Enterprise Management Articles

Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c with Filer Snapshotting [December 2012]
by Porus Homi Havewala
This concise technical article includes a script for database backup using snapshots and cataloging in RMAN.

Ease the Chaos with Automated Patching: Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c  [October 2012]
by Porus Homi Havewala
This article is excerpted from the book Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c: Managing Data Center Chaos, from Packt Publishing.

The Joy of Overriding [April 2012]
by Daniel Amadei
Overriding system property names in Oracle Coherence is a very simple yet powerful approach to letting multiple nodes exist in a single JVM without conflicts.

Crossing the Chasm Between Developers and DBAs [March 2012]
by Mike Cuppett 
Why patience, information sharing, and collaboration can lead to faster and more comprehensive performance improvements.

Certify Your Expertise [Oct. 2011]
by TJ Palazzolo
Test your Oracle WebLogic Server mettle, and gain valuable credibility.

The DBA’s Guide to Setting Up Oracle RAC One Node and Oracle Data Guard [July 2011]
by Martin Bach
With these guidelines, using Oracle RAC One Node in conjunction with Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery is a straightforward task.

Series: Oracle Exadata Command Reference [June 2011]
by Arup Nanda
In this four-part guide, DBAs will learn all the commands necessary to administer the Oracle Exadata Database Machine, especially the storage-related commands.

How To: Use JRuby with JMX for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g [Apr. 2011]
by Pas Apicella
Learn how to use the JRuby programming language with JMX to query an Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 managed server to display runtime information on the instance.

How To: Use a JRuby Script to Verify an Oracle RAC Setup using SCAN [Apr. 2011]
by Pas Apicella
Learn how to use Oracle Universal Connection Pool and Oracle JDBC's failover capabilities from a simple JRuby script.

How To: Set up a Data Source within Tomcat 6.0 using Oracle Universal Connection Pool [Apr. 2011]
by Pas Apicella
Learn how to setup a Data Source within Tomcat 6.0 using Oracle Universal Connection Pool (UCP) as the Data Source implementation.

How to XQuery Non-JDBC Sources from JDBC [Mar. 2011]
by Yuli Vasiliev
Learn to use XQuery from within JDBC code to access data in non-JDBC sources.

Provision Your Oracle RAC Systems Using Oracle Enterprise Manager [Jan. 2011]
by Porus Homi Havewala
Learn how to seamlessly provision multi-node Oracle RAC systems in a totally automated manner - including provisioning of RAC databases.

Overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager Management Packs [Dec. 2010]
by Porus Homi Havewala
How does Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control do so much across so many different systems? The answer is through the use of licensable Management Packs, Monitoring Plug-ins, and Connectors. This article provides an overview of how all the pieces fit together.

Manage Mass Provisioning Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control [Nov. 2010]
by Porus Homi Havewala
Learn how to provision literally hundreds or even thousands of systems using the mass provisioning techniques described here.

Managing Audit Trails [12-Oct-2010]
by Arup Nanda
Relocate the audit trail to a different tablespace and set up an automatic purge process to keep its size under control.

Mask Your Secrets Using Oracle Enterprise Manager [17-Aug-2010]
by Porus Homi Havewala
Getting started with the Oracle Data Masking Pack.

Easy Disaster Proof Production [8-Jan-2010]
by Porus Havewala
Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control for Data Guard setup, management (including switchover or failover), and monitoring can save a lot of time and resources.

Overview of Performance Tuning Tools in Oracle Fusion Middleware [Jan. 2010]
by Olaf Heimburger
Oracle Fusion Middleware comes with a great toolset for investigating suspicious application behavior.

Patch a Thousand Databases, Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control [3-Sept-2009]
by Porus Havewala
Get a tour of the automated patching capabilities now available to Oracle DBAs.

Scripting Oracle RMAN Commands [19-Aug-2009]
by Arup Nanda
Learn how to create and automate scripts to execute common recovery tasks.

Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Rel 5 on Oracle Database 11g and Linux [9-July-2009]
by Mike Revitt
Install Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Rel 5 against an existing Oracle 11g database on Oracle Enterprise Linux version 5, step by step..

Oracle RMAN Backups: Pushing the "Easy" Button [April 2009]
by Porus Havewala
How to redesign the setup and scheduling of Oracle RMAN backups the "easy" way, using Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Architecture for Very Large Sites [March 2009]
by Porus Havewala
Need to guarantee high scalability for Enterprise Manager Grid Control? This architecture, described by Oracle ACE Director Porus Homi Havewala based on real-world experiences, may be for you.

Encrypting Tablespaces [18-Dec-2008]
by Arup Nanda
Encrypt tablespaces transparently—without affecting performance.

More Ways to Flash Back [01-Sep-2008]
by Sushma Jagannath
Query history and recover from corruptions with Oracle Flashback technology.

Document, Monitor, and Manage [01-Sep-2008]
by Sue Harper
Take advantage of new features in Oracle SQL Developer 1.5.

Using Database Advisors [23-June-2008]
by Sushma Jagannath
Get advice on key management challenges and improve performance in Oracle Database 11g.

Managing History [23-June-2008]
by Jonathan Gennick
Oracle Total Recall enables users to find, track, and use past and present information

Back Up and Recover [01-May-2008]
by Sushma Jagannath
New backup and recovery features in Oracle Database 11g save time and data.

Visualize Your Oracle Database Data with JChart [02-Nov-2007]
by Dustin Marx and Michael G. Martin
Use the open-source JFreeChart tool to easily plot your Oracle database data in a wide selection of high-quality chart types.

More Partitioning Choices [17-Aug-2007]
by Arup Nanda
Learn when and how to use new partitioning schemes in Oracle Database 11g.

Embedded Java Persistence [17-Mar-2007]
by Jonathan Gennick
Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition provides painless persistence to Java objects.

Recover in a Flash [17-Jan-2007]
by Arup Nanda
Reduce database recovery time, using the Oracle flash recovery area.

When Microseconds Count [26-Oct-2006]
by Jonathan Gennick
The Oracle TimesTen in-memory database is always ready.

Restore to the Point [26-Oct-2006]
by Arup Nanda
Use named points in time to roll your database back by using flashback query.

Become a Master [28-Aug-2006]
by Aradhana Puri
Step up from Oracle Certified Professional to Oracle Certified Master.

Secure Search Returns Best Results [28-Aug-2006]
by Ron Hardman
Oracle Secure Enterprise Search provides the right intranet search.

Using Oracle Grid Control with Filer Snapshotting [July 2006]
by Porus Havewala

Commanding ASM [01-Mar-2006]
by Arup Nanda
Access, transfer, and administer ASM files without SQL commands.

Faster Batch Processing [01-Mar-2006]
by Mark Rittman
LOG ERRORS handles errors quickly and simplifies batch loading.

Auditing in XML [01-Jan-2006]
by Arup Nanda
Create database audit trails in XML.

New Features for Oracle8i OCPs [01-Jan-2006]
by Aradhana Puri
Upgrade from Oracle8i OCP to Oracle Database 10g OCP in one exam.