Oracle minimises the Exadata minimal pack

As of Exadata Storage Software version 11.2.3.1 released in March 2012 the "minimal pack" has now been deprecated. This is a component of the storage server software patch which is actually applied to the database servers in order to bring them up to the same image version. Those who have been patching Exadata for a … Continue reading Oracle minimises the Exadata minimal pack →

ASM Metadata Utilities

One of the things I meant to write about when I started this blog was the undocumented stuff in Oracle that is publicly available. Since I used to spend a lot of time working with ASM I had an idea that I would write an article about kfed, the kernel file editor used to query … Continue reading ASM Metadata Utilities →

Oracle on Violin – Installation Cookbooks

I've been installing Oracle databases on Violin Memory a lot recently so I thought I'd document the process for each different flavour and combination of OS, kernel, database software and filesystem / ASM configuration that I use. Only one so far but the menu will grow...

Analysing Oracle Exadata

I've been working on a document recently which describes Exadata and examines its strengths and weaknesses. I have uploaded a number of the sections of the document as pages to this site - they are listed as tabs under the Oracle Exadata menu here.