Installing Oracle on Machine Images
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 08:31:24 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <448552775.2481263.1685521884619_at_mail.yahoo.com>
Hello.
We have a requirement to set up some Azure VM Images or AWS AMIs for running Oracle DB. My initial plan was to create these images with the Oracle software uploaded and then to run (by automation) the actual install after the actual VMs were created, followed by DB creation.
A colleague has suggested we run the install and DB creation and then include those in the images. We tried this and it was absolutely fine in casual testing.
However, I'm a bit nervous about this as it feels a bit like copying an Oracle Home without running clone.pl or OUI to complete the cloning process. Of course, booting with an image is not the same as copying a directory, so perhaps my concern is unfounded.
I just wanted to check the general consensus on this - should a virtual machine image contain an installed and start-able database? Whilst it seems to work, is this a recommended, or approved approach. Will we hit any support issues, or vendor finger pointing, as a consequence?
Thank you!
Charlotte
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Received on Wed May 31 2023 - 10:31:24 CEST