Chapter 8. Conclusion
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 provides an excellent foundation for database deployments with demonstrated stability, scalability, and performance. With the support for Oracle RAC Database 12c Release 2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, customers can increasingly look to deploy Oracle RAC Databases in advanced configurations.
The steps and procedures described in this reference architecture should provide system, database, and storage administrators the blueprint required to create a robust and performing solution based on Oracle RAC Databases. Administrators can reference this document to simplify and optimize the deployment process and employ the latest best practices for configuring Red Hat technologies while implementing the following tasks:
- Deploying Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 2
- Deploying Oracle RAC Database Software 12c Release 2
- Deploying an Oracle RAC Database 12c Release 2 using iSCSI disks
- Using Oracle ASM with udev rules
- Securing the Oracle Database 12c Release 2 environment with SELinux
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