Deployment Guide—VMware vSphere and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for High-Performance Database Applications

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  Ready Stack solutions overview
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  Document purpose and scope
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  Audience
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  Deployment workflow
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  We value your feedback

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  Architecture and design overview
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  Validated components
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  Software requirements
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  Data center requirements

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  Preparing for component setup
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  Preparing the PowerEdge servers
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  Configuring Dell EMC PowerSwitch S5248F-ON ToR switches
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  Configuring the Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON switch
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  Installing ESXi and deploying vCenter Server Appliance on the management server
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  Configuring zoning on FC switches
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  Setting up the Data Domain backup appliances

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  Overview of production database environment setup
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  Configuring XtremIO storage
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  Setting up the database servers

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  Overview of virtual database environment setup
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  Configuring XtremIO storage in the virtual database environment
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  LAN and SAN connectivity in the virtual database environment
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  Setting up the ESXi database server
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  Configuring the guest operating systems and databases

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  Overview of XVC database environment setup
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  Configuring XtremIO storage in the XVC database environment
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  LAN and SAN connectivity in the XVC database environment
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  Configuring the XVC database server
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  Taking XVC snapshots of the PROD database
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  Creating a snapshot database on the XVC server

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  Installing and configuring the Data Domain system
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  Running and monitoring backups and recovery

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  Dell EMC documentation
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  VMware documentation
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  Red Hat documentation

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  Configuring XtremIO X2 arrays