Oracle Database Upgrade Path

Oracle Database Upgrade Path
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8.1.7.X.X

8.1.7.X.X TO 8.1.7.4.0
1. Install the 8.1.7.4.0 patchset on top of the existing 8.1.7.X.X ORACLE_HOME
Patchset number is : 2376472
||Patch 2376472||

2. Finish the post installation steps as per the patchset README (patch_note.htm).



8.1.7.X.X TO 9.2.0.1.0
1. Install the 9.2.0.1.0 software
The software can be downloaded from the following link :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oracle9i/index.html
For installation requirements, refer to the following note :
||Note 169706.1|| : Oracle® Database Installation and Configuration Requirements Quick Reference (8.0.5 to 11.1)

2. Upgrade the database to 9.2.0.1.0.
Refer to the following note for different upgrade methods :
||Note 419550.1|| : Different Upgrade Methods For Upgrading Your Database
||Note 159657.1|| : Complete Upgrade Checklist for Manual Upgrades from 8.X / 9.0.1 to Oracle9iR2 (9.2.0)

REFERENCE:
Known issues and alerts affecting 9.2.0.1 ||Note 353912.1||


8.1.7.X.X TO 9.2.0.2.0
1. Install the 9.2.0.1.0 software
The software can be downloaded from the following link :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oracle9i/index.html
For installation requirements refer to the following note :
||Note 169706.1|| : Oracle® Database Installation and Configuration Requirements Quick Reference (8.0.5 to 11.1)

2. Install the 9.2.0.2.0 patchset on top of the existing 9.2.0.1.0 ORACLE_HOME
Patchset number is : 2632931
||Patch 2632931||

3. Upgrade the database to 9.2.0.2.0.
Refer the following note for different upgrade methods :
||Note 419550.1|| : Different Upgrade Methods For Upgrading Your Database
||Note 159657.1|| : Complete Upgrade Checklist for Manual Upgrades from 8.X / 9.0.1 to Oracle9iR2 (9.2.0)

REFERENCE:
Known issues and alerts affecting 9.2.0.2 ||Note 246010.1||
List of fixes added in 9.2.0.2 ||Note 246017.1||



8.1.7.X.X TO 9.2.0.3.0
1. Install 9.2.0.1.0 software
The software can be downloaded from the following link :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oracle9i/index.html
For installation requirements refer to the following note :
||Note 169706.1|| : Oracle® Database Installation and Configuration Requirements Quick Reference (8.0.5 to 11.1)

2. Install the 9.2.0.3.0 patchset on top of the existing 9.2.0.1.0 ORACLE_HOME
Patchset number is : 2761332
||Patch 2761332||

3. Upgrade the database to 9.2.0.3.0.
Refer to the following note for different upgrade methods :
||Note 419550.1|| : Different Upgrade Methods For Upgrading Your Database
||Note 159657.1|| : Complete Upgrade Checklist for Manual Upgrades from 8.X / 9.0.1 to Oracle9iR2 (9.2.0)

REFERENCE:
Known issues and alerts affecting 9.2.0.3||Note 246001.1||
List of fixes added in 9.2.0.3 ||Note 245939.1||

How to Find out available (current & old) log file names of concurrent Manager.

How to Find out available (current & old) log file names of concurrent Manager.

Script provided by oracle

afcmcreq.sql
Displays the concurrent manager and the name of its log file that processed a request.



Tables:

fnd_concurrent_processes (LOGFILE_NAME --> logfile name)
fnd_concurrent_queues (CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME --> short name of manager)
fnd_concurrent_queues_tl (USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME --> Name of manager, as seen on front end screen)

Foreign Key: CONCURRENT_QUEUE_ID.

Query
-----

set linesize 350
set pagesize 100
col Name for a30
col "Short Name" for a10
col Host for a13
col "Log File" for a40

select b.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME "Name", b.CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME "Short Name", a.PROCESS_START_DATE "Start Date", a.NODE_NAME "Host", a.LOGFILE_NAME "Log File" from fnd_concurrent_processes a, fnd_concurrent_queues_tl b where a.CONCURRENT_QUEUE_ID = b.CONCURRENT_QUEUE_ID and b.CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME like '%&Short_Name%';

Note: Change b.CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME to b.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME if you want to query through concurrent manager name. CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME is manager short name

Regards
Manoj

Rotate oracle Database listener log file.

