OPatch failed with error code 135 – Argument(s) Error… Given ‘ocmrf’ file does not exists

Issue Using opatch auto to apply patch 18706472, it failed with error code 135: opatchauto2017-09-23_04-21-57.log shows: 2017-09-23 04:24:41: s_run_as_user2: Running /bin/su oracle -c ‘ /oracle/product/11.2.0/db/OPatch/opatch napply /software_dump/latestpatch/18706472/18522509 -local -silent -ocmrf /home/grid/responsefile/file.rsp -oh /oracle/product/11.2.0/db -invPtrLoc /oracle/product/11.2.0/db/oraInst.loc ‘ 2017-09-23 04:24:42: Removing file /tmp/filexagz0g 2017-09-23 04:24:42: Successfully removed file: /tmp/filexagz0g 2014-09-23 04:24:42: /bin/su exited with rc=135 2017-09-23 04:24:42: […]

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Benchmarking in Oracle Database

After a long time, I am going to write a theoretical topic which adds some different knowledge in our DBA career. I hope it will help our viewers to have deep knowledge about the database. Today I am going to explain about benchmarking in the database. Being a part of IT we have little idea about […]

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SQLT in Oracle

SQLTXPLAIN, also known as SQLT, is a tool provided by Oracle Server Technologies Center of Expertise – ST CoE. SQLT inputs one SQL statement and outputs a set of diagnostics files. These files are commonly used to diagnose SQL statements performing poorly. SQLT connects to the database and collects execution plans, Cost-based Optimizer CBO statistics, […]

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Drop the SQLT in Oracle Database

Uninstalling SQLT removes the SQLT repository and all SQLTXPLAIN/SQLTXADMIN schema objects. SQLTXPLAIN and SQLTXADMIN users also gets dropped. To uninstall SQLT simply execute sqlt/install/sqdrop.sql connected as SYS. [oracle@localhost ~]$ cd /home/oracle/sqlt/install [oracle@localhost install]$ sqlplus / as sysdba SQL*Plus: Release 12.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Feb 14 04:31:10 2018 Copyright (c) 1982, 2016, Oracle. All rights reserved. […]

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Sosreport on Oracle Linux

The “sosreport” is a tool to collect troubleshooting data on an Oracle Linux system. It generates a compressed tarball of debugging information that gives an overview of the most important logs and configuration of a Linux system, to be sent to Oracle Support. Among other things, the sosreport includes information about the installed rpm versions, […]

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Database Design – Hardware Requirements

Database Design is the most important part of the IT project. This is the second post regarding Database Design. Normally we just think about software and some basic terms of hardware while we think about the database. Now let’s have deep look at Hardware Requirements. This post explains the technical terms which must keep in mind […]

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Types of Supplemental logging at Database level

Redo log files are generally used for instance recovery and media recovery. The data needed for such operations is automatically recorded in the redo log files. However, a redo-based application may require that additional column be logged in the redo log files. The process of logging these additional columns is called supplemental logging. There are two […]

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Database Design(Software Selection)

Today we are going to talk about most important part of the Database. As a fresher, we all have a dream to do something different and we choose DBA as a profession. As my personal experience as a fresher I wanted to be Oracle DBA and today I feel proud to work as DBA. Let’s have look at […]

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Killable Processes in Oracle Database

A multiprocess Oracle database uses some additional processes called background processes. The background processes perform maintenance tasks required to operate the database and to maximize performance for multiple users. Mandatory Background Processes Optional Background Processes Slave Processes There are few processes which we can kill without terminating the instance. Killable: ARCn: Redo log archivers CJQn: Job […]

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