Sunday, February 8, 2015

New Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database

Oracle VM application driven architecture is designed to enable rapid application deployment. With the use of Oracle VM Templates, sophisticated applications such as Oracle Database or Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) can be deployed in minutes—10x faster than with other solutions. Today, we are pleased to announce the latest Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database.


  •  [Feb 2015] Single Instance & Oracle RAC 12c Release 1, including Oracle Grid Infrastructure (12.1.0.2.2) & Oracle Linux 6 Update 6 - Available from My Oracle Support under Patch number 18888811 for 64-Bit Linux
  • [Feb 2015] Oracle RAC 11g Release 2, including Oracle Grid Infrastructure Patch Set three (11.2.0.4.5) & Oracle Linux 5 Update 11 - Available from My Oracle Support under Patch number 14000033 for 64-Bit Linux 
    NEW in 2015 Templates:
    • Yum@Deploy support(11gR2 & 12c) - Allows running yum install/update during first boot/deployment and subsequent re-builds.
    • Multi-Diskgroup support for Oracle ASM
    • Support for multiplexed Controlfile & REDO logfiles
    • Default kernel boot is Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel  Release 3 (3.8.13-55), seamless transition to HVM mode
    • Oracle Linux 7, BTRFS & KSplice Ready!
    The Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database provides a framework that fully automates the creation of a Single Instance, Oracle Restart (Single Instance/HA) or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configurations in an Oracle VM environment. In a matter of minutes the versatile and powerful Oracle VM Templates for Oracle Database can be cloned into any number of VMs which could be deployed as a Single Instance, Oracle Restart (Single Instance/HA) or Oracle RAC of any number of nodes.


  • Monday, February 2, 2015

    VMware Rebranding

    In the last quarter of 2014, VMware rebranded, their Cloud Management products with vRealize names. VMware vRealize Rebranding is complete now. Several customers asked me since then were some products have gone/are named. So after many requests I compared the products and compiled a table with product names how they are formerly known and how their vRealize name is now. I hope this helps a bit to find the correct product and how its called nowadays.

    vRealize from Former to New name

    vRealize Automation

    VMware vRealize Automation drives business agility by automating the delivery of personalized IT services.

    vRealize Operations

    Automate IT operations management, manage performance and gain visibility across physical and virtual infrastructure with VMware vRealize Operations (vROps, formerly vCOps).

    vRealize Operations for Horizon

    VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon allows you to easily troubleshoot, manage and monitor your end-user computing environment with a single pane of glass that extends from your data center through to your devices.

    vRealize Business

    VMware vRealize Business provides transparency and control over the costs and quality of IT services enabling the CIO to align IT with the business and to accelerate IT transformation.

    vRealize Log Insight

    VMware vRealize Log Insight delivers real-time log management for VMware environments, with machine learning-based Intelligent Grouping, high performance search and better troubleshooting across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

    vRealize Code Stream

    VMware vRealize Code Stream provides release automation and continuous delivery to enable frequent, reliable software releases, while reducing operational risks.

    vRealize Orchestrator

    VMware vRealize Orchestrator simplifies the automation of complex IT tasks and integrates with VMware vCloud Suite components to adapt and extend service delivery and operational management, effectively working with existing infrastructure, tools and processes.

    vRealize Hyperic

    VMware vRealize Hyperic is a component of VMware vRealize Operations. It monitors operating systems, middleware and applications running in physical, virtual and cloud environments.