Selecting Database Deployment Options For Oracle Database Appliance - Oracle X6-2-HA Deployment And User's Manual

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Selecting Database Deployment Options for Oracle Database Appliance

If you plan to create an initial database during deployment, then use these lists to
select an Oracle Database deployment option, and prepare for the deployment.
• Selecting Database Templates for Oracle Database Appliance
Oracle Database Appliance software includes preconfigured templates that
incorporate Oracle best practices with optimization for different classes of
databases.
• Calculating Required Cores
After you select templates for your planned Oracle Database, identify your
workload type, and determine the total number of CPUs that you require to support
the templates.
Selecting Database Deployment Options for Oracle Database Appliance
If you plan to create an initial database during deployment, then use these lists to
select an Oracle Database deployment option, and prepare for the deployment.
Oracle Appliance Manager installs Oracle Database software on mirrored disks that
are internal to Oracle Database Appliance. During the initial deployment, you can
either create a database or you can defer database creation to a later time.
Options:
• Enterprise Edition: Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition (no automated
failover), with the following characteristics:
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• Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) One Node: Oracle RAC One
Node 18c, with the following characteristics:
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• Oracle RAC: Oracle Real Application Clusters 18c, with the following
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Single-instance Oracle Database Enterprise Edition home
Oracle Database software installation on both nodes
Oracle RAC One Node has a designated Oracle Database Appliance home
node
Oracle RAC One Node software is installed on both servers
Automated failover is configured
Enterprise Edition license is required
Oracle RAC One Node license on each server is required
Exception: If you designate one server as a backup server, then you can use
that server without a license, in accordance with the 10-day rule.
Oracle RAC home
Oracle RAC software is installed on both servers
Enterprise Edition license is required
Oracle RAC license on each server is required (not eligible for the 10-day rule)
Planning Oracle Database Appliance Configuration Options
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