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Important alert for Oracle Database and GI RU 19.18.0 on Linux

Some of you may have seen the alert already released yesterday. And thanks to Peter Lehmann again for alerting me. When you logon to MyOracle Support, you will find it simply in the alert section to the left. On Jan 25, 2023, this Important alert for Oracle Database and GI RU 19.18.0 on Linux has been released.

Important alert for Oracle Database and GI RU 19.18.0 on Linux

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What is the situation?

Due to an issue described in MOS Note: 2923428.1 – LMON trace file with repeated entries of “Submitting asynchronized dump request” the Release Updates (RU) 19.18.0 for the Oracle Database and …

Applying the first MRP for Oracle 19.17.0

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Mike.Dietrich Patch Recommendation 33

A few weeks ago I blogged about the fact that we retired the RURs, and instead release the MRPs (Monthly Recommended Patches). In my previous blog post about this topic you’ll find also an FAQ hopefully answering all the questions you may have (had). And now it is mid of November, so I can show you the process of applying the first MRP for Oracle 19.17.0.

Applying the first MRP for Oracle 19.17.0

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How do you get access to the MRPs?

At the moment while I write this, you can find the MRPs only in MOS Note: 888.1 -Primary …

Oracle Database 21c XE (Express Edition) for Linux

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Mike.Dietrich XE - Express Edition 8

I haven’t blogged for a while. And I know, there are a lot of comments waiting in the queue to be approved and answered. But meanwhile, let me tell you that Oracle Database 21c XE (Express Edition) for Linux is available for download now.

Oracle Database 21c XE (Express Edition) for Linux

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It’s been a while

Oracle XE (Express Edition) is the free version of the Oracle Database with almost full Enterprise Edition feature set but with some additional restrictions. The last version being available was Oracle 18.4. Now the 21c version is available for Linux.

If you wait for the Windows …

Oracle Database 21c is available for download on Linux

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 21c 16

It took a while into 2021 – but now Oracle Database 21c is available for download on Linux.

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Download Location

Please go to either oracle.com or edelivery:

On edelivery you need to search for “Oracle Database”:

Oracle Database 21c is available for download on Linux

On oracle.com you need to scroll down a bit:

Oracle Database 21c is available for download on Linux

Other OS Ports

As you can see in MOS Note: 742060.1 – Release Schedule of Current Database Releases – Table 2, Oracle Database 21c will be available on Linux x86-64, Microsoft Windows x64 and HP-UX Itanium. It won’t be available on SPARC or Intel Solaris, neither will it …

Less is more – faster Oracle database upgrades with less memory

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Mike.Dietrich Best Practice 9

The title of this post sounds a bit weird: Less is more – faster Oracle database upgrades with less memory. Just a few weeks ago, I posted about How long will my upgrade take … revisited. And Daniel adds a very useful piece to the upgrade speed topic. Read about his tests below.

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Less is more – faster Oracle database upgrades with less memory

by Daniel Overby Hansen, Senior Principal Product Manager,
Oracle Database Upgrades and Cloud Migrations

Daniel Overby Hansen

Mike and I had a talk with a customer the other …

Oracle Database 19c (19.3.0) for Linux is available for download

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 19c 20

Oracle Database 19c (19.3.0) for Linux is available for download as of now from OTN and eDelivery. For those of you who started with Oracle Database 19.2 already, the Updates (RU) 19.3.0 for the database and GI are available as well for Linux and Solaris.

Oracle Database 19c on premises for Linux

You can download Oracle Database 19.3.0 on-prem for Linux now from the usual sources:

The download offering includes the zip, the RPM for the database, and Grid Infrastructure, the Client and more.

Oracle Database 19c (19.3.0) for Linux is available for download

The other ports will follow soon.

Oracle 19c Documentation

And of course …

Oracle Database 19c requires OL7, RHEL7 or SLES12 or newer

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 19c 36

Oracle Database 19.2 for Oracle Exadata systems is available for download since yesterday night. One important thing you need to take into account once Oracle 19c will be generally available: On Linux, Oracle Database 19c requires OL7, RHEL7 or SLES12 or newer.

Database Installation Guide for Linux

You will find the exact minimum OS and kernel version requirements in the Database Installation Guide for Linux for Oracle 19c. Please see here the Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Installation on Linux:

Please be aware that the list of minimum requirements has been updated – always check Operating …

Oracle 18.3.0 on premises includes 1.4GB patches?

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 18c 13

Oracle Database 18.3.0 on premises is available for download on Linux since July 23, 2018. The other ports will follow soon. And via twitter I received a question why Oracle 18.3.0 on premises includes 1.4GB patches?

Oracle 18.3.0 on premises includes 1.4GB patches?

When you unzip the downloaded database image:

then you may discover the following folder .patch_storage of 1.4GB size:

[oracle@localhost .patch_storage]$ ls -lrt
total 40
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle dba 4096 Jul 18 19:39 28090523_Jul_14_2018_00_03_50
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle dba 4096 Jul 18 19:40 28090553_Jul_11_2018_19_20_31
drwxr-xr-x. 4 oracle dba 4096 Jul 18 19:41 27923415_Jul_15_2018_10_33_22
drwxr-xr-x. 8 oracle dba 4096

Oracle Database 18.3.0 on premises available for download on Linux

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mike.Dietrich General 4

Finally … it took a bit longer than expected and many people have mailed me in the past days. But Oracle Database 18.3.0 on premises available for download on Linux.

Oracle Database 18.3.0 on premises available for download on Linux

The other ports may follow soon after. I can’t give dates but you can download Oracle Database 18.3.0 on-prem for Linux now from OTN:

Follow this link to access the download location:

Oracle Database 18c 18.3.0 for Linux

The download gets you the zip file but not the rpm. Those may take a couple of weeks for unknown reasons.

And …

Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 on-premises is now available, too

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 11

Yep – it’s available … Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 on-premises is available for download now not only on Exadata and SuperCluster but on Linux x86-64, SPARC and Intel Solaris. For other platform plans please see MOS Note:742060.1.

Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
OTN

Oracle Database 12c Release 2

(12.2.0.1.0) – Standard Edition 2 and Enterprise Edition

Linux x86-64 File 1  (3.2 GB) See All

Oracle Solaris (SPARC systems, 64-bit) File 1  (3.1 GB) See All

Oracle Solaris (x86 systems, 64-bit) File 1  (2.8 GB) See All

–Mike…

Disable Transparent Hugepages on SLES11, RHEL6, RHEL7, OL6, OL7 and UEK2 Kernels

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Mike.Dietrich Flaws and Pitfalls Operating System Parameters 3

This blog post is not related to database upgrades and migrations. But still I think it is very useful for many customers operating on modern Linux systems.

Recommendation

Support just published an ALERT strongly recommending to disable Transparent Hugepages on Linux systems. And the below information does not apply to RAC systems only but also to single instance environments.

Which Linux Distrubutions/Kernels are affected?

SLES11
RHEL6 and RHEL7
OL6 and OL7
UEK2 Kernels

What are the Issues?

I’m quoting MOS Note: 1557478.1 (ALERT: Disable Transparent HugePages on SLES11, RHEL6, RHEL7, OL6, OL7 and UEK2 Kernels):

Because Transparent HugePages are

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Important alert for Oracle Database and GI RU 19.18.0 on Linux

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