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Appendix D. Next Steps
Appendix D.1. Fluid Cache for DAS Reference Architecture Solution ID
The Dell Fluid Cache for DAS solution reference architecture evaluated in this paper can be ordered
using the Dell Star solution ID# 2995244
This Solution ID includes the following components listed in the Appendix:
 Table 1: Server configuration details for Fluid Cache based solution
 Table 2: Backend storage configuration
 Dell Fluid Cache for DAS software
 System profile in the BIOS set to ‘Performance’
Note: The solution ID does not include the software configuration listed in the Appendix C. Software
configuration section. All the software configurations detailed in this paper must be performed
manually.
Appendix D.2. Database management software
Quest Database Management Software Quest’s award-winning database management software
strengthens Dell’s end-to-end solution capabilities. Quest’s database management solutions for Oracle
databases are designed to meet the challenges faced by IT professionals of all skill levels, such as
working with multiple database servers, complex data environments, and reporting needs.
Dell’s software tools allow greater efficiency by:
 combining automation of administrative and management tasks
 optimizing performance
 boosting productivity for database and data professionals
Dell Quest’s solutions of different database management tools allow you to achieve the highest levels
of database quality, performance, maintainability, and availability.
Toad
®
for Oracle ensures great productivity in development and administration of Oracle databases.
Toad combines the deepest functionality available with extensive automation and intuitive workflows.
With Toad, database professionals of all skill and experience levels can collaborate and work efficiently
and accurately.
Foglight
®
for Oracle is a scalable, web-based, 24x7 database monitoring tool. It provides constant
remote database monitoring and correlates performance data from across your technology stack. It
makes your job easier by extending the capabilities of native tools. It guides you through response-time
and wait-event analyses, so you instantly understand existing and developing database performance
conditions. Plus, Foglight’s IntelliProfile™ technology ensures your post-change database environment