Oracle Universal Content Management and Storage Systems

1. Oracle Universal Content Management and Storage Systems Vijay Ramanathan Principal Product Manager

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3. UCM and Storage SystemsAgenda • Business Case for File Store Provider • File Store Provider Functionality Overview • File System Store • Database Store • Content Lifecycle Management • Multiple File System-based stores with File Store Provider • Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM capabilities • Creating custom file stores with File Store Provider

4. <Insert Picture Here> File Store Provider Business Case

5. File Store Provider Goals • Allow customers to better manage files storage on disk (vault/weblayout) • Enable customers to leverage their investment in storage with UCM infrastructure • Enable customers to better coordinate their file store management with database management

6. File Store Provider Solution Provider-based system will allow content to be distributed across devices based on business rules File System Provider (built-in) • Control vault and web paths • Vault-only storage option • Distribute files across partitions Oracle DB Provider (built-in) • Manage vault files in DB • Manage web files in DB • “Webless” storage option (w/ file system cache) Custom Integrations with other Storage Management Systems

7. File Store Provider Benefits File System Provider • Improved disk management • Improved application support Oracle DB Provider • Single point of storage • Backup and Restore • Data compression & encryption • Storage management systems

8. <Insert Picture Here> File Store Provider Functionality Overview

9. File Store ProviderFlexible Rule-based Storage Model UCM Round-robin distribution FS FS FS UCM Multiple Storage Locations FS FS FS UCM Different Storage Types FS DB

10. File Store ProviderFlexible Rule-based Storage Model Metadata driven storage UCM UCM Document Record Document Record Items can be moved between stores by simply updating metadata! Update metadata to make this Document a Record FS DB

11. File Store ProviderDatabase Storage DB • Supports Oracle and other databases • Files stored as BLOBs in system database • Supports storage of all renditions • Vault, Web-viewable • Thumbnails and additional renditions Oracle DB 11g • Supports normal BLOB storage • Supports new SecureFiles technology • Better performance than standard BLOBs

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13. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Options with File Store Provider Multiple File System-based Stores Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities Creating Custom File Stores

14. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Multiple File System-based Stores UCM • Many low cost storage options can be mapped/mounted as FS locations • Fujitsu • NetApp • EMC • Use retention rules to move items from active store to inactive store FS FS Normal FS for active items Cheaper/slower disks for inactive items Remember, items can be moved between stores by simply updating metadata!

15. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities

16. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 1 • Define storage classes for different DB partitions • By Age • By ID • Etc. DB

17. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 2 • Define Storage Tiers DB • High Performance Tier • Smaller Disks • Storage Arrays • Fibre Channel Disks • High concurrent usage

18. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 2 • Define Storage Tiers DB • Low Cost Disk • Large capacity disks • Modular Arrays • ATA disks

19. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 2 • Define Storage Tiers DB • Historical Tier • Very large; read-only/read-mostly • Consider • Compression • RAID-5

20. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 2 • Define Storage Tiers • Assign partitions to storage tiers DB

21. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 3 • Define data migration policies • Migrate data between tiers • Can also define user access policies for different tiers DB

22. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM Step 4 • Archive to tape if requried DB

23. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Leverage Oracle 11g DB ILM Capabilities UCM • Another Option • Create multiple DB stores with UCM • Assign different tables to different tiers • Move content between stores using retention rules DB DB DB

24. File Store ProviderContent Lifecycle Management Creating Custom File Stores UCM FS DB DVD Other CAS • Create custom interfaces to other storage systems • Custom provider for Content Addressable Storage systems • Custom provider for DVD or tape writers • Third-party apps or devices

25. File Store Provider • Empowers customers to efficiently manage the content store using business rules • Enables use of tiered storage to reduce storage costs • Supports use of Oracle 11g ILM capabilities • Flexible enough to integrate with 3rd party storage systems

26. Q & A vijay.ramanathan@oracle.com