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Dell PowerEdge™ Servers

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DELL | ORACLE DEPLOYMENT AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT/Scripts

Dell | Oracle Deployment Automation CD/Scripts

To simplify the deployment of Dell | Oracle Tested and Validated Configurations, Dell provides a Deployment CD or Deployment scripts and Deployment Guide. The Deployment CD or Deployment scripts directs the installation and configuration of the database server, helping to ensure proper server firmware and driver installation and the optimal setting of key OS parameters. The overall deployment of the Tested and Validated Configuration are documented, step by step, in the Deployment Guide covering server, storage, OS and database setup. Using the Deployment CD or Deployment scripts helps provide the following benefits:

• Optimal configuration of your Dell | Oracle deployment based on the Dell and Oracle engineering expertise
• Reliable, repeatable and efficient deployment of the overall solution
• Assurance of a successful deployment built upon years of in-depth research and testing

Dell | Oracle Tested and Validated configurations, including access to Deployment CD images or deployment scripts tarball, Deployment Guides and Solution Deployment lists are available online at:

• www.dell.com/oracle for Oracle 11g database solutions

Dell | Oracle Systems Management Software

Dell OpenManage™ is a comprehensive set of standards-based, interoperable tools for the deployment, monitoring and updating of Dell servers and storage that help simplify and automate the administration of your technology resources-and to help you control your IT investment. Oracle Enterprise Manager provides a comprehensive, integrated management solution that helps businesses achieve high levels of performance and availability, and reduce the costs of managing applications. Oracle Enterprise Manager proactively monitors the health of all application components, the hosts that they run on, and the key business processes that they support.

Working together, Dell and Oracle have integrated the monitoring of Dell server and storage hardware with Oracle Enterprise Manager, enabling a single console view of all the hardware and software components of Dell | Oracle Tested and Validated solutions with features including

• Discovery, reporting and configuration of Dell PowerEdge™ servers
• Monitoring of server hardware health
• Event notification including server and storage hardware faults
• Event-driven policy execution in response to predictive and actual Dell hardware faults

Planning Services

Database Infrastructure Assessment

Dell Services can provide customers with a holistic solution of their database infrastructure. Our consultants will analyze the current database environment and help identify potential issues as you consider consolidating various database servers and storage solutions into a more cohesive and manageable database environment. The objective of the assessment is to provide the information necessary to make more informed decisions around Oracle.

This assessment service is key to understanding objectives and to plan out a scalable enterprise solution.

Oracle Performance and Optimization Assessment

Additionally, Dell offers an Oracle Performance and Optimization Assessment Service to help assess Oracle architecture and application performance demands. The challenge of predicting peaks, maintaining site performance and planning for growth are critical to enterprise infrastructure. Dell service professionals can help identify performance and capacity products and services to help address specific enterprise concerns and provide a concrete plan for optimization.

Migration from other databases and platforms

Dell has the expertise to design, document and implement migrations from databases such as DB2 and Sybase to Oracle, laying the foundation for success. Additionally, database migrations can be coupled with an operating system migration from proprietary UNIX to Windows if required. Utilizing best practices and proven methodologies, these migrations are conducted with an emphasis on minimizing disruptions to workflow and IT infrastructure.

Implementation Services

Dell has unique capabilities for installing a complete solution including servers, storage, operating systems & Oracle RAC. Validated, repeatable process such as Custom Factory Integration can take the complexity out of RAC installation and configuration and installation of the software stack.

Dell can validate a planned configuration by installing and configuring new servers, storage, and Oracle to work in a non-production environment, as well as test and validate using a representative sample of production data. Additionally, Dell will document the full deployment plan and conduct management checkpoints throughout the engagement.

Upgrade to Oracle Database 11g

Dell Oracle database experts can implement and help optimize a complete database solution including systems monitoring, change management, and disaster recovery using the latest tools & techniques to help provide a seamless transition to the new database platform. Enabling new performance features and minimizing disruption are important reasons for customers to seek Dell's expertise.

Dell offers accelerator support services with Project MegaGrid experts from Oracle and Dell that include:

• Grid enabled cut-over to Oracle database 11g from Oracle9i and Oracle10g;
• Oracle Grid Control integration with Dell PowerEdge™ Servers and Oracle Automated Storage Management (ASM) integration with Dell | EMC Storage; and
• Team Delivery approach from multiple vendor resources.
• Knowledge transfer from Dell's experts to customers' IT staff to help empower them to provide the best service levels to their end-users.

Training

Dell leverages our technology expertise to develop and deliver valuable, relevant training courses, including Dell’s best practices on how to configure, troubleshoot, manage and use the full functionality of our hardware and software solutions.

Dell offers flexible learning methodologies. You can choose from online or instructor-led courses delivered at Dell, at a regional location, or on-site at your location, which allows you to customize a training package that fits your unique needs.

Here are a few examples:

Server

• Dell PowerEdge™ online training
• Server Hardware Maintenance

Storage

• Advanced Backup and Recovery
• AX150 Technical Overview
• Understanding Dell Storage Networking Technologies

Backup and Recovery Fundamentals

• Dell | EMC (Clariion) Training
• Advanced Backup and Recovery

Software

• Oracle 11g and Oracle 10g Database Administrator
• Oracle 11g and Oracle 10g Application Fundamentals
• Oracle 11g and Oracle 10g Performance Tuning

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Maintenance Services

Dell ProSupport provides a new era of IT support putting you in charge. In a world where you can order your coffee fifty different ways, why put up with IT support that’s “one size fits all.” Dell breaks the mold of traditional IT support with Dell ProSupport – a 100 percent configurable suite of professional support services that can simplify your IT from the desktop to the datacenter.

With Dell ProSupport you can customize your support services based on who you want supported, how you want them supported, and your preferred speed of response. Customize your support even further for specific needs such as asset and data protection or proactive support.

For more information visit

Dell ProSupport for IT
Dell ProSupport Options