Category Archives: Shareplex

Unix diagnostic tools for DBAs

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Gaius

When a server application I am supporting starts to misbehave, there are a few tools I reach for to perform a quick diagnosis. Some of these are little known to DBAs who usually work within the database, so here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Oracle, Shareplex | 5 Comments

Calling Unix libraries from OCaml

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Gaius

(This is something I did in December but have only just gotten round to posting about) The OCaml Unix module provides many of the system calls needed for day-to-day work, but occasionally there is one that is only available in … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Ocaml, Shareplex | 2 Comments