Oracle Database Useful Queries - Scripts - I

Oracle Database Useful Queries - Scripts - I

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The below scripts are useful for DBA's day to day Monitoring activities.

1) To get sql text of a session

break on hash_value

set pagesize 1000

set long 200000

select hash_value, sql_text

from v$sqltext

where hash_value in

(select sql_hash_value from

v$session where sid = &1)

order by piece

/

2) To get why a session is waiting

col event for a25 word_wrap;

select a.event event, a.seconds_in_wait, s.status

from v$session_wait a, v$session s

where a.sid=s.sid

and a.sid=&1

/

3) To get session information, you can replace the last condition in where clause as per the requirement ( to sid or client process id or client terminal etc)

select ' Sid, Serial#, Aud sid : '|| s.sid||' , '||s.serial#||' , '||

s.audsid||chr(10)|| ' DB User / OS User : '||s.username||

' / '||s.osuser||chr(10)|| ' Machine - Terminal : '||

s.machine||' - '|| s.terminal||chr(10)||

' OS Process Ids : '||

s.process||' (Client) '||p.spid||' (Server)'|| ' (Since) '||

to_char(s.logon_time,'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')||chr(10)||

' Client Program Name : '||s.program||chr(10) ||

' Action / Module : '||s.action||' / '||s.module||chr(10) || chr(10) ||

' Wait Status : '||s.event || ' ' || s.seconds_in_wait || ' ' || s.state "Session Info"

from v$process p,v$session s

where p.addr = s.paddr

and p.spid=&1

4) To get lock details with holders and waiters

SELECT lpad('-->',DECODE(a.request,0,0,5),' ')||a.sid sess

, a.id1

, a.id2

, a.lmode

, a.request req, a.type

, b.event

, b.seconds_in_wait

FROM V$LOCK a, v$session_wait b

WHERE a.id1 IN (SELECT id1 FROM V$LOCK WHERE lmode = 0)

and a.sid=b.sid

ORDER BY id1,request

/

5) To get row information of a session, if the information is changing that means the session is actually active else it means inactive

column name format a30 word_wrapped

column vlu format 999,999,999,999

select b.name, a.value vlu

from v$sesstat a, v$statname b

where a.statistic# = b.statistic#

and sid =&1

and a.value != 0

and b.name like '%row%'

/

6) Rollback segment usage by running sessions in the database

set pages 1000

set lines 132

col name format a15 wrap

col username format a10

col module format a12

col space_used format 9,999,999,999,999

select a.username,a.sid,r.name,b.start_time,a.module,a.action, (b.used_ublk * 8192) space_used

from v$session a, v$transaction b,v$rollname r

where a.saddr=b.ses_addr

and b.xidusn = r.usn

order by 7

/

7) To get the details of long running sessions in the database, it gives info on how much work completed, how much is left and also the time it takes to complete

select SID,TARGET,SOFAR,TOTALWORK,UNITS,TIME_REMAINING,ELAPSED_SECONDS from v$session_longops

/

8) To find the jobs running under all concurrent managers in the instance, used for monitoring if requests are getting backedup under any manager

set linesize 140

col CONTAINER_NAME for a28

col PROCID for 999999

col PROCID for a10

col TARGET for a6

col TARGET for 999

col ACTUAL for a6

col ACTUAL for 999

col ENABLED for a7

col COMPONENT_NAME for a30

col STARTUP_MODE for a12

col COMPONENT_STATUS for a17

select fcq.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME Container_Name,

DECODE(fcp.OS_PROCESS_ID,NULL,'Not Running',fcp.OS_PROCESS_ID) PROCID, fcq.MAX_PROCESSES TARGET,

fcq.RUNNING_PROCESSES ACTUAL,fcq.ENABLED_FLAG ENABLED,fsc.COMPONENT_NAME,fsc.STARTUP_MODE,

fsc.COMPONENT_STATUS from APPS.FND_CONCURRENT_QUEUES_VL fcq, APPS.FND_CP_SERVICES fcs, APPS.FND_CONCURRENT_PROCESSES fcp,

fnd_svc_components fsc where fcq.MANAGER_TYPE = fcs.SERVICE_ID and fcs.SERVICE_HANDLE = 'FNDCPGSC'

and fsc.concurrent_queue_id = fcq.concurrent_queue_id(+) and fcq.concurrent_queue_id = fcp.concurrent_queue_id(+)

and fcq.application_id = fcp.queue_application_id(+) and fcp.process_status_code(+) = 'A'

and fcq.USER_CONCURRENT_QUEUE_NAME like '%Mail%' order by fcp.OS_PROCESS_ID, fsc.STARTUP_MODE

/

9) To get information on a single concurrent request id

select r.request_id,

r.oracle_process_id,

r.oracle_session_id,

r.os_process_id,

s.sid,

s.serial#,

s.paddr

from fnd_concurrent_requests r,

v$session s

where request_id = &1

and r.oracle_session_id = s.audsid(+)

/

10)To find out the Temp Tablespace Usage:

set lines 152

col FreeSpaceGB format 999.999

col UsedSpaceGB format 999.999

col TotalSpaceGB format 999.999

col host_name format a30

col tablespace_name format a30

select tablespace_name,

(free_blocks*8)/1024/1024 FreeSpaceGB,

(used_blocks*8)/1024/1024 UsedSpaceGB, (total_blocks*8)/1024/1024 TotalSpaceGB,

i.instance_name,i.host_name

from gv$sort_segment ss,gv$instance i where ss.tablespace_name in (select tablespace_name from dba_tablespaces where contents='TEMPORARY') and

i.inst_id=ss.inst_id;

