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This blog posts explains why Oracle Database Appliances re-imaging process timing may vary from 20 to 120 minutes. There are a check in the ISO:/Extras/setupodaovm.sh script that have an issue. Until the bug is fixed a) you may face different ODA nodes’ re-imaging times b) to be on the safe side check if md devices’ re-synchronization process is finished by running “cat /proc/mdstat” command before running any business critical processes on your ODA.
The red carpet has been laid down at this Log Buffer Edition, and you can witness and cheer the cat-walking blog posts from Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL. Every one of them is chic, elegant, sensual in its own right. Enjoy.
Sometime back I was involved in a project which was to collect information for the servers we are supporting – creating inventory of servers. Logging into each server and collecting information is bit tedious when you have hundreds of server in your environment. I have spent sometime and created a script that does this work…
When I started my work in IT, I used to be in a very small shop, and even though we had people in several places in the same state, everything used to be very centralized and from 9 to 5, and because we were basically only 2 people , our action plan used to be…
This week again, the Log Buffer Edition covers the exciting and ever-evolving galaxies of Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server.
Mothers day is coming up fast. May 12th 2013 is just around the corner and If you have not already done so, make sure you go out and get mom a special gift as soon as possible. If you need a hand picking something great, take a look at this mothers day gift guide by…
News and views are an integral part of our modern daily life. When it comes to the information-hungry roles such as database professionals, such need becomes more pressing. Log Buffer is one way to keep abreast of news and views from the world of Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.
“What have I gotten myself into” ran through my head during the first week of training at Pythian. The environment was great, the people were great, the work was great, but many doubts ran through my head as I ran from training meeting to training meeting – how am I going to retain all this…
Reminders are an inevitable part of our personal and professional lives. Keep reminding of oneself about goals, priorities, and milestones is key to stay on top of things. This Log Buffer Edition is a reminder about all those not-to-be-missed blogs out there.
This week my DBA team satisfied a request to restore 1 month old lost data. A review of the RMAN backups showed that we indeed had a valid level 0 from the requested day which was 33 days ago. However, upon recovery, the necessary archive logs to bring the database to a consistent point, were…

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