Oracle Database Real Application

Clusters (RAC) 12c

Hands-on Workshop

Efrain Sanchez
efrain.sanchez@oracle.com
Platform Technology Manager

Adrian Galindo
adrian.galindo@oracle.com
Principal Technologist

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Workshop Goals

• Introduce Oracle RAC 12c Multitenant Architecture

• Grid Infrastructure Upgrade to 12.1.0.2
• Migrating from Single Instance PDB to RAC
• ASM Cluster FileSystem Configuration
• PDB SnapShot Clones

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Agenda – Day 1
Topics
Workshop Introduction
Oracle Database 12c RAC Overview and New Features
Lab 1: Workshop Environment Setup
Lab 2: Grid Infrastructure upgrade
Lunch
Oracle ASM 12c and Flex ASM
Lab 3: RAC Home Installation
Swingbench and EM Express Monitoring

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Agenda – Day 2
Topics
Single Instance Pluggable Database to RAC Migration
Lab 5: RAC Migration
ASM Cluster File System Configuration
Lab 6: ASM Configuration
Pluggable Database Snapshot Clones
Lab 7: Snap Clone

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VM Environment Requirements - Software
• Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.x or later
– Software supplied by the instructor
– You may also download Oracle VirtualBox from
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-
storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
• Unzip utility such as 7-zip or Winzip
• Windows 7 64-bit OS, or a 64-bit OS listed on
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-
storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html

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VM Environment Requirements - Hardware
• Memory: 16 GB of RAM
– 6 GB allocated to each VM
• Hard Disk
– Minimum 200 GB of free disk space
– 20 GB additional if saving the supplied Lab VM image on local disk
• VT-x or AMD-v enabled in BIOS

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Lab Environment Setup Overview
• Install VirtualBox
• Copy VM Image
• Import VMs in VirtualBox
• Startup the VM Images
• Login as grid/welcome1
• Startup Cluster

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About the VM Environment
• Software installed and configured:
– Oracle Linux Server 6.4
– Oracle Database 11.2.0.4
– Oracle Database 12.1.0.2
– Oracle SQL Developer 4.0.0
• OS Usernames and Passwords
– grid / welcome1
– oracle / welcome1
– root / welcome1

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About the VM Environment
• Oracle Database setup:
– An 11gR2 GI and Database named orcl
– Oracle Database 11g Listener (Port 1521)
• Usernames/Passwords
– All user’s (SYS, SYSTEM, etc.) passwords are welcome1

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Introductions
• Who are you?
– Name
– Company
– Role
– ISV/System Integrator/Customer
• What is your experience?
– 11g, 12c, RAC
– Database Administration
– Database Development
• Any 12c projects?
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