What is cx_OracleDBATools? cx_OracleDBATools is a set of Python scripts that handle Oracle DBA tasks in a cross platform manner. These scripts are intended to work the same way on all platforms and hide the complexities involved in managing Oracle databases, especially on Windows. Binaries are provided for those who do not have a Python installation.
Where do I get it? http://cx-oradbatools.sourceforge.net What's new? 1) Added support for Oracle 11.x. 2) Removed direct support for Oracle 8.x and Oracle 9.x which are no longer supported by Oracle. 3) Write all SQL used for creating or restoring the database to the file system to allow for manual recovery in case of failures. 4) Added new script for exporting the parameter file as a means of testing the contents of the generated parameter file or for seeing the contents of the stored parameter file if one is being used. 5) Fixed handling of parameter log_archive_duplex_dest. 6) Fixed hanlding of parameters with a blank value. 7) Workaround bug in Python on Linux where os.waitpid() results in an OS error about no child processes. 8) Make source compatible with Python 3.x without losing compatibility with Python 2.x. 9) Changed backup and restore to use RMAN which allows for backups while the database is running. The backup utility can now create directories, uncompressed tar files or tar files compressed with either gzip or bzip2 as desired. Server parameter files (spfiles) and password files are now backed up correctly. 10) On Windows, configuration is now read from the service directly and the situation where the database is configured to start when the service starts is now handled correctly. 11) Created build configuration script using the new version of cx_Freeze which allows for building installer images on Windows and RPM packages on Linux. 12) Added documentation. 13) The cx_Logging module is now used for all logging instead of simply being printed to stdout or stderr. _______________________________________________ DB-SIG maillist - DB-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/db-sig