Problem
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On 64 bit box, listener log file stops logging when size reaches 4.1 gb.

There could be some internal limitation from oracle side because of which it is not able to update log file.

Solution
--------
We can rotate log file, below are the steps.


1. take a back up of listener log file, check available disk space before going this. If you want to preserve time stamp use cp -p

cp -p log file name log file name_bkp

2. truncate listener log file

cat "" > log file name

3.
lsnrctl
set current_listener
set log_status off
set log_status on


4. check if listener log file is getting updated.


Additional command that could help.

fuser : will give pid of the listener, check is listener is running with same pid.


You can write small script to rotate listener log file and schedule cronjob to be executed every one month or so. Instead of using "log file_bkp" use "log_file_`date`"

Regards

sql to check archive's generated per hour for last 7 days

//sql to check archive's generated per hour for last 7 days

set linesize 140

SELECT to_date(first_time) DAY,
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'00',1,0)),'999') "00",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'01',1,0)),'999') "01",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'02',1,0)),'999') "02",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'03',1,0)),'999') "03",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'04',1,0)),'999') "04",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'05',1,0)),'999') "05",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'06',1,0)),'999') "06",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'07',1,0)),'999') "07",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'08',1,0)),'999') "08",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'09',1,0)),'999') "09",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'10',1,0)),'999') "10",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'11',1,0)),'999') "11",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'12',1,0)),'999') "12",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'13',1,0)),'999') "13",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'14',1,0)),'999') "14",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'15',1,0)),'999') "15",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'16',1,0)),'999') "16",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'17',1,0)),'999') "17",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'18',1,0)),'999') "18",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'19',1,0)),'999') "19",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'20',1,0)),'999') "20",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'21',1,0)),'999') "21",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'22',1,0)),'999') "22",
to_char(sum(decode(to_char(first_time,'HH24'),'23',1,0)),'999') "23"
from
v$log_history
where to_date(first_time) > sysdate -20
GROUP by
to_char(first_time,'YYYY-MON-DD'), to_date(first_time)
order by to_date(first_time);

Check Versions of Oracle Applications

1. Application release version

select release_name from apps.fnd_product_groups;

2. Latest ATG RUP level

select creation_date, bug_id, decode(bug_number,
4334965, '11i.ATG_PF.H RUP3',
4676589, '11i.ATG_PF.H RUP4',
5473858, '11i.ATG_PF.H RUP5',
5903765, '11i.ATG_PF.H RUP6',
6241631, '11i.ATG_PF.H.RUP.7')
from apps.ad_bugs where bug_number in('4334965','4676589','5473858','5903765','6241631');

3.jdbc driver version

select bug_number, decode(bug_number,
'3043762','JDBC drivers 8.1.7.3',
'2969248','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.2',
'3080729','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.4 (OCT-2003)',
'3423613','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.4 (MAR-2004)',
'3585217','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.4 (MAY-2004)',
'3882116','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.5 (OCT-2004)',
'3966003','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.5 (OCT-2004)',
'3981178','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.5 (NOV-2004)',
'4090504','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.5 (JAN-2005)',
'4201222','JDBC drivers 9.2.0.6 (MAY-2005)') Patch_description
from ad_bugs
where bug_number in
(
'3043762',
'2969248',
'3080729',
'3423613',
'3585217',
'3882116',
'3966003',
'3981178',
'4090504',
'4201222'
)
order by 2;

How to generate the excel format in sqlplus

How to generate the excel format:

===================================
1. How to generate the excel format:
===================================
sql>set linesize 32000
sql>set pagesize 32000
sql>set head on
sql>set echo off
sql>set colsep','
sql>spool /tmp/output222.csv
sql>query
sql>spool off
: wc

Check if OS is 32/64 bit..

