Is that database user really read only?
So there I was, working on a request to determine if users in the database are read only or read write. Sounds pretty simple, right? Someone once said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” In my...
View ArticleMy Notes on How to Deploy a Four-Node Oracle RAC 12c Cluster
Great post from Oracle on How to Deploy a Four-Node Oracle RAC 12c Cluster in Minutes. Just a few notes to for me to remember and share. From the section: Import the Oracle VM Templates You Downloaded...
View ArticleMissing Password for Database Link Bug
So there I was, working on another database duplication project, the requirement is to save the existing database links. Sounds pretty easy, right? SELECT OWNER, DB_LINK,...
View ArticleGoldenGate 12c Features Found in 11.2.1.0.21 ???
I was curious if there was a way to add supplemental logging for ALL columns at the schema level. Oracle GoldenGate Release Notes 12c (12.1.2) for Windows and UNIX April 2014 ADD SCHEMATRANDATA and ADD...
View ArticleRolling forward a standby database using RMAN Incremental Backup
I am not going to post on how to roll forward standby database as it has been written in many blogs already. Instead, I am going to share what I have learned how it may have been done incorrectly using...
View ArticleHeadless VirtualBox on Windows 7
Recently I came to know about Headless features for VirtualBox and was curious as to how it works. When using Headless, there is not a need to start VirtualBox GUI which is nice and removes clutters...
View ArticlePlaying with ASM Online Migration
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein I am curious as to why anyone would use ASM for a standalone database as it introduce more complexity of having to...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
So there I was, one Thanksgiving I came across Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture and wanted to share with you.
View ArticleCloning Database without ASM
So there I was, working on a project to duplicate a database from a volume copy at the storage level with the database being shutdown. Sounds pretty simple right? Wrong! Put the database on ASM and it...
View ArticleIs that database user really read only?
So there I was, working on a request to determine if users in the database are read only or read write. Sounds pretty simple, right? Someone once said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” In my...
View ArticleMy Notes on How to Deploy a Four-Node Oracle RAC 12c Cluster
Great post from Oracle on How to Deploy a Four-Node Oracle RAC 12c Cluster in Minutes. Just a few notes to for me to remember and share. From the section: Import the Oracle VM Templates You Downloaded...
View ArticleMissing Password for Database Link Bug
So there I was, working on another database duplication project, the requirement is to save the existing database links. Sounds pretty easy, right? SELECT OWNER, DB_LINK,...
View ArticleGoldenGate 12c Features Found in 11.2.1.0.21 ???
I was curious if there was a way to add supplemental logging for ALL columns at the schema level. Oracle GoldenGate Release Notes 12c (12.1.2) for Windows and UNIX April 2014 ADD SCHEMATRANDATA and ADD...
View ArticleRolling forward a standby database using RMAN Incremental Backup
I am not going to post on how to roll forward standby database as it has been written in many blogs already. Instead, I am going to share what I have learned how it may have been done incorrectly using...
View ArticleHeadless VirtualBox on Windows 7
Recently I came to know about Headless features for VirtualBox and was curious as to how it works. When using Headless, there is not a need to start VirtualBox GUI which is nice and removes clutters...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
So there I was, one Thanksgiving I came across Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture and wanted to share with you.
View ArticleCloning Database without ASM
So there I was, working on a project to duplicate a database from a volume copy at the storage level with the database being shutdown. Sounds pretty simple right? Wrong! Put the database on ASM and it...
View ArticleIs that database user really read only?
So there I was, working on a request to determine if users in the database are read only or read write. Sounds pretty simple, right? Someone once said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” In my...
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