Wie kann ich Indexes und Daten mittels Data Pump trennen?
Diese Frage habe ich in den letzten Jahren öfters gehört. Zumindest seitdem die DBAs Oracle Datapump verwenden anstatt des alten Export/Import Tools. Angeblich war es früher mit dem...
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SQL Server 2012: Configuring your TCP Port via Powershell
Changing the default TCP port 1433 for SQL Server is an important step for securing your SQL Server. I have written a script in PowerShell to modify the port number that helps me perform this task....
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Overview of Oracle Linux releases and kernels
As everybody knows, Linux regroups several operating system families. The most popular Linux OS are Debian, Red Hat, or Suse. But each family has many derived Linux distributions. In November 2006,...
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Ceylon: a new language inspired from Java
On 26 February I went to the University of Bern with my colleague Arnaud Berbier to follow an introductory conference on Ceylon, a new language inspired from Java. Unfortunately not presented by Gavin...
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SQL Server 2012: new perfmon counters
I have read some blog postings concerning the new perfmon counters, but I have not seen really extensive overviews yet. In this post, I would like to present not only what is new, but also what has...
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Frankfurter Datenbanktage: Bei dbi services hat Ostern schon begonnen...
Ganz klar: Unser dbi services Goldhase war das inoffizielle Maskottchen der Frankfurter Datenbanktage! Der Nachfrage nach zu urteilen war es sowohl ein Augen- als auch ein Gaumenschmaus ... wir haben...
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Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) - an overview
Last february, I had the chance to attend an Oracle presentation about ODA: Oracle Database Appliance. I found it interessant to share what I have learned about this technology. Which, I confess,...
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SQL Server 2012: Installing and configuring Distributed Replay
Distributed Replay is a new fonctionality of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. It helps you assess the impact of future upgrades (SQL Server, hardware, OS) or SQL Server tunings by replaying a trace captured...
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Oracle Database Appliance: new ODA X3-2 architecture
A few weeks ago, I posted an article about Oracle Database Appliance, focusing on ODA version 2.5.0.0.0. However, a new update of ODA, version 2.5.5.0.0, was released by Oracle on 5 March. This posting...
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SQL Server 2012 SP 1: Third Cumulative Update (CU3) available
Three weeks ago, Microsoft published the third Cumulative Update (CU3) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack one. As usual, if this Cumulative Update solves an issue you are facing, install it...
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SQL Server 2012: Create & replay a trace with Distributed Replay
My last blog was about installing and configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Distributed Replay. This time, I will show you how you can create a trace and replay it with Distributed Replay Clients on a...
View ArticleScripts to duplicate an Oracle database virtual machine: step two
In January, I promised to show you the next step of a procedure to manage templates with Virtual Box. Don't worry, I have not forgotten but I was very busy! This step, the final one, consists on...
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Frankfurter Datenbanktage: Andrea Held im Gespräch mit Yann Neuhaus, dbi...
Vor einigen Wochen hatte ich im Rahmen der Frankfurter Datenbanktage Gelegenheit zu einem Interview mit Andrea Held, der fachlichen Leiterin des Events und Geschäftsführerin der Firma Held Informatik....
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Boot sequence for all Linux-based operating systems
In this bog posting, I will present a boot sequence that works for all Linux-based operating systems - from switching on the power to the login screen. 7 steps There are 7 steps for Linux startup:...
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OpenERP release 7.0: Not just an update
OpenERP release 7.0, which just came out, shows some real advantages in terms of accessibility. By refining the website, OpenERP wants to prove that the new release is not merely an update but a new...
View ArticleOracle RAC 11.2.0.2: A disturbing loop in a "ohasd" startup script
Last February, I performed an operating system rolling upgrade on a four-nodes RAC cluster (11.2.0.2). I then faced a strange problem when restarting the operating system... The first step of the...
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Monitoring SQL Server with Oracle OEM Grid Control 11g
Recently, I had the chance to install the SQL Server Plug-in for Oracle Entreprise Management Grid Control 11g to monitor a SQL Server instance based on a windows host. Our client, who monitors these...
View ArticleProcessor licensing for Oracle database on VMware ESX
In this post, I would like to share with you what I have learned about Oracle licensing particularities on a virtualization infrastructure (software partitioning) based on VMware ESX. Recently, I faced...
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SQL Server 2012: CompoundCurve - a new geospatial feature
There are three new geospatial features in Microsoft SQL Server 2012: CircularString, CurvePolygon, and CompoundCurve. For the fun and as an example, I will test CompoundCurve, a set of circular...
View ArticleWebLogic: Using a WLST script to find a specific word in an object
On a WebLogic Server, I had to write a WLST script to find the current number of consumers accessing a specific JMS Queue destination as this is not monitored by Oracle Grid Control 11g or Oracle Cloud...
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