FlashGrid Server is a virtual appliance for running Oracle databases on GCP instances with maximum reliability and uptime SLA.
Key benefits of using FlashGrid Server for running Oracle Database on GCP VMs
- Automated and repeatable Infrastructure-as-Code deployment with the help of FlashGrid Launcher tool.
- Operating system optimized in accordance with proven best practices for running Oracle Database.
- Extensive validation for compatibility and reliable operation between the GCP VMs, the OS, and the Oracle Database, including OS updates and Oracle patches.
- Monitoring, logging, and diagnostics tools that help prevent and analyze reliability issues.
- 24x7 support for the entire infrastructure stack provided by engineers with GCP, Linux OS, and Oracle Database expertise.
Key components of FlashGrid Server on GCP
- FlashGrid Storage Fabric software
- FlashGrid Diagnostics software
- FlashGrid Health Checker software
- Oracle Database: 19c, 18c, 12.2.0.1, 12.1.0.2, or 11.2.0.4
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure: 19c
- Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
- GCP Compute Engine VM types:
- General-purpose: c3-standard, c3-highmem, c3-highcpu, c3d-standard, c3d-highmem, c3d-highcpu, c4-standard, c4-highmem, c4-highcpu
- Memory-optimized: m3-ultramem, m3-megamem
- Disks: Hyperdisk Balanced and Balanced Persistent Disks
Infrastructure-as-Code Deployment
FlashGrid Server is delivered as GCP Deployment Manager templates that automate configuration of multiple components required for a database. FlashGrid Launcher is an online tool that simplifies the deployment process by guiding through the system configuration parameters and generating Deployment Manager templates.