Network problems seem to be on the rise again, either due to the increase in service demands, integration of different technologies such as Voice Over IP (VoIP), and the inevitable increases in uptake of technologies at new locations. Not only do...
As discussed in previous articles, the native Sun Java Runtime Engine (JRE) is certified for Windows-based desktop clients accessing E-Business Suite Releases 11i and 12. The native Sun JRE is used to run Forms-based content in the E-Business Suite. It...
E-Business Suite Release 12 includes Oracle Application Server 10g components for Forms and Java, each hosted in their own ORACLE_HOMEs. A couple of colleagues in my team have published a pair of complementary Metalink Notes about debugging, diagnostic, and tracing...
It's said that death and taxes are the only certainties. I beg to differ. There's at least one other for IT professionals: regardless of the amount of network bandwidth you've dedicated to E-Business Suite traffic, no matter how many application...
In my previous article "Java Caching for Oracle Applications 11i: Part 1" I talked about the basics of Java Caching and how it works conceptually. My original intention with "Part 2" was to discuss how to diagnose issues with Java...
In this article I will describe the basics of configuring and monitoring JDBC connections between the eBusiness Web Tier and the Database, then cover some common issues to help identify root causes for both Release 11i and Release 12 of...
It's possible to expose selected Oracle E-Business Suite applications such as iStore or iRecruitment to users outside of your corporate intranet. As part of our security best practices recommendations, we recommend the use of reverse proxies in demilitarized zones (DMZ)...
Our hard-working Service Engineering team has just released more updates to their Support Diagnostics Patch for E-Business Suite Release 11i, hard on the heels of their recent updates to the Release 12 version of those tests.This patch contains new support...
The latest updates to our popular Support Diagnostic Tools for the E-Business Suite are now available for download. Notably, the July 2007 updates to the R12 Diagnostic Tools have just been released with new additional reports.The Support Diagnostics are a...
[June 8, 2007 Update: Clarified background on the second set of benchmarks]A few questions have been raised in our new Release 12 Upgrade Forum about the differences in network bandwidth requirements between Release 11i and 12.The usual disclaimers apply: benchmark...
Identifying performance bottlenecks can sometimes be a black art with any distributed computing system. It is sometimes difficult to know where to start. This article gives some high-level guidance on the sort of information you may need to gather in order...
In this article I will try to explain some of the mysteries around the "Java Caching Framework," as this is a commonly misunderstood technology (which is probably due to it being well-hidden from the casual observers view). This article will...
In my previous article "Configuring Middle-Tier JVMs for Applications 11i" I provided some suggestions in the paragraph "Rough Guidelines for JVMs" as to how many JVMs could be implemented as an initial starting point. Subsequent to that blog article, Guidelines...
Some people consider tuning the performance of Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) in an E-Business Suite environment to be more of an art than science. These comments usually result because of the large number of factors that may be considered, factors...
Today we'll take a short breather from OpenWorld coverage, since I'm still doggedly plowing through what seems like a terabyte's worth of Powerpoint presentations.If you're still debating the value of participating in our Early Adopter Program for replacing Oracle's Jinitiator...
If you had to guess what the error "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError" indicates when seen in your Apache log files, you would probably be right... In most cases this message is telling you that the Java process has exhausted available memory and cannot...
Whenever you are planning to upgrade components in your E-biz 11i environment, you shouldn't forget to review the Technology Stack components as well as the Applications 11i code. There are some compelling technology benefits justifying the upgrade of your Apps...
When logging a new EBiz Service Request (SR) with Oracle Support, you just know you will need to upload a whole bunch of configuration files, describe your system architecture and also run some Remote Diagnostics Assistant (RDA) scripts to gather...
Editor Oct 20 Update: Corrected LogFormat syntax in Example #1. Thanks, Petra!Dec 4 Update: Convinced blogging software to display missing backslash in LogFormat syntax.When delivering a talk on Middle Tier performance to Apps DBAs at an UK OUG event (members...
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