Oracle 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....
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Hardware 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 ArticleReservation Conflict on RHEL 6 with Oracle RAC
I've been searching for any hints I can find out my problem, but nothing has worked so I'm trying here. I'm seeing this message in /var/log/messages:Jul 13 10:45:59 oratest1 kernel: sd 3:0:1:0:...
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 ArticleIntroducing the Blue Medora vC Ops Management Pack for Oracle Enterprise Manager
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… or a snapshot
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 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...
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