Unix environments provides rich set of tools to debug performance issues. Even if the issue is complex to understand, if we use right tool for the job, we can identifiy the root cause of an issue quickly. In this presentation, I will demo tools such as truss/strace, pfiles, pmap, prstat, vmstat etc to show how you…

Original Broadcast: April 28th, 2015 Oracle Solaris 11 now includes Puppet, the popular open source tool for configuration management and enforcement. This webinar covers the progress we’ve made to integrate Puppet with some of the key technology foundations of the platform. - Learn about what Puppet is and why administrators are using it - Learn…

Oracle Solaris systems running Oracle Database are ideal for running mission-critical applications that require high performance, best-in-class availability, unmatched scalability, and high consolidation density. This session provides an overview of the unique capabilities of Oracle Solaris servers and how to optimize your configuration for the best-possible performance. It presents tuning tips for reliable performance in…

This session presents a customer use case for low overhead virtualization of Oracle Database 11gR2 on Oracle SuperCluster using Oracle Solaris Zones . It includes a general overview of the technology, a specific use case, and best practices, followed by discussion and Q&A. The use case profiles an actual customer implementation of database zones on…

Princeton University recently completed a project that moved our Oracle databases from Sun Solaris OS / Sun hardware to Oracle Enterprise Linux OS / commodity hardware.This presentation will provide information on the process used, project planning methodology, improvements realized, and lessons learned. Over 35 production applications databases were moved including Oracle/Peoplesoft Financials, HRMS and Learning…