Shared server environment

I am configuring 10G init file...for a DB
I saw a parameter
dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=BIGSPXDB)'
I read this parameter should be used only in shared server environment..
Can anybody help me on 'how to find if the database is running in shared server or dedicated server environment'
Regards
Soundar Mahendran

hi,
show parameter shared_servers
read the link i'll explain a lot
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28310/manproc003.htm
regards,
Deepak

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When we go for shared Server environment?

When we go for shared Server environment from Dedicated server mode?
When we have to choose thi shared Server mode?
Which is the optimized way?

> When we go for shared Server environment from Dedicated server mode?
You do not. It is not one or the other - it is using both correctly. You want shared server sessions to service applications (any, from web/app servers to flat clients) that are OLTP in nature. They fire off short-and-sweet SQLs that takes a second or three to execute.
A shared server pool of a few processes can service a very large number of clients.
You want to use dedicated servers to service OLAP type clients. They fire off complex SQLs that can tie up the server processes for several minutes at a time.
And that in a nutshell is how to apply the two. It is not Shared Servers versus Dedicated Server. It is about using The Right Tool For The Job. Nothing more and nothing less.
As for Windows, I will not really bother quickly with shared server connections. On Windows both shared and dedicated servers runs as threads in the main Oracle executable process image.
There is thus very little resource saving by reducing the number of threads as the footprint of a thread is tiny in comparison to a brand new process. The amount of resources saved by a reducing the number of dedicated server threads is not significant. If anything, Oracle on Windows has shown to scale better than Oracle on Linux in this regard. (refer to [url http://www.perftuning.com/pdf/Comparison_Oracle_Windows_Linux.pdf]A Comparison of Oracle Database 10gR2 Real Application Cluster Performance on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition x64 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86_64 from the Performance Tuning Corporation).
And this is exactly the opposite of how Oracle behaves on Unix. Each server process is a physical kernel process. This means that a servicing a 1000 concurrent sessions with a 1000 dedicated server processes, each consuming memory and resources, are expensive. Conversely, supporting a 1000 concurrent sessions with a 100 shared server processes is (almost) 90% cheaper.
This makes Shared Server a desirable option to use to scale OLTP sessions on Unix-based systems (or any platform where Oracle does not use multi-threading but multi-processing).
PS. As the Linux kernel support Posix threads (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_POSIX_Thread_Library), it begs the question as to when Oracle is going to support multi-threading on Linux instead of multi-processing.. or at least give us the option to choose.

Help: Unable to set root servlet in a shared hosting environment

I'm using a shared hosting environment with GoDaddy and can't set the http://www.domain.com/ root servlet, i.e. the servlet that gets invoked when we go to the homepage.
I have the following web.xml file configured that currently works on my testing server:
     <servlet>
          <display-name>MainPage</display-name>
          <servlet-name>MainPage</servlet-name>
          <servlet-class>com.somedomain.MainPage</servlet-class>
     </servlet>
     <servlet-mapping>
          <servlet-name>MainPage</servlet-name>
          <url-pattern>/mainpage</url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>
     <welcome-file-list>
          <welcome-file>mainpage</welcome-file>
     </welcome-file-list>The application is configured as the 'ROOT' application on my development server, but shared in the hosting environment. I wonder if some permissions are not given since it is shared hosting environment. The error message I get when visiting the page is:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/1.3.33 Server at dev9.somedomain.com Port 80Unfortunately the server get's restarted once a day, so multiple suggestions would be much appreciated. I will upload them all at once.

Change the value of the url-pattern value of your servlet mapping in the deployment descriptor. Instead of using "/mainpage" as the value use "/index.html" or "/index.jsp".
Edited To Add - But this might not be right, because it will result in an endless loop. You would eventually want to display the home page and it would trigger the servlet which would forward to the home page, triggering the servlet and on and on...
I don't think I know the answer here...
Edited by: nantucket on Apr 5, 2009 12:20 PM

Shared server config issues

Dear experts,
Below is my environment details:
DB: Oracle 10gR1 Base (10.2.0.1)
OS: RHEL 5
I have configured shared servers as shown below:
1) Set the following parameters
dispatchers='(protocol=tcp)(dispatchers=2)'
max_dispatchers=10
shared_servers=4
max_shared_servers=10
circuits (not configured)
2) Changed TNS parameter as below
I modified SERVER=DEDICATED to SERVER=SHARED
3) lsnrctl services
the output of this command shows dispatchers ready
Now coming to the issue, when i connect to the database using new tns alias, i see "NONE" displayed under "SERVER" column of the V$SESSION view. It should have been SHARED.
Appreciate your help in this regard.
Thanks
P

In Shared Server configuration when we see value 'NONE' , it means there is no task being processed by shared server for that session. The server column will infact show status of 'SHARED' if there is some task being processed at that particular time by the shared server process for that session. Hence to check the status, fire some big query and then check the server status .
you can check the shared server as
select server from v$session where machine='XXXX' ;--neeraj

Long process on shared server?

