Oracle Distilled

yum update error failed to retrieve repodata/filelists.xml.gz from ol6_x86_64_latest

Eric Jenkinson — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:40:09 +0000

When performing an update through yum I received the following error. The error was still present after trying both suggested work arounds. Yum uses a cache to speed operations and this cache can become corrupt overtime. In the case of the error above clearing the Yum cache and rebuilding it solved the problem. To clear [...]

ORA-00600 [LibraryCacheNotEmptyOnClose]

Eric Jenkinson — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:19:08 +0000

If you are running Oracle 10gR2 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5 and encounter this error on shutdown you ran into either unpublished bug 4483084 or bug 7572335. Both bugs deal with objects left in the library cache at shutdown and do not indicate a problem in the data or database and can be ignored. The bug is [...]

SP2-0768: Illegal SPOOL command

Eric Jenkinson — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:52:59 +0000

Recently I ran into a problem were executing a SQL script where I received an SP2-0768: Illegal SPOOL command. Looking at file in VI and the source of the problem is obvious. The file had end of line markers for DOS/Windows and not Unix. While in VI issue the the following command :%s/^M/^M/g . Note [...]

JavaFX 2 Layouts: javafx.scene.layout.HBox

Eric Jenkinson — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:30:51 +0000

The javafx,scene.layout.HBox class arranges its child nodes in a single horizontal row. Below is a simple program that demonstrates the Below is the output from execution of the above program. Like the VBox class, the HBox class can be a child node of another layout class to create sophisticated interfaces. The example program below is [...]

JavaFX 2.1 Layouts: javafx.scene.layout.VBox

Eric Jenkinson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:04:32 +0000

The javafx.scene.layout.VBox class arranges it child nodes in a single vertical column. Below is an simple example of the javafx.scene.layout.VBox class The VBox is defined on line 11. Lines 13 through 17 define and initialize five Label objects that are added to the VBox. On line 19 the VBox is added to Scene. Below is [...]

JavaFX 2.1 Layouts: javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane

Eric Jenkinson — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:52:38 +0000

The javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane class splits the plane into five regions: top, bottom, right, left and center. Each region can contain child nodes or other layouts. Below is quick example demonstrating the javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane class. The BorderPane defined and initialized on line 13. Lines 15 through 19 define and initialize Labels to represent each of the five regions. [...]

JavaFX 2.1 Layouts: javafx.scene.layout.Pane

Eric Jenkinson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:22:59 +0000

The class javafx.scene.layout.Pane is the base class for the layout panes. This class provides no formatting of the child nodes beyond resizing resizable child nodes. This post will look at the javafx.scene.layout.Pane class. Below is an example program demonstrates the javafx.scene.layout.Pane class. On the lines 15 through 17 a javafx.scene.layout.Pane is created with a background [...]

Oracle GoldenGate 11g v11.2.1.0.1 Process Architecture

Eric Jenkinson — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:34:43 +0000

This post will introduce the Oracle GoldenGate 11g v11.2.1.0.1 process architecture and provide a brief overview of the GoldeGate process. Below is a diagram of the Oracle GoldenGate process architecture. The Manager Process The Manager process manages all of the GoldenGate processes and resources for the GoldenGate instance. A single Manager process is required to [...]

Installation of Oracle GoldenGate v11.2.1.0.1 for Oracle 11g on Linux x86-64

Eric Jenkinson — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:26:59 +0000

This document details the installation and configuration of Oracle GoldenGate v11.2.1.0.1 for Oracle 11g on Linux x86-64. Configuration of the GoldenGate instance and other processes will be detailed in upcoming posts. These initial steps need to be done on both the source and target system. This document assumes that the Oracle 11g Database software is [...]

Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11gR2 with ASM on Standalone Server

Eric Jenkinson — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:04:10 +0000

If you would like to experiment with Oracle ASM or Oracle Restart you will need to install the Oracle Grid Infrastructure. Oracle Grid Infrastructure can be installed for a cluster or a standalone server. This document will detail the steps to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11gR2 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 and assumes that devices [...]