Most widely used operating system for oracle database

hi,
can anyone figure out which operating system is widely used for oracle database around the world.
thanks and regards,
Ashok

I don't think you can safely pick one single operating system for Oracle.
Over the years I have seen various Unix flavors, VAX/VMS, Windows and others being used to a great extent for running Oracle database.
Picking one flavor will be tougher then having to program the database under any operating system it is made available.

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Linix/Unix Operating System ( For Oracle Database instalation)

I have much experience installing and managing Oracle Database 8.x, 9.x, 10g and 11g, Database Guards, streams, RAC and Grid on MS Advance Server 2000, MS Server 2003 ect. Now i want install Unix\Linux OS. I have required Unix/Unix OS Version and release information.
Any one who can tell me about OS versions and release for Fedora, RedhHat, Ubuntu, ALinix etc.
Thanks in Advance
Naeem Sheeraz
Faisalabad,Pakistan
MCS + OCP (DBA 10g – Developer 2000,6,6i)
email : [email protected]
URL : www.saifisoft.net

thx for ur response ..i already install silently oracle 10 g express edition on xp using command :OracleXE.exe /s /f1"D:\oracle10g\OracleXE-Install.iss" /f2"d:\oracle10g\xe_temp\setup.log"
where OracleXE-install.iss is my response file and its content is:
** Response file to perform silent install of Oracle Database 10g Express Edition **
** Values for the following variables are configurable: **
** szDir - Provide a valid path **
** TNSPort - Provide any valid available port number **
** MTSPort - Provide any valid available port number **
** HTTPPort - Provide any valid available port number **
** SYSPassword - Provide a valid password string **
** bOpt1 - 1 or 0 : 1 launches the Database Homepage at end of install and 0 doesn't **
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-DlgOrder]
Dlg0={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdWelcome-0
Count=9
Dlg1={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdLicense2Rtf-0
Dlg2={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdComponentDialog-0
Dlg3={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskTNSPort-13013
Dlg4={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskMTSPort-13012
Dlg5={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskHTTPPort-13014
Dlg3={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskSYSPassword-13011
Dlg4={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdStartCopy-0
Dlg5={F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdFinish-0
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdWelcome-0]
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdLicense2Rtf-0]
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdComponentDialog-0]
szDir=d:\or\oraclexe\
Component-type=string
Component-count=1
Component-0=DefaultFeature
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskTNSPort-13013]
TNSPort=1521
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskMTSPort-13012]
MTSPort=2030
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskHTTPPort-13014]
HTTPPort=8080
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-AskSYSPassword-13011]
SYSPassword=oraclexe
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdStartCopy-0]
Result=1
[{F0BC0F9E-C4A8-485C-93ED-424DB9EA3F75}-SdFinish-0]
Result=1
bOpt1=1
bOpt2=0
plz check

Certified operating system for Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4.0.1)

Hello,
I have a question regarding the certified operating system for Oracle Identity Management 10g (10.1.4.0.1)
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/idm_certification_101401.html
- for an Intel EM64T 64 bit machine
for the application server database it is stated that we need
Windows 2003 R1 (64 bit OS)
and the application server platform is certified with
Windows 2003 R1 with SP1 or higher (64 bit OS)
an installation of application server platform + database on a single Intel EM64T with Windows 2003 R1 with SP1 is not certified ? or with other words, if I add Sp1 to 2003 than the application server database is not on a certified platform ?
thanks

