Rob Zoeteweij

CUSTOMER CASE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PROVISIONING & AUTOMATED PATCHING

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Too many incidents related to Configuration changes

OS, Database / App Server Parameter changes

Not sure what we have got

What Database releases? What Patches have been applied?

Not sure about compliancy

Database Standards Configuration of the Database Security Where to improve?

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Any direct threads?

Are there any known issues that might relate to one of our databases and is a fix available?

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High demand for:

Standardization Task automation Reduction of complexity Reduction of costs Improvement of Time to Market It takes too long to startup projects Configuration of Clusters, Databases, Application Servers

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Customer choice was implementation of:

OEM GC including: Configuration Management Pack Provisioning and Automated Patching Pack

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Configuration Management Pack

Based on CMDB (Configuration Management Database)

SYSMAN schema Implicitly available after installation of OEM GC After discovery of Targets (Databases, Servers, Application Servers, Listeners, Clusters, ASM, Hardware, Storage, etc.)

Analytics & Reports Change detection Compliancy assessments

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Saved Configuration
Take a Picture of current Configuration To be used as: Blueprint Baselines Base for detecting Configuration drifting

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Comparing Configurations
One Configuration with another One Configuration with several others (Job)

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Compliancy
SOX, Basel 2, etc. Company Security Rules Standards Categorized Configuration Storage Security

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Complete control on:

all Configurations Licenses Changes History

Compliancy
Company Rules The Hague, Brussels, Dutch Bank

Need for Role in Organization

Weekly check of any Configuration Drift 15 minutes a week

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System Lifecycle
Install Software Applications Patch

Middleware

Configure Databases

Operating System

Virtual Machines

Monitor

Administer
Remove

Installing the software with OEM

Stage as Golden Image in Software Library Deploy Production System

Create Reference System

Patch Software with OEM

Download Patch Stage Patch in Software Library Deploy on multiple Systems

Configuring Systems with OEM

Create Directives and Components
Stage in Software Library Identify Systems

Deploy Configuration

Software Library

Software Library

Directives Scripts (Perl or Bash) to be executed on the target

Deployment Procedures

Components All kind of files that can be used by a directive

Orchestration of Directives and Components

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Customer Case
Provisioning of Operating System Bare Metal Provisioning Cluster infrastructure Multiple Node Clusters Software installation and Cluster configuration ASM Software installation and ASM Instance creation on each Node DB Software installation on each Node Creation of Cluster Database (RAC) 1 3 Instances

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Software Library
Golden Images OS Oracle Software Cluster Infrastructure ASM Software DB Software Etc. Network specifications Etc.

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Customer Case
Oracle Clusterware / RAC Provisioning For UNIX

Provisioning and Automated Patching Clusterware / RAC

Installed:
- Clusterware - ASM Software - DB Software

Clusterware ASM Software Database Software

Cluster Configuration

Database ASM Instance creation creation (Optional) (Optional)

Software Library Shared Storage

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Customer Case
Extending the Cluster

Provisioning and Automated Patching Extending the Cluster

Installed:
- Clusterware - ASM Software - DB Software

Clusterware ASM Software Database Software

Cluster Re-configuration

Software Library

ASM Instance Database creation Instance creation Shared Storage

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WRAP UP
Full configuration of Oracle Database Cluster Clusterware ASM DB ASM Instance creation / DB Creation Fully operational Customers Project shows: Provisioning of a 3 node Cluster in only 2 hours OEL 5, CRS 11.1.0.7, ASM 11.1.0.7, DB 11.1.0.7 HP Blade Servers Instead of several days Based on Best Practice (Oracle / Customer) Standardized Fully compliant to Customer rules Security (European Law, Dutch Law, Dutch National Bank)

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Patching as part of Release Management 4 / Year CPU

4 x 400 DB x 1 hr = 1600 hrs per year (manually) 4 x 400 DB x 00:10 hr = 266 hrs per year (OEM GC)

Patching thousands as one Based on connection between OMS and updates.oracle.com

Via Company proxy

Patch advisories Patches downloaded in Patch Cache (Software Library)

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