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Last February, I performed an operating system rolling upgrade on a four-nodes RAC cluster (11.2.0.2). I then faced a strange problem when restarting the operating system...

OpenERP release 7.0, which just came out, shows some real advantages in terms of accessibility. By refining the website, OpenERP wants to prove that the new release is not merely an update but a new product with a new mind-set.

In this bog posting, I will present a boot sequence that works for all Linux-based operating systems - from switching on the power to the login screen.

In January, I promised to show you the next step of a procedure to manage templates with Virtual Box. Don't worry, I have not forgotten but I was very busy! This step, the final one, consists on customizing of a virtual machine configuration at the start. VMware does it with Templates on ESX, using for example Sysprep for MS Windows guests. I am going to show you how to do it with one simple text file.

My last blog was about installing and configuring Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Distributed Replay. This time, I will show you how you can create a trace and replay it with Distributed Replay Clients on a specific SQL Server target.

Three weeks ago, Microsoft published the third Cumulative Update (CU3) for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack one. As usual, if this Cumulative Update solves an issue you are facing, install it quickly - otherwise, do not install it.

A few weeks ago, I posted an article about Oracle Database Appliance, focusing on ODA version 2.5.0.0.0. However, a new update of ODA, version 2.5.5.0.0, was released by Oracle on 5 March. This posting will focus on the new ODA release, which leads to a new hardware architecture.

Distributed Replay is a new fonctionality of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. It helps you assess the impact of future upgrades (SQL Server, hardware, OS) or SQL Server tunings by replaying a trace captured from a productive SQL Server environment to a new SQL Server test environment.

Last february, I had the chance to attend an Oracle presentation about ODA: Oracle Database Appliance. I found it interessant to share what I have learned about this technology. Which, I confess, convinced me.