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Hub You - Review Of XClone From Babboo
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Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
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The Problem
To me, this is a very easy question and I can actually draw on two relevant and timely issues I have been facing. Over the last two years I have been working for a client that continually asks for me to “build” test systems from production so that various sets of performance monitoring or application testing can be done. This is very laborious and time consuming for me. More often than I would like to admit, these tasks require me to work strange hours of the night just so these systems can be available by 7:00am.
The other problem I have is the promotion of databases from development, to Test or Integration, then to QA, and finally to Production. This staging and promotion model is hard to maintain, especially when the integrity of those various cloned databases must be maintained across multiple testing scenarios.
This is a REAL problem for me that exist daily. There are times I am building up to 5 or 6 databases every day just to keep up with the requests. To date, I have done all of this by scripting and just recently have been able to schedule some of it through cron and AT. But even after scheduling and scripting most of this process, I still spend 60% of my day doing cloning operations which don’t just include a database copy but migration of schemas and data. I have very little time or energy to commit to other DBA tasks. So YES, this is an issue as I just can’t get out of the trenches.
Getting XClone Installed
I typically don’t go this much into detail for any of the products I have reviewed in the past but since XClone was so easy to install I thought it might be helpful if I gave a slight blow by blow of my experience. I should think that you too could get XClone up and running in a few minutes as I did. Hey if you can’t give Babboo a call, they are more than willing to take the call and you will get some great response just as I have gotten. As always, you can post your questions here and I will also give it my best shot.
Run the Wizard
After the download, a simple click of the mouse spawns an Install Shield wizard. Just as I hope you would expect. Click next, accept the license agreement, click next again, give your vital information, choose the typical install option, next again, and phew, you are off and running the installer. I have actually tried this a few different times and have gone through the un-install procedures as well. Everything works just as prescribed for laying down the software and removing it. This may seem a small point but I personally hate software that lingers around.
You might want to read a little documentation
Now this is a point where I made my first mistake. I, like many techies want to install and get up and running without reading any documentation. This is where understanding a little bit about how the product works and reading a little documentation goes a long way. Like many, if not all, products XClone is a client server application that has a client piece and a server piece. As such you should be expected to install not only the client software but also some server code.
UGH! Don’t forget the license key
By going through the Install Shield wizard you basically installed the client piece. But if you didn’t read any of the documentation and didn’t read any of the information on the Babboo download page you would have missed the part where you need to get a license key. So if you missed this go back to the download page and there is a link for requesting a FREE License key on the right hand menu. Don’t worry, this is all automated and you won’t get a call from a salesperson. What you will get is a simple email that contains the license key in an attachment. Just follow the email’s directions for installing the license key.
Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
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This is a REAL problem for me that exist daily. There are times I am building up to 5 or 6 databases every day just to keep up with the requests. To date, I have done all of this by scripting and just recently have been able to schedule some of it through cron and AT. But even after scheduling and scripting most of this process, I still spend 60% of my day doing cloning operations which don’t just include a database copy but migration of schemas and data. I have very little time or energy to commit to other DBA tasks. So YES, this is an issue as I just can’t get out of the trenches.
Getting XClone Installed
I typically don’t go this much into detail for any of the products I have reviewed in the past but since XClone was so easy to install I thought it might be helpful if I gave a slight blow by blow of my experience. I should think that you too could get XClone up and running in a few minutes as I did. Hey if you can’t give Babboo a call, they are more than willing to take the call and you will get some great response just as I have gotten. As always, you can post your questions here and I will also give it my best shot.
Run the Wizard
After the download, a simple click of the mouse spawns an Install Shield wizard. Just as I hope you would expect. Click next, accept the license agreement, click next again, give your vital information, choose the typical install option, next again, and phew, you are off and running the installer. I have actually tried this a few different times and have gone through the un-install procedures as well. Everything works just as prescribed for laying down the software and removing it. This may seem a small point but I personally hate software that lingers around.
You might want to read a little documentation
Now this is a point where I made my first mistake. I, like many techies want to install and get up and running without reading any documentation. This is where understanding a little bit about how the product works and reading a little documentation goes a long way. Like many, if not all, products XClone is a client server application that has a client piece and a server piece. As such you should be expected to install not only the client software but also some server code.
UGH! Don’t forget the license key
By going through the Install Shield wizard you basically installed the client piece. But if you didn’t read any of the documentation and didn’t read any of the information on the Babboo download page you would have missed the part where you need to get a license key. So if you missed this go back to the download page and there is a link for requesting a FREE License key on the right hand menu. Don’t worry, this is all automated and you won’t get a call from a salesperson. What you will get is a simple email that contains the license key in an attachment. Just follow the email’s directions for installing the license key.
Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
Now
Weddings are becoming more and more expensive, with the average UK wedding costing well over ?15,000. Each year the cost is rising, and people are spending more and more on their weddings. In order to pay for this very special occasion, you might want to consider taking out a wedding loan. A wedding loan can help you to fund all or part of your wedding, and means you can have the ceremony you really want. If you want to know more about wedding loans, here are some things to consider before applying.Wedding loans are unsecuredAlthough it might be possible to get a secured wedding loan, most wedding loans are personal unsecured loans. This type of loan does not require you to put up something of value as collateral, meaning you do not need to put your home at risk. Also, a lot of people who are just getting married do not own property, and if they do will have a mortgage already and will not want to take out more money against their home. As long as you have reasonably good credit, you will be able to get some sort of unsecured wedding loan. Unsecured loans are also quicker to get hold of, because you do not have to go through the house valuation process.How much debt do you want?One thing you need to consider before taking out a wedding loan is the amount of debt that you are your partner are willing to carry into marriage. You will need to decide whether or not you apply for the loan separately or jointly, and take into consideration other debts you might have such as credit cards or mortgage payments. Only borrow what you can really afford to pay back. Although your wedding day is important, it is not worth getting into serious financial trouble over.Greater ability to budgetOnce you have worked out how much you want to borrow and applied to see what the amount you are eligible for, you can budget your wedding. If you have an amount already secured, then it is much easier to work out a budget for your wedding. You know how much money
Run the Wizard
After the download, a simple click of the mouse spawns an Install Shield wizard. Just as I hope you would expect. Click next, accept the license agreement, click next again, give your vital information, choose the typical install option, next again, and phew, you are off and running the installer. I have actually tried this a few different times and have gone through the un-install procedures as well. Everything works just as prescribed for laying down the software and removing it. This may seem a small point but I personally hate software that lingers around.
You might want to read a little documentation
Now this is a point where I made my first mistake. I, like many techies want to install and get up and running without reading any documentation. This is where understanding a little bit about how the product works and reading a little documentation goes a long way. Like many, if not all, products XClone is a client server application that has a client piece and a server piece. As such you should be expected to install not only the client software but also some server code.
UGH! Don’t forget the license key
By going through the Install Shield wizard you basically installed the client piece. But if you didn’t read any of the documentation and didn’t read any of the information on the Babboo download page you would have missed the part where you need to get a license key. So if you missed this go back to the download page and there is a link for requesting a FREE License key on the right hand menu. Don’t worry, this is all automated and you won’t get a call from a salesperson. What you will get is a simple email that contains the license key in an attachment. Just follow the email’s directions for installing the license key.
Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
Now
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You might want to read a little documentation
Now this is a point where I made my first mistake. I, like many techies want to install and get up and running without reading any documentation. This is where understanding a little bit about how the product works and reading a little documentation goes a long way. Like many, if not all, products XClone is a client server application that has a client piece and a server piece. As such you should be expected to install not only the client software but also some server code.
UGH! Don’t forget the license key
By going through the Install Shield wizard you basically installed the client piece. But if you didn’t read any of the documentation and didn’t read any of the information on the Babboo download page you would have missed the part where you need to get a license key. So if you missed this go back to the download page and there is a link for requesting a FREE License key on the right hand menu. Don’t worry, this is all automated and you won’t get a call from a salesperson. What you will get is a simple email that contains the license key in an attachment. Just follow the email’s directions for installing the license key.
Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
Now
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Install the XClone Server Software
Installing the client pieces of a toolset always seem to be the easiest. It is those server pieces that we tend to dread. Mostly because we have to get our feet wet and we get paranoid about touching our precious database servers. I think Babboo has at least made this process as simple and painless as possible. The process is as simple as unzipping some files, setting an environment variable (Unix only), and running a script to start the server agent. Don’t really know how much easier it could be.
Now let’s install the XClone Server Software
In the default directory for the client software, “C:Program FilesBabbooXCloneservers” you will find a directory for Windows and one for Unix. Each directory has a .zip or .tar file for their respective operating systems. Unzip or untar these files and take a look at the readme.txt files in them before proceeding. I personally unzipped straight to my C: directory and on Linux to my /tmp directory.
In my first installation I actually went through the instructions for Windows and it worked like a champ with no issues. Well actually the service doesn’t automatically start after installation so you will have to start the service by hand the first time or else re-boot your system as it is set to automatic. Not a big deal but it did cause me to scratch my head for a bit when trying to get the client to communicate to the server. I also tested out the uninstall script for this service and it also removed the service. Thank you again Babboo as I hate lingering software that can’t be removed without a complete rebuild.
It is also a good point to note that not once during the installation did my Firewall ask me to allow external sending of information. This to me is a great “feature” that I know many other software vendors in the database industry still send back vital information from your machines.
Ok, last weekend I built out a new SUSE Linux box that I thought I would also try putting the XClone server agent on. After reading the provided readme.txt file, Okay, you caught me, I didn’t read the whole thing. But the steps are quite easy to get this running on Linux/Unix. Just remember you need to be the root user to do this installation. After un-tarring the XCloneServer tar file you will need to edit the file named XClone.env to tell XClone where Java exists on the machine. If you don’t know where this is installed on your system you might be able to get away with taking a look at your current environment variables. Mine was set in a variable named JAVA_BINDIR.
Then Issue the following under the root account and XClone Server should start. ./XClonectl start
A small verification you can do is issue the same command with the stop option. If it truly was running you will get a valid stop message. If not you will get a line of output that states the XClonectl could not find any job control. More than likely you will just need to re-edit and change where your Java exists.
Using XClone - Let’s XClone Something
When starting XClone for the first time, you will need to define a master database instance which you will be cloning from. For XClone this is a simple process of answering a few questions through a wizard. Such as giving the instance name, the Oracle version, giving a node definition for the server your master instance resides on. And consists of nothing more than giving IP address, hostname, port number for the XClone server agent, domain name, operating system, and an ORACLE_HOME. This is much like you would do to set up your Oracle TNS information. I also liked that there is also a quick little test button to validate the connection information you have just entered. This tests the connection from the XClone client to the XClone server agent. The first time I did this I had forgotten to start my XClone server and thus I got an error. So just make sure you have started your XClone server. If you bounced your server you may also want to check that the server started after the reboot.
If you follow the complete process in the QuickStart Guide, and scan your master instance’s environment, what you will now have is a complete definition of your master environment that can now be cloned. I would su
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