What is the most secure way to call an external job from an Oracle...
I recently asked myself this question after having been confronted with a quite challenging situation, which will be been dissected in this post. Indeed, most of the DBA are aware about several...
View ArticleInstalling and configuring Veeam RMAN plug-in on an ODA
I recently had to install and configure the Veeam RMAN plug-in on an ODA, and would like to provide the steps in this article, as it might be helpful for many other people. Read more: Installing and...
View ArticleMigrating an Oracle database to another server
There are several situations when you have to migrate your Oracle databases to a new server. This could be due to hardware lifecycle reasons for on-prem systems or you need to upgrade your Operating...
View ArticleRestore a database using Veeam RMAN plug-in on an ODA
I recently wrote a blog to show how to configure Veeam RMAN plug-in to take database backups. As all DBA knows, configuring a backup, will not go without testing a restore. In this blog I will show...
View Articleodacli create-appliance failed on an ODA HA
I recently had to install an Oracle Database Appliance X11 HA and it failed when creating the appliance: [root@oak0 ~]# odacli create-appliance -r /u01/patch/my_new_oda.json ... [root@mynewoda ~]#...
View ArticleOracle: A possible method to address a slow query if there is time pressure
Sometimes there is no time for a long analysis of a slow query and a fix (workaround) has to be provided asap. In such cases it often helps to check if a query did run faster with a previous...
View ArticleDifferent types of Oracle wallets
In this blog post I will explain the different types of Oracle wallet with the auto_login feature. What is an Oracle Wallet An Oracle wallet is used to store certificates for Listeners with https...
View ArticleOptimize materialization of Exadata PDB sparse clones
Well, this blog is unfortunately reserved to DBA folk running Oracle engineered systems #Exadata, #ExaCC, #ExaCS and Oracle Multitenant database (aka. CDB) architecture.One of our #ExaCC customer has...
View ArticleExaCC/CS: modify database parameters in batch mode using dbaascli
This post briefly describes how to use a JSON responseFIle to modify (container) database parameters on Oracle Cloud ExaCC/ExaCS service. What are our options with dbaascli? Well, we can simply go...
View ArticleOracle DMK release 2.2.0 new features / Windows support.
DMK is a Database Management Kit that can be used in various database environments. It simplifies command-line tasks for Databases Administrator on Unix and Windows systems. It supports multiple...
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