Oracle® Database Appliance

Welcome Kit
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May 2024

Oracle Database Appliance Welcome Kit

This document contains pre-deployment checklists and links to resources to get
started with your Oracle Database Appliance deployment.

• Welcome to Oracle Database Appliance

Thank you for purchasing Oracle Database Appliance, an Oracle
engineered system that greatly simplifies configuring and deploying Oracle
Databases.
• Checklist for System Requirements
Before you begin the deployment, ensure that you have the system
information described in this checklist ready. This checklist applies to bare
metal and KVM deployments.
• About Contacting Oracle Support
If you face any issues during your implementation and use of Oracle
products, you can contact Oracle Support to assist in the troubleshooting
and diagnosis of problems.

Welcome to Oracle Database Appliance

Thank you for purchasing Oracle Database Appliance, an Oracle engineered system
that greatly simplifies configuring and deploying Oracle Databases.
Your preparation tasks depend on whether you purchased Oracle installation services,
where Oracle assists you onsite with your installation, or if you plan to deploy the
appliance yourself.
• Step 1: Make sure that you register your appliance with Oracle Support. When
you purchase Oracle Database Appliance, you receive a hardware customer
support identifier (CSI) number. You also need a software CSI number to
download the software deployment files. If you do not have a hardware or software
CSI number, then check with your Oracle sales representative or Oracle reseller
from whom you purchased the appliance. After you register your appliance, you
can download the deployment files and obtain support. If you purchased Oracle
installation services, then an Oracle field engineer provides the deployment files.
For more information about how to register your appliance, visit My Oracle Support
at https://support.oracle.com/.

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• Step 2: Review the Oracle Database Appliance Documentation Library at http://
www.oracle.com/goto/oda/docs. Select the latest Oracle Database Appliance
Release and review the following key deployment documents:
– Release Notes: Provides details about all available patches for a release, new
features, the component versions, and the known issues for a release. It also
provides links to procedures for applying patches for your hardware model.
– Deployment and User’s Guide for your hardware model: Provides detailed
instructions for setting up your appliance, deploying the software, and
managing the appliance.
– Owner’s Guide: Provides detailed information about mounting the rack,
cabling, and setting up your Oracle Database Appliance hardware.
• Step 3: Complete the Oracle Database Appliance Pre-Deployment Checklist that
is included with this letter. Use the checklist to record key deployment information,
such as host names, IP addresses, and other network and database configuration
information. Work with your network engineers to gather network configuration
information and to populate your DNS tables, which are critical for successful
deployments. If Oracle installs your appliance, then send the completed checklist
to the Oracle field engineer before they arrive onsite. You can also access the
checklist at http://www.oracle.com/goto/oda/docs.
• Step 4: To deploy Oracle Database Appliance yourself, download the latest
software as described in the Oracle Database Appliance documentation at http://
www.oracle.com/goto/oda/docs.
If Oracle is installing the appliance for you and you have not received a call from
Oracle to schedule your installation, then contact Oracle Support at 1-800-223-1711.
If you have any questions about your appliance or its deployment, then please contact
your Oracle sales representative.

Checklist for System Requirements

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Before you begin the deployment, ensure that you have the system information
described in this checklist ready. This checklist applies to bare metal and KVM
deployments.

Table Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle Database

Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

Host Name The name for the Oracle Use this space to note the
Database Appliance System. values for your appliance.
The name must conform with Host Name:
the RFC 952 standard, which
allows alphanumeric
characters and hyphens ( - ),
but does not allow
underscores ( _ ). The name
should not begin with a
numeral or hyphen and should
not end in a hyphen. Oracle
recommends that you use all
lowercase characters for the
host name.
Domain Name Your domain name. Domain Name:
For example: example.com
Region The region where you plan to Region:
operate the Oracle Database
Appliance system.
Timezone The time zone where you plan Timezone:
to operate the Oracle
Database Appliance system.
Diskgroup Redundancy Determine the redundancy Use this space to note the
level for DATA, RECO, and values for your appliance.
FLASH:
If there are up to two disks,
then you can select the disk
group redundancy as Normal
or Flex. If there are more than
two disk drives, then you can
select the redundancy as
Normal (two way mirror), High
(three way mirror), or Flex. If
you select High redundancy,
then DATA, RECO, and
FLASH are all High
Redundancy.
Number of Enabled CPU Based on your capacity-on- Use this space to note the
Cores demand (CoD) license, this values for your appliance.
value specifies the number of
enabled CPU cores
Backup Determine the backup Backup location:
location. For external backup,
you need an NFS device.

