Massive Oracle DB system migration and Disaster Recovery solution implementation
Project goals:
- Migrate 200+ enterprise databases from a variety of platforms (AIX, HP-UX, Linux), consolidating them on Oracle Exadata X7
- Upgrade legacy DB versions in the process of migration, from versions 9i, 10g, 11g to 12c
- Set up Disaster Recovery solution
- Conduct performance optimization as per Exadata best practices
Accomplishments:
- We have developed a flexible migration plan to be able to adjust the migration approach for each DB’s specific requirements
- Migration approaches list included Oracle DataGuard switchover, Oracle Data Pump migration and Oracle RMAN duplicate
- The migration process have been scripted to minimize downtime and optimize work
- All database have been migrated to Exadata servers
- Disaster recovery solution has been designed and set up, comprising Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard with standby databases on a dedicated Exadata system, and Oracle RMAN backups
Technologies:
- Oracle Database 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c
- Oracle Exadata X7
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Oracle Real Application Clusters
- Oracle DataGuard
- Oracle RMAN
- Oracle Data Pump
- HP-UX
- AIX
- RedHat Enterprise Linux
Workload:
- 15.000 hours
Migration team:
- 3 x Senior Oracle Exadata Administrator
- Senior Oracle Database Architect
- Project Manager
Support team — 24×7 coverage:
- Rotation shift member: 8 x Senior Oracle DBA
- Rotation team leader: 4 x Senior Oracle Exadata Administrator
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Wonderful and dedicated guys. They fixed all our system problems in a smart and proffesional way. Will definitely hire them for our future projects. Thanks for provding a great solution!
Upgrade consulting has designed the whole database solution for us and has led the project to the successful implementation. It’s a pleasure working with this team.
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