Dell EMC Ready Solutions for Oracle

Consolidating Mixed Workloads

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• Increase in database and server sprawl
• Cost and complexity running Oracle on “siloed” IT
• Long maintenance and upgrade cycles for Oracle
• Cost of protecting large number of databases copies over large landscapes

• Reduce TCO by consolidating mixed databases on modern IT
• Performance at scale for Oracle virtual systems
• Increase productivity automating manual repetitive processes
• Enable protection and  availability for “always on” mission critical workloads in the digital era
• Simplify and reduce cost with native-integrated data protection for Oracle, SQL and SAP

Reference Architecture

• PowerEdge Modular Server
• PowerMax Storage
• Data Domain DD Boost for Enterprise Applications
• Data Domain Storage

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

• VxRail
• VxFlex

Converged Infrastructure

• VxBlock 1000

Integrated Copy Management

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• Cost and complexity resulting from running Oracle and non-Oracle workloads on “siloed” IT
• Long maintenance and upgrade cycles for application workloads
• Cost of protecting large number of Oracle database copies over large landscapes

• Free DBA’s and admins to focus on higher-value work versus repetitive manual processes
• Increased productivity providing more copies with less cost
• Full copies with the performance of Oracle production instances
• Application consistent copies

Copy Data Management

• AppSync

Storage Platforms

• PowerMax
• XtremIO
• Unity XT
• SC Series

Oracle Database Migrations

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Today’s databases face many challenges including:

• Performance stabilization
• Data consolidation
• Rapid creation of production copies
• Cost of infrastructure and other factors contributing to TCO

Complexity added as IT is challenged to upgrade Oracle databases to the latest versions

Reduce complex time-consuming work planning infrastructure supporting Oracle upgrades

Testing demonstrated:

• Significant data compression / storage savings
• Support for simplified upgrading of Oracle
• Consistent database performance 

Reference Architecture

Software

• Oracle 12c and 18c
• VMware ESXi
• Red Hat

Infrastructure

• PowerEdge Rack Servers
• Networking
• Unity AF Storage

Oracle Databases on Containers

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• Difficulty in managing and ensuring code and data consistency between the database and application
• Interruptions to the agile development process as developers need to wait for copies to be created
• Concerns over lack of support for persistent storage of database files separate from ephemeral container files

• Quickly and easily deploy applications and databases consistently across multiple environments
• Deliver secure, isolated development and test environments in seconds
• Create persistent storage for stateful applications
• Simplify provisioning, management and orchestration of container storage
• Enable easier patching and upgrading of Oracle database applications
• Spend more time building new applications and competitive business services

Reference Architecture

• PowerEdge Modular Server
• PowerMax Storage

Hyper-converged Infrastructure

• VxFlex Integrated Rack
• VxFlex Appliance
• VxFlex Ready Node