Oracle Automatic Service Request (ASR) completed. Initiated walk through
and transfer of system setup from Oracle to Symantec. Registering the
support services still seeing issues. The Support ID is a...
1:10pm – DNS round robin resolved. Wow, is this the fastest time for
resolution of an IT request? Clean dbm.out provided to Oracle. 2:45pm –
Oracle approves the dbm.out file (Step 4 done). Whew, that ...
IT says ticket is resolved. BUT, they have used the wrong IPs.
Meanwhile, we have approved the Install Template (Step 3 done). 11:15am
Oracle says time has run out and the install has to be pushed out...
Major curve ball now. The client and management network must be on
separate vlans. We have everything as one in our lab network. Why did
they not tell us before or make it part of the requirement in t...
Oracle review of worksheets pass (Step 1 done), and the buck passed to
Oracle software engineering group. S/W engineering group will use the
data from the worksheets to create the Install Template (St...
Start of Oracle Consulting Services Engagement. Spoke to Oracle ACS
Sales Representative for Symantec. Then, the delivery manager folowed by
the Business Development Manager. Going around in circles h...
Initiate work plan to move the Exadata from the Verisign premises to
SAMG lab. Move the Oracle Exadata from Building K to Building C. Cost of
move $350. Multiple calls with facilities and other person...
Received budget approval for Oracle System Installation (OSI) and
Configuration services (ACS) for Exadata (cost $20,500). It covers the
following: The OSI (Oracle System Installation Service) is subj...
Procured licenses for the quarter rack Exadata from Oracle free of
charge. This saves us significant $$$$. Worked with both the Oracle
sales team and the Oracle Business Development team to negotiate ...