RAC AttackINTRODUCTION

How do you learn new features?

o Learn theoryo Books/Blogs/Referenceso Courseso Conferences

o Learn on a projecto Hands ono Limited timeo May not be the best solution at allo May not be the best way to learn (but very

efficient)

Reasonably good way to learn

o Learn theoryo Check the theory

o Implement on a sandboxo Play with featureso Check edge cases

o Use for a projecto Get back to a sandbox to repeat,

troubleshoot, solve ongoing issues

What is RAC Attack?

o A set of step by step instructions on how to get Real Application Cluster installed on your laptop using Oracle stack of software

o Oracle Virtual Box 4.xo Oracle Linux 6.xo Oracle Database 12c

o VNC Viewero Putty (or other SSH client)

What is RAC Attack?

o A Project of the Oracle Professional Community o Anyone can contribute to ito Main instructions hosted under

wikibooks.org racattack 12co Main forum/coordination under

freelists.org racattacko RAC Attack is going to be present on most major

Oracle Conferences in 2014o Many local Oracle User Group running eventso Excellent networking opportunity

RAC Attack isn’t just about RAC

o Most importantly it instructs you how too Create the most complex infrastructureo On your laptop (there is no better sandbox)o In minimal possible time

o After you build the RAC Attack you can create infrastructure to install a sandbox for virtual any product

RAC Attack teach you to:

o Create VMso Create multiple virtual networks

o Local to your laptop (available offline)o Internet connection (can be switched on/off)

o Create different storage typeso Local to VM

o Shared to all VMs

o Setup DNS/DHCP services (advance)

o BIND/ALL VMs/SCAN

o Clone VMs

Most importantly you can customize your RAC Attack implementation the way you want

Few important points/advice

o Hardwareo Any platform that could run Virtual Box

Windows (recommended 64bit), Mac, Linux ….o RAM: 2 nodes RAC => 8GBThere are rumors that it is possible to install on 3GB (10g)

o ~45 GB of HDD space

o Implementation timeo 2-4 hours, depending IO speed and issues

o First time follow the instructions exactly

RAC Attack future

o Recently implemented 12c on Virtual Boxo There are plans to implement advanced

workshops (great learning opportunities)

o Recent/future eventso German Oracle User Group 2013o Oracle OpenWorld 2013o UKOUG Tech 2013o RMOUG (coming)

o Collaborate 2014 (coming) Yury coordinate it

o …..

RAC Attack summary:

o Excellent sandbox platform

o Excellent networking opportunityo Conferenceso Facebooko Twitter