Virtualizing Oracle ECM solution
Hi All, I am working on virtualizing Oracle ECM solution with the below functions. Oracle DB Web Center Content Web cCenter Portal Oracle Web Tier MGMT & Backup Solution for Oracle Need guidance...
View ArticleOracle ECM\UCM on VMware vSphere 5.0
Hi All, I am working with providing a solution for Oracle ECM\UCM on VMware vSphere 5.0. Need documents\suggestions\solutions guide in implementing the above. Regards,JKPK
View ArticleOracle on VMware
Hello, I began testing Oracle (11g) on VMware (ESXi 5.0 Update 1) and comparing performance with a physical server.Virtual machine is configured per VMware best practise for Oracle (paravirtual SCSI...
View ArticleDatabase performance problem
We're running vcenter 5.1.0b with an Oracle 11g database. We've had various performance problems such as slow search results, slow vcenter service startup, etc. So I started to look at the database....
View ArticleHardware Optimization for my VMWARE
Hi, I'm currently running a very resource consuming Oracle product on my vmware. Luckily, I have a very geared PC for the job. However, I require the wisdom of seasoned VMware users in the following...
View ArticleOracle RAC on vSphere4.1 - Performance Problem
Dear Mates, We are seeing performance issues for the Oracle RAC VM's. Oracle Support say that queries are waiting for IO. Below is the environment. 2 node (VM) Oracle RAC setup.1 VM in each ESXi...
View ArticleP2V of Oracle databases
I have two seperate oracle databases that are overlapping one older version and one newer version I would like to convert the databases into virtual machines but i need to do it with minimal down time...
View ArticleEnable hyperthreading for virtualized Oracle 11gR2 database (OEL57)?
We are virtualizing our Oracle 11gR2 databases (running on OEL57 64-bit) on Vmware 5.1. I've read information at various locations that hyperthreading is not recommended for Oracle 11g database. One...
View ArticleEnterprise Manager Plugin for Oracle on VMware License Optimization
Is confusion, or lack of knowledge around Oracle licensing policies and fees on VMware preventing your enterprise from leveraging the technical and business benefits of Oracle on VMware to the fullest?...
View ArticleStorage vMotion for Oracle RAC VMs
We are starting to virtualize Oracle RAC at our company. Initially we followed the Oracle Databases on VMware RAC Deployment guide, which specifies using a bus sharing setting of "none" for most of...
View ArticleNew Blue Medora Webinar Series on Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control...
Continues popular "how to" sessions on BI Publisher and takes a closer look at new VMware management capabilities in the latest update to Enterprise Manager Plugin for VMware. See how increased...
View ArticleOracle 9i in VMware SCSI conflict errors
We have a copy of our production oracle cluster environment (three node) running in our VMware cluster. We use this for backup purposes. We run into this weird error once in a while: Servername...
View ArticleMigrate Oracle RAC to Vmware
Hi; Am wondering if anyone has ever tried migrating a present RAC environment (2 node cluster using ASM accessing a SAN for the data and flash). I know I can convert the physicals but all documentation...
View ArticleMonitoring Oracle Databases with VMware vCops
As part of VMware’s efforts to expand the ecosystem around vC Ops, VMware partnered with Blue Medora to take over the two existing vC Ops Adapters for IBM and Oracle… read more…
View ArticleOracle EBS is patehtically working on VM Ware although it has same specs as...
Hi Everyone,We are running Oracle EBS on Physical machine having specs as follows: DBX2 Quad Core Xeon 2.4 GHz32 GB RAMx2 146GB SAS Drive with RAID-1 for OSSAN HDD x10 450GB SAS 15K i.e. 4.0TB but...
View ArticleWhose running Oracle on VMware
Hi Folks, I keen on finding out the names of some large UK corporates have taken the plunge and virtuliased Oracle on VMware for production workloads. Although the company I work for has already...
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Seeking Beta-Testers for new VMware vCOPs based 'WebLogic On VMware' monitoring
Hello 'Oracle on VMware' VMware Community members: Blue Medora is seeking product beta feedback from interested vCOPS admins responsible for monitoring/managing Oracle WebLogic J2EE workloads running...
