Cells, ib and db servers patching 3 the patching procedure 3. It is very important to run those prechecks and take a good care of the outputs. X22 14th rack exadata server that was initially configured in 2012. Oracle database appliance oda matt topper june 2, 2016 access, blog, identity, managed services 0 comment we do a lot of work with the oracle identity and access management suite and many of our customers do not have a ton of experience with the oracle database, nor do they want a huge oracle infrastructure. They have to be 100% successful to ensure a smooth application of the patches. Update see bellow for more info the customer i currently work for has exadata x4,x5, x6 mostly in 1 4 or 18 configurations running on exadata 12. But because of multiple factorscutbacks, skill and resource gaps, resource shortagesthe exadata server had not been patched for last two years. Now you can get superior results today and plan for tomorrow with cloudproven oracle exadata infrastructure thats available in four consumption models. Exadata patching best practices and lessons learned.
This acs oracle engineered systems quarterly patch deployment services exhibit incorporates by reference the terms of your order. Step by step exadata compute node patching 18c netsoftmate. Initially planned to write a article for entire patching activity for all database machine components in single post but it will look bit nasty so thought to write a post for each database. Sun zfs storage 7320 version all versions to all versions release all releases oracle supercluster t58 half rack version all versions to all versions release all releases. How to check your exadata version oracle exadata patching. Patching process is being simplified over time, making it easier with less downtime. Launch patchmgr from the compute node that is node 1 that has user equivalence setup to all the compute nodes. Good to consolidate lots of databases in a single exadata rack which makes the management of databases easy. X22 1 4th rack exadata server that was initially configured in 2012. Step by step exadata infiniband switch patching 18. Jan 21, 2020 supercluster patching best practices for the quarterly full stack download patch doc id 1569461.
Exacc tech deep dive and whats next trn4862 rainfocus. Oracle exadata database machine x8m2 2 exadata x8m2 database servers. With platinum services, software maintenance and patching is. Finding the current patch the july 20 qfsdp is found by going to metalink document 16784347. Assisted in integration of exadata applications into current it actionable events and solutions. Exadata patching download, extract, prepare exadata. In the mos note exadata patching overview and patch testing guidelines doc id 1262380. Jul 24, 20 installing the exadata patch sets usually involves the following.
Can execute patchrelated sql after patching all the compute nodes in the cluster. The activitiy can be scheduled up to one week before the installation, allowing on each cell. Exadata compute nodes and storage cells are configured with dualport infiniband ports and connect to each of the two leaf switches. Installing the exadata patch sets usually involves the following. Exadata database server patching using the db node update utility doc id 1553103. Oracle engineered systems quarterly patch deployment. The platform was an exadata x62 quarter rack and our job was to upgrade the image versions of inifiniband switches, cell. Trying to ssh to the node was giving connection refused and the console had this output some output removed for brevity.
Install and configure vnc server on exadata compute node 1. Issues and workarounds for exadata patching jan2019. Exadata backup and recovery1 in theory, theres no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is. The platform was an exadata x62 quarter rack and our job was to upgrade the image versions of inifiniband switches, cell nodes and database nodes. Patching an exadata db system manually this topic explains how to use the dbaascli utility to perform patching operations for oracle grid infrastructure and oracle database on an exadata db system. Exadata backup and recovery 1 in theory, theres no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is. If you are reading this later on, you can find a link to the current patch in metalink document 888828. Oracle exadata database machine exachk or healthcheck doc id 1070954.
What benefit we can get if we apply bundle patch on exadata in rolling fashion while asm configured with high redundancy. Hardware components of oracle exadata database machine. For those who are new to the exadata party and dont know of a world without elastic configurations, a quarterrack is a machine with two compute nodes and three storage cells. Top 3 latest oracle exadata interview questions 2019. Mar 28, 2017 in the mos note exadata patching overview and patch testing guidelines doc id 1262380. Jun 22, 2017 the customer i currently work for has exadata x4,x5, x6 mostly in 1 4 or 18 configurations running on exadata 12. Description of oracle engineered systems quarterly patch deployment. The forth digit represents a patch set release, for example, 12. It is recommended to use vnc or screen utility for patching to avoid disconnections due network issues. Great for ovm exadatas as well as any exa running lots of db homes. Exadata patching upgrading exadata software versions. Exadata patching overview and patch testing guidelines doc id 1262380.
Jul 03, 2017 nonrolling patching can be done with minimum time if planned properly. Do you or anyone else have some experience about that. We needed to upgrade the image version of exadata to 12. How to patch exadata upgrade exadata to 18c and 19c.
How much time required to apply bundle patch on half rack exadata database. The best oracle exadata interview questions updated 2020. We do a lot of work with the oracle identity and access management suite and many of our customers do not have a ton of experience with the oracle database, nor do they want a huge oracle infrastructure. Compute nodes patches apply operating system, firmware, and driver updates. This acs oracle engineered systems quarterly patch deployment services exhibit incorporates by reference the terms. For more details, refer to my oracle support note titled database machine and exadata storage server 11g release 2 11. Jan 04, 2019 exadata cloud at customer product management is pleased to announce immediate availability of exadata cloud at customer release 18. Dec 20, 2019 the exadata appliance configuration comes as a full rack, half rack, quarter rack or 18th rack. Ib switches are used for the storage network as well as the oracle rac interconnect. This is actually called patching exadata we did this work in 2 iterations. Seldom do companies even have an agreed upon rto, and even more seldom are they proven out until a. Seldom do companies even have an agreed upon rto, and even more seldom are they proven out until a disaster occurs. Oracle exadata database machine can be extended from a quarter rack to half.
