Monthly Archives: November 2009

Extend Oracle SQL Developer (2) – XML extension – Archivelog Size over X days

Well, this time is to show archivelog over a period which DBA feel interested in. The idea is simple: Visualize ARCHIVELOG generated over X days. It is quick and fast to finish this small task. Feel much more easier when … Continue reading

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Hurry UP! Drop database efficiently and effectively – SQL> Drop database;

Oracle 10g allows us to drop database quickly. It takes care of all files listed in controlfile: datafile, redo logs, controlfile and spfile if it is there. Well we have to clean up archivelogs and backup. Fine enough. Got be … Continue reading

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Oracle website outage

Obviously, they are experiencing upgrade of Flash server, think about metalink issues couple of days ago.

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Oracle 11g OCM upgrade exam landed

It is time to upgrade my 10g OCM certificate to 11g. Reference: "Oracle Database 11g Certified Master Upgrade Exam"

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GoldenGate? Oracle Streams?

Oracle Streams: replicate Oracle-Oracle data, available from Enterprise Edition, special process, parameters and views to work with.GoldenGate: replicate between non-Oracle and Oracle, Oracle-Oracle as well, faster than Streams, no limitation on Oracle standard/enterprise edition. Why Oracle buy GoldenGate?To acquire replication … Continue reading

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5 Years!!! Light with the world – Firefox

Firefox is good stuff and no alternative so far 🙂 See more details and 1 video at http://www.spreadfirefox.com/5years/en-US/ Screen shot of this video, worth checking out.

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Extend Oracle SQL Developer (1) – XML extension – RMAN backup over X days

The idea is simple: Visualize RMAN backup from X days ago. I would like to see these things: backupset size, how long it took, compression ratio and backup type. Well, good enough, We can create Oracle SQL Developer XML extension … Continue reading

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