11)TO FIND OUT THE SID,SPID,CLIENT PID when one of them given

col program for a15

col machine for a15

col terminal for a15

col sid for 9999

col serial# for 9999999

col action for a40

set lines 152

select s.sid,

s.serial#,

'*'||s.process||'*' Client,

p.spid Server,

s.sql_address,

s.sql_hash_value,

s.username,

s.program || s.module,

s.action,

s.terminal,

s.machine,

s.status,

--s.last_call_et

s.last_call_et/3600 from gv$session s, gv$process p

where p.addr=s.paddr and

s.sid=nvl('&sid',s.sid) and

p.spid=nvl('&spid',p.spid) and

nvl(s.process,-1) = nvl('&ClientPid',nvl(s.process,-1));

12)

REM checking Timing details, Client PID of associated oracle SID

REM ============================================================

set head off

set verify off

set echo off

set pages 1500

set linesize 100

set lines 120

prompt

prompt Details of SID / SPID / Client PID

prompt ==================================

select /*+ CHOOSE*/

'Session Id.............................................: '||s.sid,

'Serial Num..............................................: '||s.serial#,

'User Name ..............................................: '||s.username,

'Session Status .........................................: '||s.status,

'Client Process Id on Client Machine ....................: '||'*'||s.process||'*' Client,

'Server Process ID ......................................: '||p.spid Server,

'Sql_Address ............................................: '||s.sql_address,

'Sql_hash_value .........................................: '||s.sql_hash_value,

'Schema Name ..... ......................................: '||s.SCHEMANAME,

'Program ...............................................: '||s.program,

'Module .................................................: '|| s.module,

'Action .................................................: '||s.action,

'Terminal ...............................................: '||s.terminal,

'Client Machine .........................................: '||s.machine,

'LAST_CALL_ET ...........................................: '||s.last_call_et,

'S.LAST_CALL_ET/3600 ....................................: '||s.last_call_et/3600

from v$session s, v$process p

where p.addr=s.paddr and

s.sid=nvl('&sid',s.sid) and

p.spid=nvl('&spid',p.spid) and

nvl(s.process,-1) = nvl('&ClientPid',nvl(s.process,-1));

12)Finding Locks On a Particler Object

select

c.owner,

c.object_name,

c.object_type,

b.sid,

b.serial#,

b.status,

b.osuser,

b.machine

from

v$locked_object a ,

v$session b,

dba_objects c

where

b.sid = a.session_id

and

a.object_id = c.object_id

and c.object_name like 'MTL%';

How to Disable(end date) large number of Users in Oracle Apps

How to end date large number of Users - fnd_users in Oracle Apps

To Disable/Enable bulk number of users in oracle Applications, we have a API

apps.fnd_user_pkg.EnableUser =>To Enable Users

apps.fnd_user_pkg.DisableUser =>To Disable Users,

Below is the syntax which can used to Huge number of Users in one GO !!

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declare cursor cur1 is

select user_name from apps.fnd_user where LOWER(user_name) Not IN ('username','username', .......);

begin

for all_user in cur1 loop

apps.fnd_user_pkg.EnableUser(all_user.user_name);

commit;

end loop;

End

Database Upgrade to 10.2.0.4

Database Upgrade 10G to 10.2.0.4 - DB Upgrade to 10.2.0.4::

Please fine the below steps which will outline 10.2.0.4 DB upgrade action plan.

0)Check the status of all the components before the upgrade:

SQL> SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM SYS.DBA_REGISTRY;

SQL>select count(*) from dba_objects where status='INVALID';

1)Download and unzip patch p6810189_10204_Linux-x86-64.zip in /stage directory.

2)Shutdown database and listener

Set the following env variables:

export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/bin/OPatch:$PATH:

ORACLE_HOME=Oracle_home

ORACLE_SID=sid

export ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID

3)Install the 10.2.0.4 patch set

From VNC launch the runinstaller.

cd /stage/Disk1

./runInstaller

On the Welcome screen, click Next.....

4)Upgrading the databse to 10.2.0.4

a)Run the Pre-Upgrade Information Tool

Start the database in the UPGRADE mode:

sqlplus '/as sysdba'

SQL> STARTUP UPGRADE

SQL> SPOOL upgrade_info.log

SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/utlu102i.sql

SQL> SPOOL OFF

Check the output of the Pre-Upgrade Information Tool in the upgrade_info.log file,Make sure all are fine.

b)Upgrade the Database

SQL> STARTUP UPGRADE

SQL> SPOOL patch.log

SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/catupgrd.sql

SQL> SPOOL OFF

c)Restart the database:& Compile Invalids.

SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE

SQL> STARTUP

SQL>@?/rdbms/admin/utlrp.sql

5)Check the status of all the components after the upgrade:

SQL> SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM SYS.DBA_REGISTRY;

SQL>select count(*) from dba_objects where status='INVALID';

Discoverer 10G Clone

Oracle Discoverer 10G Clonining :

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Perform the below actions to complete the Discoverer 10G clone.

