Oracle - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM PLANNING-DEPLOYMENT-BEST PRACTICES GUIDE 10.3 30-03-2010 System Planning Manual

Here are two examples we have seen reported on a ZENworks Configuration Management
installation on SQL Server 2005:
Place data and log files on separate drives for database [zenworks_database] on server
[server_name]
Check database integrity at least every 14 days for database [zenworks_database] on server
[server_name]
The Best Practices Analyzer tool also indicates that log files and data files should be placed on
separate hard drives to improve I/O, thus improving overall performance of the Database Server.
However, this can be a problem if the database files are hosted on a SAN or inside virtual machines,
which are both trends in the industry. This should also be well documented in the design document
created during the design phase.
The Microsoft SQL Server Tuning Wizard makes suggestions about indexes you might want to add
to the database. However, it uses the term "missing indexes," which is misleading to anyone who
might interpret this as a mandate. Each of these suggestions must be analyzed, balancing the
performance trade-offs between inserting or updating data in a given table versus the variety of
queries that might be made against a table. Indexes slow inserts and updates, while benefiting
specific queries. There are a number of ways this analysis can be performed; the tuning wizard is
just a first step. You should use SQL tracing tools and analyze the SQL demands that ZENworks
Configuration Management is making on the database while it performs various functions, such as
registration, bundle creation and deployment, policy enforcement, inventory, and so forth. After you
have accurate information on what kind of load ZENworks Configuration Management is placing on
the database, you can then add your indexes.

3.4.3 Oracle

For performance and maintenance suggestions in an environment where Oracle is the Database
Server hosting the ZENworks Configuration Management database, you must rely on the knowledge
and expertise of the Oracle database administrator at the customer site. The individuals responsible
for the day-to-day management of the Oracle infrastructure must be involved in the ZENworks
Configuration Management deployment project from the beginning.
However, you should familiarize yourself with some of the administrative concepts about Oracle
database management. The
www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/database10g.html)
10g and should be used as a reference.
In addition, you should also familiarize yourself with some of the performance tuning concepts for
an Oracle Database Server, especially the reference documentation on the SQL Performance
Analyzer. This information is available in the
download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14211/toc.htm).
Best practice information suggested by Oracle regarding backup and recovery can be found on the
Oracle Web site (http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14220/
backrec.htm#CNCPT031). The onsite Oracle database administrators should be familiar with these
concepts and procedures. They simply need to know what additional information they need to back
up as a result of the implementation of ZENworks Configuration Management.
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