<p style="margin: 0px;"> Thousands of organizations are virtualizing large-scale Oracle database systems. But, until now, reliable best practices have been hard to find, and database and virtualization professionals have often brought differing and incompatible perspectives to the challenge. Now, there's a comprehensive best practice guide reflecting deep understanding of both Oracle and vSphere, and supported by extensive in-the-field experience with the full spectrum of applications and environments.</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Combining theory and practice, <b>Virtualizing Oracle Databases on vSphere </b>integrates up-to-date knowledge for the entire lifecycle, including architecture, performance, design, sizing, and high availability. It focuses on current versions of Oracle and vSphere, while highlighting differences in esx3.5, 4.x and 5.x where relevant. Both a detailed reference and a practical cookbook, it provides reliable answers for:</p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <ul> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Anticipating issues associated with virtualizing Oracle databases on vSphere</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Architecting, deploying, and operating virtualized Oracle databases</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Virtualizing high database workloads</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Achieving planned and unplanned high availability</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Characterizing workloads and sizing systems</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Understanding Oracle VMware licensing</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Managing, monitoring, and optimizing performance</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Provisioning and automation</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Backup, recovery, and business continuity</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0px;">Utilizing official support mechanisms, and more</div> </li> </ul>