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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>
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Migrate Oracle RAC Databases to OCI

Summary (catalog)

Compares 4 RAC migration targets: ExaCS Dedicated, Exascale, ADB-D, and 2-node RAC on Base DB. ExaCS recommended for full RAC feature parity. Exascale for 23ai-only without dedicated infra commitment.

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Migrate Oracle RAC Databases

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  • Learn about ensuring high availability when migrating VMware workloads to OCI

  • Migrate Oracle RAC Databases

Migrate Oracle RAC Databases

In this configuration option, you migrate an application and an Oracle RAC database running on VMware on-premises with Oracle Database backup to an on-premises location. Oracle Database management and operations are usually manual and your full responsibility.

The following architecture diagram shows an Oracle RAC database in an on-premises deployment:

Description of the illustration migrate-orclracdb-vmware-premises.png You have the following options to ensure database high availability when migrating this deployment to OCI:

  • Migrate to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure

  • Migrate to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure

  • Migrate to Oracle Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure

  • Migrate to a two-node Oracle RAC Database on Oracle Base Database Service

  • Migrate to Oracle Cloud VMware Solution

Migrate to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure

Oracle Exadata Database Service delivers proven Oracle Database capabilities on purpose-built, optimized Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure . Built-in cloud automation, elastic resource scaling, security, and fast performance for all Oracle Database workloads help you simplify management and reduce costs.

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure runs on Oracle Exadata and Oracle RAC , benefits from their high availability, scalability, and redundancy, and complies with the Oracle MAA Silver Level by default.

The following architecture shows an Oracle RAC database on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure :

Description of the illustration migrate-orclracdb-exadbdisrv.png This architecture consists of the following components:

  • VCN with three subnets and a Service Gateway to access OCI-managed services.

  • Application on OCI Compute VM running in the application subnet.

  • Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure and Exadata VM Cluster deployed in the client and backup subnet.

  • Oracle RAC database deployed in the Exadata VM Cluster with an Oracle RAC node on each VM of the VM Cluster.

  • Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service for database automatic backups.

  • (Optional) OCI Object Storage service as an alternative solution for database automatic backups.

  • (Optional) OCI Vault for Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) key management.

This architecture benefits from:

  • Built-in high availability and redundancy provided by Oracle Exadata and Oracle RAC .

  • Application protection from interruptions during outages and maintenance operations with Application Continuity .

  • Enhanced data protection with Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service .

  • Online scalability of compute and storage resources.

  • Automated database provisioning and lifecycle operations.

  • TDE is enabled by default with the option to use OCI Vault for key management.

  • Automated migrations using ZDM.

  • Oracle Cloud licensing models.

Recommendations

  • Configure automatic backup to Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service to minimize the backup workload on the database by implementing the incremental forever backup strategy that eliminates weekly full backups. Additionally, it enables a faster restore and recovery by providing a virtual full backup copy and eliminating the need to recover incremental backups.

  • Enable Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service real-time data protection to synchronize your transactions in real time to the recovery service. Real-time data protection minimizes the possibility of data loss to achieve a sub-second Recovery Point Objective (RPO).

Enable Application Continuity to mask database outages during planned and unplanned events from end-users and ensure uninterrupted applications.

Migrate to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure provides the same cloud service experience as Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure , but without requiring you to subscribe to dedicated infrastructure. You can start with a small virtual machine (VM) cluster, and easily scale as your needs grow. Oracle manages all the physical infrastructure in a shared multitenancy infrastructure service model. Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure is available for Oracle Database version 23ai only.

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure runs on Oracle Exadata and Oracle RAC , benefits from their high availability, scalability, and redundancy, and complies with the Oracle MAA Silver Level by default.

The following architecture diagram shows Oracle RAC database on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure :

Description of the illustration migrate-orclracdb-exadbsrv-exascale-infra.png This architecture consists of the following components:

  • VCN with three subnets and a Service Gateway to access OCI-managed services.

  • Application on OCI Compute VM running in the application subnet.

  • Exadata VM Cluster deployed in the client and backup subnet.

  • Oracle RAC database deployed in the Exadata VM Cluster with an Oracle RAC node on each VM of the VM Cluster.

  • Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service for database automatic backups.

  • (Optional) OCI Object Storage service as an alternative solution for database automatic backups.

  • (Optional) OCI Vault for Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) key management.

This architecture benefits from:

  • Built-in high availability and redundancy provided by Oracle Exadata and Oracle RAC .

  • Application protection from interruptions during outages and maintenance operations with Application Continuity .

  • Enhanced data protection with Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service .

  • Online scalability of compute and storage resources.

  • Automated database provisioning and lifecycle operations.

  • TDE is enabled by default with the option to use OCI Vault for key management.

  • Automated migrations using ZDM.

  • Oracle Cloud licensing models.

  • Lower entry size and cost than Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure .

  • Advanced space-efficient snapshot and cloning capabilities that are tightly integrated with Oracle Database and eliminate the need for a test master database to support snapshots and clones on Exadata.

Recommendations

  • Configure automatic backup to Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service to minimize the backup workload on the database by implementing the incremental forever backup strategy that eliminates weekly full backups. Additionally, it enables a faster restore and recovery by providing a virtual full backup copy and eliminating the need to recover incremental backups.

  • Enable Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service real-time data protection to synchronize your transactions in real time to the recovery service. Real-time data protection minimizes the possibility of data loss to achieve a sub-second Recovery Point Objective (RPO).

  • Enable Application Continuity to mask database outages during planned and unplanned events from end-users to ensure uninterrupted applications.

Migrate to Oracle Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure

Oracle Autonomous Database provides an easy-to-use, fully autono

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