12c Release 1

RAC 12c enhancements: adding an additional SCAN-part 2

In the first part of this article you could read how to add an additional network…
RAC 12c enhancements: adding an additional SCAN-part 1

Based on customer request Oracle has added the functionality to add a second SCAN, completely independent…
Duplicate from the standby instead from the primary in 12c

This post is related to 12c and an active database duplication for a standby I did…
Recovering a standby over the network in 12c

Another one of the cool but underrated features in 12c is the possibility to recover a…
Interesting GNS anomaly in 12.1.0.1.2 RAC

I was encountering an interesting anomaly with my 12.1.0.1.2 RAC cluster based on Grid Naming System.…
Runtime Load Balancing Advisory in RAC 12c-addendum

A reader asked an interesting question yesterday with regards to the previous post on the subject:…
Runtime Load Balancing Advisory in RAC 12c

This is a follow-up on yesterday’s post about services in the new 12c database architecture. After…
RAC and Pluggable Databases

In preparation of the OUGN Spring Seminar and to finally fulfill at least a part of…
Applying GI PSU 12.1.0.1.2 in the lab

In my previous posts about the first RAC Grid Infrastructure Patchset I document a few issues…
Applying PSU 12.1.0.1.1 to Oracle Restart

I was actually hoping I had already written enough about applying the PSU for 12.1.0.1.0 but…