Classic Extracts have been deprecated in GoldenGate 19c and shouldn’t be part of your GoldenGate replications for a long time now. Yet, some customers still have them, and with GoldenGate 19c support coming to an end in a few months, it is high time you upgrade to GoldenGate 23ai. However, GoldenGate 23ai doesn’t support classic extract, and the migration utility…
At the moment, three versions of GoldenGate are still under Premier Support, but this will very soon change, with GoldenGate 19c and 21c coming out of Premier Support in April this year ! I give below the official Oracle support end dates, as per 2026. GoldenGate Release Release date End of Premier Support End of Extended Support 23ai May 2024…
26ai update: This article was originally written for 23ai. But not much changes when setting up GoldenGate 26ai. Just adapt the responseFileVersion when doing the silent installation, and that’s it ! As instructed in this other blog, use oracle.install.responseFileVersion=/oracle/install/rspfmt_ogginstall_response_schema_v26_1_0 Automating Oracle installations can sometimes be daunting, given the long list of parameters available. We’ll compare both graphic and silent installations…
Troubleshooting Oracle Data Guard when your standby database has errors or is not in sync
In today’s data-driven world, organizations often leverage a variety of databases to meet their diverse data storage and processing needs. MongoDB and Oracle Database are two prominent names in the database landscape, each excelling in different areas. MongoDB is renowned for its flexibility and scalability in handling unstructured data, while Oracle Database is a powerhouse for structured data with robust…
In this article I will give a short overview of some Backup & Recovery features in the new Oracle 23ai database. Meanwhile there are more than 300 new features in Oracle 23ai most of them reflecting artificial intelligence. I will focus here on pure Backup & Recovery enhancements. Creating Immutable Backups Using RMAN It is now possible to store immutable…
