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[INS-30508] Invalid ASM disks
A test system was failing with [INS-30508] Invalid ASM disks when GI was being installed (same error observed on both 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2). The ASM block device permission were set on /etc/rc.local...
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Upgrading RAC from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 - Grid Infrastructure
This post gives the highlights of upgrading grid infrastructure of a two node RAC from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2. There's an earlier post of upgrading GI for a single instance from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2. The...
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Upgrading RAC from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 - Database
After upgrading grid infrastructure from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 the next step is the upgrade of RAC software and the database itself. There are earlier post which upgraded 12.1.0.1 to 12.1.0.2 and also...
View ArticleUpgrading to 12.1.0.2 Using 11.2.0.4 Backups
This post list the steps for upgrading a 11.2.0.4 RAC database as a single instance 12.1.0.2 database using the backups of 11.2.0.4 DB. Only difference in this case to that of normal restore is,...
View ArticleAdding Temp File on Standby
Creating a temporary tablespace on the primary of a physical data guard configuration only adds the tablespace entry on the standby, it doesn't create a temp file associated with the temporary...
View ArticleRemoving Oracle Components From Standared Edition Database
Oracle database components that are not supported on standard edition will get installed if the database was created using a template (e.g OLTP template). This can results in warnings during upgrades...
View ArticleCreating Data Guard Broker on 12c
The data guard configuration used in this post is a physical standby with standalone servers using ASM for data storage. The primary database is ent12c1 and standby is ent12c1s. This post lists the...
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ins_emagent.mk Related Error When Installing 11.2.0.4 Database on RHEL 7
Following error could be seen when installing 11.2.0.4 on RHEL 7 (3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64). To fix edit the ins_emagent.mk file and change the line $(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL)to$(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL) -lnnz11 and...
View Article"Error: Multilib version problems found" When Installing Required RPMS on OEL 6
Following error could be seen while trying to install required RPMS as part of 12c pre-req task (1529864.1). OS is OEL 6 (2.6.32-358.18.1.el6.x86_64).yum install libXi.i686Setting up Install...
View ArticleCan't exec "/usr/bin/lsb_release": No such file or directory at...
Following was observed during the GI PSU 11.2.4.0.6 patch application2015-06-15 11:19:01: acfs is supported2015-06-15 11:19:01: Executing '/opt/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/grid_4/bin/acfsroot...
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Converting .ppk to OpenSSH
PuTTY Private Key (.ppk) could be exported to an OpenSSH key allowing it to be used with an OpenSSH client on linux terminal. 1. The private key contained within the ppk is exported to OpenSSH with the...
View ArticleASM Diks Resizing After Underlying Storage Disk Expansion
There are two ways to add more space to an ASM diskgroup. One is to add more disks to the group and second is to expand the disk already in the group. This post shows the step for the latter case. The...
View ArticleApplying of GI PSU 11.2.0.4.5 Fails Due to -customLogDir Opton Used by OPatch...
Use of opatch auto option has become the default for applying PSU for both GI and Oracle home in an automated fashion. Applying 11.2.0.4.5 GI PSU (July 2015) for both GI and Oracle Home in a single...
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Moving non-RAC Database and ASM Between Servers
There are many strategies to moving a database from one server to another. Backup/duplication, exports base solutions are most common. This post list steps for moving a non-RAC database and ASM...
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Installing 12c (12.1.0.2) Flex Cluster on RHEL 6 with Role Seperation
Oracle 12c introduced a new type of cluster configuration called Flex Cluster. This post highlights the steps of installing a Flex cluster. It's not a complete "how to guide". Most of the steps are...
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Converting 12c Standard Cluster to Flex Cluster
An earlier post showed steps for installing a 12c flex cluster. This post shows the steps for converting a standard cluster to a flex cluster. There are two phases to converting a standard cluster to...
View ArticleChanging Hub Node to Leaf Node and Vice Versa
The flex cluster setup used here consists of two hub nodes. One of the nodes will be changed from hub node to leaf node and back to a hub node. The nodes are named rhel12c1 and rhel12c2.Changing Hub...
View ArticleLock file left by a different patch, OPatch will not try re-using the lock file
Retrying a patch apply after a failed attempted resulted in following error.$ /opt/app/11.2.0/grid4/OPatch/opatch apply -localOracle Interim Patch Installer version 11.2.0.3.6Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle...
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Setting Up Data Guard Broker for an Existing Data Guard Configuration with...
This post list the steps for setting up data guard broker configuration for an existing data guard configuration with far sync. The data guard configuration is the same setup that had far sync...
View ArticleChange in Table Locking (TM) Behavior When Foreign Key Columns are Unindexed...
One of the most common cause of Table lock related wait enq: TM - contention is unindexed foreign key columns. There are two previous post related to this which areTM enq: Locking and Invisible Indexes...
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