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root b30a4f0d32 Diagram generation: ref-arch-driven procedure + spec validator + KB enrichment 
The diagram path now follows a documented standard procedure (lookup
the closest Oracle Architecture Center reference → confirm components
→ author absolute_layout → spec validator → render → visually verify)
and ships persistent guardrails so layout regressions can't recur.

Persistent procedure changes (apply to all users, all sessions):
- tools/diagram_spec_validator.py — geometry checks (CONTAINER_TOO_THIN,
  CONTAINER_PADDING_VIOLATION, LABEL_OVERFLOW_PARENT) run BEFORE either
  renderer (drawio + PPTX). Catches the subnet-collapse / label-overflow
  bugs that the post-render drawio validator missed.
- tools/oci_diagram_gen.py + tools/oci_pptx_diagram_gen.py — call the
  spec validator before emitting any output. Adds mysql / mysql_heatwave
  type aliases.
- tools/archcenter_pattern_lookup.py — scores against cached page
  descriptions (not just the 1-line summary), supports --queries for
  multi-fragment composition, and applies synonym expansion via
  kb/architecture-center/synonyms.yaml so "LB HA cross AD" matches
  "load balancer high availability availability domain".
- kb/architecture-center/synonyms.yaml — canonical synonym table
  (load balancer, autonomous database, data guard, …) used by the
  lookup scorer.

KB enrichment:
- tools/archcenter_description_fetcher.py + 121 cached _description.md
  under kb/diagram/assets/archcenter-refs/<slug>/. Removes the runtime
  dependency on docs.oracle.com when authoring specs and feeds the
  pattern-lookup scorer.
- 110+ cached .drawio / .svg / .png references for offline reuse,
  plus the OCI Toolkit v24.2 import (kb/diagram/assets/oci-toolkit-drawio).

Documentation:
- docs/skill/output-formats.md — new "Standard diagram-generation
  procedure (MANDATORY)" + geometry rules + the new validator entry.
- SKILL.md option 2 — references the mandatory procedure.
- README.md — describes the spec validator, archcenter_pattern_lookup
  and description fetcher, and updates the KB-health table.

Tooling that backs the procedure (cumulative across recent sessions):
tools/archcenter_case_runner.py, archcenter_batch_driver.py,
archcenter_zip_downloader.py, drawio_visual_validator.py,
drawio_fidelity_eval.py, harvest_drawio_icon.py, import_oci_library.py,
oci_pptx_diagram_gen.py, oci_pptx_render.py, refresh_pptx_icon_index.py.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-25 21:15:21 -03:00

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Perform cross-region disaster recovery for Oracle Essbase on OCI

Summary (catalog)

Cross-region DR for Essbase on OCI. Full Stack DR for orchestrated failover of Essbase compute, database, and storage components. Block volume replication for Essbase data and configuration.

Architecture (fetched from source)

Architecture

This architecture illustrates a cross-region disaster recovery setup for Essbase on OCI, using VCN peering for secure connectivity between regions, automated volume copy for Essbase servers, and schema export/import to synchronize data and ensure minimal downtime in case one region fails.

The following diagram illustrates this reference architecture:

Description of the illustration essbase-oci-cross-region-dr.png

essbase-oci-cross-region-dr-oracle.zip

Deploy Essbase across two OCI regions. Use multiple availability domains and fault domains for resilience within each region.

Use OCI FastConnect for dedicated links to both primary and secondary regions, to reduce reliance on the public internet and provide higher bandwidth and reliability. Match virtual circuit throughput to the selected port (1 Gbps or 10 Gbps). For inter-region private traffic, use remote peering with Dynamic Routing Gateways (DRGs) to keep traffic off the public internet.

Deploy bastion hosts in both regions for secure and auditable administration paths.

Apply multi-layer isolation and compartmentalization to clearly segment public, application, and data tiers, and manage access with policies and quotas.

Tip: Remember to add CIDR ranges for the VCN and subnets.

The architecture has the following components:

  • OCI region An OCI region is a localized geographic area that contains one or more data centers, hosting availability domains. Regions are independent of other regions, and vast distances can separate them (across countries or even continents).