Hi Florin
My guess is that you are looking at the Oracle Identity Federation certification section in the link for the IDM certification.
The IDM certification for windows is in par. 2.3
For a 64 bits machine it specifies that you need Windows 2003 R2 to run it. And it is only certified for an Oracle database version 9.0.3.1. The footnote says:
Oracle Database includes Oracle 9i 9.2.0.8, Oracle 10g 10.1.0.5, Oracle 10g 10.2.0.1, and Oracle 10g 10.2.0.2
so I would go for the latest Oracle database version 10g 10.2.0.2. However the link with the Oracle database versions only notes an Oracle database version 10.2.0.1 available for Windows 64 bit. A quick lookup under the certifify tab in metalink shows that Oracle 10g R2 is certified for Windows 2003 10g R2 and that there is a 10.2.0.2 patch set that can be applied upon the Oracle database 10.2.0.1 base release. Don't forget to apply the latest CPU after this is done.
I have this from the documentation links you added in your question. I have not installed IDM 10.1.4 on Windows 64 bit myself.
Cheers

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of the moving objects company in Hamburg, Germany.
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Best operating system for music applications( or most popular)

hi, gonna be buying a mac laptop.
im not feeling leopard for coupla reasons.
im new to all this by the way. so dont know about the diff versions of operating systems for mac........i just know tiger 10.4 was one prior.
for music software, which op system and version is most compatible with the various music apps and vst companies etc out there. like i dont mind not using the latest versions of popular programmes like pro tools and logic and ableton.
leopared is very specific and not backwards compatiblewith alot of software it seems.
cheers
like whats the most popular system in use by music production culture, not necessarily professionals, just hobbyists.
like if you have service pack 2 XP, i know youre good to go. simple as that.
whats the mac equivalent?

Eddie Eagle wrote:
I'm on 10.4.11 with G5 ond 10.5.4 with macbook.
Leopard doesn't work well with G5!!
If you have tiger, stay with it, its solid. There is no reason to use leo at the moment!
There is nothing you cannot do with tiger concerning audio.
When its time to upgrade, you can do, but who knows.....
Cheers Eddie
What FUD. Seriously. Plenty of people on this board are running leopard with no problem. My leopard is solid, and it runs logic and reason.
Leopard worked fine on my G5.
As for the comment about leopard not being able to run tiger....well, that's kinda mind blowing.

What kind of storage we should use for oracle database?

Hi
thank you for reading my post
Can some one please explain what kind of hardware storage is common for oracle database, and kindly please provide some explanations about the reason that we can use such storage?

Perhaps you're thinking about RAID, an acronym for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks? That's not specific to Oracle by any means, it's a very common way of setting up multiple disks in a server so that the failure of one or two disks doesn't cause the system to lose any data. If you're dealing with a server of any size or any sort of SAN or NAS device, it is going to use RAID, the question is which form of RAID (there are different sorts of configurations with different levels of cost, performance, and durability).
Justin
orafad was a faster typist than I.
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Use IBM easy tier on DS8700 storage system with oracle database

Hi,
We search best practices to integrate IBM SSD and easy tier technologies on Oracle 10gR2/11gR1/11gr2 database.
is that someone already done this type of integration with mixed Oracle and IBM technologies ?
Thanks
Arnaud

user8949908 wrote:
Easy Tier is feature on the DS8700 and the DS8800 that offers enhanced capabilities through automated hot spot management and data relocation, auto-rebalancing, manual volume rebalancing and volume migration, rank depopulation, merging of extent pools, and thin provisioning support.
Easy Tier determines the appropriate tier of storage based on data access requirements and then automatically and nondisruptively moves data, at the subvolume or sub-LUN level, to the appropriate tier (like SSD) on the DS8000.
so I search feedback on this technology used in conjunction with Oracle database.
It's a question oriented for IBMer ...
Regards
ArnaudAs I said, this all happens several layers away from anything the Oracle database would know (or care) about. Just like my HP-SAN. It does a lot of the kinds of things you describe above and actually, not only does oracle not know or care, neither does the OS. All of that work is being done by a sub-system that is totally abstracted from the OS and even more abstracted from the Oracle rdbms. When oracle ( or any app) needs data, it sends a request to the OS to "give me X- number of bytes, beginning at offset Y in file Z". He doesn't even know what kind of device file Z is. And with dedicates storage systems like a SAN (and it sounds like Easy Tier) even the OS doesn't really know or care. It simply passes the request along to the interface to the storage system.