View ArticleOracle ASM or not?
Hi all! I just read VMware's document titled "Oracle Database on VMware Best Practices Guide"... This is a very good document but I am wondering why it only adresses database setup using Oracle ASM. I...
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Issues on Installing Oracle on Windows Server 2008 Guested on VMware...
I am trying to install Oracle 11g R2 on Windows Server 2008 Guested on VMware Workstation 10 but I am getting this Warning on Enterprise Manager Configuration at the end of installation.Besides, when...
View ArticlevCenter Ops for Oracle EM12c, 30 Minute Webcast
Next in our series, this 30-minute webcast will show how to leverage vCenter Operations Manager EE with the Management Pack for Oracle Enterprise Manager to navigate through the layers of the ‘Oracle...
View Article[Blog] If you are not scaling Oracle WebLogic like this, then you’re doing it...
If you are not scaling Oracle Middleware like this, then you’re doing it wrong We have all built an Oracle Middleware box from scratch once. But, if you ever build an Oracle Middleware box from scratch...
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[Blog] Monitoring WebLogic J2EE on VMware with VMware vCenter Operations (vCOps)
Monitoring WebLogic J2EE on VMware with VMware vCenter Operations The Blue Medora vC Ops Management Pack for Oracle OEM was updated in early May (2014) to include enhanced support for Oracle WebLogic...
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[Blog] Navigating Up and Down the ‘Oracle on VMware’ stack using Oracle EM12c
Navigating Up and Down the ‘Oracle on VMware’ stack using Oracle EM12c This week Blue Medora released the latest version of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (EM12c) Plugin for VMware.Among...
View ArticleOracle ASM disk setup
I think I may need some help getting the storage for my ASM right. I changed companies recently and the new place is a Windows house so the Oracle databases are all on 2008 R2 machines. I have run...
View Articlemulti-writer flag on Physical RDMs?
Hi there. I've seen a lot talking about VMDKs and Virtual RDMs being shared between RAC nodes with "multi-writer" flag.I also found out that this is working out with Physical RDMs, but i didn't see any...
View ArticleRecommended vSphere Multi Path Policy for Oracle
Dear Friends, We have a 4 node Oracle RAC 11g R2 in vSphere 4. (I understand this being an Outdated version, we are working on upgrading it). Meanwhile we are also addressing performance problem by...
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[Blog] Using VMware vROPs to monitor Oracle Database and WebLogic. Management...
This blog post provides a suggested methodology for helping users of VMware vROps/vCOps decide which of the existing solutions, the vROps Management Pack for Oracle EM and the VMware vROps Hyperic...
View ArticleNew Oracle Licensing due to vCenter 5.1 changes?
There is a weird blog-entry at http://www.doag.org/home/aktuelle-news/article/oracle-aendert-lizenzierung-von-oracle-produkten-unter-vmware-vsphere-ab-version-51.html DOAG is the German Oracle User...
View Articleoracle 11g r2 report server on vmware esxi 5.1
dear gurus assist me we are facing issue with oracle 11g r2 report server on vmware esxi 5.1 see all of sudden report function, however we restart server then it work fine, where it is on windows 2008...
View ArticleOracle DB Support on VMWare Environment
VMware claims that it will Take Total ownership of Oracle DB on VMware ESXi, and they would align their own DBA to help resolving any issue related with DB. Oracle will only support for known issues or...
View ArticleOracle ERP migration to VM
Hi All, Greetings. Hope everyone is doing great. Just wanted to get some insights on the migration of an ERP from physical server to virtual machine. We are going to retain the same host name and ip...
View ArticleOracle on vmware with EMC recoverpoint and SRM
Hi, I will setup a new Oracle environment on VMWare and want to protect these Oracle vm's with EMC Recoverpoint.We also use SRM. The Oracle vm's will be stand-alone vm's, no RAC and running Oracle...
View ArticleMust have documents for all discussions on Oracle Licensing on vSphere
Oracle Licensing Discussion – The Definitive Collateral Collection- http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2015/04/oracle-licensing-discussion-definitive-collateral-collection.html Oracle Licensing Webinar...
