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Expanding Disaster Recovery Solutions to Create
Competitive Advantage in Oracle Database and
Oracle Fusion Middleware Environments
Presenter’s Name
Presenter’s Title
2. Agenda
• Business Drivers and Challenges <Insert Picture Here>
• Adding Value to Data Guard
• DR for Oracle Fusion Middleware
with the ZFS Storage Appliance
• Support Services
• Next Steps
3. Business Drivers and Challenges
Why Organizations are focused on Disaster Recovery
• Increasing sensitivity to downtime and data loss
• Due to the cost of downtime, recovering in 48 to 72 hours and losing 8 hours or
more of critical corporate information is no longer acceptable
• Companies now measure recovery time and recovery point requirements in
hours, and in some cases, minutes
• DR has expanded to ensure comprehensive IT service continuity
• Disasters are not rare because most are caused by mundane events such as
power failures, IT failures, human error, and localized flooding
• Increasing pressure from internal and external stakeholders
• Board members, auditors, regulatory agencies,
strategic partners, and customers demand proof
of DR preparedness
• DR preparedness is now considered a fiduciary
responsibility between an organization and
its stakeholders
4. Business Drivers and Challenges
Why Organizations are Focused on Database Development
and Test
• Increasing requirement to speed database application development
• Application patch releases, upgrades, and custom app development drive dev/test
work requiring deployment of new app’s in less time.
• Need to efficiently duplicate large mission critical databases to
support continuous demands for application development and test
• Multiple clones are often required for each production database in order to support
the many development and test activities associated with large production systems
• It is also important that the cloning process have zero impact to the production
database
• In many organizations, for every production OLTP database, there are
several development and test databases
5. Adding Value to DataGuard DR Copies
Accelerate Application Deployment with a Cost-Effective
Platform for Development, Test, and Quality Assurance
• Oracle Data Guard provides high availability and disaster protection
for mission-critical Oracle databases
• Multiple database clones are often required to support development
and test associated with large production systems
• Adding a Sun ZFS Storage Appliance to an Oracle Data Guard
configuration provides a low-cost solution for snapshots and clones
• No new licenses required for Enterprise Edition customers
• Tested, validated, and supported by Oracle
6. Accelerate Dev and Test with the ZFS Storage
Appliance and Data Guard
Primary site Standby site
Database Server Database Server
Oracle Data Guard
Primary Array
Primary Array
• The ZFS Storage is simply added to the customer’s NFS Share of Standby Database
existing Data Guard environment
• Shell scripts automate and coordinate ZFS Storage
and Data Guard failover and failback
• ZFS Storage Appliance Clones Standby Database for
Development, Test and Training
ZFS Storage Appliance
Development Test Training
Database Database Database
/export/dev_db/* /export/test_db/* /export/train_db/*
7. Using ZFS Storage Appliance Snapshot and
Clone to Copy Databases
Reporting
Database
• Snapshot capability quickly creates
multiple low-overhead Database
clones for test and development
Test
Database
Training
Database
Standby Database on
ZFS Storage Appliance
• Quick recovery from errors in test and
development environments Development
Database
8. Standby Site Database can also be used for Reporting
Primary site Standby site
Database Server Database Server
Oracle Data Guard
Primary Array
Primary Array
NFS Share of Standby Database
• Offloads Primary OLTP site, allowing it to focus on
transaction processing
ZFS Storage Appliance
Development Test Training
Database Server Database Server Database Server
/export/dev_db/* /export/test_db/* /export/train_db/*
9. Accelerate Development and Test with the ZFS
Storage Appliance and Data Guard
Benefits
Accelerate database development and test;
Speed
Offload Reporting from Primary OLTP site
Automated and implemented with minimal
Simplicity procedural changes
Use Snap and Clone Data Services included
Savings with ZFS Storage Appliance
10. Oracle Fusion Middleware
• Oracle Fusion Middleware (FMW) is the foundation for the Oracle
application infrastructure, which enables business applications to be
created and run efficiently across the enterprise
• Oracle's FMW disaster recovery solution protects the infrastructure and
