Deployment of this Ready Stack solution consists of three phases:
The following table outlines the tasks for deployment phase I:
Table 1. Phase I: Hardware stack setup and configuration
Task # |
Task |
Task description |
Reference |
1 |
Server setup |
Configure compute server local disks, BIOS, and network adapters. |
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2 |
Network setup |
Set up top-of-rack (ToR) network switches, management switch, and network cable connections. |
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3 |
XtremIO X2 setup |
Configure XtremIO X2 connectivity. |
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4 |
Data Domain setup |
Set up physical connectivity and perform initial appliance setup. |
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5 |
FC network setup |
Set up FC switches, HBAs, cable connections, and zoning. |
The following two tables outline the tasks for deployment phase II:
Table 2. Phase II: Physical infrastructure installation and configuration
Task # |
Task |
Task description |
Reference |
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1 |
XtremIO X2 configuration |
Create Initiator Groups. Create and map storage volumes on XtremIO X2 storage. |
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2 |
Operating system installation and configuration, including prerequisites for database |
Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the physical database servers. Configure the operating system, network, and storage volumes. Perform additional configuration based on best practices for XtremIO environments. |
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Table 3. Phase II: Virtual infrastructure installation and configuration
Task # |
Task |
Task description |
Reference |
1 |
ESXi and vCenter Server Appliance installation |
Install ESXi and vCenter Server Appliance on the management server. Install ESXi on the virtual database server. Perform additional configuration based on best practices for XtremIO environments. |
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2 |
vSphere data center and host configuration |
Configure the vSphere data center and add the ESXi database host. |
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3 |
XtremIO X2 configuration |
Create Initiator Groups. Create and map storage volumes on XtremIO X2 storage. |
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4 |
ESXi host virtual switch configuration |
Configure virtual distributed switches for database public traffic. |
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5 |
ESXi host storage configuration |
Configure datastores. |
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6 |
VM creation |
Create VMs for virtual databases. |
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7 |
Virtual network configuration on VM operating system |
Configure the public network on the vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) and VM operating system. |
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8 |
Storage configuration on VM operating system |
Configure storage disks on database VMs for database installation. |
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9 |
Guest operating system installation and configuration, including prerequisites for database |
Install and configure prerequisites for virtual databases in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMs. |
The following table outlines the specific tasks for deployment phase III:
Table 4. Phase III: Databases, XVC snapshots, and Data Domain client software installation and configuration
Task # |
Task |
Task description |
Reference |
1 |
Database installation |
Install database software. Create a seed database. |
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2 |
Snapshot creation on the XtremIO array for XVC databases |
Create snapshots of the production database for the XVC databases. |
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Snapshot database creation |
Mount snapshot volumes to create snapshot databases on the XVC database server. |
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3 |
Data Domain client and database setup |
Install and configure the Data Domain agent. |