  • Availability domain Availability domains are standalone, independent data centers within a region. The physical resources in each availability domain are isolated from the resources in the other availability domains, which provides fault tolerance. Availability domains don’t share infrastructure such as power or cooling, or the internal availability domain network. So, a failure at one availability domain shouldn't affect the other availability domains in the region.

  • Fault domain A fault domain is a grouping of hardware and infrastructure within an availability domain. Each availability domain has three fault domains with independent power and hardware. When you distribute resources across multiple fault domains, your applications can tolerate physical server failure, system maintenance, and power failures inside a fault domain.

  • Compartment Compartments are cross-regional logical partitions within an OCI tenancy. Use compartments to organize, control access, and set usage quotas for your Oracle Cloud resources. In a given compartment, you define policies that control access and set privileges for resources.

  • OCI virtual cloud network and subnet A virtual cloud network (VCN) is a customizable, software-defined network that you set up in an OCI region. Like traditional data center networks, VCNs give you control over your network environment. A VCN can have multiple non-overlapping classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) blocks that you can change after you create the VCN. You can segment a VCN into subnets, which can be scoped to a region or to an availability domain. Each subnet consists of a contiguous range of addresses that don't overlap with the other subnets in the VCN. You can change the size of a subnet after creation. A subnet can be public or private.

  • Security list For each subnet, you can create security rules that specify the source, destination, and type of traffic that is allowed in and out of the subnet.

  • Route table Virtual route tables contain rules to route traffic from subnets to destinations outside a VCN, typically through gateways.

  • OCI FastConnect Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect creates a dedicated, private connection between your data center and OCI. FastConnect provides higher-bandwidth options and a more reliable networking experience when compared with internet-based connections.

  • Remote peering Remote peering enables private communication between resources in different VCNs, which can be located in the same or different OCI regions. Each VCN uses its own Dynamic Routing Gateway (DRG) for remote peering. The DRGs securely route traffic between the VCNs over OCI's private backbone, allowing resources to communicate using private IP addresses without routing traffic over the internet or through on-premises networks. Remote peering removes the need for internet gateways or public IP addresses for instances that need to connect across regions.

  • Dynamic routing gateway (DRG) The DRG is a virtual router that provides a path for private network traffic between VCNs in the same region, between a VCN and a network outside the region, such as a VCN in another OCI region, an on-premises network, or a network in another cloud provider.

  • Network address translation (NAT) gateway A NAT gateway enables private resources in a VCN to access hosts on the internet, without exposing those resources to incoming internet connections.

  • Service gateway A service gateway provides access from a VCN to other services, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage . The traffic from the VCN to the Oracle service travels over the Oracle network fabric and does not traverse the internet.

  • Load balancer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing provides automated traffic distribution from a single entry point to multiple servers.

  • OCI Compute With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute , you can provision and manage compute hosts in the cloud. You can launch compute instances with shapes that meet your resource requirements for CPU, memory, network bandwidth, and storage. After creating a compute instance, you can access it securely, restart it, attach and detach volumes, and terminate it when you no longer need it.

  • OCI Object Storage OCI Object Storage provides access to large amounts of structured and unstructured data of any content type, including database backups, analytic data, and rich content such as images and videos. You can safely and securely store data directly from applications or from within the cloud platform. You can scale storage without experiencing any degradation in performance or service reliability.

Use standard storage for "hot" storage that you need to access quickly, immediately, and frequently. Use archive storage for "cold" storage that you retain for long periods of time and seldom or rarely access.

  • Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is a self-driving, self-securing, self-repairing database service that is optimized for data warehousing workloads. You do not need to configure or manage any hardware, or install any software. OCI handles creating, backing up, patching, upgrading, and tuning the database.

Recommendations

Use the following recommendations as a starting point. Your requirements might differ from the architecture described here.

  • Essbase : Use the same Essbase Marketplace image version in both the primary and standby regions. Because Marketplace provides only the latest image, deploy the standby region at the same time as the primary and upgrade both regions together to keep versions aligned. After any upgrade to the primary region, remember to upgrade the standby region as well, so both always use the same Essbase image version.

Follow the backup and restore instructions for Essbase Marketplace linked in Explore More .

  • OCI FastConnect : Provides both primary and secondary region connectivity back to the on-premises data centre. This approach protects against the network connection failure to one of the regions.

  • Multi-Layer Isolation and Compartmentalization : Clear segmentation between public, application, and database resou

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