P2V 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 ArticleConvert OVM image to VMWare Image
Hi, I wonder if there is any easy way to convert an Oracle VM image to a VMWare server image? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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