I’m the author of TR-3633, which covers the use of ONTAP space efficiency features with Oracle databases, but here’s a longer explanation of the options.
Author: Jeffrey Steiner
Currently working for NetApp engineering as a software and solution architect. Although I may write about NetApp from time to time, this is a personal blog and all content and opinions are my own.
Oracle on Docker+ONTAP
I started experimenting with Oracle on Docker a few months ago.
Oracle Database Data Protection
I’ve just published two new TR’s covering Oracle Databases on ONTAP:
Database Data Protection: Backup, Recovery, Replication, and DR
http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-4591.pdf
Oracle on MetroCluster: Integrated Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, and High Availability
http://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-4592.pdf
Oracle RAC and misscount
Anybody out there modifying the Oracle RAC parameter called misscount?
NFS vs FC vs iSCSI
Which protocol is the best protocol of all? I’ve been designing large and small-scale infrastructures for about 20 years now, and I know which protocol is definitely the best.
The Big FC Shop
Databases, QoS, and Performance Management
I’ve been recruited.
A team working with a large service provider is developing a scalable approach to performance management leveraging ONTAP quality-of-service (QoS). They asked for thoughts.
Migrating a whole %*$# array
One of the nice things about my role at NetApp is a lot of freedom to pursue projects I think will help advance our presence in the enterprise application and database space. About 25% of my time is linked to specific requests from management, but the rest of my time is discretionary.
When I was writing the Oracle migration document mentioned in a previous post, I decided to take a closer look at a newer feature called “Foreign LUN Import”. I requisitioned a mixed SAN environment (thanks Graham!) and started experimenting.
Oracle Migration
Wanna move an Oracle database?
I wrote a 96-page guide to Oracle migration, available here.
Storage Systems and Free space
One additional note about the updates to TR-3633: It includes a section on free space recommendations. How much free space do you need on a storage system?
Why am I here?
People keep asking me the same technology questions over and over. I finally decided it would be easier to just centralize some of the answers in blog format so they can be more easily referenced and shared.
I also get to play with a lot of really cool technology. I work in engineering in the solutions department. My role is to look at all the pieces and try to build compelling solutions to real-world problems. Sometimes technology speaks for itself, but sometimes there’s a need for explanation and illustration to see the value. Once again, it’s easier to put some things in blog format to fully explain the value.
This is, in the end, yet another IT blog, but I’ll try to keep posts as interesting as I can.
I also might post interesting vacation photos from time to time.
