In this article we will see how to install Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control on Oracle Linux / Red Hat Linux step by step. This tool provides the ability to manage Oracle databases through… read more
Why can't I shrink the transaction log in SQL Server and why is it full?
In a previous article we saw what the Transaction Log is. This time we'll see how we can empty it and make it shrink, we'll also see what we can do case by case when it won't let us. Suddenly… read more
How we find the performance of existing Indexes and which new Indexes SQL Server recommends
In a previous article we saw what indexes are. In this article we will see how to find the status of their hash, if you are using, when they were created, when they were updated and if they are missing indexes recommended by SQL Server.… read more
How to install an Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) on Linux using Direct NFS
In this article we will see step by step how to install an Oracle Database belonging to a Real Application Cluster (RAC) on a Linux operating system (Oracle Linux 7.7) with shared NFS disks without using Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage... read more
How to enable Oracle Direct NFS for increased performance between Oracle Database and NFS Shares
In this article we will see how to enable Direct NFS for Oracle Database connectivity with NFS Servers. When we enable it the communication between Oracle Database and NFS Servers is done directly, without involving the kernel of… read more
How do we set up a Windows Server as an NFS Server to have shared NFS disks on Unix
In this article how we can have shared disks between Microsoft Windows Server and Unix through NFS protocol. We will see step by step how to create a Microsoft Windows NFS Server and how to mount the disks in... read more
What is Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)
In this article we will see a detailed description of what Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster) is, what features it provides and how it works. Oracle RAC is a software that allows us to connect multiple servers (up to… read more
Why is restarting the SQL Server instance delayed?
In this article we will look in detail at some of the most common reasons why a SQL Server instance may be slow to restart and what we can do to improve this time on a case-by-case basis. Using a very large… read more
What is the Transaction Log and what is it used for in SQL Server
In this article we will analyze what the Transaction Log is in Microsoft SQL Server, what it is used for and what to watch out for. What is the Transaction Log Every database we create apart from the data files that… read more
