Re: Grid Control - opinions please

I use the GC. I run it on Linux. Once installed it was fine. I attempted to get the install to run on Unix first. Bad idea. Oracle support kept finding more patches to code to get me to the next error. I gave up and tried on Linux. First try, it went right on with no errors.

The interface is a little clumsy to me. Since it is web based now, things have been moved around. A few things I still haven't found on it. Such as, a list of current users logged into the system. I can find the Top Sessions link but it only lists the background processes of oracle and not the users. I have to go to Top Sql to get to the users logged in.

I am employed at a University and we have a site license for Oracle. This covers it all.

Jared Still wrote:

> Hmmm...
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> Two hours and no responses.
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> GC does not appear to be in wide use.
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> On 4/5/06, *Jared Still* <jkstill_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:jkstill_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Well, is that subject a loaded question, or what?
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> Background: I have never used OEM.
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> Well, I have actually, but only long enough to try it and discard it
> because I didn't like it too much.
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> I've been told that GC is completely re-written and a much
> better product than OEM. What I want to find out is if there
> is some community concensus to back up that claims.
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> Let's assume none of the add-on packs ($$$$) will be used,
> and RAC is not involved.
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> What does GC bring to the table that is worthwhile in your opinion?
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> I was also told that GC could be used to (easily?) download and
> apply Critical Patch Updates. Maybe not quite automated, but
> simplified at least. Has anyone experienced that?
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> It was also stated that this beast would require 8Gig of RAM,
> which seems rather excessive.
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> TIA,
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> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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