A) Pre-clone Steps:

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1) Login on Source Discoverer Machine as applmgr. There is no need to shutdown the services

$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/product/10gR2

$ export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH

$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/clone/bin

$ chmod 755 prepare_clone.pl

$ ./prepare_clone.pl

Clone log file location: /u01/product/10gR2/clone/logs/clone.log

Error log file location: /u01/product/10gR2/clone/logs/error.log

2) Copy the Discoverer directory to the target machine.

3) Get the ias_admin_old_pwd as it is necessary as input for the clone

B)Clone Steps

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1) Login on the Linux box on target machine as root and set the inventory locations as:

mkdir /etc/oraInventory

chmod -R 777 /etc/oraInventory

chown -R applmgr:dba /etc/oraInventory

touch /etc/oratab

chmod a+rw /etc/oratab

chown applmgr:dba /etc/oratab

echo 'inventory_loc=/etc/oraInventory' > /etc/oraInst.loc

chown applmgr:dba /etc/oraInst.loc

2) Rename the old inventory directory, which is copied from source.

7) Start the clone activity.

$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/product/10gR2

$ export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch:$PATH

$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/clone/bin

$ perl clone.pl ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_HOME_NAME= -instance

-ias_admin_old_pwd welcome -ias_admin_new_pwd secret

Note: If the error occurs during the clone, clean the oraInventory directory and restart the clone process, otherwise the clone process will fail.

C)Post Clone Steps

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1) Remove Old dbc files from /u01/product/10gR2/discoverer/secure

2) Copy new dbc file from the application node to /u01/product/10gR2/discoverer/secure

3) Change the old servername to new server name in httpd.conf

4) $ORACLE_HOME/opmn/bin/opmnctl stopall

5) $ORACLE_HOME/opmn/bin/opmnctl startall

How to find out Apps password when we dont know the old password.

How to find out Apps password when we dont know the old password.


The below methog helps us to find out when we lost the Apps password, Please note you need have system password to perform the below actions.The below method is not suggested for Production or Critical systems.




Login to Middle Tier as ap user.
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$cd $FND_TOP/patch/115/sql


$cp AFSCJAVS.pls AFSCJAVS.pls.orig


Add following lines to the AFSCJAVS.pls file




CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE apps.fnd_web_sec AS




/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/


function decrypt(key in varchar2, value in varchar2)
return varchar2;


/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/




$sqlplus system/ @AFSCJAVS.pls


Package created.




Commit complete.




as system excute the following to find out if anything marked as invalid.


SQL> show user
USER is "SYSTEM"


SQL>col OBJECT_NAME for a30;
set line 200;
select object_name,object_type,status,owner from dba_objects where object_name='FND_WEB_SEC';


SQL>col OBJECT_NAME for a30;
set line 200;
select object_name,object_type,status,owner from dba_objects where object_name='FND_WEB_SEC';


OBJECT_NAME OBJECT_TYPE STATUS OWNER
------------------------------ ------------------ ------- ------------------------------
FND_WEB_SEC PACKAGE VALID APPS
FND_WEB_SEC PACKAGE BODY INVALID APPS


SQL> alter PACKAGE apps.FND_WEB_SEC compile body;


Package body altered.




If there are any invalids compile them.


Obtain Guest user ID and password.

as system excute the following.


SQL> show user
USER is "SYSTEM"


SQL> select profile_option_value from apps.fnd_profile_option_values where
profile_option_id = (select profile_option_id from apps.fnd_profile_options where
profile_option_name='GUEST_USER_PWD');
2 3
PROFILE_OPTION_VALUE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GUEST/ORACLE


SQL> show user
USER is "SYSTEM"


SQL>create synonym FND_WEB_SEC_TEST for apps.FND_WEB_SEC;


Synonym created.


SQL> show user
USER is "SYSTEM"
SQL> create synonym FND_WEB_SEC_TEST for apps.FND_WEB_SEC;


Synonym created.


-- Now Obtain Apps password using the below sql :)


SQL> SELECT(
SELECT
fnd_web_sec_test.decrypt('GUEST/ORACLE',encrypted_foundation_password)
FROM dual
)AS APPS_PASSWORD
FROM
apps.fnd_user
WHERE
user_name like 'GUEST'; 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


APPS_PASSWORD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPS


-- WOW we got the Apps password now


SQL> drop synonym FND_WEB_SEC_TEST;


Synonym dropped.




-bash-3.2$ sqlplus apps/ @AFSCJAVS.pls




Package created.




Commit complete.






Please find the below explanation for the above steps:
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A)
We know in Oracle Applications passwords are stored in FND_USER and FND_ORACLE_USERID tables,The FND_USER table stores application user account passwords and
the FND_ORACLE_USERID table stores internal Oracle Applications database account passwords,Both tables use the same encryption algorithm to protect the passwords.




The FND_USER table contains all the application accounts.There are two password columns in this table: ENCRYPTED_FOUNDATION_PASSWORD and ENCRYPTED_USER_PASSWORD.


====================================================
Column Value Encryption Key
===================================================
ENCRYPTED_FOUNDATION_PASSWORD APPS username/password
ENCRYPTED_USER_PASSWORD user APPS password




The 2 columns as...


a)If we know the username/password we can get the Apps Password (ENCRYPTED_FOUNDATION_PASSWORD)
b)If we know the Apps password we can get any users password (ENCRYPTED_USER_PASSWORD)




B)


To decrypt and verify user passwords Oracle Apps uses FND_WEB_SEC package in Apps.The DECRYPT function in the FND_WEB_SEC package is a local function and cannot be called from outside the package.