I built an application that has 2 scheduled tasks. One of
them sends
e-mails to a list on a daily basis and the other completes an
HTTP
request.
The number of records is getting larger and these tasks are
failing
because they exceed the timeout set on the ColdFusion or web
server.
I'm using a shared hosting environment at Network Solutions
and it's
unlikely I'd be able to increase the timeout.
This application is built using ColdFusion Components.
I had heard of a asynchronous gateway I might be able to use,
but
again, I don't know if I'd be able to set that up on a shared
hosting
environment.
Does anyone have any ideas, aside from getting a dedicated
server?
I thought about maybe instead of performing all these
requests in a
single page call, but instead, scheduling each request a few
seconds
from each other, but I don't know if CFSCHEDULE will allow
hundreds of
entries at a time.
Thanks,
Andy

I do not know how this plays in shared hosting environment so
use with
extreme caution. But you can use the <cfsetting
requesttimeout=""> tag
at the beginning of a page to specify how long that page has
to run,
somewhat overriding the setting given in the administrator.
But I could
see hosting companies controlling this tag for what it could
do to the
performance of their servers if misused.
Async gateways are a good option if they are available to
you. They do
require the 'enterprise' level of CF. Gateways are not
included in the
'standard' edition. They also require some CF-Administrator
configuration, but nothing more then a scheduled task or DSN
configuration does.

Killing users Dedicated server / Shared Server

Hi,
I have a Web Applications that connects to our Oracle database and I can see a lot of users
stuck in the server and I have to manually kill these users.
To do this I´ve set a idle time to the conections , and using this script I´m able to kill these users :
sqlplus system/xxxxxx@instance <<EOF
spool $tmpfile
select p.spid from v\$process p,v\$session s
where s.paddr=p.addr
and s.status='SNIPED';
spool off
EOF
for x in `cat $tmpfile | grep "^[0123456789]"`
do
kill -9 $x
done
rm $tmpfile
I´ve also configured dead conections detection.
But unfortunatelly This machine has limited resources and the number of users will grow a lot in near future. So my only option is to change the database to shared server. In Shared server I cannot use my script anymore, because it kills all the connected users of that shared server , and dead connections detections is not working very well too ...
Anybody have a similar problem ? What could be done to clear the users that have already disconected from application and still use shared server mode ?
Whn users Log off the application it works ok, but sometimes the user closes the browser or we have blue screen in windows, etc and the conection remains forever
Thank you in advance,

Really think this should be application issues rather than database issues. Application or application server should have a way to handle idle sessions. It's not a clean way to kill session in the background like that.
In my environment, after developers changed application we don't have this problem any more.

Reg : Shared server process or dedicated server process

Hi,
Apologies if i have asked a silly question.How do we know whether our DB is running in dedicated server process or shared server process.

Hi,
How do we know whether our DB is running in dedicated server process or shared server process.
I assume that, you are asking about the view of Oracle Processes in different OS Platform.
In a UNIX environment, Oracle processes (also other DB Processes) can be viewed as individual system processes.
On Windows platform Oracle Processes (also other DB Processes) are implemented as threads that run within one common Oracle operating system process, oracle.exe (e.g. in DB2, db2syscs.exe process). These processes are not visible when you list processes at operating system level.
Regards,
Bhavik G. Shroff

UGA in Shared Server

Hi,
At first i want to say that i'm new in oracle environment,especially in database administration field.
I want to disscuss about shared server
Oracle says that shared server gives benefit in memory,however by allocating for sessions UGA in SGA it avoids from using more memory,but in dedicated server ,where for every session Oracle creates PGA in memory.
My question is that:
While Oracle is able to share sessions data in SGA,as it does in shared server ( by allocating for sessions UGA in SGA) ,why it doesn't do it in dedicated server ,by that way to run away from consuming memory ?
In real it is possible only for memory problems we need to configure shared server in our db.
Sorry for grammatic mistakes :(
Thank you

