FlashGrid Cluster
for Oracle Failover HA on Google Cloud
- HA architecture engineered for Oracle Database
- Proven over 7 years of running mission-critical databases
- Easy automated deployment in just 90 minutes
- 24/7 support for the entire infrastructure stack
Failover HA for Oracle Databases on Google Cloud
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 experience running mission-critical Oracle databases in the cloud across many customer environments.
Proven configuration for Oracle on Google Cloud
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 in the cloud 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 a Google Cloud Deployment Manager template. FlashGrid Launcher lets you customize and deploy the template in your Google Cloud 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
- FlashGrid software
- Oracle ASM and Clusterware
- Google Cloud VMs, network, and disks
- Linux kernel/networking/storage components
- Help with performance optimization and troubleshooting
- Help with investigating and preventing failures
Simple billing through Google
FlashGrid uses VM images listed in Google Cloud Marketplace. The marketplace software fees are charged by the hour and include FlashGrid software license subscription and 24/7 support. For your convenience, Google processes billing and payment.
To estimate the expected costs, see FlashGrid VM Plans and Pricing. Note that the prices include only Google Cloud 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.
How does FlashGrid help deploy a mission-critical application in Google Cloud?
FlashGrid offers HA database architecture that allows full control and the flexibility to meet future database and infrastructure requirements:
- Fail-over database clustering based on proven FlashGrid and Oracle clustering technologies.
- Full control of sizing, patching/updates, and database features. You have the root@ access.
- Portability between cloud providers.
- Ease of deployment similar to DBaaS.
Are Oracle licenses included?
Oracle licenses and support must be purchased directly from Oracle.