Re: Linux

Yes, one of those pieces of excitement working on an ODA was discovering that the configuration file was changed during an upgrade process, and the change kept the VM from starting. Then later upgrades corrupted the root filesystem...

On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 2:05 PM Clay Jackson (cjackson) < Clay.Jackson_at_quest.com> wrote:

> I wasn't going to say anything; but this is too good a "straight line" to
> pass up!
>
> I've been "not bored" by Oracle since 1991, Version 6.1
>
> That said, OVM is just like any other Oracle product
> More "features" than "Carter has pills"
> Requires "six men and a boy" to configure, manage and operate
>
> (Extra points if you understand the "Grumpy Old Guy" references)
>
> Clay Jackson
> Database Solutions Sales Engineer
> clay.jackson_at_quest.com
> office 949-754-1203 mobile 425-802-9603
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> On 10/9/19 12:38 PM, Sayan Malakshinov wrote:
>
> > We had some problems with OVM agents few years ago(we had to change IP
> > addresses of ovm servers and VMs on them, but couldn't connect to
> > agents after that) , and only OVM developers from oracle could find
> > and troubleshoot those 2 bugs,so ovm is really difficult for
> > troubleshooting and I'd try to avoid to use ovm too, but unfortunately
> > oracle allows to reduce license costs with hard partitioning on ovm
> > only, not on VMware, VirtualBox, hyperv, etc. Ovm is so not stable
> > that every time I reconfigure ovm, I'm affraid it can fail and stop
> > working...
>
> Hi Sayan!
>
> To rephrase this a bit, I would say that OVM is not a boring product.
> You access it with trepidation and a tingling sensation each time you need
> to configure something. VMWare and Hyper-V, on the other hand, are boring
> products which do exactly what their respective manuals says they do. OVM
> makes your life interesting and you don't even have to pay for the
> excitement!
>
> Regards
>
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