Javid,
I'm not sure, but I think that dedicated servers are just more efficient in terms of using their own memory instead of shared memory. There is overhead in using shared memory because multiple processes can access it. That's why there are latches, enqueues, etc. If you have a batch process that is pummling the database with SQL statements it would have to be faster to run with dedicated servers instead of shared. Then all of the memory would be dedicated to just the one active session.
Memory is pretty cheap. If you are just running out of memory you are probably better off buying more instead of going to shared servers.
I'm looking at a wierd scenario where it might actually make sense to go to shared servers but only on one system and memory is not the issue. It is a strange combination of a large number of web servers and users with tons of short transactions and not much ability to change the application. It may work out in our case, but I've never used it before and wouldn't go there unless you have a convincing reason.
- Bobby

Not able to get Shared Server Mode to work in XE

The server is an HP Dual CPU Xeon, 4 GB RAM. 120GB HD.
Oracle XE reports the following:
SGA 768 Target, 768MB Current.
PGA 256MB Target, 55MB current (when there are a small number of client connections)
The application and database work properly with a small number of connections, but
memory usage goes way up on PGA when I start to add more connections.
I have tried to set up the Oracle server in "Shared Server Mode" , but it appears
that I was unsuccessful.
From what I can tell, the oracle listener does not seem to be fowarding the incoming requests to the shared server dispatchers, but
instead it is deciding to kick off a dedicated server process to handle each client request.
In other words, it is working in dedicated server mode.
I am stumped as to what needs to be done next. From what
I can tell from reading documentation this should be working.
Please advice as to what else I can do to get things working.
Here is additional information:
The parameter SHARED_SERVERS is equal to 4.
parameter dispatchers=(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XEXDB)
max_shared_servers, max_dispatchers, shared_server_sessions have no values.
processes=150
sessions=170
Output of lnsrctl utility:
LSNRCTL> services
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "XEXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1002 state:ready
DISPATCHER <machine: CO_DB, pid: 5844>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myhostname)(PORT=1771)
Service "XE_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "xe" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
ILSNRCTL> status
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 18-SEP-2007 16:06:55
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 1 min. 33 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Default Service XE
Listener Parameter File E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\a
dmin\listener.ora
Listener Log File E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\network\l
og\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myhostname)(PORT
=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=8080))(Presentation=
HTTP)(Session=RAW))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XEXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "XE_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "xe" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "xe", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
The contents of the spfile2init.ora file:
xe.__db_cache_size=104857600
xe.__java_pool_size=4194304
xe.__large_pool_size=469762048
xe.__shared_pool_size=222298112
xe.__streams_pool_size=0
*.audit_file_dest='E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XE\adump'
*.background_dump_dest='E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XE\bdump'
*.compatible='10.2.0.1.0'
*.control_files='E:\oraclexe\oradata\XE\control.dbf'
*.core_dump_dest='E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XE\cdump'
*.db_name='XE'
*.db_recovery_file_dest='f:\oracle_flash_recovery_area'
*.db_recovery_file_dest_size=42949672960
*.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XEXDB)'
*.job_queue_processes=4
*.open_cursors=300
*.os_authent_prefix=''
*.pga_aggregate_target=268435456
*.processes=150
*.remote_login_passwordfile='EXCLUSIVE'
*.sessions=20
*.sga_target=805306368
*.shared_servers=4
*.undo_management='AUTO'
*.undo_tablespace='UNDO'
*.user_dump_dest='E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\admin\XE\udump'
The contents of listener.ora:
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = CLRExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = E:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myhostname)(PORT = 1521))
DEFAULT_SERVICE_LISTENER = (XE)
The contents of tnsnames.ora
XE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myhostname)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = XE)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
ORACLR_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = CLRExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
The contents of sqlnet.ora:
# This file is actually generated by netca. But if customers choose to
# install "Software Only", this file wont exist and without the native
# authentication, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT.
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)

I don't think it is supported because of XE multiple cpu usage limitations but "shared server" is not documented in the XE documentation - http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe102/ranked?word=%22shared+server%22
so you may want to follow this guide for setup and try -
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/manproc.htm#ADMIN00502
Best Regards,
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http://tonguc.wordpress.com
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In FORMS 10G found dead shared server 'S000', pid = (10, 9)

during a test phase that we are doing before convert to FORMS 10G sometime the form crash (random) and in the same moment we foun the follow message in the log :
found dead shared server 'S000', pid = (10, 9)
DO YOU SOMEThING ???

what is MTS ??
we have doa standard installation with forms and report as application server and oracle 9i as db.
we leve the standard configuration for the db.
I don't Know what is MTS?