So to make the function available outside the package,we have altered the AFSCJAVS.pls above.

What happens during a hot backup

What happens during a hot backup::

What happens during a hot backup is widely misunderstood. Many people believe that while a tablespace is in backup mode, the datafiles within that tablespace are not written to. They believe that all changes to these files are kept in the redologs until the tablespace is taken out of backup mode, at which point all changes are applied to the datafiles just as they are during a media recovery. Although this explanation is easier to understand (and swallow) than how things really work, it is absolutely not how hot backups work in Oracle.

A common reaction to this statement is a very loud "What?" followed by crossed arms and a really stern look. (I reacted the same way the first time I heard it.) "How could I safely back up these files if they are changing as I'm backing them up?" Don't worry -- Oracle has it all under control. Remember that every Oracle datafile has an SCN that is changed every time an update is made to the file. Also remember that every time Oracle makes a change to a datafile, it records the vector of that change in the redolog. Both of these behaviors change during hot backups. When a tablespace is put into backup mode, the following three things happen:

1. Oracle checkpoints the tablespace, flushing all changes from shared memory to disk.

2. The SCN markers for each datafile in that tablespace are "frozen" at their current values. Even though further updates will be sent to the datafiles, the SCN markers will not be updated until the tablespace is taken out of backup mode.

3. Oracle switches to logging full images of changed database blocks to the redologs. Instead of recording how it changed a particular block the change vector), it will log the entire image of the block after he change. This is why the redologs grow at a much faster rate while hot backups are going on.

After this happens, your backup program works happily through this datafile, backing it up block by block. Since the file is being updated as you are reading it, it may read blocks just before they're changed, after they're changed, or even while they're changing. Suppose that your filesystem block size is 4 KB, and Oracle's block size is 8 KB. Your backup program will be reading in increments of 4 KB. It could back up the first 4 KB of an 8-KB Oracle data block before a change is made to that block, then back up the last 4 KB of that file after a change has been made. This results in what Oracle calls a "split block". However, when your backup program reaches the point of the datafile that contains the SCN, it will back up that block the way it looked when the backup began, since that block is frozen. Once you take the tablespace out of backup mode, the SCN marker is advanced to the current value, and Oracle switches back to logging change vectors instead of full images of changed blocks.

How does Oracle straighten this out during media recovery? It's actually very simple. You use your backup program to restore the datafile. When you attempt to start the instance, Oracle looks at the datafile and sees an old SCN value. Actually, it sees the value that the SCN marker had before the hot backup began. When you enter recover datafile, it begins to apply redo against this datafile. Since the redologs contain a complete image of every block that changed during your backup, it can rebuild this file to a consistent state, regardless of when you backed up a particular block of data.

ORACLE APPS R12 - SOCKET to SERVLET conversion (vice-versa) Release R12

ORACLE APPS R12 - SOCKET to SERVLET conversion (vice-versa) Release R12

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1) $INST_TOP/admin/scripts/adstpall.sh

2) To change value in context_file & execute.

For SOCKET MODE

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$FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=ChangeFormsMode \

[-contextfile=] \

-mode=socket \

[-port=] \

-runautoconfig= \

-appspass=

For Servlet MODE

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$FND_TOP/bin/txkrun.pl -script=ChangeFormsMode \

[-contextfile=] \

[-mode=servlet] \

-runautoconfig= \

-appspass=

3) $INST_TOP>/admin/scripts/adstrtal.sh

4) To Verify

$INST_TOP>/admin/scripts/adformsrvctl.sh status

&

For SOCKET MODE

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Log in to Oracle Applications and launch a Forms-based application.

Check whether the "mode" directive displayed in Sun Java Console when launching forms-based applications is set to socket.

For Servlet MODE

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Log in to Oracle Applications and launch a Forms-based application.

Check whether the "mode" directive displayed in Sun Java Console when launching forms-based applications, is set to http,native

5) Direct Launch ( This will work only if "authentication" is set to "OFF" )

For SOCKET MODE

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://.:/OA_HTML/frmservlet

For Servlet MODE

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://.:/forms/frmservlet

How to Find Out Versions - I

Finding Versions - I

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OS VERSION

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$ uname -a

Linux auohszcoi01 2.4.9-e.35enterprise #1 SMP Tue Dec 23 00:06:16 EST 2003 i686

file /sbin/init

/sbin/init: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.4.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped

JAVA VERSION

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$ grep JSERVJAVA $APACHE_TOP/Apache/bin/java.sh

$ /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_02/jre/bin/java version

$ ls -l /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_02/jre/bin/java

FINDING JAVA FILE VERSION

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Once you are in the correct directory (which should be the $JAVA_TOP), you

can perform the following to get the file version to get the version of

ItemEOImpl.class, for example:

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ident apps.zip | grep -i 'ItemEOImpl'

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If the above doesn't work, please try the following:

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strings -a apps.zip|grep -i header|grep ItemEOImpl.java

strings -a ./apps/inv/transaction/server/BaseTransaction.class | grep Header

IF apps.zip is not available under JAVA_TOP, then,

1- Go to $JAVA_TOP

2- give a find Command with file name..

eg:

find . -print | grep BaseTransaction

find . -print | grep telnetdemo

out put could be like this...

