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Here are the top KVM questions we get on Oracle Database Appliance. Let us know in the comments section if you have any other questions. Check this blog entry frequently as new information will be added. Oracle Database Appliance - Product Management Team   _____________________________________ General KVM Questions:  Q: What’s the difference between application KVM and database KVM (a.k.a. DB System) in ODA? A: Application KVM: Customers use the integrated ODA command...

Oracle Database 19c is the long-term support release of the Oracle Database 12c and 18c family of products.  The current ODA 19c release is 19.11. The ODA 19.8 Release was the first release to support Oracle Database 19c on the ODA Virtualized Platform. The ODA 19.6 Release was the first ODA main release for bare-metal deployments to support Oracle Database 19c.    ODA 19.11 Release ODA 19.11 Release for bare metal deployments of all supported models (ODA X8, X7, X6, and X5). ...

Oracle’s virtualization technology of choice is Oracle Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtualization Machine), which is the standard hypervisor used in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Exadata, and several other Oracle products. Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) will complete the transition from the Xen-based Oracle VM to Oracle Linux KVM in the next major ODA SW release to provide customers with the latest advancements in virtualization technology. One key question that comes up is...

Here are the top networking questions we get on Oracle Database Appliance. Let us know in the comments section if you have any other questions. Check this blog entry frequently as new information will be added. Oracle Database Appliance - Product Management Team _______________________________________________________ Q. Is it possible to mix 10 Gb Base-T and 10 Gb SFP+ Network Adapters in ODA X8 HA?A. Yes. For the detail configuration options and instructions, refer to the...

The ODA 19.8 Release integrates Oracle Data Guard configuration, simplifying the deployment of Data Guard between Oracle Database Appliance systems down to a single command! Oracle Data Guard is an application that ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. It supports one or more standby databases to protect from failures, disasters, human error, and data corruption while providing high availability for mission-critical...

Revised September 2020 Oracle Database Appliance X7 and X6 offer flexibility on the storage capacity of the systems.  It’s recommended to initially configure the system with enough storage capacity to accommodate future data growth.  However, if you experienced more data growth than expected and purchased an ODA with a partially populated storage configuration, you can add storage for additional capacity.  Note: We recommend you upgrade to the latest ODA software release before...