Linux

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: using Network Security Groups and the caveat with the subnet’s default security list

This is going to be one of these posts I’m mainly writing to myself, in the…
Upgrading oraclelinux-release-el7 might trigger an upgrade to UEK Release 6

While building a demo environment for an upcoming presentation I noticed an upgrade from UEK 5…
Introducing Packer: building Vagrant base boxes hands-free

I have referred to Packer in some of my cloud-related presentations as an example of a…
Using wallets with dbca in Oracle 19c

One of the features I haven’t seen blogged about is the option to provide SYS and…
Installing Virtualbox Guest Additions for Oracle Linux 8.2

Since I can never remember how to install Virtualbox Guest Additions I thought I’d write it…
Copying a SQL Plan Baseline from one database to another

Hopefully this post saves you a few minutes looking the procedure up. I know it’ll save…
Silent installation: Oracle Restart 19c, ASM Filter Driver, UEK 5+ edition

As promised in an earlier post here are my notes about installing Oracle Restart with ASM…
Versioning for your local Vagrant boxes: handling updates

In my last post I summarised how to enable versioning for Vagrant box outside Vagrant’s cloud.…
Versioning for your local Vagrant boxes: adding a new box

I have been using Vagrant for quite some time now can’t tell you how much of…
Fresh install: Autonomous Health Framework for single instance Oracle 19c

I have been deploying Tracefile Anlyzer (TFA) to every system I’m looking after, whenever possible. Going…