For some unknown reason, the search on MOS (My Oracle Support) does not return any results when looking for the patch corresponding to a specific Oracle RDBMS Gold Image although it is essential when you want to deploy a new RDBMS version on an Exadata. You must know the corresponding patch number to be able to find it.
After some research, here is the simplest method I found.
Continue reading “Where to find Oracle RDBMS Gold Image (aka “Database Software Clone”) for Exadata?”Since Exadata release 12.1.1.1.2, it is possible to install Oracle Linux Kernel updates via Ksplice. This allows to keep your servers up to date, without having to upgrade the whole Exadata or any downtime.
Continue reading “Install Ksplice kernel updates on Exadata”A few days ago, I made a handling error on an Oracle Linux 7 virtual machine on a freshly configured Exadata X8M. I inadvertently renamed the files “/etc/pam.d/password-auth” and “/etc/pam.d/system-auth”. Result: I was no longer able to connect to the VM in ssh, or even via the virsh console.
I will describe here the steps to regain access by renaming the files with the right name, but it is also applicable if you have lost your root password.
Continue reading “How to restore root access on a KVM guest running Oracle Linux 7 on Exadata (X8M)”It’s been a while since my last post!
Today, I wanted to share with you some useful commands to extract information from Exadata (product name, serial numbers, …).
This can be helpful for the opening of an new SR for example, or for inventorying components in a CMDB.
Here is the list of interesting elements that can be extracted (the list is not exhaustive, but these are the ones I use most often):
– Exadata product name
– Exadata rack serial number
– Compute nodes and cell nodes serial number
– Compute nodes and cell nodes internal component’s serial number
– Inifiniband switches serial number
– Cisco switch serial number
– PDU’s serial number
