RE: Physical access to servers for maintenance

Come
to think about it, access to my server room for Unix installs would be a waste
of my
time.  We have consoles on the servers with command line interface only.  Works
for
maintaince during downtimes when the network is out (planned downtimes) but other
then
that I don't use them.  And even then, I usually let the Unix guys do their stuff first
(since
they are usually doing stuff for me:-) and by then the network is backup so I go
back
to my Xterm or my PC. 

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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Adams, Matthew (GEA, 088130)   [mailto:MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM]Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001   9:05 AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject:   RE: Physical access to servers for maintenance   We
  keep images of the cd-roms for all current (and past) versions on a 'software   depot' (unix tar files)
  so I
  only need to have CDs loaded once for any given version.  We only support   Oracle
  on
  Unix, no NT systems.
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  For
  most versions I give the CD-s to unix admin, ask them the mount   them.
  For
  8.1.7, I was able to ZIP the image of the cd on my PC, ftp it to a sun   box,
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  class=973575214-26092001>unzip it, then TAR it and move it into the software   depot. (and the file names all came
  out
  correctly!, suprised the %$^%$#%^ out of me!)  Did the same thing with   9i.
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  I
  have a PC and a dedicated HP X-Terminal (very VERY OLD) on my desk.  I   pretty
  much
  use PC for e-mail and other office work stuff.  My X-term is my   LIFE.  But,
  I
  have used just about every PC X-Term emulation software on the planet at one   time
  or
  another.  All have worked for installing Oracle so far.  But your   caveat is well taken.
  The
  speed of the network would be a major factor here.  My X-term is 10   Mbs
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  class=973575214-26092001>Matt
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  style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:lisa.koivu_at_efairfield.com]Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:55 AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE: Physical access to servers for maintenance I meant install in general.  It took forever to do it over a fairly weak network. Never went in the computer room? Really?? Cool :)  But did someone physically load the cd on the host for you?  Or did you run it from your pc?

      -----Original Message----- <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>From:   <FONT face=Arial 
      size=1>Adams, Matthew (GEA, 088130) [SMTP:MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM] 
      Sent:   <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:45 AM 
      To:     
      Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 
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      size=1>Subject:        <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>RE: Physical access to servers for maintenance 
      
      Are you talking NT only or 
      install in general?  On unix all you need is a <FONT 
      color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>decent X-windows package for your PC 
      (Exceed, ChameleonX, Reflection X?, etc). <FONT 
      face=Arial>  I've 
      been here 3 years, installed at least 30 new systems and have never 
      been in any of our computer 
      rooms. 
      
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        Message-----<FONT face="Times New Roman" 
        size=2>From: Koivu, Lisa 
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        href="mailto:lisa.koivu_at_efairfield.com">mailto:lisa.koivu_at_efairfield.com]<FONT 
        face="Times New Roman" size=2>Sent:<FONT 
        face="Times New Roman" size=2> Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:05 
        AMTo:<FONT 
        face="Times New Roman" size=2> Multiple recipients of list 
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        size=2>Subject: RE: 
        Physical access to servers for maintenance
        OK, terminal services? 
        I agree that install is an 
        exception.  It's nearly impossible if you aren't sitting in front 
        of the host.