Other DB hardware + Exadata Storage?

Lets say I have a number of database machines on say, Dell hardware using an EMC SAN. Can I:
1) Swap out the EMC SAN for an Exadata Storage Server?
2) Run non-11gR2 (10.2, 11.1) databases against an Exadata Storage Server, knowing that things like Smart Cache simply won't work?
3) Store data from non-Oracle applications on an Exadata Storage Server? Lets say I have a bunch of MySQL databases on other servers, can I point them at Exadata for storage?
Thanks,
Tyler Muth
http://tylermuth.wordpress.com
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Tyler wrote:
Lets say I have a number of database machines on say, Dell hardware using an EMC SAN. Can I:
1) Swap out the EMC SAN for an Exadata Storage Server?
2) Run non-11gR2 (10.2, 11.1) databases against an Exadata Storage Server, knowing that things like Smart Cache simply won't work?
3) Store data from non-Oracle applications on an Exadata Storage Server? Lets say I have a bunch of MySQL databases on other servers, can I point them at Exadata for storage?1) You can connect Exadata storage servers to existing database servers. Infiniband infrastructure is required and in custom deployments (non-DB Machine), would have to be provided by the customer.
2) Exadata V2 requires DB 11gR2.
3) No. Exadata storage is available to databases via ASM diskgroups.
Dan

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Vishal Gupta wrote:
David,
You may want to apply the fix mentioned in 1351559.1 until your Exadata storage server software is upgrade from 11.2.2.2.0 to 11.2.2.3.5. It will avoid the problem of two of flash cards on the same PCIe riser (ie. either 1 and 4 or 2 and 5) going offline at the same time on cell nodes.
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Vishal GuptaVishal,
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In most cases the data in the differencing disk is change, and not additional files.
The absolute worst case is that the amount of disk space necessary would be the total of the root plus the snapshot.
Quite honestly, I have seen merges succeed with folks being down to 10 GB free.
But, low disk free space will cause the merge to take longer. So you always want to free up storage space to speed up the process.
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Folks have problems when their free space hits that critical level of 10GB, and if they have some type of disk failure during the process.
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I was reading about upgrade exadata, but i can't find any information about upgrade exadata with Exadata Storgae Expansión. In this case, does Exadata Storage Expansion require some upgrade? or only Exadata software is upgraded?
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Hi,
>> but i can't find any information about upgrade exadata with Exadata Storgae Expansión. In this case, does Exadata Storage Expansion require some upgrade? or only Exadata software is upgraded?
Yuu are trying to club two things 1) Upgrade and 2) adding more space (i.e. adding a new cell) to the exadata.
For upgrade, you can refer "Information Center: Upgrading Oracle Exadata Database Machine" (Doc ID 1364356.2)
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/exadata/exadata-technical-whitepaper-134575.pdf
How to Add Exadata Storage Servers Using 3 TB Disks to an Existing Database Machine (Doc ID 1476336.1)
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Thanks beforehand!

Information from these articles may be helpful.
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
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The "other" can be corrupted data that keep accumulating, e.g., when you tried to update iOS or apps.
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Try to restore your iPad by syncing with iTunes and restoring from a backup. Only, if the backup includes the large "other", restore as a new device.
See this document on how restoring an iPod: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
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I got rid of AMDS, ASU ,QuickTime and iTunes from control ones I also found folder in Vista with D:\Users\Rick\Music\iTunes\Previous iTunes Library and there is one dated 2009-03012.itl. I moved this file up one folder and delted existing iTunes Library.itl. iTune still failed to identify my iPhone. There are other files iTunes Library Extras.itdb, iTunes Library Geniyes,itdn and iTunes Music Library,xml date dtd 06/18/2009 after upgrade except the latter which is date 06/23/2009. So something is not allowing me to pull or put everything back to when it worked.
YES this is my only iPhone and only PC I have access to with iTunes.
Here is what Apple gave to someone Sunday 28 June:
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First try:
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as recommended by:
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how do i delete "others" to free up storage on my macbook pro?

Erase the hard drive and reinstall OS X:
Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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How do I find what "other" is in my storage on my mac? "Other" is taking up more than half of my storage on my half a year old MacBook Pro?

I recently got a brand new MacBook Pro for my birthday (about 4 months ago). Pop ups have been showing up saying that my disk is almost full. I checked to see what was taking up the storage and it just said "other." This "other" stuff is taking up more than half of the space on my Mac. Does someone know how to fix this?

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Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then restart the computer. That will temporarily free up some space.
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You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) or GrandPerspective (GP) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one. Note that ODS only works with OS X 10.8 or later. If you're running an older OS version, use GP.
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ODS or GP can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install the app you downloaded in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
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☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Ignore any other messages that appear in the Terminal window.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.
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When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal.

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For information about the Other category in the Storage display, see this support article. If the display seems to be inaccurate, try rebuilding the Spotlight index.
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
In Photos:
File ▹ Show Recently Deleted ▹ Delete All
Do the same in other applications, such as Aperture, that have an internal Trash feature. Then restart the computer. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation—not the mythical 10%, 15%, or any other percentage. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of the data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
When Time Machine backs up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of recently deleted files. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as Backups. The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself. If you followed bad advice to disable local snapshots by running a shell command, you may have ended up with a lot of data in the Other category. Ask for instructions in that case.
See this support article for some simple ways to free up storage space.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) or GrandPerspective (GP) to explore the volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one. Note that ODS only works with OS X 10.8 or later. If you're running an older OS version, use GP.
Deleting files inside a photo or iTunes library will corrupt the library. Changes to such a library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS or GP can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
Install the app in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the corresponding line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
For ODS:
security execute-with-privileges /A*/OmniDiskSweeper.app/*/M*/* 2>&-
For GP:
security execute-with-privileges /A*/GrandPerspective.app/*/M*/* 2>&-
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You'll be prompted for your login password.
The application window will open behind other open windows. When you scan a volume, the window will eventually show all files in all folders, sorted by size. It may take a few minutes for the app to finish scanning.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with the app, quit it and also quit Terminal.

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