This blog shows how to find the versions of technology stack components. This include versions of Forms, iAS, Framework, JDK, OJSP, Database, etc. 1 A very good report to collect versions of technology stack components is described in MOS article 601736.1. Below an example of how to run this report on unix/linux Logon the Applications … [Read more...]
Identify performance decrease due to enabled trace in an E-Business Suite R12 environment
Subledger Accounting profile option "SLA: Enable Diagnostics" Trace data generated during create accounting is stored in SLA diagnostic tables (XLA_DIAG_SOURCES og XLA_DIAG_EVENTS), when profile option "SLA: Enable Diagnostics" is set to "Y". It is important to disable this profile option after use, to avoid performance decrease. Sql below shows … [Read more...]
EC2 outage reactions showcase widespread ignorance regarding the cloud
Amazon EC2′s high-profile outage in the US East region has taught us a number of lessons. For many, the take-away has been a realization that cloud-based systems (like conventionally-hosted systems) can fail. Of course, we knew that, Amazon knew that, and serious companies who performed serious availability engineering before deploying to … [Read more...]