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Script to automate lock down of all EM13cR2 agents to HIGH strength ciphersuites
[EDIT 20170420: Upgraded script to version 1.1. No functionality changes, but added instructions to download+install unlimited strength policy .jar files to allow the use of even stronger ciphersuites...
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EM13c R2 13.2.2 plugins – Missing metrics after 20170531 bundle patches
After installing the 20170531 plugin bundle patches for the 13.2.2 plugin line of EM13c R2, I noticed that the “Metrics and Collection Settings” page on all of my database instance targets suddenly...
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View ArticleOracle PSU 12.1.0.2.160719 (patch 23054246) for Linux x86-64 requires...
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View ArticleSee you at OpenWorld 2016!
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View ArticleScript to automate lock down of all EM13c agents to TLSv1.2 with EMCLI
I could not find any obvious documentation about locking down Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c management agents to forbid TLSv1 and TLSv1.1, permitting only TLSv1.2, so I went looking and found the...
View ArticleFix: Plugin error when upgrading EM13cR1 agent to EM13cR2 (13.2) on Windows...
I ran into the following issue while attempting to upgrade to the Oracle management agent on my one Windows (2008 R2, x64) server to the 13.2.0.0.0 version distributed with Oracle Enterprise Manager...
View ArticleSecuring Oracle Enterprise Manager 13cR2
IMPORTANT UPDATE 20190404: If you use, or have considered using, the EMCLI integration in this script, please take note of the comment posted by Christian Lehnert recently. Christian checked with...
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EM13cR2 AWR Warehouse “Error communicating with agent” during transfer step...
I have just noticed and resolved an issue in my EM13c R2 AWR Warehouse environment that I brought upon myself, hence a blog post for any others who might run into this, which also seems like a good...
View ArticleScript to automate lock down of all EM13cR2 agents to HIGH strength ciphersuites
[EDIT 20170420: Upgraded script to version 1.1. No functionality changes, but added instructions to download+install unlimited strength policy .jar files to allow the use of even stronger ciphersuites...
View ArticleEM13c R2 13.2.2 plugins – Missing metrics after 20170531 bundle patches
After installing the 20170531 plugin bundle patches for the 13.2.2 plugin line of EM13c R2, I noticed that the “Metrics and Collection Settings” page on all of my database instance targets suddenly...
View ArticleGenomic Explorer, a new genomic data analysis/interpretation tool for...
I have written before about having my whole genome sequenced through the Personal Genome Project and releasing my results to public domain, and about third party data analysis available for people who...
View ArticleSale: 30X WGS from Veritas Genetics for $199 for 1000 customers
Update 20181119: sold out in six hours. Visit the Veritas Genetics website and join their mailing list to receive updates on future sales. Beginning Monday, November 19th, at 9:00AM US Eastern, Veritas...
View ArticleOracle PSU 12.1.0.2.160719 (patch 23054246) for Linux x86-64 requires...
Oracle recently released patch 23054246 (DATABASE PATCH SET UPDATE 12.1.0.2.160719) for database 12.1.0.2, containing security updates from the July 2016 critical patch update advisory. [EDIT 20160726:...
View ArticleSee you at OpenWorld 2016!
For the first time in the 20 years I’ve worked with Oracle’s products, I will attend OpenWorld this year. If you see me there please feel free to stop me and say hello. I will attend sessions here and...
View ArticleScript to automate lock down of all EM13c agents to TLSv1.2 with EMCLI
I could not find any obvious documentation about locking down Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c management agents to forbid TLSv1 and TLSv1.1, permitting only TLSv1.2, so I went looking and found the...
View ArticleFix: Plugin error when upgrading EM13cR1 agent to EM13cR2 (13.2) on Windows...
I ran into the following issue while attempting to upgrade to the Oracle management agent on my one Windows (2008 R2, x64) server to the 13.2.0.0.0 version distributed with Oracle Enterprise Manager...
View ArticleSecuring Oracle Enterprise Manager 13cR2
IMPORTANT UPDATE 20190404: If you use, or have considered using, the EMCLI integration in this script, please take note of the comment posted by Christian Lehnert recently. Christian checked with...
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EM13cR2 AWR Warehouse “Error communicating with agent” during transfer step...
I have just noticed and resolved an issue in my EM13c R2 AWR Warehouse environment that I brought upon myself, hence a blog post for any others who might run into this, which also seems like a good...
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