Rapid Home Provisioning

Rapid Home Provisioning
A new Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.2 feature

Ludovico Caldara
Oracle ACE, Senior Oracle Consultant
Trivadis SA
BASEL BERN BRUGG DSSELDORF

HAMBURG COPENHAGEN LAUSANNE
FRANKFURT A.M. FREIBURG I.BR. GENEVA

MUNICH STUTTGART VIENNA ZURICH
About Ludovico Caldara
16 Years DBA (Not Only Oracle)
I do it everywhere (even Windows)
RAC ATTACK Ninja & co-writer
09.12.2015
VP, SOUG & ITOUG Board member
OCP (11g, 12c, MySQL) & OCE
Italian living in Switzerland
http://www.ludovicocaldara.net
@ludodba
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LAUSANNE
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VIENNA
Experience from more than 1,900

projects per year at over 800
customers
Patching, Patching, Patching

(or how I will NOT apply PSUs every quarter)
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Patching, Patching, Patching
(Original: https://xkcd.com/838/ )
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Patching, worst way

1. Stop everything
2. In-place binaries patching
3. Database patching, "big bang" mode
4. Start everything
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Patching, worst way

1. Stop everything
2. In-place binaries patching
3. Database patching, "big bang" mode
4. Start everything
Problem: you seriously need a check-up of your operational practices
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Patching, better way

1. Re-install binaries, out-of-place binaries patching
2. Stop databases, one by one
3. Move to new ORACLE_HOME, patch one by one
4. Decommission old binaries
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Patching, better way

1. Re-install binaries, out-of-place binaries patching
Problem: what if you have many servers/environments and patch frequently?
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Patching, best way (so far)

1. Install binaries somewhere
2. Detach and patch them
3. Keep them as golden images somewhere
4. Deploy them on the servers somehow, attach them
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Flexible?
YES!

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Flexible?
YES!
Easy?
NO!

What is it?
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Rapid Home Provisioning is...

grid$ srvctl -help | grep Usage: | awk '{printf ("%s %s ... %s\n", $1, $2, $4)}' | sort | uniq
Usage: srvctl ... asm
Usage: srvctl ... mountfs
Usage: srvctl ... cvu
Usage: srvctl ... network
Usage: srvctl ... database
Usage: srvctl ... nodeapps
Usage: srvctl ... diskgroup
Usage: srvctl ... oc4j
Usage: srvctl ... exportfs
Usage: srvctl ... rhpclient
Usage: srvctl ... filesystem
Usage: srvctl ... rhpserver
Usage: srvctl ... gns
Usage: srvctl ... scan
Usage: srvctl ... havip
Usage: srvctl ... scan_listener
Usage: srvctl ... home
Usage: srvctl ... server
Usage: srvctl ... instance
Usage: srvctl ... service
Usage: srvctl ... listener
Usage: srvctl ... srvpool
Usage: srvctl ... mgmtdb
Usage: srvctl ... vip
Usage: srvctl ... mgmtlsnr
Usage: srvctl ... volume
Something that messes my srvctl help!

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Rapid Home Provisioning is...

grid$ rhpctl -help | grep Usage: | awk '{printf ("%s %s ... %s\n", $1, $2, $4)}' | sort |uniq
Usage: rhpctl ... client
Usage: rhpctl ... database
Usage: rhpctl ... image
Usage: rhpctl ... role
Usage: rhpctl ... series
Usage: rhpctl ... server
Usage: rhpctl ... user
Usage: rhpctl ... workingcopy
It has its own rhpctl command too! This is how you administer it.
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Rapid Home Provisioning - the idea
WORKING
COPY
RHP CLIENT
RHP CLIENT
DF
DB
GOLDEN
IMAGE
RHP CLIENT
RHP CLIENT
RHP SERVER
OH_1
OH_2
OH_3
-MGMTDB
RHP CLIENT
RHP CLIENT
RHP CLIENT
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RHP CLIENT
Rapid Home Provisioning is a tool for...

Provisioning and patching
Oracle Homes
other Software
Simplifying software deployment
Patching Databases (Mass patching possible)
Centralizing Golden Images

Ensuring standardization within the enterprise
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Rapid Home Provisioning has mandatory requirements

Oracle Grid Infrastructure release 12.1.0.2 or upwards (use the last PSU)
ASM Cluster File System (ACFS)
Oracle Grid Infrastructure Global Naming Services (GNS)
NFS Server and HAVIP (optional*)
Lifecycle Management Pack Option (optional*)
* how optional is optional? We will see in the next episode (coming soon)
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Rapid Home Provisioning has also limitations!

