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Provisioning a AKS cluster and KubeInvaders with Terraform

Provisioning a K8s infrastructure may be performed in different ways. Terraform has a connector called the Kubernetes provider but it doesn’t allow building and deploying a Kubernetes cluster. The cluster must be up and running before using the provider.

PostgreSQL check_function_bodies, what is it good for?

One of the probably lesser known PostgreSQL parameters is check_function_bodies. If you know Oracle, then you for sure faced "invalid objects" a lot. In PostgreSQL, by default, there is nothing like an invalid object. That implies(…)

AEM Forms – No SSLMutualAuthProvider available

In the process of setting up the AEM Workbench to use 2-way-SSL, you will need at some point to use a Hybrid Domain and a specific Authentication Provider. Depending on the version of the AEM that(…)

AEM Forms – “2-way-SSL” Setup and Workbench configuration

In the past two years almost, I have been working with AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) Forms. The road taken by this project was full of problem because of security constraints that AEM has/had big trouble dealing with. In this blog,(…)

Adding a dbvisit standby database on the ODA in a non-OMF environment

I have recently been working on a customer project where I had been challenged adding a dbvisit standby database on an ODA X7-2M, named ODA03. The existing customer environment was composed of Oracle Standard 12.2 version database. The primary database,(…)

Having multiple standby databases and cascading with dbvisit

Dbvisit standy is a disaster recovery solution that you will be able to use with Oracle standard edition. I have been working on a customer project where I had to setup a system having one primary and two standby databases.

Connecting to ODA derby database

ODA light (ODA X7-2S, X7-2M, X8-2S, X8-2M) come with an internal derby database to manage ODA metadata. From time to time, there is a need to check or update some information within it, as for example when facing database deletion(…)

Why you really should use peer authentication in PostgreSQL

It is always a bit of a surprise that many people do not know peer authentication in PostgreSQL. You might ask why that is important as initdb creates a default pg_hba.conf which(…)

Kubernetes DNS resolution using CoreDNS (force update deployment)

After installing your Kubernetes cluster composed by masters and workers, a few configurations steps need to complete. In fact, the join command is not the last operation to perform, in order to have a fully operational cluster. See how(…)

Solr Sharding – Concepts & Methods

A few weeks ago, I published a series of blog on the Alfresco Clustering, including Solr Sharding. At that time, I planned to first explain what is really the Solr Sharding, what(…)