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How to start Oracle Database in Solaris

Posted by blakshmikanth on July 31, 2008

Starting the Oracle Database

Follow the below mentioned steps to start the oracle database

  • sqlplus /nolog
  • connect username/password as sysdba
  • On sqlplus prompt, type startup

This will start the oracle database instance successfully.

Starting the Listener

The listener can be started before or after the database instance is started, it doesn’t matter. You can start the listener with a simple lsnrctl start:

bash-2.05$ lsnrctl start
LSNRCTL for Solaris: Version 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on 11-OCT-2004 15:42:55
Copyright (c) 1991, 2004, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
Starting /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...

TNSLSNR for Solaris: Version 10.1.0.2.0 - Production
System parameter file is /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Log messages written to /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/network/log/listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.10.0.130)(PORT=1521)))
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=10.10.0.130)(PORT=1521)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
------------------------
Alias                     LISTENER
Version                   TNSLSNR for Solaris: Version 10.1.0.2.0
Start Date                11-JUL-2008 15:42:55
Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 0 sec
Trace Level               off
Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP                      OFF
Listener Parameter File   /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File         /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/network/log/listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.5.11.118)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "genesys" has 1 instance(s).
  Instance "genesys", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully

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Deployment Sequence for Genesys Inbound Voice Solution

Posted by blakshmikanth on July 30, 2008

I received emails requesting for Genesys deployment sequence for inbound voice solution. As informed to you earlier by email, please find the deployment sequence as below

I prefer manual installation of the components and you may use the wizard to install components from Management layer onwards.

1. Configuration Layer

  • DB Server (providing access to the Configuration Database)
  • Create & Initialize Configuration Database with appropriate access
  • Configuration Server
  • Encrypt password in configuration file using command line argument as

“confserv -p <section name> <password value>”

  • Configuration Manager
  • Configuration Server Proxy (optional)
  • Configuration Import Wizard (optional)
  • Configure Host in Configuration Manager

2. Management Layer

  • Log DB Server (providing access to the Centralized Log Database)
  • LogDAP
  • Message Server
  • Create and Initialize Centralized Log Database
  • Local Control Agent
  • Solution Control Server (SCS)
  • Solution Control Interface (SCI)

To view logs in SCI, you need to set “db_storage” option in Message server to “true”

Please Install “FlexLM License Manager” before the Media Layer implementation.

3. Media Layer

  • T-Server

4. Services Layer

  • DB Server
  • Routing Stat Server
  • Routing Message Server
  • URS
  • IRD (GUI Application to create, load and monitor strategies)
  • Reporting Stat Server
  • CCPulse+ (GUI Application to view real time reports)

I haven’t included historical reporting here, as I feel most of the customers will be migrating for Call Concentrator (CCon) or Interaction Concentrator (ICON)

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transition time: Configuration Parameter for Routing

Posted by blakshmikanth on July 29, 2008

“transition_time” is the important configuration parameter for Genesys routing solution. It defines the minimum time URS waits between routing the interaction to the agent. This option avoids routing multiple interactions to the same agent.

For example, transition_time is configured as 10 seconds.

  • Agent (agent1) logged in and made available by 10:00:00 AM
  • At 10:05:00, URS receives the interaction and routes the call to the Agent(agent1)
  • At the same time, URS receives another interaction and searching for the target
  • Till the transition time expires i.e) 10:05:10, URS will not consider the Agent (agent1) is available for the interaction

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