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ODA re-imaging could take anything between 20 and 120 mins

20 mins vs 2 hours

Recently I have noticed that re-imaging process on the second Oracle Database Appliance node took significantly shorter time comparing with the first node. The difference was so significant that I started to suspect that there were something wrong with either particular set of hardware or some of the re-imaging process steps have failed on the second node. On the first node the process has completed  in 120 minutes, but  on the second it took just 20 around minutes.

Log Buffer #320, A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs

The red carpet has been laid down at this Log Buffer Edition, and you can witness and cheer the cat-walking blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL. Every one of them is chic, elegant, sensual in its own right. Enjoy.
Oracle:

Create colored heat maps in SQL*Plus with Kyle Hailey.

How to collect cluster Information using TSQL

How to collect cluster information using TSQL

Sometime back I was involved in a project which was to collect information for the servers we are supporting – creating inventory of servers.

The Importance of an Action Plan

When I started my work in IT, I used to be in a very small shop, and even though we had people in several places in the same state, everything used to be very centralized and from 9 to 5, and because we were basically only 2 people , our action plan used to be a talk over the lunch table and that would be it, we would go ahead and execute it after 5 PM, and I won’t lie sometimes before 5 :) .

Log Buffer #319, A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs

This week again, the Log Buffer Edition covers the exciting and ever-evolving galaxies of Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server.

Oracle:

When does an Oracle process know it’s on Exadata?

MobaXterm 6.3 has been released. You can find the download and changelog in the usual place.

Online retailers have 3 seconds to make mom happy.

Mothers day is coming up fast. May 12th 2013 is just around the corner and If you have not already done so, make sure you go out and get mom a special gift as soon as possible. If you need a hand picking something great, take a look at this mothers day gift guide by the HuffingtonPost

Log Buffer #318, A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs

News and views are an integral part of our modern daily life. When it comes to the information-hungry roles such as database professionals, such need becomes more pressing. Log Buffer is one way to keep abreast of news and views from the world of Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.

Oracle:

There is a significant update SLOB 2, Kevin Closson informs.

My first 6 months @ Pythian

“What have I gotten myself into” ran through my head during the first week of training at Pythian. The environment was great, the people were great, the work was great, but many doubts ran through my head as I ran from training meeting to training meeting – how am I going to retain all this information (my memory skills are bad as it is), am I going to meet their expectations, am I too junior for this, I can’t seem to catch up on anything, is this the right career choice.

Log Buffer #317, A Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs

Reminders are an inevitable part of our personal and professional lives. Keep reminding of oneself about goals, priorities, and milestones is key to stay on top of things. This Log Buffer Edition is a reminder about all those not-to-be-missed blogs out there.

Oracle:

Opening the Door without the Keys

This week my DBA team satisfied a request to restore 1 month old lost data.  A review of the RMAN backups showed that we indeed had a valid level 0 from the requested day which was 33 days ago.  However, upon recovery, the necessary archive logs to bring the database to a consistent point, were not available.  With a 28 day retention policy, running level 0 backups every 15 days, and level 1s each night, we did have the necessary level 0 backup, but the archive logs had been deleted.  How to retrieve a copy of a user schema from a data

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