ExaCC vs. ExaCS – Which One is Right for You?
Exadata has been Oracle’s gold standard platform for running mission-critical Oracle databases for...
Pythian Blog: Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Database Management | Oracle Exadata
Fixing the Failed Status of imageinfo on Exadata Compute Node
I was conducting regular OS patching of all the Exadata components when one of compute nodes caused...
How to Resize Exadata Grid Disks Without an Outage
As you might know, each Exadata cell contains 12 physical disks with a fixed size. If you want to...
Detect and Notify Linux Server Restart
When Oracle support performs maintenance for Exadata Cloud there is minimal communication....
Exadata's InfiniBand Switch: Incorrect NTP settings Leading to Evictions, and Patching Recommendations
Overview This post describes a recent outage during a routine Exadata (X7-2) patching to the...
Adding Your RDS Fleet to PMM2 Using the API
PMM (Percona Monitoring and Management) is a great community tool for monitoring your OSDB (MySQL,...
How To Export Collections in SCCM to CSV Using Powershell
Your mission: Gather a list of servers in a specific collection on System Center Configuration...
How to Quickly Ignore ORA Error on Agent Layer
I had a very specific situation where I wanted to ignore an error from a specific agent. It turns...
How to Find Clusterware Configuration Details Using srvctl
At times, you may be required to gather information about Oracle Clusterware configuration details....
Exadata Smart Scan: A Quick Overview
I decided to write about Exadata Smart Scan feature for this blog post. Why Smart Scan? Well,...
