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I’m asked all the time about what the numbers in top mean, Most admins understand the basics like Memory and tasks but other fields are often miss understood or ignored. Lets take a look at the following top from one Continue reading What are those numbers in Linux top command?
Controlling Oracle Management Cloud agent to startup at boot can be a little complicated. Often admins KLUDGE up shell scripts to make it work, but there is a cleaner way using systemd commands.systemd is one of the core components of Continue reading How to control OMC cloudagent using systemd on Oracle Linux 7
One of the cool things that Oracle Linux support gets you, is access to Oracle Enterprise Manager 13 to manage your Linux systems. You can use EM for lots of things, like patching systems, monitoring systems, provisioning systems and more. Continue reading Enterprise Manager and Linux–Comparing Targets
For a while people have been asking me, what’s going on with OEM? All your talking about these days is Oracle Management Cloud and it’s machine learning abilities. Even at conferences and client sites, I am being asked at every Continue reading Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.3
Solaris 10 was originally launched in January 2005, and over it’s lifespan has introduced a ton of ground breaking features, like the ZFS volume manager/filesystem, DTrace, Zones, Service Management Facility, Trusted Extensions and more. But eventually all good things must Continue reading How to get to Solaris 10 Patches post Premier Support
I often get asked why Oracle doesn’t include CDROM drives or old school VGA and PS2 ports on servers anymore. After all “Isn’t a CD and keyboard needed to install an OS?”. My answer to this, is unlike most commodity Continue reading Installing an OS on an Oracle X7 Server
While often overlooked, there is a ton of value in Oracle’s x86 servers. One of Oracle’s main value points, is their lack of nickel and diming you for firmware features like the other x86 vendors. This includes a truly Enterprise Continue reading How to use Oracle X7 internal raid controller
At #C18LV I had many people asking about my old VTN session, where I walked people through how to go from RHEL to Oracle Linux with only a few reboots, and all with keeping all the existing applications running. They Continue reading Migrating your Linux Distro from RHEL to Oracle!
Since 1998, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has played a key role in enhancing the security position of Department of Defense ( DoD) systems, by providing the Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), which are a cybersecurity methodology for standardizing security Continue reading How to automate STIG compliance checks for Oracle Database
When I discuss cloud, I often talk about what the cloud should do and not where it runs. First and foremost, the cloud should be secure. The last thing you want, is for your business or agency to be Continue reading Solaris 11.4, a secure OS to power your cloud