The main ones:
Not available on Windows
Cannot upgrade from a release to another (planned in 12.2)
Cannot provision Grid Infrastructure Homes (not yet, maybe 12.2?)
Bug 19596245 : IMPLEMENT GRID INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT IN RAPID HOME PROVISIONING
Cannot provision OS Images or VMs, not in the scope of the tool
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Rapid Home Provisioning - Security Roles

Several roles -> specific permissions on Working Copies and and Golden Images
But basically three composite roles:
GH_SA : RHP Server administrator
GH_CA : RHP Client administrator

GH_OPER : for generic administration
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Single Cluster Architecture
(or when you have only one cluster)
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Single Cluster Architecture - Setup
-MGMTDB
ASM RHP DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Existing
OraHome
1
-MGMTDB
ASM RHP DG
RHP Server Cluster
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# srvctl add rhpserver -storage /my/path/to/rhp/ -diskgroup RHP
# srvctl start rhpserver
new resource ora.ghs is created
RHP
Server
ASM DG must exist,

ADVM Compatible >= 12.1.0.0
-MGMTDB
ASM RHP DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Existing
OraHome
1
Single Cluster Architecture - Adding Images

grid $ rhpctl grant role -role GH_CA -user oracle -client rhps-cluster
oracle $ rhpctl import image -image 12cR1_EE_Base \
-path $OH -imagetype ORACLEDBSOFTWARE
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
Existing
OraHome
ACFS Mount
-MGMTDB
ASM RHP DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Getting Golden Image details

grid $ rhpctl query image -image 12cR1_EE_Base
Image name: 12cR1_EE_Base
Owner: grid@rhps-cluster
Site: rhps-cluster
Access control: USER:oracle@rhps-cluster
Access control: ROLE:OTHER
...
Parent Image:
Image Type: ORACLEDBSOFTWARE
Image Version: 12.1.0.2.0
Software home path:
/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm/images/i12cR1_EE_Base296880/swhome
Image state: PUBLISHED
Image size: 5332MB
Image platform: Linux_AMD64
Interim patches installed:
Complete: TRUE
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Single Cluster Architecture - Adding Working Copies

oracle $ rhpctl add workingcopy -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_Base_1 \
-image 12cR1_EE_Base -oraclebase /u01/app/oracle
RHP
Server
no more needed
Base
Golden
Image
Base
Working
Copy
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Existing
OraHome
1
Getting Working Copy details

oracle $ rhpctl query workingcopy -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_Base_1
Working copy name: 12cR1_EE_Base_1
Owner: oracle@rhps-cluster
YOUR ORACLE_HOME
Site: rhps-cluster
ON RHP SERVER
Access control: USER:oracle@rhps-cluster
Access control: ROLE:GH_WC_ADMIN
Software home path:
/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm/images/i12cR1_EE_Base296880/.ACFS/snaps/w12cR1
_EE_Base_1/swhome
Oracle base: /u01/app/oracle
Storage type: RHP Managed
Configured databases:
Interim patches installed:
Complete: TRUE
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Single Cluster Architecture - Using Working Copies

You can use the working copy as ORACLE_HOME for databases
$ rhpctl add database -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_base_1 -dbname ORCL \
-datafileDestination DATA -dbtemplate General_Purpose.dbc
... or ...
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
ACFS Mount
-MGMTDB
Base
Working
Copy
DB
ACFS Snap
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Single Cluster Architecture - Patching Working Copies

oracle $ cd PSUx/patchnumber
oracle $ opatch apply
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
Patched
Working
Copy
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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oracle $ cd PSUx/patchnumber
oracle $ opatch apply
oracle $ rhpctl add image image 12cR1_EE_PSUx \
-workingcopy 12cR1_EE_Base_1
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
Patched
Working
Copy
Patched
Golden
Image
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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$ rhpctl add image -image 12cR1_EE_PSU4 -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_PSU4_1
rhpsh02.trivadistraining.com: Finding ACFS of previous image "12cR1_EE_Base" ...
rhpsh02.trivadistraining.com: Creating snapshot for image "12cR1_EE_PSU4" from
working copy "12cR1_EE_PSU4_1" ...
rhpsh02.trivadistraining.com: Changing the home ownership ...
$
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Single Cluster Architecture - Images and Working Copies

You can have as many Images and Working copies as you need.
$ rhpctl query workingcopy
Working copy name: 12cR1_EE_Base_1
Working copy name: 12cR1_EE_PSU4_1
Working copy name: 12cR1_EE_PSU4_2
RHP
Server
$ rhpctl query image

