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ODA patching: ASR manager stuck to old version

Introduction Patching an Oracle Database Appliance is mainly applying 3 patches: the system patch, including OS and Grid Infrastructure updates, the storage patch for data disks and disk controllers, and the DB patch for DB homes and databases. ASR manager(…)

REKEY operation on Oracle Database configured with Oracle Key Vault

REKEY Oracle database configured with Oracle Key Vault(…)

Enhance Containers Security – Prevent Encrypted Data Exfiltration with NeuVector

Containers security by preventing encrypted data exfiltration with NeuVector. Implementing zero trust architecture.

ODA X10 lineup now supports Standard Edition 2

Introduction 6 months ago, Oracle introduced the new Oracle Database Appliance X10 lineup. The biggest surprise came from the supported editions: these new ODAs were Enterprise Edition only! This was because Standard Edition 2 license conditions were not compatible with(…)

ZDM Physical Online Migration – A success story

I have been recently blogging about ZDM Physical Online Migration where I was explaining this migration method and preparing customer On-Premises to ExaCC migration. See my blog, https://www.dbi-services.com/blog/physical-online-migration-to-exacc-with-oracle-zero-downtime-migration-zdm/. I have now had the opportunity to migrate(…)

ZDM Physical Online Migration failing during ZDM_SWITCHOVER_SRC phase

When using ZDM for a Physical Online Migration, even in the last current version, 21.4.5.0.0, switchover is failing. In this blog, I will share the reason and the solution to solve the problem before moving forward with the migration.

Clone Oracle Database configured with Oracle Key Vault (OKV)

How to clone an Oracle Database which is configured to store the TDE (encryption keys) in the Oracle Key Vault (OKV)(…)

Cloud Native Storage: Identify your storage

Welcome back in this series of blogs regarding Cloud Native Storage. Check my previous on Cloud Native Storage: Overview for the introduction. In this one, I will discuss about the process involved in choosing a cloud native storage product.

Add a UI to explore the Feathers.js API

Following on from my previous article: Create REST API from your database in minute with Feathers.js, today I want to add a UI to explore the Feathers.js API. When we provide an API, it’s common to make a tool(…)

Containers Security – Protect Against SSN Exfiltration with NeuVector

Containers security by preventing data exfiltration with NeuVector. French SSN exfiltration can be detected with NeuVector.