Infrastructure of choice for Oracle Real Application Clusters

Bob Ng, EMC Ravi Kumar, Dell Inc

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Objectives of This Session

Oracle Real Application Cluster (Oracle RAC) on Linux

EMC CLARiiON Storage platforms value add for

Oracle RAC environments.

Dell | EMC - Oracle RAC joint configuration for Linux

Customer adoption and examples

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Linux Emphasis in Oracle Real Application Clusters

Drive down TCO for infrastructure running DB service RAC technology emphasizes scaling out via clustering RAC on Linux offers cost effective modular growth Technical advantages of Linux for Oracle Open source
Collaborate, contribute and influence

Strong alliance with OS delivery partners Easier transition and adoption from UNIX to Linux

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EMC Support for Linux

EMC CLARiiON Application Solution team involvement Working onsite at Oracle HQ with Linux team EMC CLARiiON CX600 used in Oracle RAC Linux

development
EMC Interoperability lab stepped up Linux qualifications RH 2.1AS on many server platforms EMC-qualified HBA drivers (e.g., QLOGIC, EMULEX) PowerPath 3.0 under Red Hat 2.1AS Oracle RAC as a special clustering technology Oracle Cluster File System Joint support service center with Oracle at Hopkinton
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Running Oracle RAC on EMC Clariion Storage Platforms

Boosted price performance of the Oracle RAC Linux

solutions
Clariion hardware enhancements New software features with the Clariion product line

ATA technology integration within Clariion system Option to increase capacity at attractive cost level

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EMC Clariion Family at a Glance

Feature
Max System Cache Max Write Cache

CX200
1 GB 512

CX400
2 GB 1 GB

CX600
8 GB 2 GB

Front-End Ports (2 Gb)

Max HA Hosts Back-End Ports (2 GB) Min to Max Disks Max LUNs per System Max LUNs per Disk Max IOPS (cached) Max Bandwidth (cached)
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15 2 4 to 30 128 32 40,000 200 MB/s

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64 4 5 to 60 256 32 60,000 680 MB/s

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128 4 5 to 240 512 32 150,000 1,300 MB/s
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Investment Protection for Your Linux RAC Infrastructure

Private Cluster Interconnect 2-Way

CX200

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Scaling Out to the Full RAC Configuration

Cluster Private interconnect 4-way top end servers

Switch

CX600/CX400

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

Continual need to be able to add RAC server nodes to fabric

Increased connectivity from expanded front-end ports (4/SP)

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

Continual need to be able to add RAC server nodes to fabric Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP

Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) Expanded cache provision extends headroom to absorb flushing burst

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP

Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst

Increasing OLTP random I/O Increased spindle count support to requires more physical disk spindles 240 disks per array

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP Increasing OLTP random I/O requires more physical disk spindles Larger database in single array

Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst Increased SP power supports up to 240 FC disks per array Support larger and more databases within the same CX600 array

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EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC

RAC Scale-out Implications Relevant CX600 Enhancements

Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP More spindles support for higher OLTP random I/O Larger database in single array

Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst Increased SP power supports up to 240 FC disks per array Up to 35 TB per array

Increased degree of parallel DSS operations

Full 2 GB end-to-end internal enhancements boost maximum DSS data streaming rate (700 MB+ sustained)
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EMC Clariion Software - Value to Oracle RAC / Linux

PowerPath

Enterprise level Multi-path I/O with load balancing

Snap View

Instantaneous stored data replication Persistent snapshots (logical copies, reduced space requirement) Business Continuance Volumes (Full replicas for performance critical work) Enabling technology supporting a variety of rapid Oracle deployment options. Rapid cloning services jointly delivered by EMC/Oracle consulting (e.g. Oracle 11i Apps environment rapid cloning)
SAN Copy

Block storage copy between storage systems

Support for SAN Copy and MirrorView over IP

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EMC PowerPath Software with Oracle RAC

Cluster Interconnect

Brocade Switch
SP-A connect

CX600/CX400

SP-B connect

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EMC SnapView Software with Oracle RAC

Repurposing DB using split BCV

Linux servers Establish BCVs Point-in-time BCV splits with Oracle in hot backup
Production DB

Repurposing BCV Gold backup BCV copy

Production RAC nodes

Restore DB with fast reverse resynchronization

Backup RAC nodes

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EMC SAN Copy Software with Oracle RAC

PE6650
Production DB

SV/BCV

Production RAC nodes

Source array

Target array

Second RAC nodes

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Using EMC SAN Copy to Setup an Oracle Standby DB

PE6650
Production DB

Standby DB files Standby logs (active/archive)

logs

Production control files

Backup control files

Standby control files

Production RAC nodes

Production site array

Standby site array

Standby DB RAC nodes

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EMC CLARiiON ATA technology

Integrated component of the

CX product offering

Industry unique capability of

co-existence with Fibre Channel disks within same storage system caching features of the CX storage systems runs on the CX systems
Snap View, SAN Copy, MirrorView, etc.

