Nothing to hide

Learn how to improve the security of your applications using Oracle Wallet / Secure External Password Store.

Password change, zero impact!

Learn how to change the password of an Oracle user, without interrupting the applications service.

Learn to patch the way God intended (S1E3)

Third post of a series dedicated to the art of Oracle patching. We continue with out-of-place patching, simplified using Gold Image.

Learn to patch the way God intended (S1E2)

Second post of a series dedicated to the art of Oracle patching. We continue with out-of-place patching, the recommended and also the most efficient way.

Learn to patch the way God intended (S1E1)

First post of a series dedicated to the art of Oracle patching. We start with in-place patching, the most common and also the most dangerous way.

Download patches like a pro

Learn how to download Oracle patches, both manually and automated, using the getMOSPatch utility.

Rolling Out-of-Place patching para Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c y 11gR2: cloning on steroids

Link to article published in Toad World, on how to apply an out-of-place patch to Grid Infrastructure, using a Golden Image.

Rolling Out-of-Place patching for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c and 11gR2

Link to article published in Toad World, on how to apply an out-of-place patch to Grid Infrastructure, in rolling mode.

How a clone can help us with a patch (updated to 12c)

Link to article published in Oracle Technology Network, about how to use an Oracle Home clone to apply patches.

How to migrate OCR and VDISK to a new disk array?

Procedure to follow when you want to replace the disks on which the ocr and voting disks reside in Oracle.