Re: Exadata training suggestions

I will say that Oracle Exadata Cloud _at_ Customer (Exa CC) is quite a bit different than Exadata on-prem *and* also different than Exadata in the cloud. (We're a C_at_C customer)

With Exa CC, you only have access to the DomU (the VMs which are your hostnames).

Patching is quite the nightmare.

Support is quite rough for any issues outside the DomU as you have to engage CloudOps - and may have to engage CloudOps for DomU stuff but not usually.

So support model ends up looking something like this:

Customer=>Create SR
Customer=>Talk to first level Rep that picks up ticket
Customer=>Explain to Rep you're a C_at_C customer (even though you put it in

Customer=>Waits
CloudOps=>Does "x" and finds "y"
CloudOps=>Tell customer "Y"

> I would start by reading "Expert Oracle Exadata" by Kerry Osborne & Tanel
> Poder. Exadata is RAC with a twist, but mostly RAC. If you have an
> experience with RAC, not just ASM, you are well equipped to deal with
> Exadata. A book by two Oracle aces of spades, in addition to your RAC
> experience, should be enough to get you going. It's an excellent book:
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> https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781430233923
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> There is also the 2nd edition of this book with Martin Bach as the
> principal author:
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> https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781430262411
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> I haven't read the 2nd edition but Martin Bach is a prolific author and
> his books are usually good. This one should be no exception.
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> Regards
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> Regards
> On Tue, 2020-10-06 at 15:54 +0000, Kemnitz, LeRoy wrote:
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> All –
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> I am completely new the Oracle Exadata env. We are planning on doing the
> Exadata Cloud at the Customer. I have been running Oracle database and ASM
> on Linux for years, version 12.1 and 12.2 currently. We are planning on
> consolidating onto the Exadata.
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> I am looking for suggestions for good training options. These options
> need to be low cost and online.
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> Any ideas??
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> LeRoy
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> Mladen Gogala
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> *Database Consultant Tel: (347) 321-1217*
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