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I have been asked by several clients recently why Oracle missed an ODA release, they last saw 2.10 and have been actively looking for 2.11. They have not found 2.11. Here is the dirty secret! There is no 2.11 release Continue reading What happened to the Database Appliance Release 2.11?
Years ago Solaris admins had one dreaded task, patching systems! Patching required hours of down time, with even more hours preparing the backout plans. We often looked at the Linux systems, and how easily we could patch them. As of Continue reading Installing Solaris x86 11.2 from an ISO in Virtualbox – part 2 – Patching Solaris, the new easy way
/minor rant on I was recently asked by a coworker why I knew so much about a wide variety of technologies. He was having an issue with java application performance and was surprised when I pointed him to a tool Continue reading But… your just a…. !!!!
Managing storage needs quickly becomes a bottleneck for the storage admin, unless you use the ZS3 array. The ZS3 software is from the same folks that invented NFS, and includes a user friendly interface to DTrace. DTrace is a dynamic Continue reading ZS3 DTrace
The Oracle ZFS appliance is a great storage solution. Not only are they wickedly fast, and ultra flexible, but also available to run on your own lab via a free virtual appliance. In order to run it, you will need Continue reading How to install a Virtual ZFS
Recently I had a DBA at an IOUG event complain that they were unable to install from the Solaris 11.2 ISO. They had seen me demo Openstack a few weeks ago, and wanted to know how to install Solaris 11.2 Continue reading Installing Solaris x86 11.2 from an ISO in Virtualbox – Part 1
Oracle VM 3.3.1 is now released. Several major improvements including; A HUGE one for DBAs. Huge-pages support allows guests hosted on an x86 server pool to improve performance and reduce I/O that results in page lookups in a virtualized Continue reading Oracle VM 3.3.1 released! It’s HUGE!
Recently I had an older OVM system that the admin was unable to log into. He tried to restart the OVM a few times, but still was unable to log in. As a background, the client uses the embedded Continue reading Help, I can’t log into OVM 3.0.3!
No major news, mainly just a patch release. Out-of-place update Grid Infrastructure from 11.2.0.3.x to 11.2.0.4.2(18031740). Oracle Database Patch Set Update (PSU) 11.2.0.4.2 and 11.2.0.3.10. odachk has been replaced by orachk The patch matrix is as follows; The table below Continue reading Oracle Database Appliance 2.10 is now out
It’s 1am, and your blissfully asleep, dreaming of how in memory databases can make your life easier, when you awoken by the cutting sound of your cell phone. The application systems are breaking, users are complaining that the financial close Continue reading Delorean not included, NTP 101