I tested some of the Vagrant projects made by Tim Hall a while ago (it was this blog very first post), but I never got to use it too much since they were created to be used with VirtualBox. Since I decided to get rid of my old lab and create a new one, I... » read more
"All right," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question…" "Yes..!" "Of Life, the Universe and Everything…" said Deep Thought. "Yes…!" "Is…" said Deep Thought, and paused. "Yes…!" "Is…" "Yes…!!!…?" "Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy This is probably the most famous... » read more
![Creating a Standby on 21c [Single Instance]](https://project42.site/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Standby_DBCA_21c-360x240.png)
For this post, I just wanted to test the same DBCA option we saw in the past to create Standby but this time on 21c. The first thing I have to clarify is that I will be using rac1-node1 to host the 21c primary database (cdb21) and rac1-node2 to host our new Standby (cdbst21). The... » read more
I was wondering the other day how can I easily upgrade a OL7 to OL8, and looks like Oracle has the exact tool for the process: Oracle® Linux 8 Performing System Upgrades With Leapp This is the system I will try to upgrade: [root@OL7 ~]# head -1 /etc/*rel* ==> /etc/oracle-release <== Oracle Linux Server release... » read more
If you follow the right Oracle people, you probably already know that Oracle just released Oracle Linux Automation Manager: Your #Ansible automation engine might be already there, included with your Oracle Linux subscription… https://t.co/RPZw37yOvs pic.twitter.com/aQZInFcUsv — Ludovico Caldara (@ludodba) September 6, 2021 My understanding was that access to it required ULN access, so there was... » read more
![A warning about DG Broker “PREPARE DATABASE FOR DATA GUARD” command on 21c [21.3 version]](https://project42.site/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/21c-Data-Broker-360x240.png)
One of the new features of 21c Data Guard Broker is the ability to prepare a Database for Dataguard Configuration running a simple command. It is very handy feature since DG broker will enable Archive Mode, restart the database, create the Standby Redo logs, etc.. Before you use it though, please be aware of some... » read more
![Installing Oracle 21c Database on Linux [Single Instance]](https://project42.site/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/21c-246x240.jpeg)
After some time of been available on the cloud, 21c Database is now ready to install on premises (Linux version for now) @GeraldVenzl – Aug 13 You can read more about it from the usual suspects like Mike’s blog: Oracle Database 21c is available for download on Linux The first thing we need to do... » read more
It has been a while since I posted anything not related to Oracle Databases, so I thought was a good idea to change the "trend" a bit. If you follow Tech news, you may have heard recent news about Neo4j recent developments Neo4j Hits $2B-Plus Valuation After $325M Raise I didn’t know anything about it,... » read more
I got inspired by this post Do you NID to rename an Oracle DB on ASM? by Rodrigo Mufalani to try DBNEWID Utility and rename some Databases at home. These are the different actions I will perform: System Details Remove Cluster options DBNEWID Utility Execution Complete DBNAME and DB_UNIQUE_NAME change Add Database to Clusterware Move... » read more