Best Practices For Running Oracle Database On Aws 17

This document discusses best practices for running Oracle databases on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware Cloud on AWS. It outlines that Oracle databases on AWS EC2 support data replication options from Oracle and third parties to replicate within and across AWS regions as well as to on-premises data centers. For VMware Cloud on AWS, all replication options are available since Oracle databases are self-managed, and specific VMware technologies can replicate between on-premises and the cloud. It also notes that Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) can be installed on VMware Cloud on AWS to leverage multicast support and shared storage across bare metal hosts.

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Amazon Web Services Best Practices for Running Oracle Database on AWS

Amazon EC2
Oracle databases on Amazon EC2 support Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Active DataGuard,
Oracle GoldenGate options as well. Third-party solutions available in AWS Marketplace
also support replication for Oracle databases. Both Oracle and third-party solutions can
be used to replicate databases within AWS Region and across AWS Regions as well.
Oracle databases can be replicated from and to the customer’s on-premises data centers
as well. AWS Database Migration Service can also be used to replicate all or a subset of
tables.

VMware Cloud on AWS

Since Oracle database is self-managed within VMware Cloud on AWS, all options
including third-party agent-based replication are available. To replicate databases across
AWS Regions or to the customer’s on-premises data center, Oracle Data Guard or Oracle
GoldenGate can be used. VMware native technologies such as vMotion or Hybrid Cloud
Extension (HCX) can be used to migrate databases between on-premises data centers
and VMware Cloud on AWS. For large deployments involving multiple layers of
application and database VMs, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) can be
considered to orchestrate replication and migration at site level.

Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)

VMware Cloud on AWS has capability for multicast support and shared storage. Oracle
RAC can be installed on VMware Cloud on AWS. Each Software Defined Data Center
(SDDC) in VMware Cloud on AWS can run at the minimum 3 AWS bare metal hosts and
maximum of 16 AWS bare metal hosts. VMware Cloud on AWS can run SDDC in
stretched cluster fashion across 2 different AWS AZ. This will also allow Oracle RAC to
run in extended cluster mode, avoiding the need for a separate Oracle Data Guard setup.
VMware Cloud on AWS vSAN supports Oracle ASM. Oracle ASM disk group files are
created out of VMDKs. The recommended allocation unit for Oracle ASM disk group for
datafiles and log files should be 4 MB. This option is allowed during the creation of ASM
disk group and cannot be modified later. For best performance, VMDK should have multi-
writer flag enabled, and be provisioned for Eager Zero Thick. Oracle RAC reference
architecture for VMware Cloud on AWS is available here.

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