DiskAid from DigiDNA: pros/cons?

Came across the Disk Aid iPhone/iPod/iPad utility that purports to allow you to do most of what iTunes, plus a whole other set of desirable stuff such as using the device as a storage device for the Mac, uploading files such as eBooks directly, etc. And it's on sale on MacUpdate.com.
Before risking the health of my shiny new iGadget and my sanity as well, can I get some feedback on the pros or cons of using the app in parallel with iTunes?
Have no qualms even with the reborn iTunes 11, but there are some things Disk Aid offers to do that iTunes won't and I really yearn to have.

+Yes it can. In Logic you set up the recording settings (bit depth and sample rate) and you can operate with mono and stereo audio trac+ks
I can record in mono/stereo with GB, but the question was, can I export a file from LE without it converting to stereo?

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Currently my internal drive is full due to Aperture. I want to work with Aperture from a external drive verses my internal drive. In addition, I want to back-up my work to another external drive. Is this easily done? Does this make sense? Pros / Cons...

Currently my internal drive is out of space due to my Aperture files. I want to place Aperture on a external drive to work from verses in intnal drive. In addition, I want to back-up all my work to another external for safe keeping. Once I move aperture to the external, I want to delete it off my internal drive. Does this make sense to do? Pros / Cons....

It is common for people to move their Aperture, iPhoto, iTunes etc. files to an external drive when those files become too large to conveniently keep on the internal drive.
The best approach is probably to keep the applications (iPhoto, Aperture etc.) where they are now, but move the files (photos, music, videos etc.) to the external drive.
You should set up a process to regularly backup all the files from both the internal drive as well as the external drive you'll be using. Here are two approaches:
(1) Use Time Machine. You can configure Time Machine so that it backs up both the internal drive as well as the external drive, all to a third separate backup drive. This is done via the Options button in the Time Machine preference pane.
(2) You can use a "cloning" program, such as SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner, to make complete copies of files on your internal drive and that external drive. One way to do this is to use a very large disk for the backups, and to partition it into two backup drives, making one dedicated to the internal, the other dedicated to the external.
Two separate types of backups are recommended. I use both (1) and (2) above, and I disconnect and shut down the clone type backups when not being used. That way a power failure or surge that might destroy the original disk(s) plus the Time Machine backup(s) would still not damage the backups made under (2).
Don't delete your original Aperture files until you have verified that they are working properly from the external drive AND you have made a backup of them.

Pros & Cons of Using SAP PI Interfaces for Report Generation

Hi Guru's
I have a Scenario's like
I have to generate a customized report in SAP with the main data's available in SAP ECC and some required data available in the Legacy System.
I want to know the Pros & cons of using SAP PI RFC/Proxy adapter interface to get the data from the legacy system for each time the user execute the report in SAP ECC.
Thanks in Advance

There are couple of "dimensions" to consider in your PI interface design. For exemple when you are running the sizing exercise (Since we are considering adding a net new interface), you will need to capture specific information about new interface.i.e. S/A, adapters, frequency, avg payload size. etc..Note that the last two attributes will be hard to size properly in this case since you can't predict how frequent the end user will run the report which will impact the latency time required to pull the data. Latency will affect the user experience as visible side affect and definitely the SLA for other interfaces running at the same time.
On the other hand, the data you are trying to retrieve from the legacy won't be used for transactional purpose but for the end user to pull KPIs from the system which can affect ECC as well. You may end up doing lot hot fixes for your report (Assuming that the report is a medium complexity code)
There are other factors to consider but let's consider these are the major one.
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How can I use firefox with pro con latte extention on a linux OS that runs via a USB?

What linux distro to use?
What version of firefox to use? (Since it has to be compatible with pro con latte)

Firefox tarballs from Mozilla Org use prefs within Firefox for updates. The "toggle" for not automatically updating - '''app.update.enabled''' and where to look for updates - '''app.update.url'''. The first needs to be '''''false''''' and the second could be a '''''null''''' string, do an update can't be found.
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The versions of Firefox that are part of an operating system installation usually are that OS's own build of Firefox, and don't use the same update setup as Mozilla uses, in most cases. I am not familiar with Cent OS, but Ubuntu and Debian look for Firefox updates and from their own program repository servers outside of Firefox - as with the tarballs from Mozilla.

Is there anything available that covers the pros/cons of a simple and network PCD migration?

Is there anything available that covers the pros/cons of a simple and network PCD migration?

