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Oracle8i Appliance The Oracle8i Appliance is a dedicated computing platform that offers a

rapid, low cost and simple means to deploy Oracle8i.

Oracle8i Appliance Enables E-Business

In today’s incredibly fast moving economy, companies and organizations face

the problem of meeting ever-increasing customer demand for internet based

products and services in the face of an ever-diminishing pool of skilled labor to

build and support these systems. The complexity of traditional computer

systems coupled with the lack of skilled labor result in a longer time to market,

higher costs and lower customer satisfaction. The Oracle8i Appliance resolves

this dilemma and introduces a new way of deploying internet applications more

quickly, simply and at a lower cost than has ever been available.

Rapid Deployment

The Oracle8i Appliance is so simple that it can be utilized very quickly and

intuitively. The Oracle8i Appliance is a pre-installed, pre-configured database

server with an integrated operating system kernel built upon Intel based servers.

Because it is ready-to-work out of the box with all its hardware and software

already optimized for the Oracle Internet Platform, the Oracle8i Appliance

requires no local IT installation support. In fact, it is typical to have a fully

functional database server up and running in less than one hour. Additionally,

with WebDB, an option that comes pre-installed and pre-configured on the

Appliance, organizations can quickly deploy web-based applications directly on

the Oracle8i Appliance.

Low Total Cost of Ownership

The cost of implementing and supporting server platforms is a key factor when

making any technology buying decision. The Oracle8i Appliance provides

considerable cost savings, both at acquisition and in its on-going operation and

administration.

The integrated operating system kernel, included with the Oracle8i Appliance,

saves on the up-front costs of licensing a general-purpose operating system.

Since the Appliance is designed for dedicated functionality, extraneous

hardware and software components that introduce complexity and can introduce

system incompatibilities are eliminated, immediately reducing the costs of

system downtime and technical support.

With its automated self-administration features and remote management

capabilities, the costs associated with operating the Oracle8i Appliance are

significantly reduced compared to general-purpose servers. Organizations can

leverage existing labor resources and thereby lower the overall cost of

As Simple As It Gets

Software specifications

Oracle8i Appliance includes the

following integrated software

components:

∗ Oracle8i (version 8.1.5)

∗ Embedded UNIX kernel

∗ Oracle Universal Installer

∗ Oracle8i Utilities

∗ Oracle WebDB

∗ Legato NetWorker Client

∗ Legato Storage Manager

∗ Legato BusinesSuite Module for

Oracle

∗ Oracle Enterprise Manager -

Appliance Management Pack

∗ Oracle Documentation

Additional system requirements

∗ Console for Oracle Enterprise

Manager with Appliance Management

Pack located on the network

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ownership, often as much as 40% compared to maintaining a traditional,

general-purpose database server environment.

Simple Administration

An integral part of the Oracle8i Appliance is the Oracle Enterprise Manager

(EM) software with the Appliance Management Pack. The Appliance

Management Pack extends EM’s capability to manage not only the database, but

also the entire software environment and various hardware components on the

Oracle8i Appliance.

The EM Appliance Management Pack also eliminates the need for local IT

administration. Throughout the operation of the Oracle8i Appliance, the system

and database software automatically recognize and reconfigure themselves for

hardware upgrades such as adding CPU, memory and disk. All on-going error

notification, routine back-ups, fix-it events and other various administration

tasks are fully automated. Software patches and updates can also be remotely

applied from the centralized EM console. Finally, with a web-based interface,

authorized administrators can manage the Oracle8i Appliance via EM from any

browser over the Internet.

Oracle8i Appliance - Deploying the Oracle Internet Platform

Oracle has the only comprehensive, integrated internet platform in the world

with a wide range of deployment options. Oracle offers a complete range of

software - databases, middleware, applications, management tools and

development tools - to run your e-business. Oracle has also fully integrated this

software to create a scalable, reliable and secure platform for internet

applications. The Oracle8i Appliance enables rapid, low cost and simple

deployment of the powerful Oracle Internet Platform.

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Hardware specifications

Typical Appliance hardware configurations

include the following:

∗ CPU

One to four 450-550 MHz Intel

Pentium III Xeon processors

∗ RAM

1 to 4 GB

∗ SCSI (non-RAID) Controllers

One or two

∗ SCSI (non-RAID) Disks

Two

Minimum 4 GB each

∗ SCSI RAID Controllers

One or more

Capable of RAID Levels 0, 1, and 5

∗ SCSI Disk Backplanes

One to ten

Hot swap capable

∗ SCSI Disks

Six to twelve per backplane

Hot pluggable

9 or 18 GB per disk

∗ Floppy Disk Drive

1.44 MB

∗ CD-ROM Drive

∗ Tape Drive (required only for local tape

backup)

DLT

∗ Network Interface Card

One or two 10/100 Ethernet cards

∗ Modem

56 Kbps

∗ Monitor

∗ Video Card