Experienced E-Business Suite systems administrators know that there never seem to be enough EBS testbeds for everyone. It doesn’t take long for an Apps sysadmin to realize that having a solid understanding of the various options for building and cloning EBS environments is an essential part of his or her toolkit.
If you’ve been wondering about the different options for building EBS environments, look no further. Max Arderius is a member of our Applications Technology Group. His OpenWorld session covered the E-Business Suite’s Rapid Install and cloning techniques in detail:
Max drilled into the following topics in his presentation:
Installing the E-Business Suite
Rapid Install overview
Standard vs. Express Install
Filesystem implications of upgrading and existing system
Upgrade considerations
Installation of the latest Applications technology stack
Cloning techniques
Overview of cloning tools: Rapid Clone vs Application Management Pack
Details of Rapid Clone process
What adpreclone.pl does on the database and applications tiers
What happens during the cloning process
What adcfgclone.pl does on the database and applications tiers
Comparison of adcfgclone.pl command line options
adclonectx.pl configuration command
Application Management Pack cloning process
Comparison of Application Management Pack cloning options
Source-to-image, image-to-target cloning
Hot cloning
Real Application Clusters (RAC) cloning
Data scrambling during the cloning process
Custom cloning techniques
Source-to-target direct synchronization
Cloning using rsync
Maximum Availability techniques using Oracle DataGuard and rsync to a standby database
OracleVM cloning using functional technical VM templates
Best practices
Pointers to useful resources
Comparison of using media vs. staged images
Remote installation best practices and considerations
Fully qualified hosts and file permissions
Resource limits and kernal parameters
Temp directories and swap spaces
Techstack registration
Global inventory and multiple inventories
Listening to the Session If you registered for OpenWorld, here’s a link to the OpenWorld On Demand page where you can download the presentation or listen to the live recording of this session. Related Articles
Steven Chan was a Senior Director in the Oracle Applications Technology Group. He managed EBS technology stack certifications, ATG product management, ATG documentation and curriculum, and ATG Quality Assurance in the E-Business Suite Development division.
Steven joined Oracle in 1998. Steven retired from Oracle in 2019. Prior to joining Oracle, he held positions with IBM, Deloitte & Touche Consulting, and other software companies.
Steven is an Oracle ACE and a three-time recipient of the Oracle Applications User Group 'Ambassador of the Year' Award (2007, 2009, 2010). Steven received the Oracle Applications User Group Lifetime Service Award in 2011.