Image name: 12cR1_EE_PSU4
Base
Golden
Image
Base
Working
Copy
Patched
Golden
Image
Patched
Working
Copy
Patched
Working
Copy
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Single Cluster Architecture - Database Patching

Database patching is dead simple!
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
Base
Working
Copy
Patched
Golden
Image
Patched
Working
Copy
ACFS Mount
Unpatched
ACFS
DBSnap
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Database patching is dead simple!
$ rhpctl move database -sourcewc 12cR1_EE_Base_1 \
-patchedwc 12cR1_EE_PSU4_1 -dbname ORCL
RHP
Server
Base
Golden
Image
ACFS Mount
-MGMTDB
Base
Working
Copy
Unpatched
ACFS
DBSnap
Patched
Golden
Image
Patched
Working
Copy
ACFS Snap
Patched
ACFS
Snap
DB
ASM DG
RHP Server Cluster
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Database
must be open

$ rhpctl move database -sourcewc 12cR1_EE_Base_1 -patchedwc 12cR1_EE_PSU4_1 -dbname ORCL
rhpsh02.trivadistraining.com: Starting to move database from
"/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm/images/i12cR1_EE_Base296880/.ACFS/snaps/w12cR1_EE_Base_1/swhome" to
"/u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm/images/i12cR1_EE_Base296880/.ACFS/snaps/w12cR1_EE_PSU4_1/swhome"
on server cluster
...
SQL Patching tool version 12.1.0.2.0 on Sat Oct 24 17:06:22 2015
...
Adding patches to installation queue and performing prereq checks...done
...
The following patches will be applied:
20831110 (Database Patch Set Update : 12.1.0.2.4 (20831110))
...
Installing patches...
...
rhpsh02.trivadistraining.com: Completed the 'move database' operation on server cluster
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DEMO?
By Michael Tiemann at en.Wikipedia CC-BY-SA
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Multi Cluster Architecture
(or when you have a private cloud)
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Multi Cluster Architecture - Additional requirements

NFS Server and HAVIP
Lifecycle Management Pack Option
Licensed on
all RHP Client
Clusters
Source: https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/DBLIC/editions.htm#DBLIC110
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Multi Cluster Architecture - Adding a Client Cluster

## SERVER
# srvctl add havip -id rhp -address 192.168.89.202
$ rhpctl add client -client rhpc-cluster -toclientdata
/home/grid
$ scp /home/grid/rhpc-cluster.xml rhpch01:/home/grid
## CLIENT
# srvctl add rhpclient -clientdata /home/grid/rhpc-cluster.xml
# srvctl start rhpclient
# rhpctl query server
Rapid Home Provisioning Server (RHPS): rhps-cluster
Storage base path: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm
Disk Groups: RHP
Port number: 23795
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Multi Cluster Architecture - Adding a Client Cluster

## SERVER
# srvctl add havip -id rhp -address 192.168.89.202
# rhpctl add client -client rhpc-cluster -toclientdata
/home/grid
# scp /home/grid/rhpc-cluster.xml rhpch01:/home/grid
## CLIENT
# srvctl add rhpclient -clientdata /home/grid/rhpc-cluster.xml
# srvctl start rhpclient
# rhpctl query server
Rapid Home Provisioning Server (RHPS): rhps-cluster
Storage base path: /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid/srvm
Disk Groups: RHP
Port number: 23795
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Multi Cluster Architecture - NFS Provisioning

RHP Client Cluster
RHP
Client
RHP
Server
NFS Mount
NFS Mount
Node 2
Node 1
Golden
Image
Working
Copy
for NFS
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM Volume 1
RHP Server Cluster
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Multi Cluster Architecture - NFS Provisioning

RHP Client Cluster
RHP
Client
RHP
Server
NFS Mount
NFS Mount
Node 1
Node 2
mountfs
Golden
Image
Working
Copy
for NFS
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM Volume 1
RHP Server Cluster
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exportfs
mountfs
Multi Cluster Architecture - Provisioning via NFS

oracle@rhpc $ rhpctl add workingcopy -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_PSU4_rhpc \
-image 12cR1_EE_PSU4 -storagetype NFS -path /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2.4 \
-oraclebase /u01/app/oracle
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Starting server-side action for 'add workingcopy'...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Adding storage for working copy ...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Storing metadata in repository for working copy
"12cR1_EE_PSU4_rhpc" ...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Finding ACFS file system of the image "12cR1_EE_PSU4"
...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Creating snapshot ...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Adding export file system for image
...
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Successfully executed attach home operation.
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rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Finding ACFS file system of the image "12cR1_EE_PSU4"
...
...
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ORACLE_HOME
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Finding
ACFS
file system of the image "12cR1_EE_PSU4"
via NFS.
What
...
can go wrong?
...
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Multi Cluster Architecture - LOCAL Provisioning

