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This one can be a bit of a frustrating, hair pulling and (Sometimes) time consuming exercise! While I wish I could have provided you all with a silver bullet, I’m afraid it doesn’t exist, but I’d like to share some of the lessons learnt while engaging with Oracle support which may hopefully be of benefit … Read more
Recently, we were asked by a client to become the caretakers of a new consolidation platform where, at any given time, there would be upwards of 15 databases running on an OVM Linux host (Disclaimer: While multi-tenant would definitely be beneficial, it is not in scope). Here’s where the interesting bit starts. Historically, the client … Read more
Recently I started looking at where we could implement HCC for one of our customers who is running on a SuperCluster. After skimming through the dictionary, I narrowed down a candidate list, which was then vetted by one of the application users. Given my past experience with HCC in the telco space, I figured it … Read more
It’s been some time since last I was involved with an OEM upgrade, so as with all upgrades, I started with the online documentation for OEM 13c. Once I had a reasonable understanding of what was required, I had a hunch to double-check MOS for any additional checklists, and lo and behold I came across … Read more