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Patch ODA X8 : 19.9 to 19.11

By Mouhamadou Diaw In this blog, I describe the patching of an ODA X8 from 19.9 to 19.11. We use following patches p32790643_1911000_Linux-x86-64.zip : Oracle Database Appliance Server Patch for ODACLI/DCS Stackp30403673_1911000_Linux-x86-64.zip : Oracle Database Appliance GI Clone for(…)

How to automatically download last SQL Server SP and CU with PowerShell

One of my customer asked me some days ago to create a PowerShell script to patch its SQL Server instances. After a reflection time, the first step will be to download the last Service Pack and the last Cumulative Update(…)

Documentum – xPlore 20.2 search not working after repository restart

A little bit more than two years ago, one of our customers started to use Documentum 20.2 (and therefore xPlore 20.2) in custom containers, with all components in SSL/Secure. At first sight, everything seemed to work. However, in case the(…)

Kubernetes Deployment Autoscaling using Memory & CPU

If you would like to implement autoscaling in your Kubernetes cluster then you are at the right place to get started, so read on. I’ve explored the implementation of the Kubernetes object called HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA for short) in order to(…)

Oracle 21c and Dbvisit 11

By Mouhamadou Diaw Dbvisit 11 is released since a few months ans now is referenced as Dbvisit Standby MultiPlatform v11 ( Dbvisit StandbyMP 11 ) for Linux and Windows.  It brings revolutionary improvements, including being able to manage both(…)

ODA – oda-admin’s reset password no end loop

If you are new like me in the ODA world, there is a chance that you don’t know the workaround for the ODA Administration console, asking you to reset the oda-admin’s pasword each time ! The solution is really simple.

SHELL SCRIPTING: How to return values from functions in bash scripts

BASH: make function to return arbitrary values, not only numbers(…)

MySQL Server on Microsoft Azure 3rd part (backup and recovery)

Presentation of the Backup Recovery solution provided by Microsoft Azure for Azure Database for MySQL Server(…)

RedHat JBoss EAP 8 is on the Way

As recently published, RedHat planned to release a new JBoss EAP version: Release 8. A beta release is planned in Q2 this year when official release is tentatively planned in first semester 2023. One might think(…)

ODA: how to configure ILOM IP without DHCP?

Introduction Once your brand new Oracle Database Appliance is racked and connected to power, the first configuration step is to setup the static IP address on the management console (ILOM). Until ODA X6-2 generation, servers were equipped with a VGA(…)