Intro This is the last part of the OVM series where I will describe the backup package provided by oracle called ovm-bkp . Even if the Premier Support period has already ended (March, 2021) and OLVM is supposed to be the replacement, a lot of workloads are still running on OVM including new PCAs (Private …
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Intro In my last post, I have described few commands within Oracle OVM manager CLI. This time, the topic is about how to identify the relevant information of your OVM environment as well as the logs and their location for each component. OVM servers and OVM manager have their own logs, and when issues occur …
Read more “OVM series part 2: What to collect when opening an SR”
Intro I have been introduced to Oracle OVM rather accidentally. I was more familiar with the traditional vmware or hyper-V but when I was asked to help a client to implement their ovm backups, I got more curious about it. This post is the first of a series of 3. I will try to show …
I want to thank Ludovico Caldara [FPP & Cloud MAA Product Manager @Oracle] for accepting the publication of this interview which is based on a conversation we had some time ago. It is mainly focused on the Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning (FPP) βFUNDAMENTALSβ, but I hope this could help the community to glean a …
Intro I have been asked to read about Oracle database fleet management at work but the turnoff was that it relied entirely on OEM. Aggregating both functionalities makes provisioning, in my opinion, cumbersome and unattractive for shops that only want to manage the fleet. Luckily for me, I got acquainted with an even better framework …
Read more “My Vagrant fork of Oracle Fleet Patching and provisioning (FPP)”