Exadata 11.2.2.4.0 10GbE Issue Resolved
It appears that Oracle has resolved the issue with the 10GbE drivers that were introduced in version 11.2.2.4.0. There is an updated note (1376664.1) that includes the patch to fix it. The issue was...
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Exadata Diskgroup Planning
As business has picked up since OpenWorld (didn't think that was possible, but that's another story for another day), we have been seeing more customers adopt or seriously look at Exadata as an option...
View ArticleExadata Critical Patch for 11.2.2.3.x through 11.2.2.4.1
Oracle has released a critical patch for storage server versions 11.2.2.3.x through 11.2.2.4.1. While 11.2.2.4.1 was released last week, there were a few oneoff patches from 11.2.2.4.0 that didn't...
View ArticleNew Exadata Full Stack Patches
Oracle has announced a new patching strategy for Exadata, starting with databases running 11.2.0.3. Oracle will be moving away from the monthly bundle patch philosophy, which was panned by many...
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Exadata V2 Battery Replacement
For some reason, I've been working on lots of Exadata V2 systems in the past few months. One of the issues that I've been coming across for these clients is a failure in the battery that is used by...
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Yum Repository for Oracle Enterprise Linux
One of the new requirements of the Exadata Storage Server patches (starting with 11.2.3.1.0) is that the compute nodes will be patched through yum. Previously, the minimal pack was bundled with the...
View ArticleExadata Flash Write-back – Sooner Than We Think?
If you missed Andy Mendelsohn's keynote at E4 last week, you may not have heard the hubbub that surrounded one of his last slides (tweeted by Frits Hooogland here). The mention of the write-back...
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Pre OpenWorld Predictions (Exadata X3-2?)
With only a month away from Larry Ellison's keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2012, I thought that I would make a couple of wild guesses about new products that may or may not get announced this year. I'll...
View ArticleExadata X3-2 1/8th Rack
There have been a couple of posts we've seen lately about expectations of an Exadata X3-2 and X3-8 release at Oracle Open World 2012. I mentioned in my previous post about the possible release of an...
View ArticleOracle Announces Exadata X3-2 and X3-8
Well, it's finally public, so we're able to openly talk about the new Exadata X3 systems. Looking back on my pre-openworld predictions, I was pretty close on a few things. I was correct on the...
View ArticleExadata 11.2.3.2.1 NFS Issues – Ksplice Support for Exadata?
When the 11.2.3.2.1 release of the Exadata Storage Server software was released, I was a little excited. There were numerous oneoff patches for the previous release, 11.2.3.2.0, which was the first...
View Articledbnodeupdate.sh on Exadata Compute Nodes
Rene Kundersma at Oracle just published a nifty new utility named dbnodeupdate.sh that will assist with the sometimes-cumbersome process of updating the compute nodes in an Exadata environment....
View ArticleReminder –“Getting Ready for Exadata” Seminar in London
Just a quick reminder - I'll be presenting my "Getting Ready for Exadata" seminar in London on July 1. We'll cover various topics on what you need to know before you purchase an Exadata and how to...
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Virtualization on Exadata?
A while back, I noticed this session in the Open World 2013 content catalog. I didn't think much of it at the time, other than that it had a catchy title. The other day, I downloaded the latest...
View ArticleStuck Timezone Upgrades and Smart Scans
I heard a strange report from a client late last week - they weren't getting any smart scans on their Exadata - a data warehouse, no less (and we checked to see if cell_offload_processing was set to...
View ArticleOracle Announces Exadata X4-2
Today, Oracle announced the Exadata X4-2 model. The X4 has some considerable improvements, namely: 12-core Intel Xeon e5-2697 CPUs, up from the 8-core models found in the X3-2 (hello, database...
View ArticleExadata Storage Server Version 12.1.1.1.0 Released
Oracle has released the much-anticipated version of cellsrv compatible with Oracle Database 12.1.0.1 (patch #16980054). Before thinking about upgrading, read MOS note #1571789.1 carefully. Unless you...
View ArticleSCAN VIP Troubleshooting
We had a client that was running into a strange issue on their Exadata where new connections coming in through the SCAN were failing. After doing some troubleshooting, it was discovered that it was...
View ArticleExadata and Bash Shellshock
There has recently been a lot of news about the exploit revealed in the bash shell. While the fix is very quick to implement, there are a couple of tricks that are required to install this update on...
View ArticleHAIP and Exadata
If you’ve run an exachk report, y0u may have seen the following message with regard to your databases: Status Type Message Status On Details FAIL Database Check Database parameter CLUSTER_INTERCONNECTS...
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