Oracle ASM Day-to-Day Operations – ASMCMD, Oracle ASMLib and SQL*Plus
A practical Oracle ASM command reference covering ASMCMD, Oracle ASMLib, SYSASM disk group administration, disk management, and ASM rebalance operations.
Automating Daily Oracle ASM Health Checks with a Shell Script
Monitoring Oracle ASM is an important part of maintaining a healthy Oracle database environment. Disk group capacity, disk status, rebalance operations, I/O distribution, voting files, and ASM compatibility settings can all affect database availability…
Oracle 19c on OL 8.10 — Silent Install, ASM, Restart & RU 19.32
After documenting my Oracle Database 19c deployment on RHEL7.9, I wanted to perform and document another completely tested implementation on Oracle Linux 8.10. This article covers the complete journey from operating-system preparation through Oracle Grid…
Oracle 19c on Azure RHEL7.9 — Silent Install, ASM, Restart & RU 19.32
A hands-on Oracle 19c deployment on Azure RHEL 7.9 using silent installation, ASM, Oracle Restart, and RU 19.32, including Azure RHUI, CVU troubleshooting, DBCA, and final validation.
In-Place Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure 19.3.0 to 19.32.0 on RHEL8.10 Before Installation
Can an Oracle Grid Infrastructure 19.3.0 home be patched to 19.32.0 before completing the Grid Infrastructure installation? I tested this approach on Microsoft Azure using RHEL8.10. The idea was straightforward: Start with the Oracle Grid Infrastructure…
In-Place Patching Oracle Grid Infrastructure 19.3.0 to 19.32.0 on RHEL 7.9 Before Installation
After testing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure 19.3.0 → 19.32.0 in-place patching approach on RHEL 8.10, I wanted to test the same approach on RHEL 7.9. The objective was straightforward: Start with the Oracle Grid Infrastructure 19.3.0 home, apply the…
Oracle 19c on OL9.8 – Silent Install, ASM, Restart & 19.32
A practical Oracle 19c build on Oracle Linux 9.8 in OCI using silent install, Oracle Restart, ASM, and RU 19.32, with real troubleshooting and final validation.
Oracle 19c GoldImage Install on OL9.8 — Restart, ASM & 19.32.0
Deploy Oracle 19c Gold Images on OL 9.8 with pre-patched 19.32 Grid and Database Homes, Oracle Restart, ASM, DBCA, and real troubleshooting.
Fresh Oracle 19c Home Install on OL8.10 with AutoUpgrade
A hands-on walkthrough of creating a fresh Oracle Database 19c Home at Release Update 19.32 on Oracle Linux 8.10 using AutoUpgrade, Gold Image, OPatch and OJVM.
Switchover, Failover & Reinstatement Using Data Guard Broker (DGMGRL)
Test Oracle 19c Data Guard role transitions using DGMGRL, including planned switchover, manual failover, reinstatement of the former primary, Broker log monitoring, and final validation.