The Exadata Server is the high-end Hardware and Software of Oracle’s Engineered Systems. Part of the Exadata is the Storage Server also called Cell Server. The complete Software stack of the Cell Server runs normally only on cell server hardware.
But there is a chance to do a setup of a fake Exadata Storage Server. This article describes how to do the setup.
required software
- Virtualbox
- Virtualbox & Guest additions
- download https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download
- Exadata Storage Server Software
- Download from Oracle e-delivery
- Version 12.1.1.0
- V42777-01.zipOracle Database Machine Exadata Storage Cell (X4-2L, X4270M3, X4270M2, X4275) Image 12c Release 1 (12.1.1.1.0) for Linux x86_64
- Oracle Linux
- Download from Oracle e-delivery
- Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 for x86_64 (64 Bit) Name:V40139-01
