Tales from the Datacenter v2.0
Transforming Business with Oracle technologies
Deploying Enterprise Manager agents on Solaris is not a difficult task, and is similar to a Linux deployment with a few minor changes. First, like any agent you need to download the agent, and the apply the agent. When done, Continue reading Deploying Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c agents on Solaris 11.X
This is a new one for many Solaris admins, earth shattering in many ways. You can now run Linux on Sparc! From Oracle! Yes, take a deep breath, I really used the words Linux, Sparc and Oracle in the same Continue reading Linux on SPARC!
In Part 3, we created the database. Now we are down to the final step, and install OEM. Cd to the directory where the OEM installation files have been extracted to, and start the runInstaller script As Continue reading Manually installing an OEM 12c sandbox environment – Part 4 OEM Installation
In Part 2, we installed the Database Software. Next we need to create the database, and make a few tuning tweaks. Next, lets run dbca, to create the database instance We are going to use the advanced mode And Continue reading Manually installing an OEM 12c sandbox environment – Part 3 Database Creation
In Part 1, we prepared the server for the installation. Next we need to install the database. First, we will pickup where we left off, and cd to the directory where the database installation files have been extracted Continue reading Manually installing an OEM 12c sandbox environment – Part 2 Database Software Installation
Often I am asked what are the steps to install a basic OEM 12c system. It is a simple task for a non highly available system, like what you would use for a small lab, or sandbox environment. The Continue reading Manually installing an OEM 12c sandbox environment – Part 1 System Preparation
I recently was asked on the best way to encrypt a directory under Linux, with a way that did not let root have the key to decrypt the data. Built into Oracle Linux, is a package called eCryptFS. This allows Continue reading Encrypting a directory under Oracle Linux 6 with eCryptFS
Ever need to know how fast two servers can move data between each other? I recently needed to show a client how much bandwidth was available between two database servers. To do this I used a tool called iperf. iperf Continue reading How fast is that network?
This is the preparation work, required for the May 2015 Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Virtual Technology Summit (VTS) . Four times a year come OTN hosts this event, where you can join us to learn first-hand from Oracle ACEs, Java Champions, Continue reading RHEL to OL HOL Prep – Creating an RHEL6 VM in Virtual Box
This will be a short a sweet, at the request of several folks that wanted to know how to create Oracle VM templates without using the template builder. Part 1 will show how to make the template using Virtual Box. Continue reading Oracle VM templates, the easy way – Part 1of3 Creating the template