Oracle Validated Configurations 安装使用 说明

Oracle Validated Configurations 安装使用 说明

一.OracleValidated Configurations 说明

Oracle 官网有一个对应的FAQ说明，链接如下：

FAQ - Oracle Validated Configurations

1.1 What are OracleValidated Configurations?

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations enable easier, faster, and lower-cost deployment of Linux andOracle VM solutions in the enterprise. The program offers pre-tested, validatedarchitectures, with documented best practices for software, hardware, storage,and network components, to help improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of solutions, with faster, lower-cost implementations. Anindustry-wide, partner-accepted and endorsed program that offers documentedbest practices for virtualized and Linux deployments, Oracle ValidatedConfigurations provide details on what to deploy, how to deploy andrecommendations on hardware and software combinations that have proven to bethe most effective.

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations致力于为企业提供更简易、更快捷、成本更低的基于Linux和Oracle VM的解决方案。该计划向我们提供经过测试和验证的体系架构，其附带的文档揭示了相关硬件、软件、存储、网络原件的最佳配置实践，以帮助系统提升性能和可收缩性并降低成本。

 

1.2 Whatare the benefits of Oracle Validated Configurations?

There is ahigher level of assurance that these configurations will run well as thesecomponent stacks have undergone a higher amount of stress testing. Theserecommendations also reduce testing and discovery efforts for end-users andenable them to deploy solutions more quickly. They help:

（1）    Achieve standardization, scalability and reliability with lower cost

--实现标准化的、具有可扩展性、高可用的且成本低廉的解决方案

（2）Accelerate and simplify deploymentof Oracle on Linux

       --加速并简化在Linux上部署Oracle软件

（3）Lower cost for end-users cost byeliminating need for expensive testing of the stack

       --为最终用户降低了测试系统所要花费的昂贵成本

（4）Mitigate customer risk

--降低了用户的风险

 

1.3 Whatis the difference between Oracle Validated Configuration and Oracle ProductCertification?

Traditionally,Oracle certifies its products to an operating system, which allows Oracleproducts running on any Linux supported hardware platform to be fully supportedby Oracle. Oracle Validated Configurations go a step further by testing the"complete component stack" and providing recommendations on versions,settings, and fixes for a stack (software, hardware, and storage) based onexperience with running workloads in the Oracle and Partner Linux Test Lab.

传统的Oracle Product Certification在认证某个操作系统平台后，可以确认Oracle的相关产品完全支持该系统平台。而Oracle Validated Configurations则通过测试验证更进一步提供了完整的组件组合信息，这些信息包括针对软硬件、存储的版本、设置、补丁的推荐值，而这些推荐值来源于Oracle及其合作伙伴的Linux测试实验室中高压测试的经验。

 

1.4 Do Ihave to pay to get access to Oracle Validated Configurations?

No. This issimply best practices documentation based on extensive stack testing. You donot need to pay to get access to this information.

 

1.5 Whois Oracle partnering with to deliver these Validated Configurations?

Oracle is partnering with the leadingvendors in each category as outlined below:

（1）Server and Storage: Cisco,Compellent, Dell, Egenera, EMC, Fujitsu, HDS, HP, IBM, Inspur, Huawei, LiquidComputing, NEC, NetApp, Pillar Data, Sun, Unisys

（2）Platform Technology : AMD, Intel

（3）Operating Systems: Oracle Linux,Oracle VM

（4）HBA Drivers: Emulex, QLogic

（5）Networking: Brocade, Cisco Systems

The initialconfigurations will be delivered on some of these partner components.Eventually, we will deliver configurations including all the above partnertechnologies.

 

1.6 Why has Oracle chosen Linux x86-64 as the architecturefor the initial configurations?

Oracle is seeingsignificant end-user demand for Linux x86-64 architectures and is fullycommitted to developing, advancing and promoting the 64-bit commodity Linux.All new chipsets and servers are now being shipped with x86-64 architecture,thereby offering a much wider hardware selection to end-users than some of theother architectures. Therefore, Oracle has chosen to initially make OracleValidated Configurations available on Linux x86-64.

 

1.7 What versions of Oracle Database are included in Oracle ValidatedConfigurations?

Oracle ValidatedConfigurations always include the latest version of Oracle Database.

 

1.8 Whatversions of Linux distributions are included in Oracle ValidatedConfigurations?

The currentvalidated configurations are based on Oracle VM and Oracle Linux 5. Newvalidated configurations will be only based on Oracle Linux with theUnbreakable Enterprise Linux kernel.

--当前的validated configurations 是基于OracleVM 和 Oracle Linux 5的，新的validated configurations 仅基于UnbreakableEnterprise Linux kernel 的Oracle Linux。

 

1.9 Howare the hardware and operating system combinations chosen?

The Linuxdistribution choice for a particular Oracle Validated Configuration does notimply that only a specific hardware is suitable for only Oracle Linux or RHEL.

 

1.10 DoesOracle intend to limit its list of configurations to include only a fewoptions?

Oracle isoffering these configurations as recommendations and best practices. Along withour partners, we intend to publish a variety of configurations with differenthardware and software combinations, over time. Our intent is to offerwell-tested choices to our users and channel partners. This by no means impliesthat other custom configurations deployed by end-users will not be supported.We will still continue to offer support for all Oracle products certified onLinux regardless of whether someone deployed them using an Oracle ValidatedConfiguration or not.

 

1.11 Howdo I get support for Oracle Validated Configurations?

You will be ableto get support for Oracle Validated Configurations in exactly the same way asyou get support for any other Oracle and partner products today. You will need to buy the appropriate license and support for thevarious components of the stack if you choose to deploy Oracle ValidatedConfigurations. Oracle and its partners already have joint supportprocesses in place for the joint handling of any customer support issues thatmay come up for Oracle Validated Configurations. The delivery of a complete andintegrated support solution leads to faster problem resolution and reducedsupport costs, which are critical to our customers' success.

--如果要使用oracle validated configurations，，需要先购买软件。

 

1.12 I don't see the configuration I plan to run. How do I get my desiredconfiguration added?

The posted filespecifies not just one single server or storage, but a family of servers andstorage. If even that list doesn't include that particular server or storagemodel, you can work directly with that particular hardware vendor to submit therequest.

To find out moreabout Oracle's Validated Configurations offerings, visit the Oracle ValidatedConfigurations homepage onOTN.

 

1.13 Ifsystem level software and drivers on a posted Oracle Validated Configurationchange, is the configuration still valid and supported?

Yes, if any ofthe system level software (BIOS, firmware) or drivers (and associated firmwareon HBAs, NICS, and other peripherals) of components of the Oracle ValidatedConfiguration are revised higher than the minimum versions originallypublished, the configuration is still valid and is supported by Oracle and thepartners that assisted in the publication of the VC.