On 10.9 - I can no longer open, copy or preview files on a shared server

I am on a 2007 iMAC and I connect to a shared server in our office. I just upgraded to 10.9 and am experiencing a number of problems:
- When trying to open files through finder I get the notification "Application not found"
- When trying to copy to/from server I get error mssages 43 or 8058
- Can't drag files into applications shown in dock
- Vectorworks 2010 not working at all
If I open an application and use File/Open and select files from the server they open fine, but I need to be able to use finder & preview...
I think the above issues might have something to do with permissions?
Please help

I've had the same issues. For me, trashing the permissions didn't resolve anything. The only work-around I've found is force quitting/relaunching the Finder. I have to do it every day, sometimes twice, but at least I can drag, copy and double click on files to launch an app.
Hope that helps.

Intermittend DNS resolution, timeserver, group policy updates errors in client logs in Win 2012 R2 single server environement

We recently switched hardware and server software Win SBS 2008 to 2012R2 for a small network roughly 40 clients (Win7 Pro / Win 8.1 Pro) about 16 running concurrently at a given time and one network printer with the printer queue residing on the DC as well.
I read that a single server environment might not be ideal in particular no fail-over but that is an accepted risk in this particular network here.
Errors:
Error 1043: Timeout during name resolution request
Error 1129: Group policy updates could not be processed due to DC not available
Error 5719: Could not establish secure connection to DC, DC not available
Occasionally but disappears after a while
Error 134: As a result of a DNS resolution timeout could not reach time server
Symptoms
On Win 7 Clients
Network shares added through Group Policy will not show sometimes
Network shares disconnect (red X) and when accessed return access authorization error after one or two clicks on the share finally grant access again
When the issue with accessing network shares occurs, it usually also affects Internet access meaning a 'server not responding' error appears in the browser windows when trying to open just any web page
nslookup during the incident returns cannot resolve error
ipconfig on client shows correct default router (VDSL Router) and DHCP / DNS Domain Controller
Also, the Win system log shows the above errors during these incidents, however, the nuimber of incidents vary from 20-30
On Win 8.1 Clients
Same as above with the slight variation for network shares apparently due to Server 2012 and Win 8.1 clients managing drive shares differently. However, network share refresh does not work with this clients. In most cases only a gpupdate /force returns
drive shares but usually only for the active session. After logoff / logon the shares are gone again.
The issue does appear to be load related since it occurs even if there are only one or two workstations active.
Server Configuration
Dell R320 PowerEdge 16GB / 4TB 7200RPM RAID10 / GBitEthernet
Zyxel 1910-48 Port Switch
VDSL 50Mbps Down / 20Mbps Up
Since the DC is the only local DNS and there are no plans to add another one or move DNS to another server, the DNS server is configured with this own address as preferred DNS with three DNS forwarders 1) VDSL Router 2) ISP DNS1 3) ISP DNS2
Currently only one Network card is active for problem determination reasons.
There appears to be no consensus concerning IPV6 enabled or disabled, I tried both with no apparent effect
I have set all network cards server and client to Full Duplex and the same speed, also disabled Offload functions within the adapter settings. Some but no consistent improvements.
Best Practice Analyzer Results
DNS server scavening not enabled
Root hint server XYZ must respond to NS queries for the root zone
More than one forwarding server should be configured (although 3 are configured)
NIC1 should be configured to use both a preferred and alternate DNS (there is only one DNS in this network)
I have found some instructions to apply changes to the clients through a host file but I would rather like to understand whether this DNS response time issue can be resolved on the server for example timing setting perhaps. Currently the DNS forwarders are
set to 3 second.
Since a few people have reported issues with DNS but most are working with multi DNS, DC environment I could not really apply any suggestions made there. perhaps there is anyone like me who is running a single server who has overcome or experience the same
issues. Any help would be appreciated

