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Patching ODA from 18.3 to 18.8

Introduction 19c will soon be available for your ODAs. But you may not be ready. Here is how to patch your ODA from 18.3 to 18.8, the very latest 18c release. This patch has here been applied on X7-2M hardware.

Should I go for ODA 19.5 or should I wait until 19.6?

Introduction As you may know, Oracle Database 19c is available for new (X8-2) or older Oracle Database Appliances since several weeks. Current version is 19.5. But when you go to the official ODA documentation , it(…)

Patching or reimaging your ODA?

Introduction One of the key features of the ODA (Oracle Database Appliance) is the ability to patch the entire stack every three months, the goal being to keep all the components up-to-date. Most of the customers won’t patch so often,(…)

How to patch your ODA lite to 18.3.0.0.0

Even you don’t need 18c, or you’re not ready for this release, this patch will also update your 11gR2, 12cR1 and 12cR2 databases to the latest PSU available on ODA, it means for example the patchset from last July if(…)

OEM Cloud Control 13c – Agent Gold Image

Introduction I am currently setting up a new “Base Image” virtual machine (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6) which will be used to create 6 brand new Oracle database servers requested by a customer. Besides installing and configuring the OS, I(…)

Reimaging an old X3-2/X4-2 ODA

Introduction X3-2 and X4-2 ODAs are still very capable pieces of hardware in 2018. With 256GB of RAM and at least 16 cores per node, and with 18TB RAW disk capacity as a standard these appliances are far from obsolete(…)

Patching ODA lite to 12.2.1.4.0

Here is how to apply the latest patch for your ODA. As usual the Oracle documentation is not 100% accurate. I applied this patch on 2 ODAs X7-2M previously deployed in 12.2.1.2.0, no intermediate patch was needed. 1) Download the(…)

Oracle 18c RU and RUR for pioneers and followers

By Franck Pachot . In a previous post, I explained the announcement of the new release model, with Release Updates and Release Update Revisions replacing Proactive Bundle Patch and PSUs. Here is a description that will(…)

Oracle DBA Essentials Workshop – Patchset 11.2.0.4 Available

We have Upgrade our Environment Oracle DBA Essentials Workshop of release 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4. From now on, you can operates the various subjects on the new release. In this article, I present you the procedure to be followed for(…)

D2 performance issues due to KB3038314 IE patch

I ran into a strange issue by a customer. When trying to open a huge VD on the D2’s right panel the browser freezes. It seems to be due to an Internet Explorer security patch. It is introducing huge performance(…)