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March, 22 of 2024

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I worked on configuring the mk_oracle plugin to update the mk_oracle.cfg file to ensure that an update to the plugin wouldn't overwrite (remove) the changes for using Custom SQL, since these configurations are done manually on the host. We found a Check_MK Werk that brings us a solution to this problem: Which I documented promptly: This is a guide to deploy Custom SQLs checks for Oracle Agent. As there still isn't how to configure this in the GUI, and the Agent Bakery will overwrite the changes made directly into the mk_oracle.cfg file, this document will guide to do a safe configuration and thus avoid the overwriting of the mk_oracle.cfg file. 1) Make a directory "mk_oracle.d" inside the $MK_CONFDIR directory. Usually its /etc/check_mk     #mkdir mk_oracle.d 2) Also create a directory where yours .sql files will be placed, into the same $MK_CONFDIR     #mkdir sqldir 3) The sql script ouput must be as following:     details: here is a breaf description over the output

22 de Março de 2024

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Trabalhei na configuração do plugin mk_oracle para atualizar o arquivo mk_oracle.cfg afim de um update no plugin não vir a sobrescrever (remover) as alterações das configurações para usar Custom SQL, já que essas configurações são feitas manualmente no host. Achamos um Werk do Check_MK que nos trás uma solução para esse problema: O qual documentei logo de pronto: This is a guide to deploy Custom SQLs checks for Oracle Agent. As there still isn't how to configure this in the GUI, and the Agent Bakery will overwrite the changes made directly into the mk_oracle.cfg file, this document will guide to do a safe configuration and thus avoid the overwriting of the mk_oracle.cfg file. 1) Make a directory "mk_oracle.d" inside the $MK_CONFDIR directory. Usually its /etc/check_mk     #mkdir mk_oracle.d 2) Also create a directory where yours .sql files will be placed, into the same $MK_CONFDIR     #mkdir sqldir 3) The sql script ouput must be as following:     details: here is a breaf

March, 21 of 2024

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  I spent the day preparing a training/presentation on Dashboards for France at the request of Stefan... Which ended up being pointless in the end, because what the customer wanted to see wasn't that, but rather how they could configure access to the dashboards and how to add a BI Aggregation view to it. At least I learned how to use the new functionality to export Dashboards. J ust pay attention to the format of the exported dashboard "version": X.X.X I  started looking for a new Soundbar to replace my Blue-Ray Home Theater. The reasonable ones are in the range of R$1,200.00. The issue is that I needed a device with an HDMI ARC input/output, to facilitate installation, since I wouldn't know if the Bluetooth on my TV would be compatible with newer devices . And then I remembered my Esfera points from my credit card! I looked for my device in the Santander Esfera store and managed to save around R$800.00! I also took the opportunity to change my Amazon Prime subscripti

21 de Março de 2024

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 Passei o dia preparando um treinamento/apresentação de Dashboards para França a pedido de Stefan... Que não deu em nada no final, pois o que o cliente queria ver não era isso, mas com ele configuraria os acessos aos dashboards e como adicionar uma visão do BI Aggregation nele. Pelo menos aprendi a usar a nova funcionalidade de exportar Dashboards. Só se atentar ao formato da "versão" do dashboard exportado: X.X.X Comecei a procurar um Soundbar novo para substituir meu Blue-Ray Home Theater. Os razoáveis ficam na faixa de R$1.200,00. A questão é que eu precisava de um aparelho com entrada/saída HDMI ARC, para facilitar a instalação, já que não saberia se o bluetooth da minha TV seria compatível com aparelhos mais novos. E então lembrei dos meus pontos Esfera do cartão de crédito! Procurei meu aparelho na loja do Santander Esfera e consegui economizar por volta de R$800,00! Aproveitei também para alterar a minha assinatura do Amazon Prime para o plano anual, já que diferenteme

March, 20 of 2024

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  Tim started working on integrating Sysaid with Italy. I created a video with instructions on how to configure the Oracle plugin on a remote host instead of the host where Oracle is installed. This is useful for monitoring RAC environments. I turned on my Blue-Ray Home Theater and Poffff! It went kaput! I opened it up and identified that a component on the board had burnt out. I also had an issue with WireGuard, which kept trying endlessly to establish a connection with the I4U environment.. . But w hat upset me the most was the Blue-Ray mishap... 😔

20 de Março de 2024

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Tim começou a trabalhar na integração do Sysaid com a Itália Criei um vídeo com instruções de como configurar o plugin do Oracle em um host remoto, em vez do host onde o Oracle está instalado. isso é útil para monitorar ambientes RAC. Liguei meu Blue-Ray Home Theater e Poffff! Foi pro saco! Abri e identifiquei que um componente da placa havia queimado. Também tive um problema com o WireGuard, que ficou ad eternum tentando criar a conexão com ambiente I4U... E foi só. O que mais me deixou chateado foi o pipoco do blue-ray... 😔

March, 19 of 2024

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Interview day at the US consulate to get the visa for our trip in May. We arrived just in time because of the wonderful morning traffic in Recife. It took us almost an hour and a half to get there. Luckily, there's a parking lot in front of the consulate where you pay the whopping amount of R$50.00 to park  👀 But everything went well, and we managed to get the interview ticket. After going through several lines and waiting for about another hour, it was finally our turn. We bypassed the "old man" who usually denies visas and got a separate booth, where an American gentleman, probably around 50 years old, interviewed us. The interview was smooth. He asked me about my job. I graciously replied that I am a DBA and Performance Analyst, and that when his system went slow, I identify and fix the problem. He also asked about our housing situation, and I answered as the travel agency agent had instructed. First, I mentioned the 3 apartments we had in Recife, and only then that w