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ASM Optimizations in Oracle Engineered Solutions
When implementing a private cloud solution, a common question is, “Should I build or buy?” In the “build” option, the IT personnel would create a cloud pool by purchasing all the essential components, such as servers, HBAs, storage arrays, and fabric switches. Additionally, all software components—RAC, ASM, Grid Infrastructure, and Database—would have to be installed and validated. Although this approach allows IT the flexibility to pick and choose the appropriate components, it does increase mean time to deploy as well as the chances of misconfiguration.
With the “buy” approach, users ...

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