View ArticleMulti-Writer Flag does not persist in Oracle RAC VM configuration parameter...
I am visualizing ORACLE RAC on vSphere 6.0 VSAN datastore using this following this article VMware KB: Using Oracle RAC on vSphere 6.x VSAN Datastore . In every ORACLE RAC VM, the SCSi controller type...
View ArticleOracle licensing in a Vmware Cluster
My question is related with Oracle licensing in a Vmware Cluster. We have two VMware cluster in our datacenter: the first one (8 hosts – 16 sockets) is for not Oracle VM and the second (2 host – 3...
View ArticleEnabling HugePages
I've opened a support call with HP/VMware on this issue and while I'm waiting on their response, I thought I'd try the community. We've recently started virtualizing some of our more demanding Oracle...
View ArticleProtect Oracle Database Single Instance Virtual Machines by Vsphere Site...
Hello, I am very sorry if I put my question in wrong place. But Can someone help me. I couldn’t find any official information on the internet about protecting oracle database virtual machines with...
View ArticlevRealize Operations Management Pack for Oracle Database (Native)
vROps Community Members: Blue Medora is currently developing a new VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Oracle Database. This Management Pack will provide native monitoring of Oracle 11g and...
View ArticleOracle 11g data guard on vmware
Hello, I'm not all that familiar with Oracle databases. My DBA team is currently planning on configuring data guard for our 11g environment. Currently it is a single VM using VMDKs stored on iSCSI...
View ArticleOracle on vSphere6
Hi everyone, I was wondering if the new vsphere vmotion functionality (I mean, cross-vcenter-vmotion) could be a problem when I need to license an oracle virtual machine. Could someone help me to...
View Articlerunning RHEL 7 and Oracle e-Business Suite 12.2 on VMWare
Hello, I'm looking for best practices on running RHEL 7 and Oracle e-Business Suite 12.2 on VMWare. Is there a best practice document or information about this? Thanks in advance.
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How is an Oracle RAC on VMware setup supposed to deal with storage failure?
Hi all, I am currently testing Oracle RAC running on a VMware vSphere 6 platform. The main purpose for us to use Oracle RAC is high availability and redundancy. We want to have the Oracle database up...
View ArticleAny available best practice documents for Oracle 12c database on VMware?
I found the VMware guides for best practices of Oracle database 11.2 on VMware, anyone know or provide document on best practices of Oracle 12c database on VMware, assuming OS is Linux. Also, anything...
View ArticleHost virtual adaptor not working
Hello, I just installed VMware workstation pro 12.5.7 to run my Oracle training server. However, the host virtual adaptor doesn't want to be checked once I press "apply". I want to keep the virtual...
View Articlevmware connectivity
Hi, I am trying to connect Linux box which is install in VM Virtualbox via winscp, but i am getting below error.Firewall is disabled. error :Authenticating with pre-entered password.Access denied....
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VM to Windows host
Hi, Oracle VM Manager Version : 5.2.2 r119230 (Qt5.6.2)Linux : RHEL 5 Windows 10. I install the Virtual machine in Windows 10 Pro, then i install the Linux 5 in Virtual machine, trying to ping the...
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issue related to multi-writer flag for the Oracle ASM vm
I enabled multi-writer in 2 vm's for the oracle asm, but after powering on the both the servers, the changes were gone from the configuration file.i used vShpere Client version 6.0.0 build 6855219, and...
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app in vmware not connected tooutside OS
HI,I have oracle apps installed in virtual machine and i am using windows7 in my physical machine.it was working good on both sides but suddenly the connection is lost.App is working fine vm but not in...
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Oracle and Vmware (What is best practice about single instance oracle...
Hi I have installed a single instance oracle (not oracle RAC just one node ) on vmware but just want to know what is vmware recommend for install an oracle production on a vm in cluster some questions...
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VM Migration with ORACLE RAC local shared disks
VM Migration - How can we move the Oracle RAC VMs with local shared disks to new hardware, If we do as a new VM RAC rebuilt, how can we make sure have the same configuration (Hostname, IPs,...
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