Is Mountain Lion the most current operating system for MacBook Pro?

I am wondering if Mountain Lion is the most current operating system for the MacBook Pro. I am under the impression that 'Mavericks' is for the desktop Mac, am I correct? Thank You.

Actually, Mavericks is the current version of OS X replacing Mountain Lion. Mavericks will be replaced later this year by Yosemite. The upgrade to Mavericks is free. You can download the installer from the App Store.

Oracle VM Manager: Includes a Restricted-use License for Oracle Database?

I'm evaluating OVM and OL for building a small private cloud and - at this stage of the evaluation - am primarily focused on making sure that I understand the licensing requirements of Oracle virtualization.
The Oracle® VM Installation and Upgrade Guide for Release 3.1.1 states that...
Oracle VM Manager includes a restricted-use license of the
Oracle Database (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) for use as
the Oracle VM Manager Management Repository only. The supported
version of Oracle Database are...
Am I understanding this correctly? Does this mean that, for the purposes of implementing Oracle VM Manager, it will not be necessary to purchase a license for Oracle Database (11g) Standard Edition?
Eric Pretorious
Truckee, CA

For the uninitiated and/or impatient: In order to use Oracle Database 11g SE/EE instead of Oracle Database XE...
>
Oracle VM Manager can be installed in a demo installation using Oracle XE, or as a production installation using Oracle SE or EE. The demo installation installs Oracle XE on the local host and configures it to use as the repository. *The production option collects information on the pre-installed Oracle Database* and uses it as the repository...><ol>
<li>Go [url http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/standard-edition/overview/index.html]the Oracel Database 11g product page.
<li>Follow the link to [url http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocomen]the Download Page.
<li>Follow the link to your preferred architecture.
<li>Review and accept the EULA.
<li>Download the packages.
<li>Follow the link to the Documentation Page:
3. Installation guides and general Oracle Database 11g documentation are here.<li>Follow the link to the documentation about "Installing and Upgrading".
<li>Download the Database Quick Installation Guide for your preferred architecture.
</ol>
Eric Pretorious
Truckee, CA
Edited by: epretorious on Sep 13, 2012 6:50 PM - Added a signature.

Installation error message for Oracle Database software for version 10g

Would someone be able to advise why I keep getting the following error message whilst installing Oracle trial Database software for version 10g Release 2 Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Enterprise Edition? Link listed below : -
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/index.html
Error message "Cannot create directory"C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_7\cfgtoollogs\dbca\projemp"
Below is the 12 steps that I go through, please advise what I'm doing wrong : -
1. (Operations) default is Create a database
2. (Database templetes) default is general purpose
3. (Database Identification) projemp.local for Global database name & projemp for SID
4. (Management options) default is "Configure the database with Enterprise manager, also the options button has been clicked for "Use database control for database management"
5. (Database Credentials) the options button has been clicked for "Use the same password for all accounts" so I've set up a new password, was that correct?
6. (Storage options) the options button is clicked for "File System - use the file system for database storage.
7. (Database file locations) the options button is clicked for "Use database file locations for template" Is this option correct? Other options are Use common location for all database files or use Oracle-managed files?
8. (Recovery configuration) the options button is clicked for "Specify flash recovery area
9. (Database content) nothing has been selected, the only option is "Sample schemas" should that be clicked?
10. (Initialization parameters) the options button is clicked for "Typical- allocate memory as a % of the total physical memory
11. (Database storage) no options available
12. (Creation options) the options button has been selected for "Create Database"
Click finish
I then get a screen stating General purpose, click OK then I get the following error message as stated at the start of this e-mail ""Cannot create directory"C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_7\cfgtoollogs\dbca\projemp".
Regards
Phil

