Remote Physical Data Guard Implementation on Oracle Solaris 10 x64 using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 makes data guard implementation a very simple process, carrying it out automatically in minutes, instead of having to carry it out manually in hours! Moreover, a number of data guard configurations can be deployed simultaneously through a user interface, simply, by entering the necessary information and by clicking a few buttons.

A primary production database may have a number of standby databases ready for a failover in case if it crashes. Standby databases may also be created for switchover operations that are performed to carry out maintenance operations on the primary production database.

Depending on the requirements, standby databases can be either physical or logical.

For more information on physical and logical standby databases, kindly visit the following link:
http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_difference_logical_physical_standby_database.htm

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to remotely deploy a physical data guard configuration on Oracle Solaris x64 through Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3.

Time Duration: 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the degree of parallelism.

Performing a Text-based Base Installation of Oracle Solaris 11.1 x86-64 Cloud Operating System in VMware Player 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Oracle Solaris 11.1 is the industry's first cloud operating system for enterprises. With over 7+ years of development, 2700 projects, 400 unique innovations and roughly 750+ customers, Oracle Solaris 11.1 becomes one of the world's best data center/cloud operating systems. It can run on any system, provide high service, high availability and can secure mission critical applications. You do not have to install and administer packages any more, pay no license fees, have no restrictions, or any extra costs, and more importantly, involve no more 3 hour maintenance windows.

Oracle Solaris 11.1 also supports full operating system, network and storage virtualization with Solaris containers called Zones, virtual NICs and the industry's most advanced ZFS file system format.

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to install a base version of Oracle Solaris 11.1 x86-64 in VMware Player 6.0 using the simple text-based installer -
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Time Duration: Around 30 Minutes.

Configuring Privilege Delegation in Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64, Oracle Solaris 10 x64 and OEM Cloud Control 12c Release 3

In order to provide root privileges to an ordinary user, we need to delegate them to the user. 'sudo' command can be used to accomplish this, but is, by default, not configured for ordinary users such as 'oracle'.

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to configure the 'sudo' command for ordinary users such as 'oracle'. I will subsequently demonstrate how to configure privilege delegation in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 too.

Time Duration: 30 Minutes

Deploying Oracle Management Agent 12c Remotely on Oracle Solaris 10 x64 using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3

A great feature of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 is that it allows you to remotely deploy the Oracle Management Agent 12c to targets running various operating systems such as Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Oracle Solaris, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows Server and IBM AIX, as long as you can communicate with the Secure Shell (SSH) ports of the remote targets.

Such a feature can be really helpful in a data center environment, where you may have a myriad targets mostly located in the data center, or perhaps may be even spread across multiple geographically disparate data centers, as it can help to automate the deployment of the management agents across all targets.

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to remotely deploy an Oracle Management Agent 12c onto an Oracle Solaris 10 x64 target present in the local area network of the Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64, using OEM Cloud Control 12c R3.

Time Duration: 30 to 60 minutes (45 minutes on an average!)

Configuring a New Enterprise Manager System in OEM Cloud Control 12c Release 3 (12.1.0.3.0) on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64

Configuring a new enterprise manager system in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64 is another tedious task that needs some careful planning and neat execution. It is also a very time consuming process that will require your attention initially, but once you let the configuration process initiate, it will occur on its own and will allow you to get some relief too.

The process also requires many prerequisites such as creating an Oracle Management Repository database and then installing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3, but the benefits of setting up the enterprise manager system in your data center are obviously surplus!

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to configure a new enterprise manager system in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c R3 on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64.

Time Duration: 3 to 3.5 hours (3.25 hours on an average without prerequisites!)

The time duration with the prerequisites is around 5 to 6 hours.

Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 (12.1.0.3.0) on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64

Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 3 (12.1.0.3.0) on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64 is a very tedious and time-consuming process that needs some careful planning and neat execution. This is because not only is the OEM CC 12c R3 software huge in size to download, but it also requires a lot of resources in terms of CPU, RAM and disk space, as well as OS parameter tuning and OS package installation.

According to Oracle Corporation, Oracle Enterprise Manager is Oracle’s integrated enterprise IT management product line, which provides the industry’s only complete, integrated and business-driven enterprise cloud management solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager creates business value from IT by leveraging the built-in management capabilities of the Oracle stack for traditional and cloud environments, allowing customers to achieve unprecedented efficiency gains while dramatically increasing service levels.

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to install OEM CC 12c R3 on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64.

Time Duration: 45 to 60 minutes (software installation only)

Creating an 11g R2 (11.2.0.3.0) Oracle Management Repository Database for Use with OEM Cloud Control 12c (12.1.0.3.0)

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c (OEM CC 12c) is a web-based application that stores and retrieves the metadata about all of the targets in the cloud infrastructure from its very own database called the Oracle Management Repository. The question that arises is that which Oracle database versions are supported by OEM CC 12c, so that one of these databases can be used as an Oracle Management Repository database.

In my tutorial below, I will demonstrate to you how to create an Oracle Management Repository database. I will also demonstrate in a subsequent tutorial as to how the database can be configured with OEM CC 12c.

To begin with, there are multiple Oracle database versions that are supported by OEM CC 12c (12.1.0.3.0) -

A. 11g Release 11.2.0.3.0
B. 11g Release 11.2.0.2.0
C. 11g Release 11.2.0.1.0
D. 11g Release 11.1.0.7.0
E. 10g Release 10.2.0.5.0

In my tutorial, I will be creating an Oracle 11g Release 11.2.0.3.0 database as the Oracle Management Repository database for OEM CC 12c.

Time Duration: 30 to 60 Minutes (45 Minutes on an Average!)

Migrating an Enterprise Edition Oracle Database from 11.2.0.3.0 (11g R2) to 12.1.0.1.0 (12c) on Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 x86-64

Oracle Database 12c (12.1.0.1.0) is Oracle's first pluggable database that brings a completely new level of efficiency into the existing database platform and that makes database consolidation much more easier and optimal, while a melange of other new features address performance, availability and many more attributes of the product line.

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate to you how to migrate an existing Oracle database from version 11.2.0.3.0 (11g R2) to version 12.1.0.1.0 (12c) -

Time Duration: At least 3 to 4 hours ( at least 3.5 hours on an average!)