Deploying Oracle Databases Using NFS on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System
Sridhar Ranganathan and Jeffrey Wright, May 2009 (Updated May 12)
Introduction
This quick start guide shows how to deploy Oracle Database using the NFS protocol with the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System.
The Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System supports NFS v3, NFS v4, iSCSI, and CIFS protocols and comes with a comprehensive set of data service features that can provide unlimited snapshots, clones, and remote replication. The release used in this scenario was 2008.Q4. For more information, see this white paper: Configuring Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems for Oracle Databases.
Contents
Executive Overview
Introduction
Overview of the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
Ideal Application Profiles
Configuring Unified Storage Systems
Basic Performance Measurements
Test Environment
128kB Skip-Sequential Read
128kB Skip-Sequential Write
8kB Random Read
8kB 75 Percent Read/25 Percent Write/100 Percent Miss
Estimating System Performance with Cache Hit and Miss I/O
Data Access Characteristics Using Oracle Database Workloads
Environment for Oracle Database Testing
Oracle Database Tests
Oracle Database Testing Results
Implementation Guidelines
Choosing a Unified Storage System Model
Write-Optimized Flash Devices
Read-Optimized Flash Devices
Access Protocol
Project and Share Configuration for Snapshot and Replication
General Database Layout.
Performance-Optimized Sun Storage 7000 System Layouts for Oracle Databases