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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.

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

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.

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

How to install Oracle Change Management Pack for 11g database.

Hi,
I need to setup "Oracle Change Management Pack" for my oracle11g database. Can any body help to do the same. i am able to configure following.
Oracle Configuration Management Pack
Oracle Data Masking Pack
Oracle Diagnostic Pack
Oracle Tuning Pack
using following URL
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/license.111/b28287/options.htm#CIHBGJCC but not able to install "Oracle Change Management Pack for 11g database". Can any body share any pointers if any...
Regards
DBA.

As far as I could understand, this is a part of Oracle EM/Grid installation:
The sections that follow describe the Oracle management packs. The management packs can be purchased only with Enterprise Edition. The features in these packs are accessible through Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control, Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, and APIs provided with Oracle Database software.

[Blog] Using VMware vROPs to monitor Oracle Database and WebLogic. Management Pack for Oracle EM, Hyperic Plugins, or Both?

This blog post provides a suggested methodology for helping users of VMware vROps/vCOps decide which of the existing solutions, the vROps Management Pack for Oracle EM and the VMware vROps Hyperic Plugins for Oracle, should be used to monitor their Oracle workloads.
It’s been a nearly a year since VMware transferred the vCOps Adapter for Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) to Blue Medora and since that transfer Blue Medora has released a number of major updates as well as rebranded it the Blue Medora vROps Management Pack for Oracle EM. Over that same period of time VMware has continued to evolve their Oracle-focused (Oracle Database and WebLogic J2EE) Hyperic agent-based plugins culminating most recently with a October 2014 update to the Oracle Database plugin that provides support for Oracle Database 12c.
vROps for Oracle Database - Management Pack vs Hyperic comparison
Read the rest here.

can you also post 28,000 more lines? I'm sure this will be helpful....

Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g - Book now available

Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g
Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g shows how to take advantage of Oracle Databases built-in feature set for working with location-based data. A great deal of the information used in business today is associated with location in some way, and analysis of that data is becoming ever more important in todays mobile and highly connected world. In Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, authors Ravi Kothuri and Albert Godfrind address
* The special nature of spatial data and its role in professional and consumer applications
* Issues in spatial data management such as modeling, storing, accessing, and analyzing spatial data
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* How spatial information is used to understand business and support decisions, to manage customer relations, and to better serve private and corporate users
When you read Pro Oracle Spatial for Oracle Database 11g, you’re learning from the very best. Ravi Kothuri is a key member of Oracle’s Spatial development team. Albert Godfrind consults widely with Oracle clients on the implementation of Oracle Spatial, develops training courses, and presents frequently at conferences. Together they have crafted a technically sound and authoritative fountain of information on working with Spatial data in Oracle...
Goto http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590598997 or Amazon.com

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.?

Configure Xiotech storage for Oracle database

Our db is 10.2.0.3 RAC db with 2 nodes of MS Window 2003 servers. We just purchased a new storage Xiotech Emprise 7000 for database usage and I would like to get any information related how to better configure this kind of storage for Oracle database. Such as how big the logical volumes should be and how many disks you be included in them?
Thanks a lot for your input,
Shirley

Since you are using RAC, you'd better configure storage to use ASM.
Using Automatic Storage Management
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/storeman.htm#ADMIN10181
It looks like Xiotech only support fiber channel connection. as to how big the volumes should be and how many disks that really depends on your requirement. You might just create a set of LUNs and create ASM diskgroups on top of them.

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.

Document management system using oracle text

i plan to create document management system using oracle text with following features
1) document comparision
2) document search
and more...
can oracle text be used to display documents of various formats by converting them to HTML. and can search keywords be highlighted in the document.
please help!

Have you ever considered doing this in Oracle Application Express (free on top of the Oracle database)? How about something like:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B31036_01/doc/appdev.22/b28839/up_dn_files.htm
Index the files using the CONTEXT index, and perhaps the docs' meta with it using the Oracle Text MULTI_COLUMN_DATASTORE, and then when you write your query for a report on the documents include a search string.
I've created a number of APEX-based document management systems and it is quite easy once you get the hang of using this environment. I suggest looking at some of the tutorials/how-to documents and you'll be on your way quickly.
Start with the upload application. Once you can get your documents in, create a report that shows everything except the document. Verify all of this works correctly.
Add some "items" to the page for the report, and include them as bind variables in the where clause.
After that, add your Oracle Text index to the database, and toss in a "text-field" item to the APEX page. Modify your report query, adding the CONTAINS clause, and use the newly created item as a bind variable. There's your keyword search.
Linking to Oracle Apps is done through API's and may be over database links.
Hope it helps. Though not a step-by-step how to document, this should point you in the right direction. Get familiar with APEX as that covers most of what you described.
-Ron

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

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.

Is RAID 5 not recommended for Oracle database ?

- I am planning to install Oracle database
Here are the specs:
- Dell PowerEdge T610 server
- Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit )
- 24 GB memory
- Oracle 10g database (64-bit database)
- Our database is for an ERP based client server application
- Will have around 35-45 users
- Will have around 150-200 transaction per day ( 8AM-5PM) only database
- database would be around 10-15GB (data files)
Now I am planning to buy the hardware server, I heard that RAID 5 is not recommended for Oracle database.
Is it true ?
What do you recommended for Oracle database ? RAID 5 (or) RAID 1

johnpau2013 wrote:
I heard that RAID 5 is not recommended for Oracle database.
Is it true ?Kind off... as Oracle (as per the RAC Starter Kits for example) explicitly recommends SAME - as in Stripe And Mirror Everything.
This is a combination of RAID1 and RAID0.
However, you will also get whitepapers from storage vendors like EMC in partnership with Oracle, that explains how to configure and use RAID5 storage and how effective this is. And as some will tell you, RAID5 can work just fine with Oracle... and some others will grimace and tell you how bad an idea that is from personal experiences.
In a nutshell - RAID5 requires a parity calculation on each write. That is a very expensive overhead if that calculation impacts the fwrite() (file write) command of a process writing data to disk. It significantly slows down the write operation.
However, if that parity calculation is done asynchronously and does not effect the elapsed time for a fwrite(), then a fwrite() to RAID5 is as fast or as slow as it would be to RAID10 for example.
Unsure how many modern storage system supports off-loading the parity calculation and not impacting the write I/O call. This can be done using ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), specialised s/w on the storage server, etc.
Whatever you put in place - test the RAID config thoroughly up front and ensure that performance is up to specs. There's a utility called fio (<i>Flexible I./O</i>) written by a Linux kernel hacker that works for Oracle. It is an excellent utility to use to generate and test I/O - but it is Linux and Unix based.
Any specific reason using Windows? Linux is by far a more predominant 64bit operating system than Windows, and has significant higher market share in Oracle RDBMS than Windows. Given the fact that over 93% of the 500 fastest computer systems on this planet runs Linux, I'm always kind of amazed that some would still use Windows as a server-side o/s for Oracle.

How to find a datasheet for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition

Hi all
Can you please send me a link where to find datasheet for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, because when i navigate on www.oracle.com or www.otn.oracle.com or partners.oracle.com the only product which I can not find the Brochures and Datasheets link is ODBEE.
If it is possible you can send me even the pdf document.
Thank you and best regards

Can you explain exactly what information you're looking for? There are many, many different things that could be called "data sheets". What information, specifically, are you trying to find about the enterprise edition database?
Potentially, you are looking for the Oracle Database 11g Product Family which compares the features available in the various editions of the 11g database. Perhaps you want some other data sheet. If you can help us by telling us exactly what information you're trying to find, we can probably help you find it.
Justin

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