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How To: Download, install, configure and verify you have the latest version of Opatch

Published on June 9, 2013 By Ignacio de la Torre
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On this post we will discuss all the steps necessary to ensure you have the correct version of the OPatch patching utility for oracle software running on your system.

Configuring the windows host file to correctly use the loopback adapter for Oracle product installations

Published on November 11, 2012 By Ignacio de la Torre
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This procedure is required when installing Oracle products such at the Oracle Database or Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition on a host machine that uses DHCP.  Follow the steps to configure a loopback adapterand then: Open the host file under c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc using notepad Identify your computer’s host name by right clicking on My Computer, selecting […]

Verifying the pre-requisites for an Oracle Database Install on SUSE Linux

Published on August 10, 2012 By Ignacio de la Torre
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This is a list of the parameters and configuration settings you should first check when installing the oracle database into a personal/sandbox environments, I made a note of them to allow me to verify them quickly without going through all the documentation for every install. This assumes you will not use ASM on your new […]

Configuring a new loopback adapter in windows

Published on May 13, 2012 By Ignacio de la Torre
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Start > Control Pannel> Add  Hardware Click next on the Welcome screen  When ask if you have connected your hardware, specify yes  In the next dialog select Add new hardware device  On the following screen select Network Adapters  Select Microsoft > Microsoft Loopback Adapter from the list  Select next in the following screen to install […]