KScope14 presentation on provisioning databases using Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX application.

1. Databases for the Masses:
Self-Service Oracle Multitenant with
APEX
Leighton L. Nelson

2. Who am I?
• Oracle DBA
• Oracle ACE
• Oracle Certified Expert RAC and Grid
Infrastructure Administrator 11gR2
• Co-Author Expert Oracle Enterprise
Manager Cloud Control 12c (Apress
2013)
• Speaker at RMOUG, IOUG Collaborate,
ODTUG KScope, Oracle OpenWorld
• Blogs, Social Media
• RAC Attack Ninja
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3. Agenda
• Oracle Multitenant Overview
• Manual Provisioning
• Oracle Multitenant Self Service Apex Setup
• Self-Service Provisioning Demo
• Summary
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4. Oracle Multitenant Overview
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5. Oracle Multitenant Overview
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• High consolidation density
• Rapid provisioning and cloning
• Rapid patching and upgrades
• Manage many databases as one
• Dynamic resource management between
pluggable database

6. Manual Provisioning
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7. Manual Provisioning
• Create from PDB seed
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdbname ADMIN USER
pdbadmin IDENTIFIED BY password
• Cloning an existing PDB
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdbclone FROM
pdbsource
• Plugging in an unplugged PDB
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE USING ‘pdb.xml’
• Migrate non-CDB to a PDB
– DBMS_PDB
– Data Pump
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8. Manual Provisioning
• Drop PDB
DROP PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdbname
• Unplug PDB
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdbname
UNPLUG INTO ‘pdb.xml’
• Open/Close
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE pdbname
OPEN/CLOSE
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9. Manual Provisioning
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10. Oracle Multitenant Self-Service
Provisioning – BETA 2
• APEX App available on OTN
• Provisions PDBs using PL/SQL API on top of
APEX.
• Customizable
– Quotas
– Security
– DB Size
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11. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Install Oracle Database 12c
• Create new container database
• Upgrade APEX to 4.2.3+
• Configure RESTful Web Services in CDB
• Unlock APEX_PUBLIC_USER
• Grant permissions on containers to APEX users
• Download and Configure APEX Listener 2.0.4+
(Oracle REST Data Services)
• Start APEX Listener in Standalone Mode
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12. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Create a new 12c container database
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13. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Upgrade APEX to 4.2.3+
– Download and apply Oracle Application Express
patch 17347169 from My Oracle Support. This
patch will upgrade Application Express to release
4.2.3.00.08.
– Recommended to apply latest patch 4.2.5.00.08
(patch no. 17966818)
-For APEX 4.1 and below Install APEX 4.2.5 Full
installer (OTN)
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14. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Configure RESTful Web Services in CDB
– cd patch (the directory from Step 3 above)
– Connect as SYS as SYSDBA to CDB$ROOT
– @apex_rest_config_con.sql
– When prompted, enter passwords for the
APEX_LISTENER and APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER
database users that will be created.
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15. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Unlock APEX_PUBLIC_USER
– Connect as SYS as SYSDBA to CDB$ROOT
– alter user APEX_PUBLIC_USER identified by
"<replace_with_password>" account unlock;
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16. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Grant permissions on containers to APEX users
– Connect as SYS as SYSDBA to CDB$ROOT
– grant set container to APEX_PUBLIC_USER
container=all;
– grant set container to APEX_REST_PUBLIC_USER
container=all;
– grant set container to APEX_LISTENER
container=all;
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17. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Download and Configure APEX Listener 2.0.4+
– unzip apex_listener.<version>.zip (ords.zip)
– Change your working directory to where you unzipped the
software
– java -jar apex.war
or
– java –jar ords.war
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18. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Start APEX Listener in Standalone Mode
– java -jar apex.war
– Supply the full file system path to the Application
Express images directory from the patch set from
Step 3
– Choose an available network port (for example,
8080)
– Confirm that you can access the URL listed at the
end of the apex.war console output using a web
browser
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19. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Install PDBSS application
SQL> @pdbss_ins.sql
. Oracle Multitenant Self-Service Provisioning
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20. Oracle Multitenant Self Service APEX
Setup
• Login to APEX app as ADMIN
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21. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
DEMO TIME
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22. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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23. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
• Administration
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24. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
• Configure SMTP settings
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25. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
• Update Admin Email Address
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26. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
• Request Access
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27. Self-Service Provisioning Demo Mode
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28. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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29. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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30. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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31. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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32. Self-Service Provisioning Demo
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33. Database Management
• PDBSS ONLY does provisioning
– No monitoring
– No DBA management
• SQL Developer 4.0
• Manually configure EM12c Express for PDBs
– Requires EM_EXPRESS_ALL or EM_EXPRESS_BASIC
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34. Database Management
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35. Summary
• Consolidated database environment
• Fast database provisioning
• Self-Service
• Ideal for Test/Development Environments
• No need for complex tools
• Does not manage or monitor PDBs
– configure EM12c Express
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36. Summary
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37. Thank you
Questions?
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38. Contact
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39. References
• Oracle Multitenant Option - 12c : Frequently
Asked Questions (Doc ID 1511619.1)
• Oracle® Database Administrator's Guide 12c
Release 1 (12.1)
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