Re: Oracle 8.0.4 installation --OEM sucks

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Hth,
Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Dharambir Marwaha wrote:

> I have just installed Oracle Enterprise Edition 8.0.4 on windows NT 4.0
> for internet application usage..
>
> 1)I need to create two databases ,i.e one for production and another for
> development purposes.Should I do it on the same machine??

If the system has enough resources, but better avoid running multiple instances or one instance is really doing nothing at most times.

>
>
> 2)While attempting to install OEM for my databases I found the
> information in the installation manual to be very confusing.
> It says that the repository database(????)and the production
> database(???) should not be in the same database(???).If I do so then I
> will not be able to perform many DBA tasks.Now I really dont know how to
> interpret the term 'database' out here.
>

OEM monitors databases. It is capable of shutting databases. You will have a problem if you have one database and use OEM to shut it. Create a small database with OEM only or (if you need it) OEM and Oracle Names

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> But I still worked on step-by-step as instructed by the guide.At the end
> I found a new user being created in the same database(ORCL) who owned
> the repository tables.

This is correct

>
>
> Could someone please explain in simple languagewhat is happening.Thanks
> in advance.I'm a front end application developer doing some server
> installation for the first time.
> Personal reply to dharam_at_globalnoise.com would be highly appreciated.

Received on Tue Jan 12 1999 - 00:19:00 CST