Re: RDA or RDA/OCM

[Quoted] jkelley_at_uga.edu wrote:
> I'm setting up a test 10g r2 db on a Windows box and was going to
> install RDA but see there is a good deal of info re Oracle
> Configuration Mngr and RDA (MetaLink Doc ID: Note:314422.1 ) and was
> wondering how others see this. I'm not expecting a "best practices",
> but really was wondering just how others saw this. My feeling is
> that, long term, OCM is going to be what Oracle wants, though it may
> never be that stark. I had been planning to install RDA, but started
> looking over the OCM stuff as well. This is hardly a major issue,
> though it may become one here with time.
> thanks for your thoughts on this,
> --Joe

RDA is a one minute installation ... unzip into any directory on the server.

And if you want to be treated well by metalink it is mandatory.

You'll spend more time reading my response than setting up the RDA tool.

Best practice is to always have a current RDA zipped and ready to attach to an SR.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org