9. Virtualizing RAC 12c (DB Clouds) on Oracle VM—Grid Infrastructure

Cloud computing promises to usher in a new era for the corporate IT universe. Every day, we hear that the cloud within the typical IT organization is inevitable, if not already present in some form; it is reasonable to conclude that cloud computing is only a matter of when, not if.

The cloud computing winds of change have been blowing for quite a few years now, recently picking up momentum at Oracle Corporation—almost every key Oracle product focuses on cloud computing as a paradigm. This focus is evident in the c (for “cloud”) that is appended to the current release number of Oracle products. Real Application Clusters (RAC) is no exception to Oracle’s turn toward cloud computing. ...

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