Hi Jack its been a year now with your new ODA X8-2Ms and I was wondering
what your thoughts are? How has patching been? We are considering a 2M and
a 2-HA model, however the HA model will not be used for RAC. Everything
will be a single instance.
I would love to hear your thoughts. This is a big decision for us.
Currently we are on small 4 CPU Dell servers. Everything is going well but
we need to up our CPU count and a storage refresh is on the table as well,
currently we have NetApp. Storage Admins want to move off NetApp so the
ODA sounds appealing.
Jeff
On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 8:06 AM Jack Applewhite <
jack.applewhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We loved, loved, loved our X4 and X5 ODAs for a good while. Great
integrated package of host, storage, OS, CPU, memory, etc. for a good
price. We did not and will not use them or any machines for RAC, so all the
HA and Grid pieces were a nuisance, becoming a nightmare when applying the
ODA patches. If something gets misaligned, the house of cards tumbles.
We've still got persistent problems with one X4 and one X5 that Oracle
Support can't help with - all due to the Grid pieces. Now we hate, hate,
hate those ODAs.
However, we're getting two new machines and, guess what, they're ODAs. The
difference this time is that they're X8-2Ms, which have zero Grid and RAC
built-in stuff. They're just SSD storage, memory, and CPU. We'll get them
installed Bare Metal with 19c. They are a well-priced package and we're
hoping easier to support and patch, given their simpler configuration.
So, in a couple months I'll be able to report on how they are treating us.
--
Jack C. Applewhite - Database Administrator
Austin I.S.D. - MIS Department
512.414.9250 (wk)
I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot
be solved by your departure. -- Mark Twain
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*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 27, 2019 17:13
*To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: Database Appliance
Yes, both Upendra and Andy are correct. You don't want an ODA. I too have
some horror stories from my tenure at Commvault, but a NDA prevents me from
sharing anything.
On 11/27/19 1:57 PM, Upendra nerilla wrote:
If Andrew's stores aren't enough and if you want more.. PM me.. 🙂
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*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Andrew Kerber
<andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx> <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 27, 2019 1:46 PM
*To:* jreid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <jreid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<jreid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* ORACLE-L <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* Re: Database Appliance
1. You do not want an ODA.
2. You do not want an ODA.
You can PM me for horror stories.
On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 12:40 PM Joseph Reid <jreid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi all,
is there a tool/script to do a assessment for the Oracle Database
Appliance? We need help in determining our requirements as to what size of
Database Appliance would be needed.
Thank you,
Joseph Reid
--
Andrew W. Kerber
'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'
--
Mladen Gogala
Database Consultant
Tel: (347) 321-1217
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