Software Lifecycle Automation

Today's data centers need to respond quickly to changing business demands. This makes it imperative to be able to provision software and rollout changes in short order.

The Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack automates the deployment of software, applications, and patches. It makes critical data center operations easy, efficient and scalable resulting in lower operational risk and cost of ownership. The ability to provision the entire software stack that includes the operating system, the middleware and the database, supplemented by comprehensive reporting tools make Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack an extremely significant entity in overall System Management space.

Overview Data Sheets, Business Whitepapers, Feature Overview Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Data Sheet  March 2009 Standalone Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack Data Sheet  March 2009 Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack for Oracle Databases Data Sheet  March 2009 Realizing Provisioning Pack Benefits with Enterprise Manager Database Control 11g  August 2007		Understanding Self-Running Demos, Screenwatches, Online Training Applying Oracle patches (e.g. Critical Patch Updates) from Enterprise Manager Patching in offline or disconnected mode (without Metalink connection) Adding a node to a RAC cluster with a single click Provisioning a bare metal Linux server
Getting Started Tutorials, Oracle By Example (OBE) Automated Zero Downtime RAC Rolling Patching Orchestration Provisioning Real Application Clusters Provisioning RAC in a Multi User Environment Using SUDO Based Authentication Scale Up/Extend a RAC Cluster (Extending a RAC Node with ASM Storage De Scale/ Delete RAC Node		Best Practices Technical Whitepapers. Best Practice Documents, Documentation Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide for Software and Server Provisioning and Patching July 2009 Patching of Oracle Databases in SAP Environments July 2009 Achieving Grid Automation with Deployment Procedures March 2009 Saving Time and Labor on Oracle Patching with EM Provisioning Pack - Case Study with Oracle Internal IT  February 2008 Bare Metal Provisioning of Linux using Enterprise Manager  July 2009 Achieving Grid Automation with Deployment Procedures In Enterprise Manager 10gR4 April 2008