Hi,
as such there is no DOC but I can share my views:
Under Pros:
a. PCD is an application use to migrate older versions[6.1.5, 7.x , 8.x] running on MCS to VM servers.
b.It can be used to change the IP address or hostname on new servers without affecting existing version .
c. Many users using MCS Hardware are not willing to migrate to latest version because of existing HW not supporting interim releases which they have to hop through to get on to the target release.
d. Further, this requires license re-hosting as well for interim releases and major downtimes as well which can be avoided by using PCD without disturbing existing setup.
e. Also, DRAM/HDD sizing needs to be considered while doing migration on MCS.PCD addresses these issues for migration.
Under CONS:
a. It needs to be ordered through Product Upgrade Tool and bootable is not downloadable from Cisco site.
b. You could face some issues while doing migration which could be bugs but can be resolved.
c.could face issues while discovering cluster/doing migration but can be resolved.
regds,
aman

What are pros/cons of using xmarks vs. firefox sync?

Used Firefox for a long while. Bookmarks morphed to Xmarks, which in turn has been acquired twice. I continue to use the newer Xmarks. In process of setting up a new computer, found that Firefox has it's own bookmarks sync.
Like to keep things as simple as possible. Does Firefox sync do all that Xmarks does? What are pros/cons of using xmarks vs. firefox sync?

I am not in a business environment, just my home. So, I don't know your specific requirements. I operate a dual G5 xserve, a dual quad-core mac pro, 6+ Apple MacOSX computers of varying types and several other linux servers plus a couple of Windows machines. If it were me, I would get two mac pro's running MacOSX Server and use one for backup of the other. The xserve RAID is too expensive from my point of view. I copy data from the xserve to several MacOSX computers with firewire drives for my backup and I have every computer on a ups. (I am assuming that they will not all fail at once!
I run Tiger servers and would suggest that you significantly test Leopard before committing to it.
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RAID 5 Question - separate volume for OS/Apps: pros/cons

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Vol 2: Home Folders (basically everything else)
1) Is this a good idea/bad idea?
2) For what purposes would this setup be best used for?
3) At what point during the RAID 5 setup do you create multiple volumes and how is it done?
4) How/when do you set up the home directories to be on a separate volume from the OS/Apps volume and does the user have to do anything special during daily use to ensure they aren't saving/modifying anything on the OS/Apps volume?
5) I have four 250GB Barracudas sitting around and was wondering if they will work in a RAID 5 in my Mac Pro. I haven't heard of anyone using HDDs this small in a RAID 5 and Apple's website only talks about 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB in bays 2-4. Does anyone have this setup or know if it will work?
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What are the pros & cons of having 2 volumes on a Mac Pro RAID 5 (instead of one big volume):
Vol 1: OS & Applications
Vol 2: Home Folders (basically everything else)
1) Is this a good idea/bad idea?
Bad. Using a separate drive (especially 10,000 rpm) for OS & Applications can be useful, but two volumes on the same drive (RAID behaves as one drive) means the heads have to continual move large distances, since home folders and system files are used a lot at the same time.
2) For what purposes would this setup be best used for?
If you often do things that destroy your system volume, you can quickly restore it from a backup copy, without having to worry if your user backup are completely up to date, but a separate system disk would still be better.
3) At what point during the RAID 5 setup do you create multiple volumes and how is it done?
After you create the RAID-5 with RAID Utility, create a volume and set its size to less than the default full size. You can then create more volumes. See page 8 of the RAID Userr Guide
<http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/RAIDUtility_UserGuide.pdf>
4) How/when do you set up the home directories to be on a separate volume from the OS/Apps volume and does the user have to do anything special during daily use to ensure they aren't saving/modifying anything on the OS/Apps volume?
For Tiger, use NetInfo Manager (Utilities folder). For Leopard, Right (or Control) click the user in "Accounts" system preference. Once set, the user doesn't have to do anything special.
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They should work. Apple only talks about drive sizes there were selling at the time the particular system was sold. If you have problems, though, Apple may blame the drives, and not provide much help.
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One Legal entity two company code - pros & cons

Hi SAP GURUS,
We are having one legal entity with multiple products. I want each plant to be a profit center. But i am loosing plant wise profitability when we are transferring the same product from different plants, in a common depot. This is because we are not having batch & hence profitabilty for plant is lost when it is sent to depot for sale.
In this case I am thinking to go for two company code. One manufacturing & Other selling. What will be the pros & cons in this case.
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Yes ! kishore You are obsolutly correct !
Hi Nitin,
As per my understanding your issue seems profit cannot be determined while sending goods sending plant to another palnt. For that SAP suggested to use Transfer pricing in Prrofit centre accouting & your valuation must be profit centre valuation not company code to get internal reports.
Rgds
ManiSuma

RMAN backup with archivelog (pros/cons)

When performing a "backup database with archivelogs" where does rman store the info contained in the archive logs. If I do a backup like this do I still need to keep the archive logs out on disk? Does this increase time to do backups? I have some production databases that are close to 500gb. Wondering what the pros/cons are doing a backup this way.
Thanks All!

