![]() ![]() Each virtual machine consists of a set of files (vmdks) and VMFS is the default storage system for these files on physical SCSI disks and partitions. VMFS is a cluster file system that provides storage virtualization optimized for virtual machines. This process can also be used to provision and refresh clones of a production Oracle database running on physical servers.īefore we dive deep into vVols, let's first take a quick look at VFMS and RDM, and how vVols address their shortcomings. Many organizations run their production workloads on physical servers and their tier-two environments on virtual. The instructions provided here can also be used to move a virtualized Oracle database on VMware RDMs to VMware Virtual Volumes. We'll see how simple it is to migrate from physical to virtual and visa versa using the vVol technology. In this article, we'll go through the use case of migrating an Oracle database running on physical hardware to a VMware virtual machine using vVols. vVol datastores address the challenges of over-abstraction of virtual disks in VMFS datastores on one end, and rigidity of RDM (Raw Device Mapping) datastores on the other. VMware Virtual Volumes (vVol) is a new technology introduced in vSphere 6.0 to radically simplify storage management for vSphere admins as well as storage admins. In the past, database storage options available to Oracle DBAs for creating virtual disks were limited to either a VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) datastore, or a RDM (Raw Device Mapping) disk. VMware is a widely used virtualization platform for running Oracle databases. Migrate Oracle database volumes from the physical server to virtual machine ![]() Install OS and Oracle software on the target VM Create a new Virtual Machine for hosting the migrated database Gather information from the source database on the physical server ![]() Configure VASA Storage Provider on VMware cluster Please login to access the full scope of documentation.
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