Oracle’s Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Simulator

Cool stuff to try out in VB:

http://www.oracle.com/webapps/dialogue/dlgpage.jsp?p_dlg_id=10521841&src=7299332&act=45&id1=10522190&id2=10522193&pe=null&pr=365.0&pt=N&pd=Y&xs=7299332&xa=45&pu=Null&po=WWMK11043035MP&cc=WWMK11043035MPP043C002&tc=3-4510343704&ps=N&p_ext=Y&p_tm=Null&r1=-1&r2=-1&r0=-1

Upgrade guidelines & best practices

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/upgrade/best-practices-for-upgrading-11gr2-1605003.pdf

Very comprehensive list of stuff to be taken care before an upgrade to 11gR2

Data Guard - Scenarios

Sometimes, you uncover gems from the documentation !

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e25608/scenarios.htm#i1008082

Test it in your environments and be prepared.
Very handy and useful

Arup - troubleshooting standby database problem - quite a bit of flair in the style of troubleshooting

http://arup.blogspot.com/2009/12/resolving-gaps-in-data-guard-apply.html

Stumbled on this great post by Arup.

Arup - explaining why you can't store 100G db in 100G buffer cache

Database is 100GB; how much buffer cache will keep the entire database in cache? 700GB. Surprised? Learn why here http://bit.ly/evr05e

Cool stuff - Solaris

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/webinar-series-1563626.html

Awesome videos and presentations for Solaris stuff.

Tweet by Uwe Hesse

How do you apply a Patchset,PSU or CPU in a Data Guard Physical Standby configuration MOS ID 278641.1

by Uwe Hesse at 5/3/12 6:24 AM

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Tweet by Timur Akhmadeev

11.2.0.3.2 is the 1st PSU that is Composite patch https://t.co/qZFsjTEH

by Timur Akhmadeev at 5/3/12 9:00 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/timurakhmadeev/status/198034311499366400)


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Tweet by OracleEnterpriseMgr

1st #em12c demo on dance music :). RT @eMarcelCom Just uploaded :) Enjoy! Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c: http://t.co/Jqnb7QGP

by OracleEnterpriseMgr at 5/3/12 9:12 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/oracle_em/status/198037339891699712)


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Tweet by Uwe Hesse

Look how you fit into the ranges: RT @drune: Salary survey by Oracle: http://t.co/mW3bPkvp

by Uwe Hesse at 5/3/12 7:46 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/UweHesse/status/198036853721534464)


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RMAN Tip by Arup Nanda

@kelloggs_ville you can use "restore preview" to find out if RMAN will find all the backup files or not without doing an actual restore.

by Arup Nanda at 5/3/12 7:26 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/arupnanda/status/198043956620177409)


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Very creative GG scenario by Andreea Vaduva

GoldenGate capture scenarios with ASM http://t.co/WIHwMi4o

by OracleBlogs at 5/3/12 9:32 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/OracleBlogs/status/198046252720594944)


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Tweet by OraNA.info

Oracle VM Administration: Oracle VM Server for x86 course schedule http://t.co/vqiODLmo

by OraNA.info at 5/3/12 10:00 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/orana/status/198049510373597184)


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Don't run 11.2.0.1 GI w/ 11.2.2.4+ cell

@kevinclosson @vishalgupta77 it's in MOS note #1429907.1 - supplemental note with known issues for 11.2.3.1.0 and patching note 888828.1

by Andy Colvin at 5/3/12 8:14 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/acolvin/status/198022746737868801)


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Much needed clarification by Wim Coekaerts

threads, cores, sockets and Oracle VM : https://t.co/UdGWXCSW

by Wim Coekaerts at 5/3/12 1:24 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/wimcoekaerts/status/197963632817094656)


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By Gokhan Atil

Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12c – Building a Virtual Data Center https://t.co/Ac90PoaC #em12c

by Gokhan Atil at 5/3/12 4:46 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/gokhanatil/status/197970488998379520)


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By Martin Bach - on VM cloning in vSphere

NIC confusion when cloning virtual machines in ESX5i http://t.co/v8OuJNOW

by Martin Bach at 5/3/12 4:47 AM

(Source: http://twitter.com/MartinDBA/status/197970580308365312)


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