855880 wrote:
I have been trying to install the "Oracle Database software for version 10g Release 2 Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Enterprise Edition" about six times with no success.Do you realize you just mentioned 3 different and distinct products? So which one are you installing?
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I've gone through my courses instructions as listed above (1-12) and end up with the following error message"C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_7\cfgtoollogs\dbca\projemp".What course?
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I've removed the software from my computer using control panel, programs & features then uninstall once but the other five times the software hasn't been listed. Whilst the Oracle was on my task bar I was able to install using Start > Programs > Oracle - HOME-NAME > Database Administration > Database Configuration Assistant.No you didn't. Database Configuration Assistant does not remove software. It can remove a database. As I mentioned before, there is a difference between the software and the objects that software manages. Deleting an Excel spreadsheet is not the same as deleting Microsoft Office. Deleting an Oracle database with Database configuration assistant is not the same as removing the Oracle software.
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Now that oracle is not on my task bar I've unzipped the link below, clicked on db, Disk1, setup, changed the Database password (is that correct?) install and I get the following error message "Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed<<<<<
Problem: The install has detected that the primary IP address of the system is DHCP-assigned.
Recommendation: Oracle supports installations on systems with DHCP-assigned IP addresses;
However, before you can do this, you must configure the Microsoft LoopBack Adaptor to be the primary network adapter on the system. See the installation Guide for more details on installing the software on systems configured with DHCP."
So what did you do with the above error message? Did you follow up on what it said? Did you read the very fine Installation Guide that comes with the software? Did you read the section on networking considerations where it discussed DHCP assigned addresses and installing the loopback adapter?
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/index.html
Ok, that link takes us to the download page, which does not shed any light at all on your problems
I'm using Windows Vista Home Premium, 32 bit operating system, and my computer is saying I have 142 GB free space.
If you read the installation manual that came with the downloaded software, you'd have seen in the prerequisites that Home editions of Windows are NOT listed as supported platforms, whereas Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions specifically ARE listed as supportd.
Hope this is some help.And
I'm not to clever on computers so would you be able to advise how I get to the command window to issue the SET command please?
Also I've no idea what OS user I am, I'm taking an on-line Oracle course and been advised to install "Oracle Database software for version 10g Release 2 Standard Edition, Standard Edition One, and Enterprise Edition"
How do I find out if I'm part of an Administrator, ORA_DBA group ?
Can you walk me through how to create the directory from command line please?Ok, given the above statements from you, I'm not even sure where to begin. I don't want to be cruel, but this self-admitted lack of even the most rudimentary knowledge by someone attempting to learn about Oracle is truly astounding. What course are you taking? Why are you taking this course?

Server Sizing For Oracle Database

Hi All,
I need a server sizing for the below mentioned architecture:
This application is basically for logistics company which we are planing to host it centrally with two server's one server for application and one for oracle database along with DR site (Other Location). There are four locations and each location will have 20 users who are going to access this application (20 x 4= 80 Users). We are using MPLS network of 35 mbps bandwidth.
1. Application server: Windows server 2008 R2
2. Database Server: Windows server 2008 R2, Oracle 11g r2
I need a server sizing documents.
Thanks........

