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Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB – The Minimal Downtime Challenge

There are several pitfalls when you plugin a non-CDB into a CDB environment. I’d like to highlight some of them – and show you potential workarounds as well. This is part of a series of blog posts to make your migration from non-CDB to PDB a bit smoother.

Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB – The Minimal Downtime Challenge

Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB – The Minimal Downtime Challenge

When we start to look at a migration from non-CDB to PDB for an important system, regardless of migrating on-prem or to the cloud, reducing the downtime is very important. In this blog post I’d like to highlight the different aspects …

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Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB – The Fallback Challenge

There are several pitfalls when you plugin a non-CDB into a CDB environment. I’d like to highlight some of them – and show you potential workarounds as well. This is part of a series of blog posts to make your migration from non-CDB to PDB a bit smoother.

Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB - The Fallback Challenge

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Database Migration from non-CDB to PDB – The Fallback Challenge

As I work with customers on upgrades and migrations for a very long time, I know how important a proper fallback is.

When you attempt a migration from a non-CDB to PDB, you need to plan …

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Oracle GoldenGate 19c is available for download for Linux

Oracle GoldenGate 19c is available for download for Linux

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I have a good numbers of customers waiting for it – and since two days Oracle GoldenGate 19c is available for download for Linux. You can download it from the usual sources. The other platforms should follow soon.

Download Sources for Oracle GoldenGate 19c

Certification for Oracle GoldenGate 19c

New Features and Documentation

For a list of new features in Oracle GoldenGate 19c see the list in the documentation – and of course, the most important feature is …

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Script: Is your database ready for Oracle GoldenGate?

Oracle GoldenGate can be a good addition to a lot of upgrade and migration projects to decrease the downtime to a bare minimum, or even zero in some cases.

But before you consider Oracle GoldenGate as THE solution to decrease your downtime you may evaluate if your database is ready for OGG. For this purpose you can download scripts from MyOracle Support (MOS) to check exactly this.

Complete Database Profile OGG readiness check for Classic Extract 

MOS Note:1298562.1:
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GoldenGate database Complete Database Profile check script for Oracle

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