakcli start commands
    • oakcli start oda_base
    • oakcli start repo
  • oakcli stop command
  • oakcli stordiag
  • oakcli test asr
  • oakcli unpack
  • oakcli update
  • oakcli update-cpucore
  • oakcli upgrade
  • oakcli validate
  • oakcli Virtual Disk Commands
    • oakcli create vdisk
    • oakcli clone vdisk
    • oakcli delete vdisk
    • oakcli show vdisk
  • oakcli Virtual Machine Commands
    • oakcli clone vm
    • oakcli configure vm
    • oakcli delete vm
    • oakcli migrate vm
    • oakcli modify vm
    • oakcli show vm
    • oakcli show vmconsole
    • oakcli start vm
  • oakcli Virtual Machine Template Commands
    • oakcli configure vmtemplate
    • oakcli delete vmtemplate
    • oakcli import vmtemplate
    • oakcli modify vmtemplate
    • oakcli show vmtemplate
  • oakcli VLAN Management Commands for Virtual Platform
    • oakcli create vlan
    • oakcli delete vlan
    • oakcli show vlan
• 17 Troubleshooting Oracle Database Appliance
  • Viewing Component Information on the Appliance
  • Errors When Logging into the Web Console
  • Errors when re-imaging Oracle Database Appliance
  • Using the Oracle ORAchk Health Check Tool
  • About Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector
  • Running Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector Commands
  • Running the Disk Diagnostic Tool
  • Running the Oracle Database Appliance Hardware Monitoring Tool
  • Configuring a Trusted SSL Certificate for Oracle Database Appliance
    • Option 1: Creating a Key and Java Keystore and Importing a Trusted Certificate
    • Option 2: Packaging an Existing PEM-format Key and Certificates in a New Java Keystore
    • Option 3: Converting an Existing PKCS or PFX Keystore to a Java Keystore
    • Configuring the DCS Server to Use Custom Keystore
    • Configuring the DCS Agent for Custom Certificate
  • Disabling the Web Console
  • Preparing Log Files for Oracle Support Services
• A ODACLI Command Reference for OAKCLI Migration
  • Appliance Commands
  • Patching Commands
  • Database Commands
  • Database Home Commands
  • Database Storage Commands
  • Network Commands
  • Storage Commands
  • Job Commands
  • Hardware Monitoring Commands
  • CPU Core Commands
  • Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) Commands
• B Oracle Database Appliance Software Configuration Defaults
  • Directory Paths for Oracle Database Appliance
  • Location of Log Files
  • Oracle Groups and User Configurations for Oracle Database Appliance
• C Oracle Database Appliance Storage Defaults
  • About Database File Storage
  • Oracle ACFS Mount Points and Storage Space
  • Displaying Mounted Disk Details
  • Usable Space on Oracle Database Appliance X8-2S and X8-2M
  • Usable Space on Oracle Database Appliance X8-2-HA
  • Usable Free Space with Oracle ASM
• D Creating an Appliance Using JSON File
  • Loading and Saving Appliance Configurations
  • Readme for the Command odacli create-appliance
  • Example JSON Files to Create a Single Node Appliance with the CLI
  • Example JSON File to Create a Multi-Node Appliance with the CLI
• E Database Shapes for Oracle Database Appliance
  • About Database Shapes and Classes
  • Database Shapes for the OLTP Class
  • Database Shapes for the In-Memory Class
  • Database Shapes for the DSS Class
• Index