EdStevens wrote:
Justin Mungal wrote:
EdStevens wrote:
user1970505 wrote:
Hi All,
I need a server sizing for the below mentioned architecture:
This application is basically for logistics company which we are planing to host it centrally with two server's one server for application and one for oracle database along with DR site (Other Location). There are four locations and each location will have 20 users who are going to access this application (20 x 4= 80 Users). We are using MPLS network of 35 mbps bandwidth.
1. Application server: Windows server 2008 R2
2. Database Server: Windows server 2008 R2, Oracle 11g r2
I need a server sizing documents.
Thanks........I'd seriously reconsider hosting Oracle db on Windows. Obviously there are many, many shops that do. And obviously it is often a case of the fact that they do not have (and choose to not acquire) expertise in Linux. But I've been in IT for 30+ years and have worked on IBM S-370 and its variants and descendents, Windows since v3, DEC VMS, IBM OS/2, Solaris, AIX, HPUX, and Oracle Linux. The first Oracle database I ever created was on Windows 3.11 and at that point I had never seen *nix. Now I am in a position to state that Windows is the worst excuse of an operating system of any I have ever used. I am constantly amazed/amused by how often (at least once a month on schedule, plus unplanned times) that our Windows SA has to send out a notice that he is re-booting his servers. I can't remember the last time we had to reboot a Linux server ( I have 4 of them)
Yes, I'm biased away from Windows, but that bias comes from experience. Hardly a day goes by that I don't see something that causes me to say to whoever is in earshot "have I told you how much I hate Windows?"I was going to refrain from commenting on that, as I assumed they're a Windows shop and aren't open to any other OS (but my assumption could be incorrect).
I haven't been working in IT for as long as many of the folks around here, only about 10 years. I'm a former system admin that maintained both Linux and Windows servers, but my focus was on Windows. In the right hands, Windows can be rock solid. If a system admin has to reboot Windows servers often, he is most likely doing something wrong, or is rebooting for security updates. It's never as simple as "Windows Sucks," or "Linux Sucks;" it all depends on who's running the system (again, in my opinion).
I have seen some windows servers run uninterrupted for so long no one could remember the admin password. But more often memory leaks and the "weekly update" (replacing last weeks bugs with this weeks) is the culprit.
Yes, it really is sad how often you have to reboot for updates if you want to keep your system current. Mind you, it's better to have the fixes then to not have them (maybe). I rebooted my servers about once every month at my old place... which is not that bad.
With that said, in my experience, Oracle on Windows is a major pain. It takes me much longer to do anything. Once you get proficient with a CLI like the bash shell, the Windows GUI can't compare.Agreed. One of my many complaints about Windows is the poor excuse of a shell processor. I'm pretty proficient in command line scripting, but still cringe when I have to do it. Practically every line of code I write for a command script is accompanied by the remark "this is so lame compared to what I could do with a shell script". Same for vi vs. notepad. But my real problem is the memory leaks and the registry. I'm fairly comfortable hacking certain areas of the registry, but the need to and the arcane linkages between different areas of the registry and how they influence 'process environment' remains a mystery to all but a tiny minority of admins. Compare to *nix where everything is well documented and "knowable".
One (of many) anecdotal experiences, this with my personal Win7 laptop. One time it crashed and refused to reboot. A bit of a google search turned up some arcane keystroke sequence to put it into some sort of recovery mode on bootup .. similar to getting into the bios, but the keystroke sequence was much more complex .. it may have involved standing on one foot while entering the sequence. Anyway, it entered a recovery process I've never seen before or since and repaired everything. My first thought was "hey, that was pretty cool." Then my second thought was 'but only Windows would need such a facility.
Bottom line? To paraphrase a famous Tom Hanks character, "My momma always said Windows was like a box of chocolates. You never know just what you'll get."Haha... I like that one. Yes, the registry is definitely horrible. It's amazing to me that a single point of failure was Microsoft's answer to INI files.
I think Windows and nix have their places. Server work definitely seems more productive to me in a nix environment, but I think I'd jump off a cliff if I had to use it as my desktop environment day-in-day-out. The other problem is application lock-down; I can't blame the OS for that, but it's a reality... and using virtualization to run those applications seems to defeat the point to me.

