Initially, I didn’t think that it would be difficult. But I feel the initial MOS note is inadequate for preparing a response file for the silent installation of adding a new cluster node. So, I’m posting this response file excerpt…
The Oracle Smart Flash Cache feature was originally introduced in the 11gR2 version of Oracle Database. It works as an extension of the buffer cache in System Global Area (SGA). With this feature, instead of removing least recently used (LRU)…
Oracle E-Business Suite has been certified with Oracle Database 19c for over a year now. We’ve been seeing an uptick in customer requests to upgrade their E-Business Suite (EBS) database to 19c. Multiple factors seem to be driving this increase,…
Editor’s Note: Because our bloggers have lots of useful tips, every now and then we update and bring forward a popular post from the past. Today’s post was originally published on April 29, 2019. Blogger’s Note: The information in this…
My last post dealt with how to do an out-of-place patching for Oracle GI (Grid Infrastructure). The next thing I wanted to try was the rollback procedure for this methodology. I searched in MOS (My Oracle Support) and the Oracle...
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I am going through a process of patching an Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) from 19.6 to 19.8 (Patch 31305339) and I wanted to try out-of-place patching (OOP). Since I didn't have access to the GUI (graphical user interface) environment, I...
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The other day I was doing a fresh install of Oracle 19.3. I was using the binaries from edelivery, doing some testing in that version, then patching to 19.6. The installation and the tests went fine. Next, I proceeded to...
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Full disclosure: this is a post I've had in draft mode for almost one and a half years. I noticed the original error after applying the October 2018 bundle patch (BP) for 11.2.0.4. While I realize most clients are no...
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