/oracle/apps/inv/transaction/server/BaseTransaction.class

then cd to the /oracle/apps/inv/transaction/server/

strings -a BaseTransaction.class|grep Header

Or from SQLPLUS

sql> set serveroutput on

sql> exec

fnd_aolj_util.getclassversionfromdb('oracle.apps.inv.transaction.server.TrxP

rocessor');

DISCOVERER

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cd $ORACLE_HOME/discwb4/bin

strings -a dis4ws | grep -i 'Discoverer version'

In both cases make sure you have read / write priviledges on the files dis51ws and dis4ws

$ strings -a dis4ws | grep -i 'Discoverer version'

Discoverer Version:Session 4.1.48.08.00

PORTAL verions

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select version from wwc_version$;

or

select i.instance_name INSTANCE, i.host_name HOST , f.release_name release, i.version from v$instance i, fnd_product_groups f where upper(substr(i.instance_name,1,4)) = upper(substr(f.applications_system_name,1,4));

DB version

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col instance_name format a13

col host_name format a15

col version format a9

col release format a7

select i.instance_name, i.host_name, f.release_name release, i.version

from v$instance i, fnd_product_groups f

where i.instance_name = f.applications_system_name;

or

select * from v$version;

or

select BANNER from V$VERSION where BANNER like 'Oracle%';

Apps Version

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SELECT 'VERSION = ', release_name FROM fnd_product_groups;

Or

SELECT substr(a.application_short_name, 1, 5) code,

substr(t.application_name, 1, 50) application_name,

p.product_version version

FROM fnd_application a,

fnd_application_tl t,

fnd_product_installations p

WHERE a.application_id = p.application_id

AND a.application_id = t.application_id

AND t.language = USERENV('LANG');

Or

select product_group_id, product_group_name, release_name, product_group_type, argument1 from fnd_product_groups;

PRODUCT versions

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cd $AD_TOP/sql/adutconf.sql

SQL> @adutconf.sql

This creates a text file adutconf.lst in the current working directory

Or

a) Find all products and statuses:

select application_id, status

from fnd_product_installations;

or

b) Find the status of a particular product:

E.g. Application_id:

PER (Human Resources) = 800

PAY (Payroll) = 801

select application_id, status

from fnd_product_installations;

where application_id = '%80%';

Status:

I = Installed

S = Shared

N = Not Installed

WEBCACHE version

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$ORACLE_HOME/webcache/bin/webcached –version

output :

Oracle Web Cache, Version 2.0.0.4.0

Copyright: Oracle Corporation, 1999-2002

Build CALYPSO_2.0.0_SOLARIS_020405

.pld version

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strings –a $AU_TOP/resource/.plx | grep ‘$Header:’

.pls version

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strings –a $/patch/115/sql/.pls | grep ‘$Header:’

.pll version

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strings –a $/plsql/.pll | grep ‘$Header:’

.plx version

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strings –a $/resource/US/.plx | grep ‘$Header:’

.rdf version

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strings –a $JE_TOP/reports/US/.rdf | grep ‘$Header:’

OA Framework Version

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http://:/OA_HTML/OAInfo.jsp

Jinitiator version

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select text from wf_resources where name like 'WF_PLUGIN_VERSION%';

Forms Version

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cd 806_ORACLE_HOME/bin

type “ f60run ” and hit enter

This will give you the forms version.

Other option, open any form from front-end applications and click on About Oracle Applications.

Useful Metalink Note ID's

Useful Metalink Note ID's

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Below are the metalink (support.oracle.com) note id's usefull for DBA's.

Please note to access them you need to have support.oracle.com login account.

Physical Standby

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Note:180031.1 Creating a Data Guard physical standby

Note:214071.1 Creating a Data Guard physical standby with Data Guard Manager

Note:232649.1 Configuring gap resolution

Note:232240.1 Performing a switchover

Note:227196.1 Performing a failover

Note:187242.1 Applying Patchsets with Physical Standby in Place

Logical Standby

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Note:186150.1 Creating a logical standby

Note:214071.1 Creating a logical standby with Data Guard Manager

Note:232240.1 Performing a switchover

Note:227196.1 Performing a failover

Note:233261.1 Tuning Log Apply Services

Note:215020.1 Troubleshooting Logical Standbys

Note:210989.1 Applying Patchsets with Logical Standby in Place

Note:233519.1 Known Issues with Logical Standby

Dataguard General Information

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Note:205637.1 Configuring Transparent Application Failover with Data Guard

Note:233509.1 Data Guard Frequently Asked Questions

Note:225633.1 Using SSH with 9i Data Guard

Note:233425.1 Top Data Guard Bugs

Note:219344.1 Usage, Benefits and Limitations of Standby RedoLogs

Note:201669.1 Setup and maintenance of Data Guard Broker using DGMGRL

Note:203326.1 Data Guard 9i Log Transportation on RAC

Note:239100.1 Data Guard Protection Modes Explained

Dataguard Configuration Best Practices

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Note:240874.1 Primary Site and Network Configuration Best Practices

Note:240875.1 9i Media Recovery Best Practices

RMAN and Backup & Restore

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60545.1 How to Extract Controlfiles, Datafiles, and Archived Logs from RMAN Backupsets

