FlashGrid Server is a virtual appliance for running Oracle databases on Google Cloud Compute Engine VMs with maximum reliability and uptime SLA.
Key benefits of using FlashGrid Server for running Oracle Database on Google Cloud VM instances
- 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 Google Cloud Compute Engine 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 Google Cloud, Linux OS, and Oracle Database expertise.
Key components of FlashGrid Server on Google Cloud
- FlashGrid Storage Fabric software
- FlashGrid Diagnostics software
- FlashGrid Health Checker software
- Oracle Database: 19c
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure: 19c
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Operating System:
- Oracle Linux: 9 (UEKR7)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): 8, or 9
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Google Cloud Compute Engine VM types:
- General-purpose: c4-standard, c4-highcpu, c4-highmem, c4d-standard, c4d-highcpu, c4d-highmem, c3-standard, c3-highcpu, c3-highmem, c3d-standard, c3d-highcpu, c3d-highmem
- Memory-optimized: m4-hypermem, m4-ultramem, m4-megamem, m3-ultramem, m3-megamem
- Disks: Hyperdisk Balanced and Balanced Persistent Disks
Infrastructure-as-Code Deployment
FlashGrid Server is delivered as Google Cloud Terraform modules that automate the 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 Terraform modules.