Re: Oracle DB Best Practices on Linux x86_64
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:48:08 -0400
Message-ID: <CAFQ5ACKkK3uWuDy6fG_xOLgcTB2eFNabkxZouh3J19-8hbrnfg_at_mail.gmail.com>
Unless the database is really small, and/or very low load, hugepages is a must.
My opinion of hugepages:
http://markjbobak.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/if-youre-not-using-hugepages-youre-doing-it-wrong/
On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Mark W. Farnham <mwf_at_rsiz.com> wrote:
> 1) Use of the couplet “Best Practice(s)” is harmful.
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> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Justin Mungal
> *Sent:* Monday, July 28, 2014 4:17 AM
> *To:* oracle-l-freelists
> *Subject:* Oracle DB Best Practices on Linux x86_64
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> I have an interesting request from a customer to review the Oracle
> configuration on a couple servers for best practices. I've been checking
> things over; I haven't had a chance to talk to the customer yet, but seeing
> from the load I'm guessing they aren't in production yet.
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> Right now I've just looked at the very basic things that tend to come back
> and bite later on, or are just good things to configure in general:
> backups, multiplexed control/redo logs, memory settings, patch levels, log
> rotation, etc... but then again not all of them may be necessary, depending
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> Has anyone created some kind of generic best practices document, or a
> checklist of some kind? Arup Nanda's document from 2007 has some good
> points, so I would be looking for something like that I suppose.
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