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DST

We made it!! DST is here and we are happy. Sun Mar 11 01:59:58 EST 2007 Sun Mar 11 01:59:59 EST 2007 Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 EDT 2007 Sun Mar 11 03:00:02 EDT 2007

DBSNMP account lockout

On a new install of Enterprise Manager 10.1 we would get random failures caused by the dbsnmp account getting locked(timed) due to failed login attempts exceeding the default profile’s setting of ten. This is caused by the dbsnmp user connecting with the wrong password more than 10 times in a row which forces an account [...]

Heading to Collaborate 07

Two of our DBA’s will be attending Collaborate ’07 this year. We will be focusing on the core RDBMS, RMAN, Streams, Data Guard and Oracle Fusion/Apps server. Wrap all that into Enterprise Management best practices and were ready to go. I’m looking forward to meeting up with all my friends there and continue the geek-fest [...]

It just keeps getting better.

It is easy to see why I am so excited about Oracle. It just keeps getting better and better. Below is a snip from the press release. This will definately increase opportunities in the BI field. The Internet is fresh and new again! Oracle Buys Enterprise Performance Management Leader Hyperion 12,000 companies use Hyperion software [...]

Reinstall Agent (EM)

I had an agent install fail for some reason and could not get the agent to re-install. I had to start the installer (in GUI mode) and click on “Installed Products” and remove the oracle agent by selecting the agent home. Then I was able to re-run the install and it completed successfully.