Hello Milos thx for your reply.. my comments below
1. What does it "switched"? You may mean migration or new installation. We do not know...
>> Switched is probably the incorrect term, replaced would be the appropriate wording. Before, there was a HP Proliant Server with SBS 2008 with distinct domain and now there is a Dell Server with MS 2012 R2 with a distinct domain. Client were
removed from one (SBS) domain and added to the new Server 2012 domain. Other components did not change for example same Network Switch or VDSL Router, Workstations and Printer
2. Two DCs are better alternative. Or backup very frequently. There are two groups of administrators. Those who have lost DC and those who will experience this disaster in near future.
>> Correct, and I am aware of that
3. NIC settings in W 7 and W 8.1, namely DNS points to DC (...and NOTHING else. No public IP or that of router DNS.))
>> Correct, this is how it's currently implemented. Clients point to DC for DHCP and DNS and Default Router, no public IP or DNS. The only references to ISP DNS exist on the VDSL Router itself as provided through ISP when establishing VDSL
Link and the list of Forwarders in the DNS Server configuration. However, I have just recently added the ISPs DNS as forwarders for test purposes and will probably learn tomorrow morning whether this had any effect for better or worse.
4. Do nslookup to RR on clients. RR branch is saying client basic info on LDAP parameters of AD.
>> Will post as soon as available
5. I do not use forwarders and the system works
>> Ok, does this mean it works for you in a similar or the same infrastructure setup or are you saying it is not required at all and I can remove any forwarder in a scenario like mine? If not required can you explain a bit more why it is not
required apart from that it does work for you that way?
6. DHCP should sit on DC (DHCP on router is disabled)
>> Correct, no other device is configured to provide DHCP service other than DC and DHCP is currently running on DC
7. NIC settings in DC points to itself (loopback address 127.0.0.1)
>> Are you sure this is still correct and does apply to Server 2012? I am reading articles stating that it should be the servers own IP but local loop or should this be added as alternate DNS in addition to the servers own IP?
8. Use IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS whenever you change DNS settings.
>> OK, that was not done every time I changed some settings but I can do that next week. Reboot alone would not suffice, correct?
9. Test your system with dcdiag.
>> See result below
10. Share your findings.
Regards
Milos
Directory Server Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
   Trying to find home server...
Home Server = GSERVER2
   * Identified AD Forest.
   Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\GSERVER2
      Starting test: Connectivity
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
   Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\GSERVER2
      Starting test: Advertising
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Advertising
      Starting test: FrsEvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test FrsEvent
      Starting test: DFSREvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test DFSREvent
      Starting test: SysVolCheck
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test SysVolCheck
      Starting test: KccEvent
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test KccEvent
      Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test
         KnowsOfRoleHolders
      Starting test: MachineAccount
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test MachineAccount
      Starting test: NCSecDesc
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test NCSecDesc
      Starting test: NetLogons
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test NetLogons
      Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test
         ObjectsReplicated
      Starting test: Replications
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Replications
      Starting test: RidManager
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test RidManager
      Starting test: Services
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test Services
      Starting test: SystemLog
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test SystemLog
      Starting test: VerifyReferences
         ......................... GSERVER2 passed test VerifyReferences
   Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test
         CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test
         CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Schema
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : Configuration
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running partition tests on : GS2
      Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
         ......................... GS2 passed test CheckSDRefDom
      Starting test: CrossRefValidation
         ......................... GS2 passed test CrossRefValidation
   Running enterprise tests on : GS2.intra
      Starting test: LocatorCheck
         ......................... GS2.intra passed test LocatorCheck
      Starting test: Intersite
         ......................... GS2.intra passed test Intersite
Server: gserver2.g2.intra
Address: 192.168.240.6
*** gserver2.g2.intra can't find g2: Non-existent domain
> gserver2
Server: gserver2.g2.intra
Address: 192.168.240.6
g2.intra
        primary name server = gserver2.g2.intra
        responsible mail addr = hostmaster.g2.intra
        serial = 443
        refresh = 900 (15 mins)
        retry   = 600 (10 mins)
        expire = 86400 (1 day)
        default TTL = 3600 (1 hour)
> wikipedia.org
Server: gserver2.g2.intra
Address: 192.168.240.6
Non-authoritative answer:
wikipedia.org   MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = polonium.wikimedia.org
wikipedia.org   MX preference = 50, mail exchanger = lead.wikimedia.org
polonium.wikimedia.org internet address = 208.80.154.90
polonium.wikimedia.org AAAA IPv6 address = 2620:0:861:3:208:80:154:90
lead.wikimedia.org      internet address = 208.80.154.89
lead.wikimedia.org      AAAA IPv6 address = 2620:0:861:3:208:80:154:89
Final benchmark results, sorted by nameserver performance:
(average cached name retrieval speed, fastest to slowest)
192.168.240. 6 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+ Cached Name   | 0,001 | 0,002 | 0,003 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
+ Uncached Name | 0,027 | 0,076 | 0,298 | 0,069 | 100,0 |
+ DotCom Lookup | 0,041 | 0,048 | 0,079 | 0,009 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             gserver2.g2.intra
                Local Network Nameserver
195.186. 4.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,023 | 0,025 | 0,000 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,071 | 0,274 | 0,065 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,040 | 0,043 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns8.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
195.186. 1.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,023 | 0,026 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,072 | 0,299 | 0,066 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,042 | 0,049 | 0,003 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns7.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
    8. 8. 8. 8 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,033 | 0,040 | 0,079 | 0,011 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,042 | 0,113 | 0,482 | 0,097 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,049 | 0,079 | 0,192 | 0,039 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             google-public-dns-a.google.com
                 GOOGLE - Google Inc.,US
UTC: 2014-11-03, from 14:33:12 to 14:33:29, for 00:17,648
15: 40
192.168.240. 6 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
+ Cached Name   | 0,001 | 0,002 | 0,004 | 0,000 | 100,0 |
+ Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,074 | 0,266 | 0,063 | 100,0 |
+ DotCom Lookup | 0,042 | 0,048 | 0,075 | 0,007 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             gserver2.g2.intra
                Local Network Nameserver
195.186. 1.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,024 | 0,029 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,024 | 0,073 | 0,289 | 0,067 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,039 | 0,041 | 0,043 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns7.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
195.186. 4.162 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,022 | 0,024 | 0,029 | 0,001 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,025 | 0,073 | 0,286 | 0,065 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,041 | 0,066 | 0,180 | 0,037 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
                     cns8.bluewin.ch
           BLUEWIN-AS Swisscom (Schweiz) AG,CH
    8. 8. 8. 8 | Min | Avg | Max |Std.Dev|Reliab%|
----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
- Cached Name   | 0,033 | 0,038 | 0,077 | 0,009 | 100,0 |
- Uncached Name | 0,042 | 0,105 | 0,398 | 0,091 | 100,0 |
- DotCom Lookup | 0,049 | 0,066 | 0,141 | 0,025 | 100,0 |
---<-------->---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
             google-public-dns-a.google.com
                 GOOGLE - Google Inc.,US
UTC: 2014-11-03, from 14:39:59 to 14:40:12, for 00:13,363