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Thank you very much.....got it.
I know it isn't your gig, so I am not asking for a solution, just looking to know where I might have to go to get one. If buying SR's on meta link is going to solve this for me, then I am all for it, just let me know where the expertise can be found, I have been battling this overall set up now for too long, I need someone who really knows this stuff so I can get on with making use of it in industry....thanks....
Can you steer me in the right direction to access some solid support on the installation issues I am having? See below;
From oc4j on an attempted stand-alone install;
07/11/22 20:23:39 INFO [oracle.lbs.mapserver.core.MapperConfig] using default config file: /opt/mv10131/mv10131_qs/oc4j/j2ee/home/applications/mapviewer/web/WEB-INF/conf/mapViewerConfig.xml
07/11/22 20:23:39 WARN [oracle.lbs.mapserver.core.MapperPool] destroying ALL mapmaker instances.
07/11/22 20:23:39 Oracle Containers for J2EE 10g (10.1.3.1.0) initialized
07/11/22 20:23:39 INFO [oracle.lbs.mapserver.core.MapperConfig] Map Recycling thread started.
07/11/22 20:23:39 INFO [oracle.lbs.mapserver.oms] *** Oracle MapViewer started. ***
07/11/22 20:23:40 INFO [oracle.lbs.mapcache.mcservlet] *** Oracle MapCacheServer started. ***
07/11/22 20:23:40 Thu Nov 22 20:23:40 EST 2007 INFO [oracle.lbs.mapserver.core.MapRecycleThread, ,#Thread-19] cleansing old maps
user induced ctl-c....program jams
07/11/22 20:23:51 Shutting down OC4J...
07/11/22 20:23:54 ERROR [oracle.lbs.mapcache.mcservlet] !!! Oracle MapCacheServer destroyed. !!!
07/11/22 20:23:54 WARN [oracle.lbs.mapserver.core.MapperPool] destroying ALL mapmaker instances.
07/11/22 20:23:54 WARN [oracle.lbs.mapserver.oms] Oracle MapViewer shut down
From a full AppServer Install Attempt (10.1.3 from e-delivery pack) , despite proper TMP/TMPDIR variables, more than ample space via df -k /tmp (300G) and chmod a+rwx /tmp settings;
[root@bluesky1 Disk1]# ./runInstaller
Starting Oracle Universal Installer...
Checking installer requirements...
Checking operating system version: must be redhat-2.1, redhat-3, redhat-4, SuSE-9 or UnitedLinux-1.0
Passed
All installer requirements met.
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2007-11-22_07-58-50PM. Please wait ...
Error in writing to directory /tmp/OraInstall2007-11-22_07-58-50PM. Please ensure that this directory is writable and has atleast 60 MB of disk space. Installation cannot continue.
: Success
The people in the forums have been trying to help, and they have all been great, but noone seems able to solve....I am asking you because I am hoping you will know who the guru's are, and what I can do to access some of their wisdom to get up and running.?

How to choose a right server for Oracle Database!

Hi all,
Is there any formular that allows me to find the appropriate server configuration for Oracle database 11g?
Please help!
Thank you all.
Dan.
Edited by: Dan on 01:45 06-01-2013

Simply put ... no.
Determining the correct server is a dance between hardware vendors (one point of input to be treated with general distrust), internal expertise and experience working with similar systems, and most importantly understanding the behaviour of what you are building.
Here are some sample questions to start the ball rolling.
1. What operating system expertise does your organization have?
2. What operating system expertise is readily available in the community from which you hire applicants?
3. What type of application?
4. What are up-time expectations?
5. Requirements for high availability?
6. Requirements for time to perform a full recovery?
7. Requirements for security?
8. Storage footprint (dictates internal storage versus SAN, NAS, or ZFS)
9. Anticipated growth (3-7 years)
Everyone wants to sell you CPU clock-ticks, more RAM, more IOPS, etc. But the first thing you need to understand is the capabilities you require that are generic: Required of any solution. Only when you have a clear understanding of these factors are you ready to discuss whether the solution is a pizza box or an ODA ... an Exadata or an IBM System Z.
Far too often I find people purchasing RAM they don't need with CPU speeds that exceed the ability of their network infrastructure to move the data so pay special attention when you are ready to make your purchase to engineered systems like the ODA.