10gR2 Setup Installation, ASM,CRS, RAC , Troubleshooting

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471165.1 Additional steps to install 10gR2 RAC on IBM zSeries Based Linux (SLES10)

407086.1 USING CLONING IN CRS/RAC WINDOWS ENVIRONMENTS TO ADD A NODE

414163.1 10gR2 RAC Install issues on Oracle EL5 or RHEL5 or SLES10 (VIPCA Failures)

467753.1 Veritas clusterware 5.0 not recognized by Oracle due to the fact that Veritas

467176.1 RAC: Installing RDBMS Oracle Home Hangs The Oui

466975.1 Step to remove node from Cluster when the node crashes due to OS or H/w

330358.1 CRS 10g R2 Diagnostic Collection Guide

401132.1 How to install Oracle Clusterware with shared storage on block devices

392207.1 CSSD Startup fails with NSerr (12532,12560) transport:(502,0,0) during Install

333166.1 CSSD Startup Fails with NSerr (12546,12560) transport:(516,0,0) During install

330929.1 CRS Stack Fails to Start After Reboot ORA-29702 CRS-0184

463255.1 Enable trace for gsd issues on 10gR2 RAC

338924.1 CLUVFY Fails With Error: Could not find a suitable set of interfaces for VIPs

462616.1 Reconfiguring the CSS disktimeout of 10gR2 Clusterware for Proper LUN Failover

461884.1 How To Disable Fatal Mode Oprocd On HP-UX Itanium 10gR2

404474.1 Status of Certification of Oracle Clusterware with HACMP 5.3 & 5.4

329530.1 Using Redhat Global File System (GFS) as shared storage for RAC

458324.1 Increased 'Log File Sync' waits in 10gR2

341214.1 How To clean up after a Failed (or successful) Oracle Clusterware Installation

454638.1 srvctl command failed - An unexpected exception has been detected in native

276434.1 Modifying the VIP or VIP Hostname of a 10g Oracle Clusterware Node

383123.1 PRKP-1001 CRS-215 srvctl Can not Start 2nd Instance

358620.1 How To Recreate Voting And OCR Disk In 10gR1/2 RAC

200346.1 RAC: Frequently Asked Questions

220970.1 RAC: Frequently Asked Questions

269320.1 Removing a Node from a 10g RAC Cluster

430266.1 How to install 10gR2 and 9iR2 on the same node with different UDLM requirement

283684.1 How to Change Interconnect/Public Interface IP Subnet in a 10g Cluster

391790.1 Unable To Connect To Cluster Manager Ora-29701

294430.1 CSS Timeout Computation in RAC 10g (10g Release 1 and 10g Release 2)

316583.1 VIPCA FAILS COMPLAINING THAT INTERFACE IS NOT PUBLIC

416868.1 CDMP DIRECTORIES AND TRW FILES ON RAC

414177.1 Executing root.sh errors with "Failed To Upg Oracle Cluster Registry Config

390483.1 DRM - Dynamic Resource management

390880.1 OCR Corruption after Adding/Removing voting disk to a cluster when CRS stack

309542.1 How to start/stop the 10g CRS ClusterWare

396643.1 CVU HAS INCORRECT ORA_CRS_HOME VARIABLE AFTER APPLYING CRS BUNDLE II

387205.1 The 10.1.0.4 DB Cannot Start With 10.2.0.2.0 CRS And ASM

270512.1 Adding a Node to a 10g RAC Cluster

395156.1 Startup (mount) of 2nd RAC instance fails with ORA-00600 [kccsbck_first]

363777.1 How to Completely Remove a Service so that its Service_id Can Be Reused

391112.1 Database Resource Manager Spins Lmon To 100% Of Cpu

365530.1 Permissions not set correctly after 10gR2 installation

357808.1 Diagnosability for CRS / EVM / RACG

284752.1 10g RAC: Steps To Increase CSS Misscount, Reboottime and Disktimeout

332180.1 ASMCMD - ASM command line utility

371434.1 Using Openfiler iSCSI with an Oracle database

338047.1 cluvfy ERROR: Unable to retrieve database release version

183408.1 Raw Devices and Cluster Filesystems With Real Application Clusters

367564.1 Server Reboots When Rolling Upgrading CRS(10gr1 -> 10gr2)

358545.1 Root.sh is failing with CORE dumps, during CRS installation

343092.1 How to setup Linux md devices for CRS and ASM

295871.1 How to verify if CRS install is Valid

331934.1 RAC Single Instance (ASM) startup fails with ORA-27300/ORA-27301/ORA-27302

341974.1 10gR2 RAC Scheduling and Process Prioritization

341971.1 10gR2 RAC GES Statistics

341969.1 10gR2 RAC OS Best Practices

341965.1 10gR2 RAC Reference

341963.1 10gR2 RAC Best Practices

313540.1 Manually running cvu to verify stages during a CRS/RAC installation

331168.1 Oracle Clusterware consolidated logging in 10gR2

339710.1 Abnormal Program Termination When Installing 10gR2 on RHAS 4.0

339383.1 CSSD FAILURE DOES NOT REBOOT THE NODE

337937.1 Step By Step - 10gR2 RAC with ASM install on Linux(x86) - Demo

280209.1 10g RAC Performance Best Practices

Real Application Clusters(RAC)

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181503.1 Real Application Clusters Whitepapers (OTN)

280209.1 10g RAC Performance Best Practices (INTERNAL ONLY)

