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Database upgrade to AI Database 26ai (23.26.1) for Linux x86-64 upgrade from 19C in 3 steps using gold images.

This is first from 3 Articles: Database upgrade to AI Database 26ai (23.26.1) for Linux x86-64 upgrade from 19C in 3 steps using gold images. Clusterware / ASM upgrade to 26ai for HAS single instance configuration from 19c. Oracle RAC(…)

OGG-08116 when creating a connection with GoldenGate REST API

When playing around with the GoldenGate REST API, you might have encountered the OGG-08116 error. It happens when using the Create Connection REST API call, with the following endpoint given in the GoldenGate documentation. The OGG-08116(…)

Debugging GoldenGate Veridata Agents

A crucial step after installing a Veridata server is to set up Veridata agents. And, as mentioned in a previous blog post about GoldenGate Veridata installation, Oracle didn’t bother to indicate when an agent is failing.

GoldenGate REST API basics with Python

Oracle GoldenGate REST API has been around for quite some time now, but I’ve yet to see it used in practice at customers. Every time I tried to introduce it, it was some sort of novelty. Mainly because DBAs tend(…)

Comparing Data When Migrating Databases With GoldenGate Veridata: Installation Guide

More often than not, migrating a database is not much about moving the data but about ensuring that nothing was lost in the process. In all migration projects, a DBA will have to answer the following question: “Is my target(…)

GoldenGate 26ai: Installation and New Administration Features

Earlier this week, Oracle Database 26ai was released, but GoldenGate 26ai is also available now ! New features were added, but before diving into some of these changes in an upcoming blog post, let’s see what changed from a GoldenGate(…)

Upgrade GoldenGate from Classic to Microservices Architecture before it’s too late !

With GoldenGate 19c and 21c Premier Support coming to an end in April 2026, time is ticking for many clients with old installations of GoldenGate. Fortunately, Oracle provides a Migration utility (patch 37274898 / KB100447 in(…)

Migrate your database to 26ai on ODA

Introduction Oracle 26ai is not yet available on Bare Metal ODA, but it will probably be in a few weeks. For now, 26ai is available as a DB System on Oracle Database Appliance, meaning that it’s already possible to test(…)

Upgrade Classic Extracts to Integrated Mode Before Migrating to GoldenGate 23ai

Classic Extracts have been deprecated in GoldenGate 19c and shouldn’t be part of your GoldenGate replications for a long time now. Yet, some customers still have them, and with GoldenGate 19c support coming to an end(…)

Planning GoldenGate 23ai Migration Before Support Expires

At the moment, three versions of GoldenGate are still under Premier Support, but this will very soon change, with GoldenGate 19c and 21c coming out of Premier Support in April this year ! I give below the official Oracle support(…)