Oracle

Compellent and Oracle

By combining the power of Oracle and the intelligence of Compellent, system administrators can create a dynamic database infrastructure that is both cost effective and easy to manage. Compellent virtualizes storage at the disk level, supporting Oracle best practices of spreading data across as many spindles as possible. As a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork and Unbreakable Linux program, Compellent is dedicated to delivering high compatibility, interoperability and performance. Compellent is also part of the Validated Configuration Program to ensure seamless support.

How Compellent Complements Oracle Databases

• Storage Virtualization eliminates “hot spots” by spreading read/write operations across all available drives so database requests are processed in parallel
• Thin Provisioning allows users to create any size storage volumes for Oracle databases upfront yet only consume capacity as data is written to disk
• Oracle’s Auto-Extend Clause works in unison with Thin Provisioning to dynamically extend datafiles as the tablespace grows without database downtime
• Automated Tiered Storage dynamically migrates inactive data to the optimal tier, freeing up high-performance drives for active Oracle datafiles
• Compellent storage enhances Oracle ASM to fine-tune data placement and load balancing for high availability
• Space-efficient Replays (snapshots) support Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) to streamline database backup and recovery
• Boot from SAN minimizes the capacity and bandwidth required to clone Oracle databases