The setup and configuration is difficult for the end-user because almost all of the time, Oracle supports the system themselves. They perform the configuration of the SuperCluster and set up the machines, and normally they do the patches as well.

I was not a part of the installation in this company. When I arrived, it was already installed.

I found that the installation was not done in the way that I think was the best model.

SuperCluster usually comes with Oracle Virtualization and you can create virtual machines as you do in virtualization solutions.

They completed the installation with a hard partitioning solution with physical nodes. They used a lot of physical nodes and didn't take the opportunity to use Oracle virtualization.

It may have been a requirement of the company.

The tool's deployment is easy. 

The setup depends on the design. With SuperCluster, what you're setting up is less straightforward than most deployments because there are more virtualization areas to deal with. There are a lot of activities that need to be carried out in order to set it up properly. 

Initial setup had to be redone as there was some miscommunication and/or misunderstanding of requirements.

I am not involved in the setup, but I think it's fairly specialized infrastructure because it's highly integrated, so it does require Oracle engineer expertise to do the build-out. It's not something you can put together yourself. It requires the vendor to be deeply involved in the setup and configuration and the install.

Installation and deployment has some complexities. You have to know all of your networking requirements ahead of time. You have to know all of your host names. You have to know how the domains are going to be set up ahead of time. Then, you have to work that configuration worksheet with Oracle ACS services to have their engineers actually configure the install. Then, an ACS engineer has to come on-site and perform the install.

If you follow these steps, it's pretty straightforward. They've got the process down so that they lead you through step by step. It's still a process that would be easier to configure if most of the configuration could be done on the customer side without the intervention of ACS resources.

Many teams' involvement was required for initial setup. It is a bit complex until the initial configuration and basic installation of the OSC M7 is done.

The initial setup was quite complex and we used a system integrator to implement. I believe deployment took about three months. We've been using the solution for about five years and we're now planning a hardware update. 

The deployment model was on-premises.

The setup was complex. 

We've also changed the network to Cisco. Maybe it's a problem with the compatibility. 

It took around six months to set up.