302806.1 IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) and Oracle RAC on AIX 5L and IBM eServer pSeries

270512.1 Adding a Node to a 10g RAC Cluster

137288.1 Manual Database Creation in Oracle9i (Single Instance and RAC)

292776.1 10g RAC Lessons Learned

280216.1 10g RAC Reference (INTERNAL ONLY)

269320.1 Removing a Node from a 10g RAC Cluster

226561.1 9iRAC Tuning Best Practices (INTERNAL ONLY)

220178.1 Installing and setting up ocfs on Linux - Basic Guide

208375.1 How To Convert A Single Instance Database To RAC In A Cluster File System Configuration

255359.1 Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS) in Oracle10g

341963.1 10gR2 RAC Best Practices (INTERNAL ONLY)

273015.1 Migrating to RAC using Data Guard

329530.1 Using Redhat Global File System (GFS) as shared storage for RAC

270901.1 How to Dynamically Add a New Node to an Existing 9.2.0 RAC Cluster

203326.1 Data Guard 9i Log Transportation on RAC

169539.1 A Short Description of HA Options Available in 9i

160120.1 Oracle Real Application Clusters on Sun Cluster v3

226569.1 9iRAC Most Common Performance Problem Areas (INTERNAL ONLY)

251578.1 Step-By-Step Upgrade of Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS v1) on Linux

247135.1 How to Implement Load Balancing With RAC Configured System Using JDBC

139436.1 Understanding 9i Real Application Clusters Cache Fusion

285358.1 Creating a Logical Standby from a RAC Primary Using a Hot Backup

222288.1 9i Rel 2 RAC Running on IBM’s General Parallel File System

226567.1 9iRAC Related Init.ora Parameters (INTERNAL ONLY)

210889.1 RAC Installation with a NetApp Filer in Red Hat Linux Environment

341965.1 10gR2 RAC Reference (INTERNAL ONLY)

341969.1 10gR2 RAC OS Best Practices (INTERNAL ONLY)

226566.1 9iRAC Related Latches (INTERNAL ONLY)

220970.1 RAC: Frequently Asked Questions

268202.1 Dynamic node addition in a Linux cluster

285455.1 HOW TO MAKE AN EXCLUSIVE INSTANCE AVAILABLE ON MULTIPLE CLUSTER NODES.

332257.1 Using Oracle Clusterware with Vendor Clusterware FAQ

245079.1 Steps to clone a 11i RAC environment to a non-RAC environment

235158.1 How To Enable/Disbale Archive Log Mode on Oracle9i Real Application Cluster

210022.1 How To Add A New Instance To The Existing Two Nodes RAC Database Manually

317516.1 Adding and Deleting a Cluster Node on 10gR2 / Linux

271685.1 How to Run Autoconfig for RAC Environment on Apps Tier Only

278816.1 How to Setup Parallel Concurrent Processing using Shared APPL_TOP for RAC Environment

334459.1 How to change hostname in RAC environment

250378.1 Migrating Applications 11i to use Oracle9i RAC (Real Application Clusters).

295998.1 How to solve corruptions on OCFS file system

345081.1 How to Rename a RAC Database in a 10g Real Application Clusters Environment

312051.1 How To Remove Ocfs From Linux Box.

EXPORT / IMPORT

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Note 230627.1 - 9i Export/Import Process for Oracle Applications Release 11i

Note 331221.1 - 10g Export/Import Process for Oracle Applications Release 11i

Note 362205.1 - 10g Release 2 Export/Import Process for Oracle Applications Release 11i

Note 277650.1 - How to Use Export and Import when Transferring Data Across Platforms or Acros...

Note 243304.1 - 10g: Transportable Tablespaces Across Different Platforms

Note 341733.1 - Export/Import DataPump Parameters INCLUDE and EXCLUDE - How to Load and Unload..

RDBMS and E-Business Suite Installation and Configuration

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118218.1 11i. Installing a Digital Cerificate on both the Server and Client.

252217.1 Requirements for Installing Oracle 9iR2 on RHEL3

146469.1 Installation & Configuration of Oracle Login server & Portal3i

146468.1 Installation of Oracle9i Application Server(9iAS)

152775.1 XML gateway installation

165700.1 Multiple Jserv configuration

207159.1 Documentation of 9iAS

210514.1 Express Server WebIV Note numbers

170931.1 Notes on Motif troubleshooting

177610.1 Oracle Forms in Applications FAQ

258021.1 How to monitor the progress of a materialized view refresh (MVIEW)

330250.1 Tips & Tricks To Make Apache Work With Jserv

139684.1 Oracle Applications Current Patchset Comparison Utility - patchsets.sh

236469.1 Using Distributed AD in Applications Release 11.5.

96630.1 Cash Management Overview

233428.1 Sharing the Application Tier File System in Oracle Applications 11i

243880.1 Shared APPL_TOP FAQ

330250.1 Tips & Tricks To Make Apache Work With Jserv

241370.1 Concurrent Manager Setup and Configuration Requirements in an 11i RAC Environment

209721.1 How to Change the Port Number on one Machine, When we Use Multiple Collaboration Suite Tiers

177377.1 How to change passwords in Portal (Database and lightweight user passwords)

304748.1 Internal: E-Business Suite 11i with Database FAQ

166213.1 SPFILE internals ** INTERNAL ONLY **

216208.1 Oracle9i Application Server (9iAS) with Oracle E-Business Suite Release

UPGRADES

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125767.1 Upgrading Devloper6i with Oracle Applications 11i

