The right tool for the job: HPE Storage for Oracle DBAs (Part 2)

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To discover more about the benefits of using HPE GreenLake for Block Storage on HPE Alletra Storage MP in Oracle RAC deployments, read on.

–By Richard Wuehler, Solutions Engineer, HPE Storage                

Earlier this year, I blogged about Oracle RAC deployments with HPE GreenLake for Block Storage using business-critical storage. Today, I’m here to talk about Oracle RAC deployments using the HPE GreenLake for Block Storage built on HPE Alletra Storage MP.

Nobody has time to waste when it comes to deploying, managing, and provisioning Oracle storage by using the wrong tools. Both of my blogs cover Oracle RAC solutions I built and tested using the right tool for the job – HPE GreenLake for Block Storage. Using the correct tool saves time and money and does the job correctly the first time.

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage delivers the cloud experience in terms of agility and ease-of-use while also delivering the guaranteed data availability that HPE storage is known for – making it the right choice for mission-critical databases and applications.

It’s all about cloud agility

Earlier I mentioned that HPE GreenLake for Block Storage and HPE GreenLake for Data Ops Management provide cloud agility (the ability to rapidly develop, test and launch applications that drive business growth) from a single interface. My earlier project used business-critical storage and my latest one uses mission-critical storage. Do you need to be a storage expert to provision Oracle storage? The answer is: No.

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage makes provisioning storage simple by providing intent-based provisioning options that transcend the type of storage provisioned and automatically configure and provision your volumes per the workload whether Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, VMware ESXi, or any of the other many choices. Of course, I selected Oracle Database for my provisioning task. I wrote a technical paper and created a short demo video to walk you through the volume provisioning process and explain the intent-based provisioning steps for my Oracle storage volumes. You will see, it really simplifies the deployment!. Remember: Time = Money 

Check out the short demo video here.

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage, with intelligent features like intent-based provisioning, enables quick storage provisioning for Oracle RAC databases. Observations about the advantages include:

• Easy management of multiple storage types from a single pane of glass
• Easy to configure hosts and storage from the same interface
• Simplified storage performance-tuning parameters
• Cloud-based management with automated storage insight and maintenance features
• The ability to pay as your data grows

Learn more

For additional information, please refer to the Oracle RAC deployment using HPE GreenLake for Block Storage built on HPE Alletra Storage MP white paper that features FC (Fibre Channel) interconnect.

Any questions?

Please jump in and provide feedback in the comments section. I am here to answer any questions that you might have on how to deploy Oracle on HPE GreenLake for Block Storage.

Thanks for reading!

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Meet HPE blogger Richard Wuehler

Richard is a solutions engineer on the HPE Storage team, supporting the Office of the CTO. He has been working in the IT storage industry for over 25 years. 

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