Change Database name using NID (DBNEWID utility)
Change Database name using NID (DBNEWID utility)

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

How to Convert Non-CDB to PDB using Autoupgrade
How to Convert Non-CDB to PDB using Autoupgrade

If you didn’t hear it enough already, Multitenant and Pluggable Databases (PDBs) are here to stay. In fact, 21c (already here for Cloud users) is already the first "Only Multitenant" Version. So, what do you do with all those Non-CDB systems you didn’t want to convert to PDB? Easy, just Migrate them to your CDB.... » read more

Online Datafile movement inconsistencies in 12.2
Online Datafile movement inconsistencies in 12.2

Is always nice to have some test systems where you can do testing and even find some inconsistencies between system versions behaviour, specially when we talk about new features. I recently watched a video from the fantastic channel Oracle Database Upgrades and Migrations related to Online Datafile movement which started in 12c For some reason... » read more