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 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
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
How do we automate the index rebuild process in SQL Server without using a maintenance plan
As we have seen in an earlier article for the easiest way to access data in databases we use indexes and statistics. Indexes are essentially an index that helps us find what we are looking for faster. But as... read more
How can we get email whenever Tablespace needs Datafile in Oracle database
In Oracle databases tables are stored in logical entities called Tablespaces. Each Tablespace consists of physical files called Datafiles. In Oracle, however, each datafile can have a maximum size of up to 32GB, because of this... read more
