FlashGrid Cluster
for 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 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:
DBA friendly
Stay in control
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:
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.
