patching

GoldenGate 26ai out-of-place patching with Python

I already covered out-of-place patching from the web UI, but patching tasks should be automated, and clicking through the same screens for every deployment can get repetitive. Let’s do the exact same out-of-place patch of(…)

GoldenGate 26ai out-of-place patching with the web UI

For some customers, the end of support for GoldenGate 19c in May this year and the migration to Microservices Architecture mean that they have to adapt their patching procedures (if they had any !). Let’s(…)

AutoUpgrade powered easy download and installation of Oracle AI Database 26ai on Linux

With latest versions of AutoUpgrade, downloading and installing Oracle AI Database 26ai on Linux x86 on-premise has become a very simple process. If you want to give a try to Oracle Database 26ai, building a test environment requires minimal effort(…)

Starting ODA 19.29 – Old grid version cleanup

We know that during the ODA patching, a new grid version will be installed. To avoid the /u01 file system to fill up, we need to cleanup the old version. In this blog, I will show you how you(…)

ODA 19.30 prepatch report failing on OS patches

I had to recently patch several ODAs from 19.28 to 19.30, and one ODA patching failed running the prepatch report which is mandatory and helpful before going to patch the ODA. For each step (server, grid or storage) a prepatch(…)

OGG-08048 after patching GoldenGate: explanations and solutions

When patching GoldenGate Classic Architecture, you might encounter an OGG-08048 error when restarting your extracts and replicats. OGG-08048: Failed to initialize timezone information. Check location of ORACLE_HOME. What should you do exactly, and how do you avoid this(…)

How to patch your ODA to 19.29?

How to patch your Oracle Database Appliance to 19.29(…)

How to patch SQL Server instances with Qualys Patch Management

By one of our Customers, I have to use Qualys to patch their production SQL Server instances. And to be more precise the Qualys Patch Management application which provides a solution to manage vulnerabilities and deploy patches to(…)

Reimage your ODA from scratch

Reimage your ODA from scratch: is it a good alternative to patching?(…)

Automatisation for Oracle ZDM installation and update

Let's have a look how we can install and update Oracle Zero Downtime Migration tool, and see how we can automatise it with ansible...