Together with Oracle Database 12c, Oracle has introduced a new administration console named Oracle Enterprise Manager Express (Oracle OEM Express). This “light” version of Enterprise Manager Database Console – which is not supported in Oracle 12c anymore – is a management product built into Oracle Database 12c. There is no installation or management required, the database creation with dbca enables OEM…
In my consultant’s activity at dbi services, I had the opportunity to test the new databasion version Oracle 12c. As an Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c fan, when the 12.1.0.3.0 Oracle database plugin was made available, I decided to test the Cloud 12c behavior with the Oracle 12c database and also CDB and PDB (Container Database and Pluggable Database). Before…
As you probably know, the multitenant databases is the new feature of Oracle 12c to solve the dilema of applications segregation. Thanks to a multitenant container database, it allows to manage many databases as one taking advantage of resources consolidation. A perfect way to manage several applications in a single container. However are these plugglable databases that isolated as expected?…
A la lecture du New Features Guide, on trouve dans le chapitre sur Grid Infrastructure beaucoup de nouvelles fonctionnalités pour Grid Infrastructure, ASM et ACFS, mais l’événement est l’annonce d’une grosse évolution dans l’architecture du cluster. Flex Cluster En effet, cette version 12c introduit une nouvelle architecture nommée Flex Cluster dont voici un aperçu: Schema Oracle documentation Les objectifs annoncés…
En dehors de l’annonce de Flex ASM, ASM évolue peu dans Oracle 12c. La plus intéressante des améliorations pour les administrateurs de bases de données en cluster est l’introduction de la gestion des “Password Files” dans ASM. C’est l’objet de ce posting. Rappel Tout d’abord, un retour sur l’utilité du Password File et des éléments de configuration: Orapwd est l’outil pour…
Finally after some months … The Oracle’s long-awaited 12c database (12.1.0.1) is now available for download on OTN and Oracle E-delivery ( http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html). Without any surprise the first platforms are Linux and Solaris! Weird, but until now no “official” announcement from Oracle has been made… Have a look on all new features integrated in this release: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/server.121/e17906/chapter1.htm#NEWFTCH1
In January, I promised to show you the next step of a procedure to manage templates with Virtual Box. Don’t worry, I have not forgotten but I was very busy! This step, the final one, consists on customizing of a virtual machine configuration at the start. VMware does it with Templates on ESX, using for example Sysprep for MS Windows guests.…
A few weeks ago, I posted an article about Oracle Database Appliance, focusing on ODA version 2.5.0.0.0. However, a new update of ODA, version 2.5.5.0.0, was released by Oracle on 5 March. This posting will focus on the new ODA release, which leads to a new hardware architecture. So, what’s new with this new ODA version? According to the Release…
In my last posting of November 9, 2012, Manage templates manually with Oracle Virtual Box, I have presented a solution to duplicate virtual machines using Oracle/ Virtual Box. I did not show the scripts in this first publication, but I promised to tell you more about it… Let me present the case. In September 2012, I was asked to create…
