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Can GoldenGate replicate to previous versions of the same vendor?

I’ve seen it done on Oracle before like replicating 11 -> 10 or 11->9. The intermediate format for GoldenGate has been standard forever, so as long as you have GG binaries certified to connect to each database then theoretically it should be possible to get them to interact with these intermediate files and extract or replicate as needed.

Helpful Oracle Feature Matrix by RDBMS Version

I opened an SR recently while I was trying to get a feature to work in 19c... was politely directed to this resource... A listing of Oracle features and what version they're available in...
Not sure when this was made available but I hope they keep it up - I much prefer this to trying to find this info in My Oracle Support docs.
Apex App - Features and Licensing Lookup

Algorithm preference in SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_TYPES_SERVER

If you have clients connecting to a server and the clients don't specify a specific encryption algorithm in SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_TYPES_CLIENT, be aware that the order of the algorithms listed in SQLNET.ORA on the server side matters...

If you don't specify SQLNET.ENCRYPTION_TYPES_CLIENT from a 12.2 client configuration, a SQLNet client side trace shows the following possibilities, the choices are listed from most secure to least secure:

August - Visualization 1 - SQL Execution Plan Volatility

The first visualization I will be working on is something I have been wanting for a while. I need a way to quickly show SQL Statement performance over time for 1 statement, especially to identify Execution Plan volatility. When researching performance problems I often need to quickly digest historical performance of a trouble statement - a statement that usually has run fine for years but now has started acting up.

5 in 5 - 5 Oracle visualizations in 5 months...

It is time for me to get my rear in gear. I have tons of notes floating around on Oracle administration and performance related visualizations I would like to work on but without a deadline things start dragging out... Like when you have a weight loss or stop smoking goal that becomes real when you tell people about it.

"Playing" Nice with Oracle - Using Play Framework 2.1 with Oracle

I am throwing together a quickie Play Framework application for a DB process dashboard. I love Play. Its quick, powerful, and does a pretty good job of getting out of your way when you need it to.

But as a cutting edge open source app framework the documentation is sometimes a little behind the curve... Or assumes you are always using h2 for dev and mySQL for production.

Here are some tips on getting your new Play app to play nicely with Oracle via JDBC.

Make the JAR Available to your App

PowerDesigner Annoyances 1

Yes, I tagged it with a '1' because I already know there are more to come :)

I created a notebook on this site to collect information about PowerDesigner. My first entry deals with basic script generation options for Oracle and how to get better scripts that are more error-free when the are generated by PowerDesigner.

You can check it out here:
http://ba6.us/PowerDesigner-Basic-Gen-Script-Settings

-Dave

V$OBJECT_MONITORING gotcha...

I have been checking out some usage patterns on a database I am migrating to Exadata. I won't go into the 'drop all of the indexes' herd mentality... but I would like to know what is really being used on this system so we can make some educated guesses about what is really needed. Luckily it is a DW / ETL type of application that has a comprehensive nightly refresh. Yes, a nice way of saying flush and fill. Well at least I know they touch _every_ important object _every_ night.

Golden Gate Lag Graph + Alerting scripts on the way...

I posted my GoldenGate / Gnuplot lag time alerting shell scripts to a new GitHub repository: http://github.com/dmann99/ggtools

The scripts worked on v8 and I don't think the INFO ALL screen has changed much since then so hoping it will work on v11 with a minimum of changes. I will post a more comprehensive walkthrough after I verify the v11 compatibility...

I also have an Alerting perl script that I will be tidying up and including in the ggtools repository ... but that won't be available until later this month.

Oracle bug announcement - the sky is not falling...

...well not yet...

An Infoworld article was released today describing an Oracle vulnerability. The SCN space can be exhausted via bugs or attackers exploiting bugs. Metalink doc: 1376995.1 [Bulletin : Information on the System Change Number (SCN) and how it is used in the Oracle Database] covers a technical description for what SCNs are used for.

You can use this query to find out how close you are to the SCN limit.

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