Database Reference
In-Depth Information
The ODA's unique licensing model, as well as the ability to provide virtualization out of the box, can help
organizations build a scalable model for deploying applications and databases at a fraction of the time and cost. The
ODA comes as a complete package, which makes Oracle responsible for all components. This allows the organization
to focus on the business rather than the technology, and frees up the DBA's time to focus on design rather than setup
and coordination. A traditional ODA deployment exercise consists of the following:
1.
Procure hardware
2.
Install hardware
3.
Set up the database appliance
4.
Implement organizational best practices
The steps needed to implement an ODA are significantly less than a traditional setup because Oracle bundles
hardware and software as one unit and allows for management and maintenance of the stack as one, which is not how
traditional infrastructure is managed.
The Appliance Hardware
ODA is marketed using the tagline “Simple, Reliable, Affordable.” Currently, it is available in two hardware
configurations: the original and the ODA X3-2. Billed as part of Oracle's strategy for “Hardware, Software, Complete,”
the ODA brings forward a simple cluster that includes two database server nodes, storage, as well as cluster
interconnect and simplified management built into the appliance itself.
Oracle Database Appliance V1
To date, Oracle has shipped more than 1,000 Oracle Database Appliances.
1
The original ODA is a complete unified box
solution that contains two 2U Sun M4370 servers, along with storage and networking components. The total size of
the ODA V1 is 4U in datacenter rack terms. Figures
1-2
and
1-3
show the front and back of the appliance, respectively,
and highlight the simplicity of the ODA's design.
Figure 1-2.
The front of the Oracle Database Appliance V1
1
Oracle, “Customers Worldwide Simplify Database Management with Oracle Database Appliance,”
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1940385
, April 29 2013.
