GoldenGate replication using a data definition file and DEFGEN utility
Some time back I had written a post on GoldenGate column mapping and transformations. I have been asked the question several times regarding how can we replicate data between tables which are not...
View ArticleGoldenGate replication with source and target on the same physical host
I have been asked this question several times about using GoldenGate to replicate between source and target Oracle databases located on the same physical server. Do we need two manager processes, or do...
View ArticleDoes GoldenGate support Oracle Flashback?
There is an Oracle Metalink Note (Does Goldengate Support The New Oracle 10g Flashback Feature? [ID 966212.1]) which discusses this aspect, but I thought that I would like to see for myself how does...
View ArticlePassed the 1Z0-539 Exam – am now an Oracle Certified GoldenGate...
I have recently passed the Oracle GoldenGate 10 Essentials exam which recognizes you as a Oracle GoldenGate 10 Certified Implementation Specialist. Note that the exam is currently based on GoldenGate...
View ArticleUsing the GoldenGate column conversion functions – CASE and EVAL
Let us have a look at some GoldenGate column conversion functions – CASE and EVAL To illustrate this example, we have a source and target table called EMPSAL and the structure of the tables in both...
View ArticleUsing the GoldgenGate column conversion functions – STRCAT and STREXT
In one of my earlier posts, I had showed some examples of using the CASE and EVAL column conversion functions available in GoldenGate. Let us today take a look at two other functions STRCAT and STREXT....
View ArticleUsing the oracle-validated RPM to install Oracle 11g on Linux
I recently came across this OTN article How I Simplified Oracle Database Installation on Oracle Linux. I tried out the procedure listed by the author and thought I’d share this with those who may not...
View ArticleRecovery through RESETLOGS and reset of the incarnation of the database
Prior to Oracle 10g, the redo log files generated after opening the database with RESETLOGS could not be used with the backups taken before the RESETLOGS was performed. Therefore, whenever a resetlogs...
View ArticleOracle 11g Cross Platform Active Standby – Windows Primary database and Linux...
This note describes the procedure of configuring a cross platform using the 11g RMAN Active Duplicate as well as an Active Standby Database setup over a Windows and Linux platform. The Metalink note...
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OEM Tablespace Space Used % Alerts and the AUTOEXTEND effect
I performed a simple test to try and help clarify a rather confusing topic about when OEM will send out alerts for tablespace usage and what happens when autoextend is turned on and what about the...
View ArticleOracle 11g Fusion Middleware Installation on Linux
This note describes the (long) process of installing an 11g Fusion Middleware environment with Forms, Reports, Discoverer and Portal on an Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.6 64 Bit platform. If you are not...
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Building a test 11gR2 RAC environment in minutes using Oracle Virtual Machine...
This note illustrates how we can set up an Orace 11g Release 2 Real Application Clusters environment for test purposes using the Oracle VM templates which are currently available in under 30 minutes!...
View ArticleRMAN Duplicate Database RAC to RAC
This note outlines the procedure to clone or refresh an Oracle Real Application Clusters database using the RMAN Duplicate Database feature. In case of a RAC to RAC clone, with RMAN Duplicate we first...
View ArticleUpgrading 10g Grid Control to Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c
This note details the procedure used to upgrade an OEM Grid Control 10.2.0.5 environment on Linux to Oracle 12c Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. Broadly speaking at a high level, these are the main...
View ArticlePerforming a database clone using a Data Guard physical standby database
A common DBA task is to perform regular clones and database refreshes of the production database for the purpose of setting up training or test or development environments. If we are having a physical...
View ArticleUsing the adodfcmp and FndXdfCmp utilities to manually create and verify 11i...
Recently while applying the Financials Family Pack G, we encountered some issues where certain forms and libraries were not compiling and we had to manually create some new tables and packages and also...
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Installing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c on Linux
Here are some of my notes on Installing 12c Cloud Control on a Linux x86_64 platform. In a previous note I described the process of upgrading 10.2.0.5 Grid Control to 12c Cloud Control. If you have...
View Article12c Management Agent Silent Installation
Outlined here is the process used to deploy the 12c management agent on a target Linux x86_64 server using the silent installation method with an agent response file. In this case the 12c OMS host...
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12c Management Agent Installation and Deployment
In an earlier post, I had mentioned the procedure for doing a silent install on the 12c management agent from the command line. http://gavinsoorma.com/2012/05/12c-management-agent-silent-installation/...
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Deploying the 12c Management Agent on Windows using the 12c Cloud Control...
Unlike the earlier OEM versions, in 12c we cannot download and install the Management Agent software by downloading the software from OTN. In 12c, we need to use the Cloud Control Self Update feature...
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