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Table (Cont.) Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle
Database Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

Percentage of Storage Determine the amount of Use this space to note the
Reserved for Data reserves for DATA storage. values for your appliance.
The percentage must be a
whole number between 10 and
90, and determines how the
disks are partitioned between
DATA and RECO. For
example, if you specify 80,
then 80% of storage is
reserved for DATA and the
remaining 20% is for RECO.
System Password The password set for the root You must provide a system
user of the system, operating password when you deploy
system users, database users, your appliance.
and pdbadmin. The password
is also used to set the
database SYS and SYSTEM
passwords. Ensure that the
password you provide is in
compliance with common
security practices.
DNS Server (Optional) DNS server details. DNS Server details:
If configuring DNS, a minimum
of one DNS Server IP is
required.
NTP Server (Optional) Network Time NTP Server details:
Protocol (NTP) server details.

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Table (Cont.) Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle
Database Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

Network Information for the Obtain the following network Use this space to note the
client access network information: values for your appliance.
• Node 0 Name: such as
example0
• Node 0 Public IP Address
• Node 1 Name (For HA
Models): such as
example1
• Node 1 Public IP Address
(For HA Models)
• Node 0 Virtual IP Name
(For HA Models): for
example, example0-vip
• Node 0 Public Virtual IP
Address (For HA Models)
• Node 1 Virtual IP Name
(For HA Models): for
example, example1-vip
• Node 1 Public Virtual IP
Address (For HA Models)
• SCAN Name (For HA
Models): for example,
example-scan
• SCAN IP Addresses: Two
SCAN IP addresses are
required
• Netmask
• Gateway IP
The Public and private
network must not be in same
subnet, they must be in non-
related separate subnet.
Network Information for the Obtain the following ILOM Use this space to note the
Oracle Integrated Lights Out network information: values for your appliance.
Manager (ILOM) network • ILOM host name
• ILOM IP address
• Subnet mask
• Gateway IP
• ILOM Password: default is
changeme.
For HA systems, ensure that
you have the information to
configure two ILOM networks.

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Table (Cont.) Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle
Database Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

User and group information Determine how you want to Use this space to note the
configure your users and values for your appliance.
groups and whether or not you
want to allow operating system
role separation. The default is
two users with six groups.
Operating System Role
Separation: Yes/No
Customization of Users and
Groups: Yes/No
Groups and IDs:
• Grid Infrastructure User
• Grid Infrastructure User
ID
• Database User
• Database User ID
• Install Group
• Install Group ID
• DBA Operating System
Group
• DBA Operating System
Group ID
• ASM Admin Group
• ASM Admin Group ID
• ASM Operating System
Group
• ASM Operating System
Group ID
• ASM DBA Group
• ASM DBA Group ID

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Table (Cont.) Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle
Database Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

Initial Database Details (if you (Optional) If you choose to Use this space to note the
want to create one during create an initial database values for your appliance.
deployment) during deployment, determine
the following configuration
details:
• Database name
• Database unique name
• Database version (based
on the database clones
that are registered with
the Oracle Database
Appliance)
• Determine the Oracle
Database edition
licensing that you have,
either Enterprise Edition
or Standard Edition. You
cannot mix editions.
• Database deployment,
whether Oracle RAC or
single-instance database
• CDB (Container
Database): Yes or No
• PDB name
• Shape (for example,
odb1, odb2, and so on)
• Database Class:
Enterprise Edition, OLTP,
DSS, or IMDB. Standard
Edition OLTP only.
• Data files on Flash
storage: Yes/No
• Database file size
• Database characterset
• National characterset
• Database language
• Storage (Oracle ASM or
Oracle ACFS).
• Database redundancy
• Configure Oracle
Enterprise Manager
console. If you are using
Enterprise Manager
Cloud Control with this
appliance, do not choose
this option.
• Password for the
database
The DB Name and DB Unique
name can contain

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Table (Cont.) Checklist for System Configuration Information for Oracle
Database Appliance

Component Information Required Comments

alphanumeric characters and
must start with an alphabet. It
can contain underscores ( _ ),
but cannot contain characters
such as "!@%^&*()+=\\|
`~[{]};:'\",<>/?".
Oracle Auto Service Request (Optional) Do you want to Oracle Auto Service Request
(Oracle ASR) information configure and enable Oracle (Oracle ASR) information for
ASR at deployment or later? If your appliance
required, then ensure that you
have the following information.
• ASR Type
• ASR User Name
• ASR Password
• SNMP Version
• Proxy Server Name
• Proxy Port
• Proxy User Name
• Proxy Password

About Contacting Oracle Support

If you face any issues during your implementation and use of Oracle products, you can
contact Oracle Support to assist in the troubleshooting and diagnosis of problems.
Check the Oracle Database Appliance documentation library, for resolution of your
issue, before contacting Oracle Support.
https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/oracle-database-appliance/index.html
See the My Oracle Support Quick Reference Guide for detailed steps to register with
Oracle Support, and create and update service requests at:
https://support.oracle.com
For guidelines on optimizing your experience with Oracle Support, see the following
Support Documents:
• My Oracle Support Resource Center at:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=873313.1
• Working Effectively With Oracle Support - Best Practices at:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=166650.1
• How To Request Management Attention on a Service Request (SR) with Oracle
Support Services at:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=199389.1

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