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PostgreSQL on 80 core ARM Server

This Blog is about intallation and testing PostgreSQL 14 latest on an ARM based 80 core Server using Rocky Linux 8.6. Many thanks to Happyware for providing the machine used for this Blog. https://happyware.com/ The machine used for this(…)

ODA: How to use Data Preserving Reprovisioning?

Introduction Oracle Database Appliance has a global patch available each quarter, so all the components can be patched together on a regular basis. Most of the time, applying the patch on your ODA will be OK, but sometimes you will(…)

Setup a Rocky Linux Repository server

This Blog is about a setup of a Rocky Linux Repository server. Many people whould complain that it will be the same than RHEL 8, but is is not, there are some differencies between AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux(…)

Setup a AlmaLinux 8 Repository Server

This Blog is about to setup a AlmaLinux 8 Repository Server including EPEL and RPMFusion. Many people whould complain that it will be the same than RHEL 8, but is is not, there are some differencies between AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux,(…)

Setup a RHEL 8 Repository Server

This Blog is about a own Repository server for RHEL 8, Blogs for Repository Server for AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, OpenSuse LEAP, SLES 15 and Debian 11 will follow. The base is a minimal installation.I have added EPEL and(…)

Documentum – Encrypt BOF passwords with a minimal jar file

Nowadays, with DevOps and containers approaches, you will often see components or software that try to go on a diet, to reduce the size needed to deploy them and therefore the images/containers associated to it. I was recently asked to(…)

Documentum – xPlore not able to deploy “dsearch.war”

Recently at a customer, I faced a new issue I didn’t see before on the xPlore Dsearch component. Basically, the processes appeared to be starting and the “dsearchadmin.war” was deployed properly but it always failed for the “dsearch.war” upon startup(…)

db-crawler, a database search utility for Documentum

Working with Documentum is often a frustrating experience, and one of the main causes is the lack of meaningful error messages. Be it an encouragment to the administrator or developer to refer to the official knowledge base or a gap(…)

Power BI – Active Directory data integration

Introduction This documentation explains how to integrate Active Directory data in a Power BI report. It explains also how to link this data with another data source. To illustrate the method, we will integrate Active Directory Computer data and link(…)

In which schema do temporary tables go in PostgreSQL?

As you might know, you can create temporary tables, views and sequences in PostgreSQL. Temporary means, that the temporary table, view or sequence will be dropped when you either end your session or you transaction. When the drop will happen(…)