My current situation is one ilom went dead and another node was stuck rebooting because the bios does not update after flashing. Exadata patching rolling vs nonrolling umair mansoobs blog. Nonrolling patching can be done with minimum time if planned properly. Oracle exadata interview questions and answers exadata. Exadata cloud at customer product management is pleased to announce immediate availability of exadata cloud at customer release 18. Exadata x42 half rack 4 compute nodes, 7 storage cells and 2 ib switches running ess version 12. However, there are many times when patches need to be applied to your exadata machine that wont work on oracles schedule, needing between 812 prior notice.
Expect quarterly bundle patches for the storage servers and the compute nodes. This patch contains all of the latest recommended patches for the exadata database machine. As we know about oracle exadata, the exadata rack has a different components, like cisco switch, kvm, power distribuion unit, etc and we only are responsible for patching the database servers usually referenced as compute nodes, storage servers usually referenced as cell nodes and the infiniband switches. Oracle engineered systems quarterly patch deployment services. Coordinates multinode patching in a rolling manner. It is supported to run different exadata versions between servers. The full rack x22 has 6 cpus per node with intel xeon 5670 processors and a total of 8 database server nodes. How to patch exadata upgrade exadata to 18c and 19c part 2 cells, ib and db servers patching.
Ongoing senior support services for customers biannual exadata patching exercises include configuration, implementation, and monitoring. The other components infiniband switches, cisco ethernet. Overview the exadata network grid consists of multiple sun qdr infiniband switches. Following are high level steps, commands to patch a full rack x52 exadata.
Mar 12, 2018 exadata patching upgrading exadata software versions image upgrade recently completed an upgrade work in a critical exadata environment. Exadata qfsdp patching exadataprofessionalexperience. Below steps are for nonrolling patch mode, since it is faster, easier to rollback in case of. Cell patching prechecks launch them from the db node 1 as you will patch them from here. This topic explains how to use the dbaascli utility to perform patching operations for oracle grid infrastructure and oracle database on an exadata db system. First, the oracle exadata patch has 3 different components that should be patched. Exadata dba resume profile hire it people we get it done. How many database servers comes in 18th rack and quarter rack. Nonrolling patches are applied while the database is offline and unavailable.
General exadata patching question oracle community. Performed scheduled quarterly patching for the two exadata servers. Exadata is a bunch of smallish machines 8 of them in the most common configuration. Step by step exadata infiniband switch patching 18c.
It is broken into two windows due to restriction of longer outage. The utility requires root or sudo administration privileges. Exadata up to 2 deployments, 1 2 rack, up to 4 db quarterly patch bundle, up to four 4 oracle databases. Can be used to patch some or all of your compute nodes using one command. The fifth digit represents a cumulative update to a feature release, for example, 12. Supercluster patching best practices for the quarterly full. A sustaining release contains bug fixes and security fixes. Exadata patching upgrading exadata software versions image upgrade recently completed an upgrade work in a critical exadata environment. The more components a system has, the more challenging its maintenance becomes. You can access ib switches using command line and web ilom ib switches run linux operating system.
Smooth as silk exadata patching linkedin slideshare. A full stack steps for compute nodes, storage cells, ib switches, grid home, db home. Technologies used oracle exadata 7 x 12 racks oracle real application clusters oracle database vault. Exadata patching download, extract, prepare lets go through the exadata machine patching procedure in bullet points based on our patching experience. Oracle exadata database machine 3 x 12 racks oracle exalogic 3 x 18 racks. The exadata appliance configuration comes as a full rack, half rack, quarter rack or 18th rack. These i consider the most important points about exadata patching. You can apply a patch by using the patch db apply subcommand of the dbaascli utility. Step by step exadata infiniband switch patching 18c netsoftmate. Id throw in the rest of the exa stack, exalogic, exalitics and so on, but this is about exadata patching. Finding incident info in exadata storage server login to. Exadata exadata database machine all rack sizes oracle database grid infrastructure oracle linux oracle solaris infiniband exadata storage server software and integrated. Would it be possible after creating new cell disks to reasize grid disks and change asm diskgroup as mentioned procedure in how to resize asm disks in exadata.
The latest quarterly full stack patch was released on october 17th for exadata. Four sizes of the exadata database machine x32 are available, from the eighth. Oracle offers free, exadata patching to their exadata customers under oracle platinum services. Jun 23, 2018 oracle exadata storage server patch 12. How much time required to apply bundle patch on half rack exadata database machine with rolling option. In addition, patch application to existing switches and servers should be done. I say usually because there could be additional steps to perform, such as firmware updates, in any given patch set. Simplify management, patching, security, maintenance and upgrades. Oracle exadata marries storage with computation through a fast, reliable network, and patching all of these seems daunting. Change root user password on exadata infiniband sw. Available in full rack, half rack and quarter rack sizes, it connects to the. Each of the two nodes is used as the driving system for the update on the other one. When theoretical maximums are used, life occurs, and the reality sets in.
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