ISBN 10: 0-9797951-4-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-9797951-4-5 Library of Congress Number: 2008932387 232 pages Perfect bind - 9x7 PD 908 Shelving: Databases/Oracle Oracle In Focus Series #29

Oracle on VMWare Expert Tips for Database Virtualization Dr. Bert Scalzo Retail Price $34.95 / £22.95 Order now at 30% off and get access to the code depot! Only $23.95 (30% off) Key Features About the Author Table of Contents Index     Intended for Database Administrators, System Administrators, Technologists and Technology Consultants, this book covers all basic concepts through proven best practices for successfully implementing Oracle databases on virtualized hardware using VMware – including virtualized Real Application Clusters. To help put those concepts to work in reality, this book provides a broad spectrum of technological recommendations, which should inform the savvy reader on how to reliably and consistently achieve optimal configuration and maximum performance for any virtualized Oracle database scenario. Moreover many of these concepts and techniques can be generically and liberally applied to other virtualization technologies.

Virtualization has arrived as a truly disruptive and increasingly pervasive technology in today's data centers - with VMware as the market leader. It’s been truly disruptive in nature by totally altering the approach to servers – from sizing and ordering, to deployment and maintenance. It’s become pervasive because not only does it provide for better resource management – but it’s green to boot. The days of stand-alone servers, even database servers, are truly numbered. Oracle has always been the premier enterprise database server – but historically, one’s Oracle databases tended to reside on dedicated hosts. But times have changed – and now these two great technologies are being increasingly utilized together. Thus the complexities of designing, configuring, maintaining and tuning Oracle database deployments has risen to a new level of challenge. This book offers a comprehensive reference for successfully meeting the challenges of combining VMware and Oracle – with real world examples and highly applicable advice. For Oracle DBA’s tasked with managing virtualized databases, this book will become the primary reference. While the Oracle manuals and numerous other books out there cover the database technology, nowhere else will you find a complete compendium for keeping your virtualized Oracle databases in top form.

* Learn recommended Oracle "best practices" for virtualized servers * Discover suggested visualized server configuration as a database server * Recommendations for "client OS" configuration for Oracle in a virtualized world * Advice for consistently achieving optimal configuration and maximum performance

About the Author:

Bert Scalzo, Ph.D.

Bert Scalzo is a Database Expert for Quest Software and a member of the TOAD dev team. He has worked with Oracle databases for well over two decades. Mr. Scalzo’s work history includes time at both Oracle Education and Oracle Consulting. He holds several Oracle Masters certifications and an extensive academic background - including a BS and MS in Computer Science, an MBA, plus insurance industry designations. Mr. Scalzo is also an Oracle ACE. Mr. Scalzo is accomplished speaker and has presented at numerous Oracle conferences and user groups - including OOW, ODTUG, IOUG, OAUG, RMOUG and many others. His key areas of DBA interest are Data Modeling, Database Benchmarking, Database Tuning & Optimization, "Star Schema" Data Warehouses, Linux and VMware. Mr. Scalzo has written numerous articles, papers and blogs - including for the Oracle Technology Network (OTN), Oracle Magazine, Oracle Informant, PC Week (eWeek), Dell Power Solutions Magazine, The LINUX Journal, LINUX.com, Oracle FAQ, Ask Toad and Toad World. Mr. Scalzo has also written six books: Oracle DBA Guide to Data Warehousing and Star Schemas, TOAD Handbook, TOAD Pocket Reference (2nd Ed),Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle & SQL Server, Advanced Oracle Utilities: The Definitive Reference and Oracle on VMware: Expert Tips for Database Virtualization.

Table of Contents:

Preface Prologue Enter Oracle vmware A brief history of Oracle virtualization The second age of mainframe computing Chapter 1: Introduction What is Virtualization? Virtualization’s Popularity Virtualization’s Benefits Virtualization Support Why VMware Future Trends Oracle’s Own VM Conclusion Chapter 2: Architecture Reasonable Choices Performance Ramifications Ever Increasing Abstraction Virtualized Oracle Architecture Additional Complexities Conclusion Chapter 3: Host Setup Host Impacts Hardware Considerations BIOS Basics Host OS Selection Host OS Install Incremental Host Tuning Optimize by Subsystem Optimizing Linux Optimizing Windows Quick Reference Conclusion Chapter 4: Guest Setup Virtual Impacts Virtual Ramifications VM Creation VM Customization Incremental Guest Tuning Optimize by Subsystem Quick Reference Conclusion Chapter 5: Oracle 11g Setup Overview Preparation Host Setup VMware Host Settings Client Operating System Oracle 11g Software Install Create the Demo Database DB Auto-Start Conclusion

Chapter 6: Pseudo RAC Setup Overview Preparation VMware Host Settings Virtual Machine Setup Client Operating System Oracle 10G Software Install Create the RAC Database RAC Auto-Start Conclusion Chapter 7: True RAC Setup Overview RAC and VM Compatibility Preparation VMware Host Settings Virtual Machine Setup Remaining Steps Same Other Things that Matter Conclusion Chapter 8: Performance Comparisons Overview The Benchmarking Process Benchmarking Quick Bites Benchmarking Best Practices Selecting Among Benchmarks Relative Results Conclusion Chapter 9: Additional Tuning Thoughts Overview Two Basic Approaches Why Two Approaches Yet a Third Dimension Virtualization Wrinkles Interesting Possibilities Conclusion Chapter 10: Oracle Virtual Appliances Overview Software Delivery Content Delivery Repository Platforms Application Development Education & Learning Book’s Virtual Machine Conclusion