Change Oracle logo in Forms R12 Instances

Change Oracle logo in Forms R12 Instances

Replace logo in frmall.jar. Then reload it

cp $ORACLE_HOME/forms/java/frmall.jar $ORACLE_HOME/forms/java/frmall.jar_bkp
cp $ORACLE_HOME/forms/java/frmall.jar /tmp
cd /tmp
jar -xvf frmall.jar
rm -rf META-INF/

> Logo size should be (125X30) pixels
Rename new logo to oracle_logo_light.gif
Copy New logo to /tmp folder
e.g. oracle/forms/icons/oracle_logo_light.gif
jar -cvf frmall.jar *
cp frmall.jar $ORACLE_HOME/forms/java/frmall.jar
Through ADADMIN regenerate jar files, use the FORCE option
(selection option 1, regenerate Product JAR file
Do you wish to force regeneration of all jar files? [No] ? Yes
Retest.





ORAchk to check databases (single and RAC)


ORAchk to check databases (single and RAC)
Oracle ORAchk utility will replace RACchk utility and allow you to check also single instance databases. You can also send notification emails throught it. And schedule automatic check via cron jobs.

Here is quick guide to install and use ORAchk utility:

1. Download from My Oracle Support (you'll need MOS account for this):
Doc ID 1268927.2

2.  Install as oracle user in host you want to check:

      - unzip orachk.zip

3. Set notifications Email and automatic cron checks:
      - ./orachk -set "AUTORUN_SCHEDULE=3 1 * *; NOTIFICATION_EMAIL=<your_email_address>"

NOTE! Outlook (+ virus scanner) may not work proberly with these notification emails. So you might need some testing to get this work with it.
cron parameters in this set are (left to right):  hour (0 - 23), day of month (1 - 31), month (1 - 12), day of week (0 - 6) (0 to 6 are Sunday to Saturday)

4. Check settings:
./orachk -get all

5. Start daemon:
./orachk -d start

NOTE! with RAC this ask's root pwd for audit checks

6.  Stop daemon:
./orachk -d stop


7. To see all parameters:
./orachk -help

NOTE! you can also set auto restart. So script will be started automatically on node restarts.