216550.1 RDBMS upgrade to 9.2.0

161779.1 Upgradation of HTTP Server

212005.1 Upgrade Oracle Applications to 11.5.8

139863.1 Self Servie Framework Upgrade

112867.1 Express Server & OFA upgrade

124606.1 Jinitiator upgrade

130091.1 JDK upgrade to 1.3

130091.1 Upgrading Oracle Applications 11i to use JDK 1.3

144069.1 Upgrading to Workflow 2.6 with Oracle Applications 11i

159657.1 Complete Upgrade Checklist for Manual Upgrades from 8.X / 9.0.1 to Oracle9i

CLONING

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216664.1 FAQ: Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i

230672.1 Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i with Rapid Clone

135792.1 Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i

Discoverer

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139516.1 Discoverer 4i with Oracle Applications 11i

257798.1 Discoverer 10g (9.0.4) with Oracle Applications 11i

139516.1 Installation of Discoverer 4i

AutoConfig

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165195.1 Using AutoConfig to Manage System Configurations with Oracle Applications 11i

218089.1 Autoconfig FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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68993.1 Concurrent Managers on NT

1013526.102 Changing and Resetting Release 11 Applications Passwords

130608.1 ADPATCH BASICS

74924.1 ADI (Applications Desktop Integrator) Installation

61552.1 DIAGNOSING DATABASE HANGING ISSUES

114226.1 How to Set Up Apache and JSERV w/ Oracle XSQL, JSP, and Developer

146469.1 Installing and Configuring Oracle Login Server and Oracle Portal 3i with Oracle Applications 11i

146468.1 Installing Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2.2.2 with Oracle Applications 11i

62463.1 Detailed Guide on How the Intelligent Agent Works

104452.1 Troubleshooting (Concurrent Manager Unix specific)

122662.1 How to change the hostname or domainname of your portal

231286.1 Configuring the Oracle Workflow 2.6 Java-based Notification Mailer with Oracle Applications 11i

230688.1 Basic ApacheJServ Troubleshooting with IsItWorking.class

204015.1 Export/Import Process for Oracle Applications Release 11i Database Instances Using Oracle8i EE

158818.1 Migrating the Workflow Mailer to the APPLMGR Account

185431.1 Troubleshooting Oracle Applications Manager OAM 2.0 for 11i

177089.1 OAM11i Standalone Mode Setup and Configuration

172174.1 WF 2.6: Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer Architecture in Release 11i

166021.1 Oracle Applications Manager 11i - Pre-requisite Patches

166115.1 Oracle Applications Manager 11i integrated with Oracle Applications 11i

165041.1 Generic Service Management Functionality

204090.1 Generic Service Management Configuration using Applications Context Files

139863.1 Configuring and Troubleshooting the Self Service Framework with Oracle Applications (latest version)

187735.1 Workflow FAQ - All Versions

166830.1 Setting up Real Application Cluster (RAC) environment on Linux - Single node

158868.1 Step by Step, Oracle 9iAS Installation Process

123243.1 Scheduling Web Reports Via Oracle Reports Server CGI

165195.1 Using AutoConfig to Manage System Configurations with Oracle Applications 11i

IMP Note ID's

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233428.1 Sharing the Application Tier File System in Oracle Applications 11i

243880.1 Shared APPL_TOP FAQ

313418.1 Using Discoverer 10.1.2 with the E-Business Suite

287176.1 DMZ Configuration with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i

241015.1 Configuring Applications 11i for use with Reverse Proxy and DMZ

1025288.6 How to Diagnose and Resolve ORA-01650,ORA-01652,ORA-01653,ORA-01654,ORA-01688 :

1035935.6 Example of How To Resize the Online Redo Logfiles

133062.1 ORA-25150 Altering Of Extent Parameters Not Permitted While Applying Patch

139516.1 Discoveaer 4i with Oracle Applications 11i

15476.1 FAQ about Detecting and Resolving Locking Conflicts

177240.1 Supported 11i Login URLs - using Dev60cgi / f60cgi to Access Applications is Unsupported

207959.1 All About Security: User, Privilege, Role, SYSDBA, O/S Authentication, Audit, Encryption, OLS

216205.1 Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications 11i

216550.1 Oracle Applications Release 11i with Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0)

218089.1 Autoconfig FAQ

230672.1 Cloning Oracle Applications Release 11i with Rapid Clone

233428.1 Sharing the Application Tier File System in Oracle Applications 11i

236247.1 Transferring Archive Logs to the Standby Database Disconnects

242941.1 How To Troubleshoot Java-based Workflow Notification Mailer In 11.5.9 and OWF.G

260676.1 When Applying Patch 2644375 Worker Is Prompting For Parameter 5 In The Worker Log

277710.1 Ora-00600: Internal Error Code, Arguments: [1236], [], ... Ora-600

282234.1 Error "java.lang.NullPointerException" In Step 3 Of Configuring WF Java Mailer In Applications 11i

268085.1 Configuring the Oracle Workflow 2.6/11i.OWF.H Java-based Notification Mailer with Oracle Applications 11i

164871.1 Configuring the Workflow Notification Mailer in Oracle Applications Manager 11i

172174.1 WF 2.6: Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer Architecture in Release 11i