provides business continuity during a planned or unplanned event
11. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage
Appliance
• The ZFS Storage Appliance compliments the DR capabilities of
Data Guard for the Oracle Database
• The ZFS Storage Appliance easily administers replication for
Fusion Middleware data stored outside of the Oracle Database
• Hardware and Software
• Engineered to Work together
• Tested, validated, and supported by Oracle
12. The Sun ZFS Storage Appliance
• Combines multiple protocol connectivity, data services for business
continuity, and ease of management into a single appliance
• Comes with a license-free model for all protocols and data services
Remote replication, snapshots and cloning enable complete disaster
recovery (DR) and business continuity
• Remote Replication
Data is replicated from the primary to the standby site, with data
blocks asynchronously streamed to the remote storage appliance
Scheduled Replication - The user can define a schedule for the
replication to occur automatically
Continuous Replication - The replication process
happens continuously without intervention
13. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage
Appliance
Solution Description
• The ZFS Storage is simply added to the customer’s existing
environment
• Shell scripts automate and coordinate ZFS Storage and Data Guard
failover and failback
14. Oracle Fusion Middleware Disaster Recovery
Architecture
The entire Oracle FMW infrastructure is replicated to a remote site, using
Data Guard for the Database and the ZFS Storage Appliance for all other data
Primary site Secondary site
Web Server Web Server
10GbE 10GbE
Application Application
Servers Servers
ZFS Storage ZFS Storage
Appliance Appliance
Replication of binaries,
configuration data,
metadata
Database Server Database Server
Primary Array
Oracle Data Guard Primary Array
15. DR for Fusion Middleware
• Fusion Middleware stops
• Failover to 2nd ZFS Storage appliance
Primary site Secondary site
Web Server Web Server
10GbE 10GbE
Application Application
Servers Servers
ZFS Storage ZFS Storage
Appliance Appliance
Replication of binaries,
configuration data,
metadata
Database Server Database Server
Oracle Data Guard
Primary Array Primary Array
16. DR for Fusion Middleware
• Role Reversal
• Clients access secondary site
Primary site Secondary site
Web Server Web Server
10GbE 10GbE
Application Application
Servers Servers
ZFS Storage ZFS Storage
Appliance Appliance
Replication of binaries,
configuration data,
metadata
Database Server Database Server
Oracle Data Guard
Primary Array Primary Array
17. DR for Fusion Middleware
• Failback: Primary site becomes active again
• Clients access primary site
Primary site Secondary site
Web Server Web Server
10GbE 10GbE
Application Application
Servers Servers
ZFS Storage ZFS Storage
Appliance Appliance
Replication of binaries,
configuration data,
metadata
Database Server Database Server
Primary Array
Oracle Data Guard Primary Array
18. Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture MAA Best
Practices for Oracle FMW DR Configuration and
Deployment
• Use Sun ZFS Storage Appliance to replicate all non-database content to
ensure brief RTO and aggressive RPO for the Oracle Fusion Middleware
environment
• For high availability, deploy clustered Sun ZFS Storage Appliances
• NFS protocol is preferred for the FMW deployments for the ease of
deployment and maintenance
• Store all the non-database FMW infrastructure within a project and
replicate the project
19. Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture MAA Best
Practices for Oracle FMW DR Configuration and
Deployment
• Use the Scheduled mode of replication for a typical Oracle FMW DR
deployment
• Use the Continuous mode of replication if the standby site is required to be
up-to-date irrespective of whatever the rate of change at the primary site
• Snapshots and clones can be used at the target site to offload backup,
test, and development types of environment
• Configure Oracle Data Guard with the “Maximum Availability” option, to
enable the standby database to be almost synchronized with the primary
20. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage Appliance
Benefits
Savings Save tens of thousands of $ on data services
Simplicity Automated and coordinated with Data Guard
Protect the whole business process
Reduced Risk
Tested, validated, and supported by Oracle
21. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage Appliance
Savings
• All data services (snaps, clones, replication, compression, thin
provisioning, etc.) are included in the ZFS Storage Appliance at no cost
• With Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition, no additional database
