1. © 2003 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. © 2003 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Infrastructure of choice for Oracle Real Application Clusters Bob Ng, EMC Ravi Kumar, Dell Inc

2. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Objectives of This Session Oracle Real Application Cluster (Oracle RAC) on Linux EMC CLARiiON Storage platforms – value add for Oracle RAC environments. Dell | EMC - Oracle RAC joint configuration for Linux Customer adoption and examples

3. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 33 Linux Emphasis in Oracle Real Application Clusters Drive down TCO for infrastructure running DB service –RAC technology emphasizes scaling out via clustering –RAC on Linux offers cost effective modular growth Technical advantages of Linux for Oracle –Open source Collaborate, contribute and influence –Strong alliance with OS delivery partners –Easier transition and adoption from UNIX to Linux

4. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 44 EMC Support for Linux EMC CLARiiON Application Solution team involvement –Working onsite at Oracle HQ with Linux team EMC CLARiiON CX600 used in Oracle RAC Linux development EMC Interoperability lab stepped up Linux qualifications –RH 2.1AS on many server platforms –EMC-qualified HBA drivers (e.g., QLOGIC, EMULEX) –PowerPath 3.0 under Red Hat 2.1AS –Oracle RAC as a special clustering technology –Oracle Cluster File System Joint support service center with Oracle at Hopkinton

5. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 55 Running Oracle RAC on EMC Clariion Storage Platforms Boosted price performance of the Oracle RAC Linux solutions –Clariion hardware enhancements –New software features with the Clariion product line ATA technology integration within Clariion system –Option to increase capacity at attractive cost level

6. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 66 EMC Clariion Family at a Glance FeatureCX200CX400CX600 Max System Cache 1 GB2 GB8 GB Max Write Cache 5121 GB2 GB Front-End Ports (2 Gb) 448 Max HA Hosts 1564128 Back-End Ports (2 GB) 244 Min to Max Disks 4 to 305 to 605 to 240 Max LUNs per System 128256512 Max LUNs per Disk 32 Max IOPS (cached) 40,00060,000150,000 Max Bandwidth (cached) 200 MB/s680 MB/s1,300 MB/s

7. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 77 Investment Protection for Your Linux RAC Infrastructure 2-Way CX200 FC direct Connect Private Cluster Interconnect

8. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 88 Cluster Private interconnect Switch Scaling Out to the Full RAC Configuration CX600/CX400 4-way top end servers

9. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 99 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements

10. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 10 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements Continual need to be able to add RAC server nodes to fabric Increased connectivity from expanded front-end ports (4/SP)

11. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 11 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements Continual need to be able to add RAC server nodes to fabric Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP Expanded cache provision extends headroom to absorb flushing burst

12. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 12 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst Increasing OLTP random I/O requires more physical disk spindles Increased spindle count support to 240 disks per array

13. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 13 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst Increasing OLTP random I/O requires more physical disk spindles Increased SP power supports up to 240 FC disks per array Larger database in single arraySupport larger and more databases within the same CX600 array

14. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 14 EMC Clariion CX600 value to scaling Oracle RAC RAC Scale-out ImplicationsRelevant CX600 Enhancements Continual need to be able to add server nodes to fabric Increased connectable node due to expanded front-end ports (4/SP) Higher burst of DB page flushing from server to storage for OLTP 4 GB cache per SP quadruple headroom to absorb flushing burst More spindles support for higher OLTP random I/O Increased SP power supports up to 240 FC disks per array Larger database in single arrayUp to 35 TB per array Increased degree of parallel DSS operations Full 2 GB end-to-end internal enhancements boost maximum DSS data streaming rate (700 MB+ sustained)

15. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 15 EMC Clariion Software - Value to Oracle RAC / Linux PowerPath –Enterprise level Multi-path I/O with load balancing Snap View –“Instantaneous” stored data replication –Persistent snapshots (logical copies, reduced space requirement) –Business Continuance Volumes (Full replicas for performance critical work) –Enabling technology supporting a variety of rapid Oracle deployment options. Rapid cloning services jointly delivered by EMC/Oracle consulting (e.g. Oracle 11i Apps environment rapid cloning) SAN Copy –Block storage copy between storage systems Support for SAN Copy and MirrorView over IP

16. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 16 Cluster Interconnect Brocade Switch EMC PowerPath Software with Oracle RAC SP-A connect SP-B connect CX600/CX400

17. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 17 EMC SnapView Software with Oracle RAC Production RAC nodes Production DB Gold backup BCV copy Restore DB with fast reverse resynchronization Repurposing BCV Backup RAC nodes Repurposing DB using split BCV Establish BCVs Point-in-time BCV splits with Oracle in hot backup Linux servers

18. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 18 EMC SAN Copy Software with Oracle RAC Production RAC nodes PE6650 Second RAC nodes Production DB SV/BCV Source array Target array

19. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 19 Using EMC SAN Copy to Setup an Oracle Standby DB Production RAC nodes PE6650 Production DB logs Production site array Standby site array Production control files Standby DB RAC nodes Standby DB files Standby logs (active/archive) Standby control files Backup control files

20. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 20 EMC CLARiiON ATA technology Integrated component of the CX product offering Industry unique capability of co-existence with Fibre Channel disks within same storage system Leverage all processing and caching features of the CX storage systems Supported by all software that runs on the CX systems –Snap View, SAN Copy, MirrorView, etc. Session 36675, Wed, 9/10 ATA drives FC drives

21. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 21 Linux Oracle RAC Supported Configuration An Oracle concept initiated about three years ago Emphasis on reduction in TCO –Rapid deployment –Reliability of deployment –Reliable support –Single-point acquisition, single-point support Oracle/EMC/Dell collaboration on Dell Linux Oracle RAC Supported Configuration

22. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 22 EMC Contribution and Support for Configuration EMC CLARiiON Application Solution team involvement –Assist with component definition of configuration –Verify delivery –Provide backing support to Dell’s single-point-of-field support Interoperability lab –Share product and qualification roadmap plan with Dell and Oracle –Prioritize effort to fit with joint delivery plans Joint support service center with Oracle at Hopkinton –Fully leveraged to augment Oracle Unbreakable Linux support model

23. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 23 Dell | EMC | Oracle Engineering Partnership History 1997 1998 1999 200020011H 20022H 20021H 2003 1998 First Dell | Oracle Products Launch 2000 Oracle Linux development on Dell 2001 Oracle begins migration to Linux on Dell within their datacenter Oracle pilots Dell in Oracle datacenter Dell announces Oracle9i RAC with EMC storage 1H 2002 Dell Deploys Oracle 9i RAC for Order Management Dell | Oracle | Red Hat Launch Unbreakable Linux 2H 2002 Over 22,000 Dell|Oracle installations in past year Oracle deploys 2,000 Dell servers in Oracle datacenters 1997 Dell | Oracle Partnership Formed Dell SC 1.0 Dell SC 2.0 Dell SC 2.1 2H 2003 Dell SC 2.2 Dell SC 2.3

24. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 24 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Dell Supported Configuration 1.x Red Hat Linux 7.2 Professional Oracle Database 9i R1 901 Shared Storage raw partitions Dell | EMCEMC FC-4700 PE Servers6450 DeliveryFactory Installed

25. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 25 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Dell Supported Configuration 2.0 Red Hat Linux 2.1 Advanced Server Oracle Database 9i R2 9.2.0.1 Shared Storage raw partitions Dell | EMCEMC FC-4700-2 PE Servers6650, 6600, 6450 DeliveryFactory Installed

26. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 26 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Dell Supported Configuration 2.1 Red Hat Linux 2.1 Advanced Server Oracle Database 9i R2 9.2.0.1 Shared Storage raw partitions Dell | EMCEMC CX600, CX400, FC-4700-2 PE Servers6650, 6600, 6450, 2650, 8450 DeliveryDeployment Kit

27. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 27 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions History 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Dell Supported Configuration 2.2 Red Hat Linux 2.1 Advanced Server, e12 Oracle Database 9i R2 9.2.0.2 Shared Storage raw partitions, OCFS 1.0.5, Powerpath 3.0.2 Dell | EMCEMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 PE Servers6650, 6600, 6450, 2650, 8450 DeliveryDeployment Kit

28. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 28 Dell | EMC | Oracle – Solutions Today 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 Dell Supported Configuration 2.2.1 Red Hat Linux 2.1 Advanced Server, e24 Oracle Database 9i R2 9.2.0.2 Shared Storage raw partitions, OCFS 1.0.8, Powerpath 3.0.3 Dell | EMCEMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 PE Servers6650, 6600, 6450, 4600, 2650-533 DeliveryDeployment Kit

29. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 29 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions Today 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 1H 2004 Dell Supported Configuration 2.3 Red Hat Linux 2.1 EL, e24 Oracle Database 9i R2 9.2.0.4 Shared Storage raw partitions, OCFS 2.0, Powerpath Dell | EMCEMC CX600, CX400, CX200, 4700-2 PE Servers6650, 6600, 6450, 4600, 2650, 2600, 1750 DeliveryDeployment Kit

30. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 30 Dell | EMC | Oracle - Solutions Future 1H 2002Q3 2002 Q4 2002Q1 2003 Q2 2003Q3 2003 Q4 2003 1H 2004 Dell Supported Configuration for Oracle 10g on RH 2.1 Red Hat Linux 2.1 EL, RH 2.1 QU3, RH 3.0 EL Oracle Database 10g R1 10.0.1.0 (+IB) Shared Storage OCFS 2.0 (+shared home), OSM, Powerpath Dell | EMCAll EMC Clariion, other SAN switches, HBAs PE ServersAll Dell 2P, 64-bit DeliveryDeployment Kit using DSA ?

31. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 31 Dell PC5012 / PC5244 Cluster Interconnect Brocade Switch A typical four node Dell Supported Configuration CX600/CX400 PE6650

32. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 32 Dell Linux Oracle RAC Supported Configuration Emphasis on reduction in TCO –Rapid deployment –Reliability of deployment –Reliable support –Single-point acquisition, single-point support For more information: http://www.dell.com/oracle A bundle that is ordered as a single SKU –Dell servers (2-4-8 nodes) –Dell Deployment Software Tools for Oracle –Dell | EMC CLARiiON storage and SAN switches –Installation service

33. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 33 Dell Solution Components Storage Switch HBA / RAID Servers OS/OCFS versions Database Oracle Database PERC 3/DCPERC 4/DC PE2650, 4600, 6600, 6650 PE2650, 4600, 6600, 6650, 8450 QLA 2342 DASW3800SW3200 CX200FC4700-2CX600CX400 QLA 2340 QLA 2310 Red Hat AS Updates/Major Release N and/or OCFS N Red Hat AS Updates/Major Releases N-1 and/or OCFS N-1 PV220S U320 PV220S U160 Oracle Test Focus EMC Test Focus

34. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 34 Dell Test Methodology: Dell performs comprehensive tests on 9i RAC [Clusters of 2-8 nodes] and 9i DB [Single Node] products Level 1 Testing [Functional Testing]: –Integration Testing [e.g. Oracle patches + OCFS + PowerPath] –Functional Testing [e.g. Install Wizard and Configuration Wizard] –Bounds / Coverage testing –Documentation testing Level 2 Testing [Integration/Solution Testing]: –Performance, stress testing –Multiple HW Configurations [e.g. 2x2650, 4x6650, 8x8450, CX200,CX400, CX600 etc.,] –Destructive Testing while running stress test [e.g. PowerPath, Private interconnect] –Documentation testing

35. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 35 Dell’s Oracle Solution Deliverables Deployment CD-ROM kit –Contains all software / source / documentation to deploy Oracle product. Installation Wizard –Installs Oracle and Red Hat 2.1 AS in a Turnkey fashion. Live Install –Component of Installation Wizard, allows installation of Oracle on a pre-existing RH 2.1 AS system. Configuration Wizard – Configuration framework for pre-Oracle OS/Oracle. Deployment Guide, Howtos, white papers –Documentation bundle for the solution

36. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 36 Customer Requirement: Oracle9i RAC: Lithonia Lighting Oracle 8i on W2K to Oracle 9iRAC on Linux Application Tier Oracle 11i: HR, ERP(Financials), Payroll, Manufacturing* 11.5.3 to 11.5.6 on W2K for 9 i Database Tier Oracle8i on W2K 8.1.7/W2K to 9 i RAC/RH Biz Issues: 1200 users load Oracle/W2K had 4GB Mem Limit 150 user capable: ea user = 4MB-6MB Biz Solution: 1200 users + hi-availability Oracle/Linux has 64GB Mem Limit ~400 user capable on PE6450 Oracle9i RAC RH cluster = ~1600 users Convert PE8450 from Oracle8i/W2K to Oracle9i RH and use as development/test box Applications 4xPE2300’s Production Database PE8450’s Applications 4xPE2300’s 9i Development Database PE8450’s Dell|EMC SAN Switch Dell|EMC FC4700 + 3 Enclosures 9 i RAC Production Database 4x PE6450 9iRAC Hot Spare PE6450’s

37. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 37 FAA: Oracle 9iRAC on Linux Deploying Oracle9 i RAC solutions from Dell –Two node clusters running on PowerEdge 6450’s –Fiber Channel storage / SAN –Linux provides a solid platform and an easy transition from proprietary RISC architectures Customer testimonial "The Oracle9 i Real Application Clusters Certified Configuration for Dell will enable us to take advantage of a highly available, scalable solution that will truly simplify our database implementations, allowing us to operate more efficiently." Quote from John Kelly, database administrator and project manager with Kenrob & Associates, a technical contractor for the FAA command center

38. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 38 Oracle9i RAC: Dell IT Oracle 8i to Oracle 9iRAC on Linux 9iRAC Production Database + Apps 2x PE6450 Enterprise Database Oracle8i Enterprise Application Sales ODS Software Customers order from dell.com – ODS provide order status Production Database + Apps Dell Storage Dell | EMC SAN Switch Biz Issues: TCO, Mission Critical and Scale TCO: use Dell to reduce cost of Unix system SPF, Single Point of Failure, w/ 1 system Limited Scale-up for performance Biz Solution: Lower TCO + hi-availability + scale TCO = Dell hardware + Dell storage High Availability = Oracle9iRAC Scale-out = Oracle9iRAC

39. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 39 Summary Dell | EMC | Oracle are committed to Linux EMC and Dell Linux emphasis in sync with Oracle EMC CLARiiON robustness, scaling, and performance –Key value addition to support Oracle RAC on Linux with meeting the Enterprise mission-critical challenges Dell Linux Oracle Solutions Offerings: –Tremendous value as a new infrastructure acquisition for supporting Oracle database service –Pre-tested on a supportable hardware and software stack

40. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 40 DELL Integrate and Deliver ORACLE Lower TCO EMC 2 Automated Storage Red Hat Enterprise Linux The best choice for running your Oracle database on Linux Collaborating …

41. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 41 Next Step For more details on Dell’s Oracle Solutions: –http://dell.com/oraclehttp://dell.com/oracle –Session 40390 [Tue. 9/9 – Moscone 300 - 3:30 - 4:30PM] Dell |Oracle Rapid deployment Techniques for Linux –Session 40379 [Mon. 9/8 – Moscone 301 - 11 - 12 PM] Scaling-Out with Oracle Grid Computing on Dell Hardware For more details on EMC storage solution for Oracle: –http://emc.com/oraclehttp://emc.com/oracle –Session 36675 [Wed. 9/10 – Moscone 304 - 8:30 - 9:30 AM] Oracle 10G disk based backup and EMC ATA Visit EMC (#1302) and Dell (#1726) booths to see demo of this system solution

42. © 2003 EMC Corporation and Dell Inc. All rights reserved. 42 ? Questions ?