ATA drives

Leverage all processing and

Supported by all software that

FC drives

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Linux Oracle RAC Supported Configuration

An Oracle concept initiated about three years ago

Emphasis on reduction in TCO

Rapid deployment Reliability of deployment Reliable support Single-point acquisition, single-point support

Oracle/EMC/Dell collaboration on Dell Linux Oracle RAC Supported

Configuration

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EMC Contribution and Support for Configuration

EMC CLARiiON Application Solution team involvement Assist with component definition of configuration Verify delivery Provide backing support to Dells single-point-of-field support Interoperability lab Share product and qualification roadmap plan with Dell and Oracle Prioritize effort to fit with joint delivery plans

Joint support service center with Oracle at Hopkinton Fully leveraged to augment Oracle Unbreakable Linux support model
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Dell | EMC | Oracle Engineering Partnership History

1H 2002 2001
Oracle begins migration to Linux on Dell within their datacenter
Oracle pilots Dell in Oracle datacenter

2H 2002
Over 22,000 Dell|Oracle installations in past year
Oracle deploys 2,000 Dell servers in Oracle datacenters

Dell Deploys Oracle 9i RAC for Order Management Dell | Oracle | Red Hat Launch Unbreakable Linux

2H 2003
Dell SC 2.2 Dell SC 2.3

1998 1997
Dell | Oracle Partnership Formed
1997

2000
Oracle Linux development on Dell

First Dell | Oracle Products Launch

Dell announces Oracle9i RAC with EMC storage

Dell SC 2.0 Dell SC 2.1 Dell SC 1.0

1998

1999

2000

2001

1H 2002

2H 2002

1H 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History

Dell Supported Configuration 1.x

Red Hat Linux

Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC

7.2 Professional
9i R1 901 raw partitions EMC FC-4700

PE Servers
Delivery

6450
Factory Installed

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q3 2003

Q4 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History

Dell Supported Configuration 2.0

Red Hat Linux

Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC

2.1 Advanced Server

9i R2 9.2.0.1 raw partitions EMC FC-4700-2

PE Servers Delivery

6650, 6600, 6450 Factory Installed

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q3 2003

Q4 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History

Dell Supported Configuration 2.1 Red Hat Linux Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC PE Servers 2.1 Advanced Server 9i R2 9.2.0.1 raw partitions EMC CX600, CX400, FC-4700-2 6650, 6600, 6450, 2650, 8450

Delivery

Deployment Kit

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q3 2003

Q4 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History

Dell Supported Configuration 2.2 Red Hat Linux Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC PE Servers 2.1 Advanced Server, e12 9i R2 9.2.0.2 raw partitions, OCFS 1.0.5, Powerpath 3.0.2 EMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 6650, 6600, 6450, 2650, 8450

Delivery

Deployment Kit

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q3 2003

Q4 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle Solutions Today

Dell Supported Configuration 2.2.1 Red Hat Linux Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC PE Servers Delivery 2.1 Advanced Server, e24 9i R2 9.2.0.2 raw partitions, OCFS 1.0.8, Powerpath 3.0.3 EMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 6650, 6600, 6450, 4600, 2650-533 Deployment Kit

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q3 2003

Q4 2003

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions Today

Dell Supported Configuration 2.3 Red Hat Linux Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC PE Servers 2.1 EL, e24 9i R2 9.2.0.4 raw partitions, OCFS 2.0, Powerpath EMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 6650, 6600, 6450, 4600, 2650, 2600, 1750

Delivery

Deployment Kit

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q4 2003

1H 2004

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Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions Future

Dell Supported Configuration for Oracle 10g on RH 2.1

Red Hat Linux

Oracle Database Shared Storage Dell | EMC

2.1 EL, RH 2.1 QU3, RH 3.0 EL

10g R1 10.0.1.0 (+IB) OCFS 2.0 (+shared home), OSM, Powerpath All EMC Clariion, other SAN switches, HBAs

PE Servers
Delivery

All Dell 2P, 64-bit

Deployment Kit using DSA
?

1H 2002

Q3 2002

Q4 2002

Q1 2003 Q2 2003

Q3 2003 Q4 2003

1H 2004

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A typical four node Dell Supported Configuration

Dell PC5012 / PC5244 Cluster Interconnect PE6650

Brocade Switch

CX600/CX400

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Dell Linux Oracle RAC Supported Configuration

Emphasis on reduction in TCO
Rapid deployment Reliability of deployment Reliable support Single-point acquisition, single-point support

For more information: http://www.dell.com/oracle

A bundle that is ordered as a single SKU

Dell servers (2-4-8 nodes) Dell Deployment Software Tools for Oracle Dell | EMC CLARiiON storage and SAN switches Installation service

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Dell Solution Components

Oracle Test Focus

Database
OS/OCFS versions

Oracle Database
Red Hat AS Updates/Major Releases N-1 and/or OCFS N-1 Red Hat AS Updates/Major Release N and/or OCFS N