software licenses are required
• High capacity disk drives in a densely populated configuration enable a
low cost solution with a small footprint and lower energy costs
• ZFS data compression improves storage efficiency and thus reduce
capital expenditures by reducing storage capacity requirements
1/3 lower TCO than
EMC and NetApp
22. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage Appliance
Simplicity
• The intuitive BUI management interface and simplified administrative
procedures reduce operations costs by reducing administration time
• Predefined scripts automate and coordinate the process between ZFS
Storage Appliance and Data Guard further simplifying management of
the DR environment
• Fast provisioning and configuration helps reduce initial setup costs
23. Edison Group Usability Study
Simplicity
Shows that the ZFS Storage Appliance can be managed
more efficiently than a comparable NetApp system
• 34% less time required to provision and configure the storage
and its connectivity
• 31% less time for maintenance and typical configuration changes
• 44% less time spent troubleshooting
24. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage Appliance
Simplicity
• Having too many vendors on hand can dramatically
increase cost of management and reduce overall
environment efficiency
25. Oracle Hardware and Software
Engineered to Work together
Simplicity
• Engineered to work together
• Tested together
• Certified together
• Packaged together
• Deployed together
• Upgraded together
• Managed together
• Supported together
26. DR for Fusion Middleware with ZFS Storage Appliance
Reduced Risk
• Provides full redundancy for both the Oracle database and the Oracle
Fusion Middleware infrastructure
• End-to-end checksums in the ZFS Storage Appliance help prevent
data corruption
• Self-healing features of the ZFS Storage Appliance help avoid service
interruptions
• DTrace Analytics helps reduce the risk of downtime by making it
easier to find and fix performance issues
27. Complete Oracle Support for the
Sun ZFS Storage Appliance
Oracle provides world-class technical assistance and comprehensive global
services to help you maximize the return on your IT investment and minimize risk
• Get immediate access to deep expertise so your staff can focus and be
more productive
• Take the risk out of your IT environment. Unlimited, 24/7 access to
systems specialists and online technical resources help you proactively
avoid business interruptions and enhance security
• Expect maximum performance. Optimize your IT environment with total-
system server support featuring fully-integrated hardware and OS coverage
• Maintain uninterrupted data availability. Enterprise storage system
support protects your data so you get the highest business value from your
technology
28. Maximize Availability with Oracle’s Service
Expertise
Oracle Customer Services storage experts utilize Oracle’s
innovative storage technologies to drive efficiencies and
maximize business value of storage infrastructures
Readiness Data Migration Operations
Services Services Management
Oracle storage experts Storage experts safely Proven back up
configure, integrate test and migrate data monitoring and
and test storage and applications to new management as well
products and bring environment and as restore services that
them into production. provide knowledge deliver SLA based data
transfer to staff. protection.
Learning Support
Oracle University offers Complete system
comprehensive training coverage for embedded
for Storage system software
Administration, delivered together with
including disk storage, system support as a
SAN, Tape, and NAS. single service solution.
29. Summary
The ZFS Storage Appliance compliments the disaster
recovery capabilities of Oracle Data Guard to fully
protect the Oracle Fusion Middleware infrastructure
• Oracle MAA tested and certified solution
• Simplify disaster recovery procedures
• Lower total cost of ownership
• Reduce risk
• Engineered and serviced by Oracle
• Hardware and Software
• Engineered to Work together
30. Next Steps
• For more information about Oracle Data Guard
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/availability/
data-guard-documentation-152848.html
• For more information about Oracle Fusion Middleware
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/fusion-
middleware/overview/index.html
• For additional information about the ZFS Storage Appliance
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/
• For additional information about the Data Guard solution
http://www.oracle.com/goto/zfs-data-guard
• For additional information about the Oracle Fusion Middleware
solution: http://www.oracle.com/goto/zfs-middleware