Check 32/64 bit
AIX: getconf -a | grep KERN OR file
Sun: isainfo -v
Linux: uname -a

'file' command works on all unix platforms

Oracle workflow notification mailer sql's

Oracle workflow notification mailer sql's
=========================================

1. Workflow: version
2. check workflow status.
3. check if workflow is used by only one instance
4. check if processor_read_timeout_close is set to 'Y'
5. check for bad e-mail address
6. How to know mail sent to a user with details:
7. How to know whether it is set to correct url from porfile options:
8. How to know reqid, process id, sid..
9. workflow patches
10. Workflow: To see failed, open notifications
11. To check if email address, notification preference, display_name
12. How to know workflow responsibility from backend:
13. Steps to drop and recreate WF_CONTROL queue:


=================
1. Workflow: version
=================
$FND_TOP/sql/wfver.sql

----------------------------------------------------
2. check workflow status.
----------------------------------------------------
set linesize 120
set pagesize 50
column COMPONENT_NAME format a45
column STARTUP_MODE format a15
column COMPONENT_STATUS format a15
select fsc.COMPONENT_NAME,fsc.STARTUP_MODE,fsc.COMPONENT_STATUS,fcq.last_update_date
from APPS.FND_CONCURRENT_QUEUES_VL fcq, fnd_svc_components fsc
where fsc.concurrent_queue_id = fcq.concurrent_queue_id(+)
order by COMPONENT_STATUS , STARTUP_MODE , COMPONENT_NAME;

Huge Pages

Linux Huge Pages
================

Classification of Technologies used in Oracle E-business suite

Classification of Technologies used in Oracle E-business suite

• Oracle Application Object Library (AOL)
• Java Technology Foundation (JTF)

AOL applications are Oracle Forms developed using Oracle Developer and are usually
referred to as Forms-based applications. JTF applications are Java Server Pages (JSPs)
developed using Oracle JDeveloper and are usually referred to as HTML-based
applications. Each type of application accesses the same database and can share
information with the other.

The product interfaces are accessed by providing the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
for the environment in an Oracle Applications 12-compliant Web browser and
navigating to the hyperlink for the login page for the specific technology stack. You can
also provide the URL for the specific login page. This URL is referred to as your login
URL.

Oracle Applications URL
Use this URL to navigate to the Personal Home Page URL or the CRM Home page URL.
http://:/
* To navigate to the Personal Home Page URL, choose Apps Logon Links >Personal
Home Page.
* To navigate to the CRM Home Page URL, choose Apps Logon Links >CRM Home
Page.

CRM Home Page URL
This URL is sometimes referred to as the Apache or JTF login URL. Use this URL to
open the login page for HTML-based applications.
http://:/OA_HTML/jtflogin.jsp

Personal Home Page URL
This URL is sometimes referred to as the Self-Service Web Applications or SSWA login
URL. Use this URL to open the login window for Oracle Applications via the Personal
Home Page. You can access Forms-based or HTML-based applications from the
Personal Home Page.
http://:/OA_HTML/US/ICXINDEX.htm

Forms URL
Use this URL to open the login page for Forms-based applications. This login URL is
Dependencies and Integration Points 2-11
typically used by system administrators, not end users.
http://:/dev60cgi/f60cgi

User Accounts
An application user is an authorized user of Oracle Applications and is uniquely
identified by a username. After the user account has been defined, the application user
can sign on to Oracle Applications at the CRM Home Page, Personal Home Page, or
Forms login.
Note: Oracle Applications is installed with a system defined username
and password.
* Username: sysadmin
* Password: sysadmin

An application user enters a username along with a password to sign on to Oracle
Applications. The password assigned by the system administrator is temporary. When
signing on for the first time, the application user will be prompted to change the
password. Access to specific functionality and data will be determined by the
responsibilities assigned to your user account.

Regards
Manoj

Broken Pipe

Broken Pipe
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Create two named pipes, p1 and p2. Run the commands:

echo -n x | cat - p1 > p2 &
cat p1

On screen, it will not appear that anything is happening, but if you run top (a command similar to ps for showing process status), you'll see that both cat programs are running like crazy copying the letter x back and forth in an endless loop.

After you press ctrl-C to get out of the loop, you may receive the message “broken pipe”. This error occurs when the process reading the pipe closes its end while a process is writing to a pipe. Since the reader is gone, the data has no place to go. Normally, the writer will finish writing its data and close the pipe. At this point, the reader sees the EOF (end of file) and executes the request.

Whether or not the “broken pipe” message is issued depends on events at the exact instant the ctrl-C is pressed. If the second cat has just read the x, pressing ctrl-C stops the second cat, pipe1 is closed and the first cat stops quietly, i.e., without a message. On the other hand, if the second cat is waiting for the first to write the x, ctrl-C causes pipe2 to close before the first cat can write to it, and the error message is issued. This sort of random behavior is known as a “race condition”.

Source (online linux journal)

Regards
Manoj