12c Release 1

Interesting post-install steps for Oct 2013 12.1.0.1.1 PSU

I have already written about RAC/Grid Infrastructure related patching of 12.1.0.1.0 to 12.1.0.1.1, aka the October…
Playing with Application Continuity in RAC 12c

One of the more interesting features in Oracle 12c RAC is application continuity. Why do I…
Inside a RAC 12c GNS cluster

Based on some reader feedback I started looking at GNS again, but this time it will…
Applying PSU 12.1.0.1.1 in the lab environment

Since the first patch for Oracle 12c has been made available I was of course keen…
Support for Pluggable Databases in Enterprise Manager

Currently there is an interesting thread on the oracle-l mailing list about OEM 12c support for…
Creating a 12c Container Database from scripts

If you are curious how to create a CDB without the help of dbca then the…
Adding a node to a 12c RAC cluster

This post is not in chronological order, I probably should have written something about installing RAC…
Oracle Automatic Data Optimisation 12c

One of the seriously cool new features in the Oracle database 12c is the automated lifecycle…
Flex ASM 12c in action

I have been working on Flex ASM for a little while and so far like the…
DBA_USERS.ORACLE_MAINTAINED in 12c

Sometimes it’s the little differences that make something really cool, and I was wondering why this…