user10784896 wrote:
When performing a "backup database with archivelogs" where does rman store the info contained in the archive logs. The info stored in the archive logs (what you asked about, but probably not what you meant) is stored in the archive logs. The backups of those logs are stored in a backup set. The information about the logs is stored in the control file.
If I do a backup like this do I still need to keep the archive logs out on disk?
You have backed them up, right? Archivelogs are not actively used by the running database, right? If you don't delete them after they are backed up, let me know who you buy your disk storage solutions from, as I'd like to buy stock in that company.
Does this increase time to do backups? Anything you do "increases time to do" vs. not doing something. (The most efficient SELECT statement is the one not executed). The question is does this have a practical, measurable degradation of performance that is intolerable to my organization? The answer undoubtedly "no".
I have some production databases that are close to 500gb. Wondering what the pros/cons are doing a backup this way.
Pros are you can recover your database.
Cons are, you can't recover your database.
And it looks like we need to point out that the housekeeping of your archivelogs can and should be handled by rman, not outside of it. Look at "backup archivelog not backed up n times" and "delete archivelog backed up n times", and other variations of 'backup archivelog' and 'delete archivelog'.
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Pros & Cons of FileVault

I'm wondering what the group thinks about FileVault? I haven't used it. I have two files on my computer that, if it were ever lost or stolen, would put information out there that I would rather keep to myself.
An overall Pro/Con discussion would be great.
Thanks.
Chip

Hi, Chip.
You're wise to ask.
I recommend that one only implement FileVault if you really need that level of security:• You have a laptop and travel with it.
• You share a Mac with others or your Mac is in an office easily accessible by others and you have personal, confidential information on such that must be protected across your Home folder.In lieu of FileVault, you can always protect data selectively using an encrypted disk image.
The key risk with FileVault is that you put "all your eggs" in one encrypted disk image. If a bad sector or block develops on the hard drive where the encrypted Home folder resides, your data is toast. Having a comprehensive Backup and Recovery solution, and using it regularly, is critical for all users, and especially important if you use FileVault. Most backup and recovery utilities require that you backup a FileVault-protected Home folder separately from the rest of your hard drive. If you use FileVault, I recommend you backup your encrypted Home folder daily.
Some additional advice should you elect to use FileVault:• Before implementing FileVault:• Check your disk thoroughly. At a minimum, run Steps 1-3 of the procedure in my Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption FAQ.
• You must have sufficient free space on your hard disk in order to enable FileVault. You need free disk space at least a bit larger than your Home folder in order for the encryption process to take place. That process copies your current Home folder into an encrypted, sparse disk image file (,sparseimage) — hence the need for the free space — and then securely erases your original, unencrypted Home folder when the copy has completed successfully.• Do not lose the Master Password for your Mac. This must be set in order to enable FileVault and is essential to recovering any encrypted Home folders on your Mac should a user forget their account password. The Master password should again be a "good" password: hard to guess or discern from publicly-available information about you.
• To avoid performance problems when using iMovie and either of Final Cut Pro or Express, save project-related files, scratch disks, and other linked media outside your Home folder. See:• “iMovie: Using FileVault Can Affect Performance.”
•“Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express: About Using FileVault.”
• Repairing your encrypted Home folder requires special instructions.
• To disable FileVault, you again need free disk space greater than or equal to the size of your encrypted Home folder. In disabling FileVault, your Mac first copies the contents of your Home folder from the encrypted Sparse image to a new Home folder — hence why so much free space is required — and then securely erases the encrypted Home folder.Note that some of the information above is from the "Security" chapter of my book, Troubleshooting Mac® OS X, Tiger Edition.
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Pros/Cons of replicating to files versus staging tables

