I've updated my install cookbooks page to include a new cookbook for installation of Oracle 11.2.0.4 Real Application Clusters on Oracle Linux 6.7. This is also the first one I've published since I left the employment of Violin Memory to work for Kaminario, so this install uses a Kaminario K2 All Flash Array. However, it applies very well … Continue reading New Installation Cookbook: Oracle Linux 6.7 with Oracle 11.2.0.4 RAC
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New Cookbook: Oracle Linux 6 Update 5 within an Oracle VM Template
I've posted a new installation cookbook for using Oracle within a virtual machine running on Oracle VM. Surprisingly, I was unable to come up with a satisfactory method of accessing external storage that did not involve the use of Oracle ASMLib... Oracle Linux 6 Update 5 within an Oracle VM Template
New installation cookbook for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
Exactly what it says on the tin, I've added a new installation cookbook for SUSE 11 SP3 which creates Violin on a set of 4k devices. I've started setting the add_random tunable of the noop I/O scheduler because it seems to give a boost in performance during benchmarking runs. If I can find the time, I … Continue reading New installation cookbook for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
Using Oracle Preinstall RPM with Red Hat 6
Recently I've been building Red Hat 6 systems and struggling to use the Oracle Preinstall RPM because it has a dependency on the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. I've posted an article on this subject and my methods for getting around it: Using Oracle Preinstall RPM with Red Hat 6
This system is not registered with ULN / RHN
One of the features of Wordpress is the ability to see search terms which are taking viewers to your blog. One of the all-time highest searches bringing traffic to my site is "This system is not registered with ULN"... and sure enough if I search for that phrase on Google my site is one of the top … Continue reading This system is not registered with ULN / RHN
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