Posts Tagged ‘grid control’
SQL Worksheet gone in 11g client
I just reinstalled my PC and installed a clean OS. I do this every once in a while. I find just formatting and starting over is better that trying to clean the machine up.
My last load consisted of the Oracle 10g client which came with SQL Worksheet. I like SQL Worksheet because it’s not a full dumbed down GUI and yet it gives me a few point-n-click features. Well it looks like Oracle decided to dump a standalone version of SQL Worksheet for embedding it in SQL Developer. I am not a fan.
I feel confined with this new version. I can launch multiple sessions but they all appear within the SQL Developer framework. I was also viewing object using the Enterprise Manager client, well that is gone too. I know I can view all of my database object in SQL Developer, but I don’t like the change.
So now I am using Enterprise Manager Grid Control and SQL Developer. I will use these tools instead of installing the 10g client since Oracle is obviously going in that direction, but I am not doing it willingly.
Starting the Oracle Enterprise Manager agent in 11g
Do you need to start the Oracle Enterprise Manager agent in an 11g grid control environment? It’s pretty simple, here is the command.
emctl start agent
The biggest issue I see with this is people using the wrong emctl executable. Very often you will have a multiple executables. You may possibly have an emctl in your Oracle home for your database and a separate executable in another home that was setup for grid control. Make sure you are running the correct emctl executable.
