I just got a client that changed his server hostname and discovered that after this change he was unable to use the DB Control. To solve this problem you will just need to follow these simple steps: 1) Set $ORACLE_HOSTNAME to the old hostname: [oracle]$ export ORACLE_HOSTNAME=oc-oracle-prod.com 2) De-configure the old DB Console by running…
Playing with Oracle VirtualBox : How to add a new Disk
In this small Tutorial we will learn how to add a new disk to our Virtual Machine created in our previous tutorial. Add a new disk to the virtual machine is very easy, just follow the tasks bellow: First, with your virtual machine off click on Settings, than go to Storage , than you will…
Playing with Oracle 11gR2, OEL 5.6 and VirtualBox 4.0.2 (Final Part)
The idea of this tutorial is to show you how you can create an Oracle Database 11gR2 using Oracle VirtualBox and OEL. This installation should never be used for Production or Development purposes. This installation was created for educational purpose only, and is extremely helpful to learn and understand how Oracle works if you do…
Playing with Oracle 11gR2, OEL 5.6 and VirtualBox 4.0.2 (4th Part)
Project Name 11gR2/2011 Author Francisco Munoz Alvarez Software Used Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 Oracle VirtualBox 4.0.2 Oracle 11.2.0.2 Database and Infrastructure Software Date 02/02/2011 The idea of this tutorial is to show you how you can create an Oracle Database 11gR2 using Oracle VirtualBox and OEL. This installation should never be used for Production or…
My European Tour–May 2011
May will be a very busy month with several seminars and conferences in Europe. I’ll be presenting some seminars for the Oracle Celebrity Series in UK, Germany, Spain and Slovakia, and also will be presenting at User Groups conferences at Finland and Bulgaria. The links to register to my seminars are: May 9-10, UK –…
Playing with Oracle 11gR2, OEL 5.6 and VirtualBox 4.0.2 (3rd Part)
Project Name 11gR2/2011 Author Francisco Munoz Alvarez Software Used Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 Oracle VirtualBox 4.0.2 Oracle 11.2.0.2 Database and Infrastructure Software Date 02/02/2011 The idea of this tutorial is to show you how you can create an Oracle Database 11gR2 using Oracle VirtualBox and OEL. This installation should never be used for Production or…
Playing with Oracle 11gR2, OEL 5.6 and VirtualBox 4.0.2 (1st Part)
Project Name 11gR2/2011 Author Francisco Munoz Alvarez Software Used Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 Oracle VirtualBox 4.0.2 Oracle 11.2.0.2 Database and Infrastructure Software Date 02/02/2011 The idea of this tutorial is to show you how you can create an Oracle Database 11gR2 using Oracle VirtualBox and OEL. This installation should never be used for Production or…
Playing with Oracle 11gR2, OEL 5.6 and VirtualBox 4.0.2 (2nd Part)
Project Name 11gR2/2011 Author Francisco Munoz Alvarez Software Used Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 Oracle VirtualBox 4.0.2 Oracle 11.2.0.2 Database and Infrastructure Software Date 02/02/2011 The idea of this tutorial is to show you how you can create an Oracle Database 11gR2 using Oracle VirtualBox and OEL. This installation should never be used for Production or…
Bye bye 2010, Welcome 2011
First than all, I’ll like to apologize to all my friends and followers for the absence of posts on my blog for the last few months but this last months were very intense to me as you can see bellow. The 2010 was a great year full of great, fantastic and wonderful experiences and news,…