ZDM troubleshooting part 4: NONCDBTOPDB_CONVERSION fails (GUID conflicts with existing PDB)

Intro Every time I think I’m done with my ZDM troubleshooting series, a new topic pops up :). I have also learned that every migration is distinct and brings its own unique challenges, so I have decided to keep the series open-ended. In this post, we will discuss the steps you should take when a …

What’s ODABR snapshot & how to efficiently use it to patch ODA from 18 to 19.x

  Intro Although most of the focus, nowadays, has shifted to migration of on-premises workloads into the Cloud, companies still leverage Oracle databases engineered systems like Oracle database appliance to run their databases on-prem. As a matter of fact ,ODA is a low entry pricing and flexible CPU licensing platform that can still host workloads …

ExaC@C DB state failed in OCI console while up & running in reality (fix)

Intro Exadata Cloud@Customer has the particularity of bringing the best of both worlds, where on-premises Data sovereignty meets the innovation & capabilities of the Cloud. Thanks to Control plane network that links up both ExaCC servers and OCI, users can create/manage resources through the Console or any API based cloud tooling (terraform,OCI-CLI, SDK..). Everything you …

Top picks for Cloud Native & DB sessions at Oracle Cloud World ’22

  Blabla free post: This is just some of my (personal) top Oracle sessions I will have the chance to attend Next Week. Some of you may agree that there is no way to make a list that fits everyone but for those who are into OCI and database migrations/upgrades this list might help, especially …

ZDM troubleshooting part 3: Migration failing at ZDM_SWITCHOVER_SRC/ hack

Intro This is the last of my troubleshooting series related to ZDM where I have accidentally become an unofficial QA tester for ZDM :). After describing scenarios in previous posts where ZDM service was crashing or DG configuration was failing. I will, in this article, explain why my broker switchover step failed the online physical …