How to set up a basic file sharing server for my small architectural business?

I have no idea if I have posted in the correct area as this is my first forum post within the apple support community!
I have been using a 21.5" imac running 10.6.8 for the past 5 years to run my small home based architectural design business. I have been using the internal hard drive & backing up the necessary data to a simple usb external hard drive. I am now looking to firstly purchase a new imac 27" retina and purchase new autocad lt 2015 for mac software. I am looking to have another imac (my old mac) running in conjunction with the new mac. I want both macs to be able to access the same data and am slightly unsure what is the best way to achieve this.....As my old mac is currently only running snow leopard and an old version of autocad for mac 2011 it wont run on any more recent OS. Essentially i believe I have 2 main options with this.... (1) I Accept that I have to purchase 2 no. autocad lt 2015 licences @ a cost of £2300. Or option (2), I only run autocad on the new mac as this will be the primary station and the old mac used for primarily for admin & accounts. I have also recently discovered that it is possible to rent autocad licences for £300p/a which may also be another option (3)!
I previously had a problem where my hard drive failed on my mac & lost all data on the internal hard drive, luckily I had been backing up all data regularly to my external hard drive and now loss occurred! Obviously with any new system I want to ensure that my data is safe!
I currently utilise about 250GB of data for business operations but this will obviously grow with time.
In the future I would like to have the option of potentially being able to access the network data remotely via macbook pro whilst abroad although at this stage this really isnt my primary objective. Although I believe I could achieve this through apple remote desktop.
I suppose I should provide some information with regard to the required speed of the system...I regularly open 50-100 photos at the same time totalling around 250-500MB. I would like the system to be able to handle this fairly easily.
I have been trawling through forums and to be honest they are totally confusing me. I have also spent time on the phone to the apple business team and have also discussed my objectives with a member of the apple team in store.
There have been various options advised to me and I really do not know which is the most appropriate route forward.
1 - Using a mac mini as the file server and linking the 2 mac devices to this and backing up the mac mini to an external hard drive to ensure no loss of data.
2 - Using a time capsule as a file server and linking the 2 mac devices to this and backing up the TC to an external hard drive to ensure no loss of data.
3 - Using the new mac hard drive and linking the 2 macs via thunderbolt (old mac does not have thunderbolt and so I guess I would need another new mac?!) and then backing up the data to a time capsule.
4 - Using a RAID based server and linking the 2 no. macs.
Sorry to ramble but any advice really would be greatly received!

