All posts by Atul Kumar
Difference between Rapid clone & Autoconfig
There is lot of difference between Autoconfig & Rapid Clone. Earlier dba’s used to use Autoconfig to clone Oracle Apps 11i Instance and still in background Rapid Clone executes Autoconfig . In order to understand what is rapid clone in oracle apps 11i check my previous post just below this one. what’s is Autoconfig ? […]
Read MoreOracle Apps 11i Cloning part II
By reading my previous post about cloning you might have understood by now that Cloning Oracle Applications 11i E-Business Suite is method of creating replica of your source Instance. Why I need a Clone ? Your development team want to develop some custom functionality to Testing team want to test (load test/functional test) before taking […]
Read MoreOracle Apps DBA Preparation Cloning 11i
Now I assume that you are familiar with Overview & Architecture of Oracle apps 11i Installation procedure of oracle apps 11i File System & Various TOPs in Apps 11i How to Start Stop various Services in Oracle Apps 11i ( like Apache, CM, Report, Apps Listener, Database, DB listener ) If not first please go […]
Read MoreOracle Apps DBA preparation II
I hope you have gone through Oracle apps 11i Architecture , installation & File system. If you are reading this post without reading Part I which is at http://becomeappsdba.blogspot.com/2006/08/apps-11i-dba-preparation.html then please first go through it first then only you can appreciate this post. By Now You know Apps Architecture , Installation 11i Apps & you […]
Read MoreApps 11i DBA preparation
As I am getting lots of request for how one should prepare for Oracle Apps 11i DBA in Technical domain including Sysadmin, I am summing up things you should learn / study in order to understand E-Business Suite 11i . The topics mentioned below, which you should read in order to become apps DBA or […]
Read MoreApps technical 11i DBA Interview questions
First of all thanks a lot for your feedback & response, If you are facing any problem in Apps 11i , Oracle 10G Application Server ( SSO, OID, Portal) or 10G Collaboration Suite 11i (RTC, Workspace, Content) drop a mail to me at atul_iiit@yahoo.com Lot of guys asked me about apps 11i Interview questions for […]
Read MoreClone Apps 11i Instance
Another important & useful utility under AD_TOP which you and me as apps dba perform quite often i.e. Cloning Oracle Application 11i Instance. Cloning is process of creating replica of your source apps 11i Instance ( lets say you have one apps Instance with name VISIONTST and you want to create similar instance ( including […]
Read MorePatching Commonly asked questions
Where can I find patch log files ? ( Check http://becomeappsdba.blogspot.com/2006/08/oracle-apps-patch-basics-ii.html) What are different type of patches ? http://becomeappsdba.blogspot.com/2006/08/oracle-apps-patch-basics.html How to check if a patch is applied ? Check table ad_bugs (bug_number ) or ad_applied_patches table . What two tables adpatch creates when you apply or run adpatch session ? FND_INSTALL_PROCESSES , AD_DEFERRED_JOBS Is uninstalling […]
Read MoreTroubleshooting Apps Patch
Now as Apps DBA or Sysadmin you know how to apply apps patch in oracle E-Business Suite 11i (If not read my notes below ) What if you encounter any problem while applying patches ? Where to look for any error messages ? How to control patch workers and how to restart a failed patch […]
Read MoreHow to apply apps patch using adpatch
Now you know basics of apps patch like type of patches & options available with patching, lets see how to apply patches in oracle applications 11i . Two broad ways to apply patch interactive & noninteractive(You will supply required parameters on commnad line & patch will apply without asking you any questions as you have […]
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