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Troubleshooting an enterprise user security database login and sudden ORA-12154

I encountered a new problem last week while trying to log in into LDAP-enabled Oracle Database (Enterprise User ...

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Sharing GoldenGate directories in RAC environments

GoldenGate operates in an active/passive capacity for RAC databases. When installing GoldenGate on a local host, ...

Oracle

Using rsync to Copy GoldenGate Trails from DBFS to ACFS

It sounds like you're putting ACFS through its paces before making the big jump. Testing for IO sustainability is a ...

Oracle

How to Upgrade Grid Infrastructure to 18c

Now that Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) 19c has been released, it is time to upgrade your GI to 18c! I am presenting ...

Oracle

Troubleshooting failed database startup after GRID Out Of Place (OOP) rollback

Successful GRID Out-of-Place (OOP) Patching to 18.6 GRID Out Of Place (OOP) patching completed successfully for ...

Oracle

A script for Relocating and Restoring Database Services

Due to complex requirements for service relocate and restore as part of patching, I decided to script the process.

Oracle

Running new Oracle DBSAT version 2.1.0 against Autonomous Database

Recently Oracle released the newest version of the "Database Security Assessment Tool" (DBSAT 2.1.0). This version is ...

Oracle

How to a recreate disk group used by CRS

I will go through detailed steps here on how to recreate a disk group used by CRS. Some things to bear in mind: - I ...

Oracle

How To Resize Oracle ACFS Volume

There may be many reasons as to why Oracle ACFS volume would need to be resized. Current Filesystem for ACFS is 299G.

Oracle

Troubleshooting a failure when upgrading to Oracle 18c

Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure is often a smooth ride until that final configuration step hits a wall. When ...

Oracle

How to accurately measure data guard lag events

If you work with Data Guard, the lag between the primary and standby database is an informative but difficult metric to ...

Oracle

How to retrieve growth history for oracle tablespaces

A customer recently asked us to identify tablespaces that most contributed to sudden space consumption on ASM. It's ...

Oracle

Configuring software loadbalancer for Oracle E-Business Suite

HAProxy (high availability proxy) is a free, open source software that provides TCP & HTTP-based load balancing ...

Oracle

How to troubleshoot a failure to mount DBFS

When attempting to shut down Oracle Clusterware, you might encounter the frustrating CRS-2675: Stop of 'ora.crsd' on ...

MySQL

Log buffer #561: A carnival of the vanities for DBAs

This Log Buffer Edition covers Cloud, Oracle, and MySQL.

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How to configure X11 for Vagrant Box

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Gathering GoldenGate deployment status

The objective of this post is to demonstrate how to gather existing GoldenGate deployment status. The rationale is to ...

Oracle

How AEG Presents uses data to boost client engagement for Coachella and other events

Context AEG Presents is a seasoned veteran when it comes to staging high-profile concerts with first-class artists and ...

Oracle

Exadata: How to manage OS dependencies when upgrading to 19c

Upgrading to Exadata 19c is a significant milestone, mostly because it marks the transition from Oracle Linux 6 to ...

Oracle

How to run DBSAT against Oracle RDS database

The scope of this article is to show how to run DBSAT (Oracle Database Security Assessment Tool) against an Amazon RDS ...

Oracle

How To Delete MGMTDB and MGMTLSNR Using emcli

It sounds like you’ve run into one of those classic Oracle "features" where the system is a little too helpful for its ...

Oracle

An Oracle-based approach to the "taxi fare" prediction problem - episode 1

Although I haven't produced a lot of posts, those I have produced were always strictly related to the Oracle RDBMS as a ...

Oracle

How to mine an RMAN Log

I recently performed a Proof of Concept (POC) to compare and contrast Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) backup performance ...

Oracle

Cloning a PDB with encrypted data in united mode - avoid ORA-00283

The purpose of this blog post is to give you some guidelines on how to avoid " ORA-00283: recovery session canceled due ...

Oracle

How to use mount-dbfs.sh to resolve "Device or resource busy"

It’s always a bit of a gamble when you start playing "Process Assassin" with fuser -mv. One minute you’re trying to ...

Oracle

How to run DBSAT on RAC Instances

The scope of this article is to provide a brief summary of how to run Oracle Database Security Assessment Tool (DBSAT) ...

Oracle

How to install 18c Grid Infrastructure in Silent Mode on Linux 7

This blog post will show you how to install 18c Grid and upgrade to 18.6.0.0. 1. Download the 18c binairy and Apr, 2019 ...

Oracle

How to solve an SSIS Deployment Error

Problem: You are deploying a SQL Server Integration Services Package to the SSIS Catalog and it keeps on failing with ...

MySQL

Log buffer #559: a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

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Oracle

How to create an Oracle Database Cloud service (OCI) using the command line

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, also known as the second generation cloud, offers an integrated command line utility ...

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Troubleshooting an enterprise user security database login and sudden ORA-12154

Sharing GoldenGate directories in RAC environments

Using rsync to Copy GoldenGate Trails from DBFS to ACFS

How to Upgrade Grid Infrastructure to 18c

Troubleshooting failed database startup after GRID Out Of Place (OOP) rollback

A script for Relocating and Restoring Database Services

Running new Oracle DBSAT version 2.1.0 against Autonomous Database

How to a recreate disk group used by CRS

How To Resize Oracle ACFS Volume

Troubleshooting a failure when upgrading to Oracle 18c

How to accurately measure data guard lag events

How to retrieve growth history for oracle tablespaces

Configuring software loadbalancer for Oracle E-Business Suite

How to troubleshoot a failure to mount DBFS

Log buffer #561: A carnival of the vanities for DBAs

How to configure X11 for Vagrant Box

Gathering GoldenGate deployment status

How AEG Presents uses data to boost client engagement for Coachella and other events

Exadata: How to manage OS dependencies when upgrading to 19c

How to run DBSAT against Oracle RDS database

How To Delete MGMTDB and MGMTLSNR Using emcli

An Oracle-based approach to the "taxi fare" prediction problem - episode 1

How to mine an RMAN Log

Cloning a PDB with encrypted data in united mode - avoid ORA-00283

How to use mount-dbfs.sh to resolve "Device or resource busy"

How to run DBSAT on RAC Instances

How to install 18c Grid Infrastructure in Silent Mode on Linux 7

How to solve an SSIS Deployment Error

Log buffer #559: a carnival of the vanities for DBAs

How to create an Oracle Database Cloud service (OCI) using the command line

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