Hi sblemings,
Welcome to the community.
I think with your scenario you should ask yourself, how complicated do you want the setup to be and how much time would you have to be able to resolve an issue should one occur with this setup.
All the options that have been advised would work but they come with complexity and therefore time.
1 - Using a mac mini as the file server and linking the 2 mac devices to this and backing up the mac mini to an external hard drive to ensure no loss of data.
2 - Using a time capsule as a file server and linking the 2 mac devices to this and backing up the TC to an external hard drive to ensure no loss of data.
3 - Using the new mac hard drive and linking the 2 macs via thunderbolt (old mac does not have thunderbolt and so I guess I would need another new mac?!) and then backing up the data to a time capsule.
4 - Using a RAID based server and linking the 2 no. macs.
Sorry to ramble but any advice really would be greatly received!
option 1
Would be a way to achieve what you want, it would centralise your files and you would only need to backup your file server (as long as all the files you wanted backed up were on it). This could be achieved either using the client and sharing various folders or using Server which would give you more options than you would possibly need.
option 2
This is exactly like option 1 except that you wouldn't have to administer another mac however you may limit any future growth.
option 3
This option I probably wouldn't pick, you could achieve this with firewire and use a firewire to thunderbolt adapter (saves you having to buy a new iMac)
option 4
This option would, depending on your RAID level, give you disk redundancy but remember you would still need to back this up, as RAID is NOT a backup solution.
I would also ask is there a pressing need to keep the old iMac in service and complicating things by having a server / NAS? Could you not just transfer all your information over to this and continue with the one backup? I would say that doing it this was would be the simplest way of achieving what you want from what I can take from your question.
As for remotely accessing your data, if you have the right hardware the way to achieve this would be to use a VPN and connect back to your data. However a potentially easier way for you ,would be to use a service like logmein or teamviewer to connect back.
Hope this helps, and by all means any questions please ask.
Dan
How to set up a basic file sharing server for my small architectural business?

How to install BDB XML on shared server?

Hi All,
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cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613/#INST@343#': Permission denied
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2. Also, how can I add new libraries to library path? (Again no permission)
Any help on these issues would be highly appreciated,
Thanking you in anticipation.

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Do I need DFSR in a single server environment?

I have a 2012 Host, running a single 2012 Guest. Guest is running as a DC with AD, DNS, DHCP, and File Services. DFSR is running, and it gives a warning every time my back runs (Backup is running on Host). Warning is The DFS Replication
service stopped replication on volume F:......and long message about Database, yada yada yada.
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I would prefer eliminating rather than ignoring warnings.
Thanks

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of articles talking about how to turn it off, and not as a discussion of temporary turn off https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753144.aspx) in a single server, single domain, non-replicating environment.
Second, how do I address the warning I receive during my backup? It appears to be caused by a replication error to downstream servers, since there is no downstream server, I should be able to resolve it by turning DFSR off. I would like some
documentation discussing the issue of turning it off in a non-DFS environment.
The DFS Replication service stopped replication on volume F:. This occurs when a DFSR JET database is not
shut down cleanly and Auto Recovery is disabled. To resolve this issue, back up the files in the affected replicated folders, and then use the ResumeReplication WMI method to resume replication.
Additional Information:
Volume: F:
GUID: 65E46942-B9D6-11E3-9400-00155D325402
Recovery Steps
1. Back up the files in all replicated folders on the volume. Failure to do so may result in data loss due
to unexpected conflict resolution during the recovery of the replicated folders.
2. To resume the replication for this volume, use the WMI method ResumeReplication of the DfsrVolumeConfig
class. For example, from an elevated command prompt, type the following command:
wmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrVolumeConfig where volumeGuid="65E46942-B9D6-11E3-9400-00155D325402"
call ResumeReplication
For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663685.
Jeff Ferris

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