OracleValidatedConfigurations installation instructions

OracleValidatedConfigurations installation instructions

Oracle Validated Configurations installation instructions

1. OracleValidated Configurations description

The Oracle official website provides a related FAQ. The link is as follows:

FAQ-Oracle Validated Configurations

1.1 What are OracleValidated Configurations?

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations enable easier, faster, and lower-cost deployment of Linux andOracle VM solutions in the enterprise. the program offers pre-tested, validatedarchitectures, with specified ented best practices for software, hardware, storage, and network components, to help improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of solutions, with faster, lower-cost implementations. anindustry-wide, partner-accepted and endorsed program that offers implements entedbest practices for receivalized and Linux deployments, Oracle ValidatedConfigurations provide details on what to deploy, how to deploy andrecommendations on hardware and software combinations that have proven to bethe most valid tive.

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations is committed to providing enterprises with simpler, faster, and lower-cost Linux and Oracle VM-based solutions. The plan provides us with a tested and verified architecture. Its accompanying documents reveal best configuration practices for original hardware, software, storage, and networks, to help the system improve performance and scalability and reduce costs.

1.2 Whatare the benefits of Oracle Validated deployments?

There is ahigher level of assurance that these comprehensions will run well as thesecomponent stacks have undergone a higher amount of stress testing. theserecommendations also reduce testing and discovery efforts for end-users andenable them to deploy solutions more quickly. they help:

(1) Achieve standardization, scalability and reliability with lower cost

-- Standardized, scalable, highly available, and cost-effective solutions

(2) Accelerate and simplify deploymentof Oracle on Linux

-- Accelerate and simplify the deployment of Oracle software on Linux

(3) Lower cost for end-users cost byeliminating need for expensive testing of the stack

-- Reduces the cost of testing the system for end users

(4) Mitigate customer risk

-- Reduces user risks

1.3 Whatis the difference between Oracle Validated Configuration and Oracle ProductCertification?

Traditionally, Oracle certifies its products to an operating system, which allows Oracleproducts running on any Linux supported hardware platform to be fully supportedby Oracle. oracle Validated deployments go a step further by testing the "complete component stack" and providing recommendations on versions, settings, and fixes for a stack (software, hardware, and storage) based onexperience with running workloads in the Oracle and Partner Linux Test Lab.

After the traditional Oracle Product Certification authenticates an operating system platform, it can be confirmed that relevant Oracle products fully support this system platform. Oracle Validated deployments further provide complete component combination information through test and verification, including the recommended values for software and hardware, storage versions, settings, and patches, these recommended values come from the high-pressure testing experience in Oracle and its partner's Linux testing lab.

1.4 Do Ihave to pay to get access to Oracle Validated deployments?

No. This issimply best practices documentation based on extensive stack testing. You donot need to pay to get access to this information.

1.5 Whois Oracle ering with to deliver these Validated Configurations?

Oracle is ering with the leadingvendors in each category as outlined below:

(1) Server and Storage: Cisco, Compellent, Dell, Egenera, EMC, Fujitsu, HDS, HP, IBM, Inspur, Huawei, LiquidComputing, NEC, NetApp, Pillar Data, Sun, unisys

(2) Platform Technology: AMD, Intel

(3) Operating Systems: Oracle Linux, Oracle VM

(4) HBA Drivers: Emulex, QLogic

(5) Networking: Brocade, Cisco Systems

The initialconfigurations will be delivered on some of these partner components. Eventually, we will deliver configurations including all the above partnertechnologies.

1.6 Why has Oracle chosen Linux x86-64 as the ubunturefor the initial invocations?

Oracle is seeingsignificant end-user demand for Linux x86-64 ubuntures and is fullycommitted to developing, advancing and promoting the 64-bit commodity Linux. all new chipsets and servers are now being shipped with x86-64 architecture, thereby offering a much wider hardware selection to end-users than some of theother ubuntures. therefore, Oracle has chosen to initially make OracleValidated deployments available on Linux x86-64.

1.7 What versions of Oracle Database are supported in Oracle ValidatedConfigurations?

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations always include the latest version of Oracle Database.

1.8 Whatversions of Linux distributions are supported in Oracle ValidatedConfigurations?

The currentvalidated deployments are based on Oracle VM and Oracle Linux 5. Newvalidated deployments will be only based on Oracle Linux with theUnbreakable Enterprise Linux kernel.

-- The current validated deployments are based on OracleVM and Oracle Linux 5. The New validated deployments are only based on Oracle Linux of UnbreakableEnterprise Linux kernel.

1.9 Howare the hardware and operating system combinations chosen?

The Linuxdistribution choice for a particle Oracle Validated Configuration does notimply that only a specific hardware is suitable for only Oracle Linux or RHEL.

1.10 DoesOracle intend to limit its list of deployments to include only a fewoptions?

Oracle isoffering these configurations as recommendations and best practices. along withour partners, we intend to publish a variety of deployments with differenthardware and software combinations, over time. our intent is to offerwell-tested choices to our users and channel partners. this by no means impliesthat other custom deployments ations deployed by end-users will not be supported. we will still continue to offer support for all Oracle products certified onLinux regardless of whether someone deployed them using an Oracle ValidatedConfiguration or not.

1.11 Howdo I get support for Oracle Validated deployments?

You will be ableto get support for Oracle Validated deployments in exactly the same way asyou get support for any other Oracle and partner products today. you will need to buy the appropriate license and support for thevarous components of the stack if you choose to deploy Oracle ValidatedConfigurations. oracle and its partners already have joint suppprocesprocesses in place for the joint handling of any customer support issues thatmay come up for Oracle Validated deployments. the delivery of a complete andintegrated support solution leads to faster problem resolution and inclucedsupport costs, which are critical to our MERs 'success.

-- If you want to use oracle validated deployments, you must first purchase the software.

1.12 I don't see the configuration I plan to run. How do I get my desiredconfiguration added?

The posted filespecifies not just one single server or storage, but a family of servers andstorage. if even that list doesn't include that participant server or storagemodel, you can work directly with that Fig to submit therequest.

To find out moreabout Oracle's Validated deployments offerings, visit the Oracle ValidatedConfigurations homepage onOTN.

1.13 Ifsystem level software and drivers on a posted Oracle Validated Configurationchange, is the configuration still valid and supported?

Yes, if any ofthe system level software (BIOS, firmware) or drivers (and associated firmwareon HBAs, role, and other peripherals) of components of the Oracle ValidatedConfiguration are revised higher than the minimum versions originallypublished, the configuration is still valid and is supported by Oracle and thepartners that specified ed in the publication of the VC.