Julien Delattre

MongoDB DMK 2.3: new features

The latest MongoDB DMK release (2.3.1) introduces a lot of new features and important changes, which I will describe here. dbi services provides the DMK (Database Management Kit) to its customers for multiple technologies:(…)

OGG-10556 when starting extract from GoldenGate 23ai web UI

Another day, another not-so-documented GoldenGate error, this time about the OGG-10556 error, which I had when setting up replication on a new GoldenGate installation. After making changes from the web UI in an extract, I ended with the following(…)

Extend Session Timeout in GoldenGate Microservices Web UI

If you start using the GoldenGate web UI after installing it, you might end up thinking that extending the session timeout would be nice. Since there is no clear Oracle documentation on that matter, here are multiple ways(…)

OGG-00423 when performing initial load with GoldenGate 23ai

Very quick piece of blog today to tackle the OGG-00423 error. There is not much information online on the matter, and the official Oracle documentation doesn’t help. If you ever stumble upon an OGG-00423 error(…)

ORA-44001 when setting up GoldenGate privileges on a CDB

I was recently setting up GoldenGate for a client when I was struck by a ORA-44001 error. I definitely wasn’t the first one to come across this while playing with grants on GoldenGate users, but nowhere could I find(…)

Setting up TLS encryption and authentication in MongoDB

When securing a MongoDB deployment, protecting sensitive data is paramount. MongoDB supports encryption throughout the lifecycle of the data, with three primary types of data encryption : Encryption in transit Encryption at rest Encryption in use Among these,(…)

Securing an Existing Unsecure GoldenGate Installation

You might have an existing unsecure GoldenGate installation that you would like to secure, whether it’s for security reasons or because you would like to dissociate the installation and its securing process. After searching everywhere in the Oracle documentation(…)

GoldenGate 23ai Installation: Graphic and Silent Mode Comparison for Automation

Automating Oracle installations can sometimes be daunting, given the long list of parameters available. We’ll compare both graphic and silent installations of GoldenGate 23ai, focusing on building minimalist response files for automation purposes. Table of contentsPrerequisites for(…)

Using Oracle API for MongoDB on OCI

If you’ve ever had to deal with MongoDB after years (or even decades) of working with SQL, you’ve probably realized that querying JSON documents can sometimes be painful, to say the least. In response to this, Oracle (and(…)

MongoDB Log Analysis : A Comprehensive Guide

Contrary to other DBMS, MongoDB self-managed deployments generate logs in a JSON format, which can be quite intimidating at first. But instead of hoping to never have to look at the logs, you can use(…)