RHP Client Cluster
RHP
Client
RHP
Server
Node 2
Node 1
Golden
Image
Working
Copy
for Local
Copy
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM Volume 1
RHP Server Cluster
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Local Copy
Local Copy

RHP Client Cluster
RHP
Client
RHP
Server
Node 1
local ACFS
or other FS
Golden
Image
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
ASM Volume 1
RHP Server Cluster
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Node 2
Working
Copy
for Local
Copy
-MGMTDB
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Local Copy
Local Copy

oracle@rhpc $ rhpctl add workingcopy -workingcopy 12cR1_EE_PSU4_c1 \
-image 12cR1_EE_PSU4 -storagetype LOCAL -path
/u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2.4/Home_EE_2 -oraclebase /u01/app/oracle
rhpsh01.trivadistraining.com: Adding export file system for image "12cR1_EE_PSU4_c1"
...
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Mounting file system...
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Creating local storage ...
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Creating local ACFS file system ...
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Starting local ACFS file system ...
rhpch02.trivadistraining.com: Making a local copy ...
...
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Multi Cluster Architecture - Mixed Provisioning

RHP Client Cluster
RHP
Client
RHP
Server
NFS Mount
Node 2
Node 1
Golden
Image
Working
Copy
for NFS
Working
Copy
for Local
Copy
ACFS Mount
ACFS Snap
ACFS Snap
-MGMTDB
ASM Volume 1
RHP Server Cluster
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Local Copy
Local Copy
NFS Mount

Repository
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RHP Metadata Repository: GHSUSER@-MGMTDB

SQL> select table_name from dba_tables where owner='GHSUSER' order by 1;
TABLE_NAME
-----------------------------HOLDER
IMAGE_ROLES
IMGS
IMGSRS
IMGSRS_IMAGES
IMGSRS_USERS
PARENT_CHILD_ROLE
ROLEIMPL_M_PRIVLIST
ROLES
SITES
SWHOMES
USERS
USER_ROLES
WCOPY_ROLES
14 rows selected.
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SQL> show pdbs

CON_ID CON_NAME
OPEN MODE RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ---------3 RHPS_CLUSTER
READ WRITE NO

TABLE_NAME
-----------------------------HOLDER
IMAGE_ROLES
IMGS
IMGSRS
IMGSRS_IMAGES
IMGSRS_USERS
PARENT_CHILD_ROLE
ROLEIMPL_M_PRIVLIST
ROLES
SITES
SWHOMES
USERS
USER_ROLES
WCOPY_ROLES
14 rows selected.
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SQL> show pdbs

CON_ID CON_NAME
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ---------3 RHPS_CLUSTER
READ WRITE NO
ORACLE says you

don't need to
backup the GIMR.

TABLE_NAME
-----------------------------HOLDER
IMAGE_ROLES
IMGS
IMGSRS
IMGSRS_IMAGES
IMGSRS_USERS
PARENT_CHILD_ROLE
ROLEIMPL_M_PRIVLIST
ROLES
SITES
SWHOMES
USERS
USER_ROLES
WCOPY_ROLES
14 rows selected.
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SQL> show pdbs

CON_ID CON_NAME
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ---------3 RHPS_CLUSTER
READ WRITE NO
ORACLE says you

don't need to
backup the GIMR.
If you use RHP, my

recommandation
is to do it!

Conclusions
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RHP Documentation
12c Documentation:
https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/CWADD/rapidhome.htm#CWADD92402
https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/RILIN/racrhp.htm
OTN Private Database Cloud Home (whitepaper and video):
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/database-cloud/private/index.html
Best MOS Note:

ODA (Oracle Database Appliance): How To Setup a Rapid Home Provisioning
(RHP) Server (Doc ID 2054804.1)
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Conclusions
Ease of patching
Thin documentation
Standardized installations
Pricey option for multi-clusters
Free for standalone clusters
No GI_HOME Provisioning
Private-Cloud ready
It is not free from bugs (not rock-solid)
Nice features
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Embrace it or live without it?
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What's your question?

Ludovico Caldara
Oracle ACE, Senior Oracle Consultant
Trivadis SA
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A new Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.2 feature

BASEL BERN BRUGG DSSELDORF

FRANKFURT A.M. FREIBURG I.BR. GENEVA

About Ludovico Caldara

16 Years DBA (Not Only Oracle)

I do it everywhere (even Windows)

RAC ATTACK Ninja & co-writer