Servers
HBA / RAID

PE2650, 4600, 6600, 6650, 8450

PE2650, 4600, 6600, 6650

QLA 2310

QLA 2340

QLA 2342

PERC 4/DC

PERC 3/DC

Switch

SW3200

SW3800

DA

Storage

FC4700-2

CX200

CX400

CX600
EMC Test Focus

PV220S U160

PV220S U320

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Dell Test Methodology:

Dell performs comprehensive tests on 9i RAC [Clusters of

2-8 nodes] and 9i DB [Single Node] products

Level 1 Testing [Functional Testing]:

Integration Testing [e.g. Oracle patches + OCFS + PowerPath] Functional Testing [e.g. Install Wizard and Configuration Wizard] Bounds / Coverage testing Documentation testing

Level 2 Testing [Integration/Solution Testing]:

Performance, stress testing Multiple HW Configurations [e.g. 2x2650, 4x6650, 8x8450, CX200,CX400, CX600 etc.,] Destructive Testing while running stress test [e.g. PowerPath, Private interconnect] Documentation testing

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Dells Oracle Solution Deliverables

Deployment CD-ROM kit Contains all software / source / documentation to deploy Oracle product. Installation Wizard Installs Oracle and Red Hat 2.1 AS in a Turnkey fashion. Live Install Component of Installation Wizard, allows installation of Oracle on a pre-existing RH 2.1 AS system. Configuration Wizard Configuration framework for pre-Oracle OS/Oracle. Deployment Guide, Howtos, white papers Documentation bundle for the solution
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Application Tier

Oracle9i RAC: Lithonia Lighting Oracle 8i on W2K to Oracle 9iRAC on Linux

Applications 4xPE2300s Applications 4xPE2300s

Oracle 11i: HR, ERP(Financials), Payroll, Manufacturing* 11.5.3 to 11.5.6 on W2K for 9i

Database Tier
Oracle8i on W2K 8.1.7/W2K to 9i RAC/RH

Production Database PE8450s

9i Development Database PE8450s

9iRAC Production Database 4x PE6450

Biz Issues: 1200 users load Oracle/W2K had 4GB Mem Limit 150 user capable: ea user = 4MB-6MB

9iRAC Hot Spare PE6450s Dell|EMC SAN Switch

Customer Requirement:

Biz Solution: 1200 users + hi-availability Oracle/Linux has 64GB Mem Limit ~400 user capable on PE6450 Oracle9i RAC RH cluster = ~1600 users Convert PE8450 from Oracle8i/W2K to Oracle9i RH and use as development/test box
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Dell|EMC FC4700 + 3 Enclosures

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FAA: Oracle 9iRAC on Linux

Deploying Oracle9i RAC solutions from Dell

Two node clusters running on PowerEdge 6450s Fiber Channel storage / SAN Linux provides a solid platform and an easy transition from proprietary RISC architectures

Customer testimonial
"The Oracle9i Real Application Clusters Certified Configuration for Dell will enable us to take advantage of a highly available, scalable solution that will truly simplify our database implementations, allowing us to operate more efficiently."

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Oracle9i RAC: Dell IT

Enterprise Application

Oracle 8i to Oracle 9iRAC on Linux

Sales ODS Software Customers order from dell.com Production Database + Apps ODS provide order status

Enterprise Database
Oracle8i
9iRAC Production Database + Apps 2x PE6450

Biz Issues: TCO, Mission Critical and Scale TCO: use Dell to reduce cost of Unix system SPF, Single Point of Failure, w/ 1 system Limited Scale-up for performance Biz Solution: Lower TCO + hi-availability + scale TCO = Dell hardware + Dell storage High Availability = Oracle9iRAC Scale-out = Oracle9iRAC

Dell Storage

Dell | EMC SAN Switch

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Summary
Dell | EMC | Oracle are committed to Linux

EMC and Dell Linux emphasis in sync with Oracle

EMC CLARiiON robustness, scaling, and performance Key value addition to support Oracle RAC on Linux with meeting the Enterprise mission-critical challenges Dell Linux Oracle Solutions Offerings: Tremendous value as a new infrastructure acquisition for supporting Oracle database service Pre-tested on a supportable hardware and software stack

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Collaborating

ORACLE
Automated Storage Lower TCO Enterprise Linux

EMC2

Red Hat
Integrate and Deliver

DELL
The best choice for running your Oracle database on Linux
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Next Step
For more details on Dells Oracle Solutions: http://dell.com/oracle Session 40390 [Tue. 9/9 Moscone 300 - 3:30 - 4:30PM]
Dell |Oracle Rapid deployment Techniques for Linux

Session 40379 [Mon. 9/8 Moscone 301 - 11 - 12 PM]

Scaling-Out with Oracle Grid Computing on Dell Hardware

For more details on EMC storage solution for Oracle: http://emc.com/oracle Session 36675 [Wed. 9/10 Moscone 304 - 8:30 - 9:30 AM]
Oracle 10G disk based backup and EMC ATA

Visit EMC (#1302) and Dell (#1726) booths to see

demo of this system solution

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? Questions ?

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