Oracle SQL template to create re-usable DDL/DML Scripts for Oracle database

Hi,
I have a requirement to put together a Oracle SQL template to create re-usable DDL/DML Scripts for Oracle databases.
Only the Oracle DBA will be running the scripts so permissions is not an issue.
The workflow for any DDL is as follows:-
1) New Table
a. Check if the table exists from the system/admin views.
b. If table exists then give message "Table Exists"
c. If table does not exist then execute DDL code
2) Add Column
a. Check if Column exists for a given table from system/admin views
b. If column exists in the specified table,
b1. backup table.
b2. alter table to make changes to the column
b3. verify data or execute dml script convert from backup to the new change.
c. If Column does not exist
c1. backup table
c2. alter table to add column
c3. execute dml to populate column with default value.
The DML scripts are for populating base tables with data required for business operations.
3) Add new row
a. check if row exists by comparing old values of each column with new values to be added for the new record.
b. If exists, give message row exists
c. If not exists, add new record.
4) Update existing record (We have createtime columns in these tables so changes can be tracked)
a. check if row exists using primary key.
b. If exists,
b1. deactivate the record using the "active" column of the table
b2. Add new record with the changes required.
c. If does not exist, add new record with the changes required.
Could you please help with some ideas which can get this done accurately?
I have tried several ways, but I am not able to put together something that fulfills all requirements.
Thank you,

First let me address your question. (This is the easy part.)
1. The existence of tables can be found in DBA_TABLES. Query it and and then use conditional logic and execute immediate to process the DDL.
2. The existence of table columns is found in DBA_TAB_COLUMNS. Query it and then conditionally execute your DDL. You can copy the "before picture" of the table using that same dba view, or even better, use DBMS_METADATA.
As for your DML scripts, they should be restartable, reversible, and re-run-able. They should "fail gracefully" on error, be written in such a way that they can run twice in a row without creating duplicate changes.
3. Adding appropriate constraints can prevent invalid duplicate rows. Also, you can usually add to the where clause so that the DML does only what it needs to do without even relying on the constraint (but the constraint is there as a safeguard). Look up the MERGE statement to learn how to do an UPSERT (update/insert), which will let you conditionally "deactivate" (update) or insert a record. Anything that you cannot do in SQL can be done with simple procedural code.
Now, to the heart of the matter...
You think I did not understand your requirements?
Please be respectful of people's comments. Many of us are professionals with decades of experience working with databases and Oracle technology. We volunteer our valuable time and knowledge here for free. It is extremely common for someone to post what they feel is an easy SQL or PL/SQL question without stating the real goal--the business objective. Experienced people will spot that the "wrong question" has been asked, and then cut to the chase.
We have some good questions for you. Not questions we need answers from, but questions you need to ask yourself and your team. You need to reexamine this post and deduce what those questions are. But I'll give you some hints: Why do you need to do what you are asking? And will this construct you are asking for even solve the root cause of your problems?
Then ponder the following quotations about asking the right question:
Good questions outrank easy answers.
— Paul Samuelson
The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions.
— Susan Sontag
The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.
— Claude Levi-Strauss
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
— Mahfouz Naguib
One hears only those questions for which one is able to find answers.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
Be patient towards all that is unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.
— Rainer Maria Rilke
What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question.
— Jonas Salk
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
— Voltaire
The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer.
— Thomas J. Watson

Best OS for Oracle Database Server Redhat Ent. Linux AS4 or MS Windows 2003

hi,
if i have to choose operating system for our oracle database production server, what should i choose Linux as 4 or windows 2003. we have professional for both.
any other OS could be consider ???
Prabhaker Kumar

Hi Paul,
As I said above, Windows/Unix is not only the tech team choice.
Also, by estimation, nearly 60-70% of our clients have databases under Windows. I have to say that are not big databases (less than 100Gb), and traffic is not very high (till 1000 connections per days). But when the work become more intensive, and more data and security required, the databases are under Unix/Linux.
But in small business company, Unix/Linux afraid again, maybe due to the higher cost (install/maintenance server).
If my preference go for Unix/Linux, I use Oracle under Windows at my home (because I share my Pc with my wife and my daughter) and on my laptop for test, and that works well ;-)
Nicolas.

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