New star on the horizon - Jagjeet !

MOATS-like sqlplus "top" utility for RAC http://t.co/OPyKTSAL
Cool tool:
http://jagjeet.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/sqlplus-dashboard-for-rac/

Karl Arao releases his IO Saturation toolkit

Blog Post: IOsaturationtoolkit-v2 with Exadata IORM and AWESOME text graph http://t.co/URgscLus

http://karlarao.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/iosaturationtoolkit-v2-with-iorm-and-awesome-text-graph/

He could avoided language that sounds like blowing his own trumpet.
All in all, if you've got Exadata or non-Exadata, have fun.

Exadata - post ACS

http://centroid.centricagency.com/knowledgebase/blog/exadata-initial-installation-validation-0

Extending half rack Exadata to a full rack

Customer case study:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/availability/exadata-expansion-zero-downtime-1562570.pdf

Cell version 11.2.3.1 - Db minimal pack patching gone

Updating Exadata Compute Nodes using ULN and YUM starting 11.2.3.1 http://t.co/KbJKcYAB #exadata #exalogic
by Oracle Exadata at 4/9/12 3:09 PM
(Source: http://twitter.com/oracleexadata/status/189528204984324098)

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Terrific roundup of ASM in Exadata

http://asmsupportguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/asm-in-exadata.html?m=1

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Getting diag info for Exadata

allthingsoracle.com/method-for-hum…

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ILOM upgrade

jarneil (@jarneil)
2/2/12 6:00 AM

new blog posting on updating #exadata iLOM firmware: http://jarneil.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/upgradingdowngrading-exadata-ilom-firmware/

Exadata disk layout

CoskanDBA (@coskan) 1/30/12 1:47 AM bit.ly/Ao6kT4 exadata disk layout and usable space calculations follow up post by @bryangrenn

OPN EXADATA EXAM

Oracle Exadata (@oracleexadata) 1/30/12 9:56 AM OPN Certified Implementation Exams: Oracle Exadata 11g Essentials bit.ly/y43GmN #exadata #exalogic

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Nice DIY space calculation from Bryan

http://bit.ly/wPnt7E

Good Architecture pix for RAC & Exadata

http://uhesse.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/11gr2-rac-architecture-picture/


http://uhesse.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/exadata-quarter-rack-architecture-picture/

SFC Smart Flash Cache

http://www.ogh.nl//handouts.aspx#id235

Datasheet: Oracle Exadata 'expansion' rack

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/exadata/exadata-storage-exp-rack-ds-v1-425092.pdf

Exadata MAAAAAAA

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/availability/exadata-maa-131903.pdf

AUTO DOP !

That little AUTO DOP rascal :

http://uhesse.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/auto-dop-differences-of-parallel_degree_policyautolimited/

Superb posting by Uwe Hesse - always the best !

On patching schedules for 11.2.0.3

Another new acronym, that will become popular: QDPE: Quarterly Database Patch for Exadata !

And another: QFSDP  (Go figure !)


http://www.pythian.com/news/29911/introducing-thequarterly-database-patch-for-exadata/


A Colvin blogged about it also:
http://blog.oracle-ninja.com/2012/01/new-exadata-full-stack-patches/

THE Rene Kundersma:
http://blogs.oracle.com/XPSONHA/entry/first_quarterly_full_stack_download

Exadata in your laptop !

Kinda trailblazer, first-of-its-kind, whatever you choose to call.
Gokhan Atil is THE MAN !

http://www.gokhanatil.com/2012/01/is-it-possible-to-build-exadata.html

DIY

Jason Arneil's blog posting is the latest knock.
http://jarneil.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/building-an-exadata-compute-node-usb-imaging-drive/

Vishal Gupta's is also helpful:
http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/10/23/exadata-storage-compute-node-remote-reimaging/
http://blog.vishalgupta.com/2011/10/15/oracle-exadata-documentation/



All reminds of a  proverb in Tamil:
ஞாயிறை கை மறைப்பார் இல்

Translated, it means, you cannot cover the sun using your.hands.