FlashGrid Cluster
for Oracle Failover HA on Azure

HA architecture engineered for Oracle Database
Proven over 7 years of running mission-critical databases on Azure
Easy automated deployment in just 90 minutes
24/7 support for entire infrastructure stack
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FlashGrid Clusterfor Oracle Failover HA on Azure

Failover HA for Oracle Databases on Azure

FlashGrid Cluster is a virtual clustered appliance that leverages proven HA technology based on Oracle Clusterware. It minimizes downtime resulting from infrastructure failures by automating failover. All components of the database infrastructure stack are extensively tested for compatibility, reliability, and failure handling.

Multi-AZ deployment protects against data center failures

Deploy database nodes across two availability zones to increase the resilience of your databases. The data is mirrored synchronously across availability zones. If a data center outage occurs, the system will automatically failover to the passive node in the second AZ with zero RPO. For more information, see our architecture documentation.

Reduce engineering costs

Running a self-built database HA solution, such as Data Guard FSFO, requires committing engineering resources for the lifetime of the systems. Still, it will be hard to avoid mistakes and costly outages. Testing various loads and failure scenarios, validation of software updates and configuration changes, troubleshooting test failures and production failures – FlashGrid engineering and support teams do this for you. With FlashGrid Cluster you can rely on our 7 years of experience running mission-critical Oracle databases on Azure across many customer environments.

Proven configuration for Oracle on Azure

Reliability of a database HA architecture depends on the correct configuration of the VMs, disks, network, and operating system. Default configuration options are not suitable for HA architectures. FlashGrid Cluster uses configuration best practices that have been extensively proven for running mission-critical Oracle databases on Azure since 2017.

Active Reliability Framework

Infrastructure failures, configuration errors, and software bugs do happen. Do not let a storage failure or an accidental out-of-memory error take down your database service and disrupt your organization. FlashGrid’s Active Reliability Framework is a collection of runtime services, monitoring tools, diagnostic tools, and health checks that help you minimize the risk of failures and disruptions caused by failures.

Automated deployment in 90 minutes

Reduce your project’s implementation time and risks. FlashGrid Cluster is delivered as an ARM (Azure Resource Manager) template. FlashGrid Launcher lets you customize and deploy the ARM template in your Azure account with just a few clicks. This saves time configuring storage, OS, and Grid Infrastructure software, and the deployment process is fully automated and repeatable, preventing human error.

Tasks automated with FlashGrid Launcher:

Creating cloud infrastructure: VMs, storage, and optionally network
Installing and configuring FlashGrid software
Installing, configuring, and patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Installing and patching Oracle Database software
Creating ASM disk groups

DBA friendly

Standard Oracle tools: RMAN, Data Guard, GoldenGate, OEM
Full control of database features and patching
Standard database patching process
Quick and easy storage expansion
FlashGrid technical support with deep Oracle expertise

Stay in control

Keep full control of the database software and the OS
Database instances and storage deployed in your cloud account
FlashGrid staff have no access to the VMs or data

24/7 Support

In the event that something goes wrong, it is vital to have immediate access to skilled engineers with proven experience in Azure infrastructure, Linux, and Oracle Database. FlashGrid’s 24/7 technical support covers the entire infrastructure stack, including:

FlashGrid software
Oracle ASM and Clusterware
Azure VMs, network, and disks
Linux kernel/networking/storage components
Help with performance optimization and troubleshooting
Help with investigating and preventing failures

Simple billing through Microsoft

FlashGrid uses VM images listed in Azure Marketplace. The marketplace software fees are charged by the hour and include FlashGrid software license subscription and 24/7 support. For your convenience, Microsoft processes billing and payment.

To estimate the expected costs please see FlashGrid VM Plans and Pricing. Note that the prices include only Azure VM and FlashGrid software and support. You need to have your own license for using Oracle Database and its features (BYOL). For production deployments, we recommend having an Oracle Database support subscription.

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