Kevin Closson’s Oracle Blog: Platform, Storage & Clustering Topics Related to Oracle Databases

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Appearances

Oracle OpenWorld 2007:

Session ID: S291862
Session Title: Improve the Performance and Manageability of Your NFS Environment with Oracle Database 11g Direct NFS Client
Track: TECHNOLOGY; Database
Room: 304
Date: 2007-11-15
Start Time: 11:30

I’ll be presenting Clusterware and Scalable NAS topics at Utah Oracle User Group March 21, 2007.

I’ll be speaking at RMOUG (Februrary 14-15) in Denver:
Introducing the Flexible Database Cluster Architecture for Server Consolidation
2/15/2007
9.45 AM - 10.45 AM

Why Does Oracle Have a Third Party Clusterware Validation Program for Linux and Why Should I Care?
2/15/2007
1.30 PM - 2.30 PM

Here are the abstracts:

Why Does Oracle Have a Third Party Clusterware Validation Program for Linux, and Why Should I Care?
Oracle Real Application Clusters has shipped with Oracle-provided “clusterware” on Linux and Windows since the initial release of 9i RAC. While the name has changed from OCMS to CRS, and then Clusterware, few people actually know what it does or how it is implemented. RAC has been available for more than five years and it is as easy as ever to become confused where clusterware is concerned. All legacy RISC platforms support integrated Vendor clusterware packages along with Oracle Clusterware, and now Oracle has a Third Party Clusterware Validation Program for Linux. Why? This session introduces the new third party clusterware validation program, why you should care, and such important RAC-related concepts as fencing, node-membership services and high-speed interconnects.

Introducing the Flexible Database Cluster Architecture for Server Consolidation
The datacenter trend towards server consolidation is occurring at a rapid pace. The motivating factors behind server consolidation include agility, availability, security and regulatory compliance. But risk avoidance is important since applications don’t always coexist. Choosing an architecture for consolidation that offers manageability, flexibility, and application isolation is essential. Modern commodity Linux-based clustered systems can be a powerful and effective architecture for consolidation. This presentation covers a Proof of Concept by consolidating 60 Oracle 10g databases into a manageable 14-node Linux-based cluster. Focusing on architecture, deployment techniques, monitoring, SLAs, and low-impact server repurposing makes this presentation a must-see for any IT organization planning a server consolidation effort.