I am new to GoldenGate and am trying to figure out pros/cons of replicating to flatfiles to be processed by an ETL tool versus replicating directly to staging tables. We are using GoldenGate to source data from multiple transaction systems to flatfiles and then using Informatica to load thousands of flatfiles to our ODS staging. Trying to figure out if it would be better just to push data directly to staging tables. I am not sure which is better in terms of recovery, reconcilliation, etc. Any advice or thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Hi,
My Suggestion would be to push the data from multiple source systems directly to staging table and then populate target system using ELT tool like ODI.
Oracle Data Integrator can be combined with Oracle Golden Gate (OGG) , that provides a cross-platform data replication and changed data capture. Oracle Golden Gate worked in a similar way to Oracle’s asynchronous change data capture but handles greater volumes and works across multiple database platforms.
Source -> Staging -> Target
ODI-EE supports all leading data warehousing platforms, including Oracle Database, Teradata, Netezza, and IBM DB2. This is complemented by the Oracle GoldenGate architecture, which decouples source and target systems, enabling heterogeneity of databases as well as operating systems and hardware platforms. Oracle GoldenGate supports a wide range of database versions for Oracle Database, SQL Server, DB2 z/Series and LUW, Sybase ASE, Enscribe, SQL/MP and SQL/MX, Teradata running on Linux, Solaris, UNIX, Windows, and HP NonStop platforms as well as many data warehousing appliances including Oracle Exadata, Teradata, Netezza, and Greenplum. Companies can quickly and easily involve new or different database sources and target systems to their configurations by simply adding new Capture and Delivery processes.
ODI-EE and Oracle GoldenGate combined enable you to rapidly move transactional data between enterprise systems:
Real-time data. - Immediately capture, transform, and deliver transactional data to other systems with subsecond latency. Improve organizational decision-making through enterprise-wide visibility into accurate, up-to-date information.
Heterogeneous. - Utilize heterogeneous databases, packaged or even custom applications to leverage existing IT infrastructure. Use Knowledge Modules to speed the time of implementation.
Reliability. - Deliver all committed records to the target, even in the event of network outages. Move data without requiring system interruption or batch windows. Ensure data consistency and referential integrity across multiple masters, back-up systems, and reporting databases.
High performance with low impact. - Move thousands of transactions per second with negligible impact on source and target systems. Transform data at high performance and efficiency using E-LT. Access critical information in real time without bogging down production systems.
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http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/odi/odi_11g/odi_gg_integration/odi_gg_integration.htm
http://www.biblogs.com/2010/03/22/configuring-odi-10136-to-use-oracle-golden-gate-for-changed-data-capture/
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Thanks & Regards
SK

Pros/Cons of multiple shipping points

Are there specific pros or cons to having multiple shipping points for the same physical shipping location? I know that loading points can be used to differentiate different types of loading but are there any examples or pros/cons for why you would or wouldn't want multiple shipping points for the same physical location?
I know SAP doesn't prevent you from creating as many as are wanted, but I'm interested more in the business process or user impact.

Maderas,
Multiple shipping points can have many purposes, but one purpose that I am aware of and that is currently applied at my company is for determining types of shipments. For example, in plant "X" let's say that there are 3 shipping points:
X1 - large orders, require 3 days of pick/pack time
X2 - medium orders, require 2 days of pick/pack time
X3 - small orders, typically rush orders, require same day pick/pack time
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What are the pros/cons of having 1 large BI system versus 2 medium systems?

What are the pros/cons of having 1 large BI system versus 2 medium systems? Are there any known limits as to how large a BI system can be until it experiences performance problems?
Thanks!

Hi,
I dont think there is any limit as long as your DB and Apps servers support it.
There are case studies on systems from 20 TB to 60 TB.
Regarding having two meduim installations it may not be a right choice if you consider facts like routine maintenance, DB upgrades and reorganization, number of resources required, number of DEV and QUAL servers required (this will increase as each PROD requires one DEV and one QUAL atleast).
If you have a single PROD you can do away with this.
One DEV , one QUAL and a single team of dedicated resources are required to maintain the system.
Try this Help files.
Large Data Warehouse Implementations
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c04aa1fe-0fa2-2a10-b78f-be514604d3eb
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d56bbf90-0201-0010-53aa-923512127968
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http://www.sap.com/platform/esoa/pdf/CS_NetWeaver_Case_Studies.pdf
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Oracle Best Practices Discussion Pros/Cons of using Synonyms

Please share your experience given the Pros/Cons of Developing Enterprise Database Applications using public and private Synonyms.
My recommendation to developers on my team is to avoid using Public Synonyms in their code and instead Fully Qualify the database object by schema owner.
Pros: When you drop a schema, you do not drop the public synonyms that they created. Therefore if you have to use synonym, make it private and not public.
Please share your experience!

Fahd Mirza wrote:
Well I rarely use public synonyms and that only case of db links. For example, I have a scenario, in which I have hooked up a MS SQLSERVER database with Oracle database through Heterogenous Services. I am accessing the SQLSERVER table in real time, through HS, in Oracle in real time, and then from this Oracle environment I have created db links to many other interested databases. In those interested database, I have created public synonyms over those dblinks.
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PRO & Cons of using treasury management

Hi,
I am trying to implement the treasury management, could someone tell me the PRO & Cons of using treasury management?
thanks,
Liang

Hi,
Based on the business requirement of the client you can decide upon using the Treasury module.If your client is into Banking or Investment field,then you can certainly go ahead with implementing Treasury as the daily treasury process within a company comprises a wide range of transactions, from determining the current liquidity based on bank account balances (cash position) and open receivables and payables (liquidity forecast), through to manually entering planned payment flows (advices) and carrying out cash concentration (the concentration of several bank account balances onto one target account).
The main aim is to
1)Ensure sufficient liquidity for all payment obligations that become due.
2)Ensure that the incoming and outgoing payment flows are optimally controlled and monitored.
For additional information on benefits of implementing treasury ,u can refer to the following link:
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=27289061&messageID=7420616
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