This is a simple example of using the AI Vector Search feature in Oracle database 23ai.We are going to use one provided by Oracle called all-MiniLM-L12-v2. This model is explained here. We are going to use it to generate vectors from plain text following this guide from here. Load the Model: download and unzip: Connect... » read more
On this activity we are going to create a DB in silent mode.We don’t have GI on this environment and since software has been only released for Engineered Systems, we need to create with “_exadata_feature_on=true” DB created: Note that on 23ai, you are forced to have PDB’s. There might be some trick to be a... » read more
On this activity we are going to setup Dataguard at PDB level.Here both DB’s are running on the same host but on different ORACLE_HOME.This was first introduced on 21c and we are going to follow the Oracle documentation from here. First DB (as SOURCE DB): Second DB (as TARGET DB): 1:- Both DB’s need to... » read more
On this activity we are going to install and create a new 23ai DB on a standalone server (Virtualbox). We are going to download the software for Exadata from Software Clod Delivery. There is the option for Grid Infrastructure, but so far not able to overcome the fact I’m trying to install on a non-engineered... » read more
ASM Filter driver (ASMFD) is the replacement for ASMLIB but since there are not many good guides out there on how to use, a common approach is installing an old version of the kernel and keep using ASMLIB…. this is not great as introduces bugs/problems having and old version. The goal of this page is... » read more
A couple of days ago we had this issue where all the DB instances on one server of a RAC were failing with this error: Checking alert log it was like if a rogue process was still using memory segments: But nothing was in use: After a failed attempt with an Oracle SR, we noticed... » read more
We had this error after a what it seems a successfull rman active duplication to another server. DB mounts ok, but when we try to open, alert log gets flooded with these errors (and db is not usable). After scratching my head thinking there was some issue with the disks, (as fdisk -l was listing... » read more
This is an easy one: I have been requested to show how Application could make use of Oracle Wallets instead of hard copying user password on the code, so here is it: 1:- Create a user on target DB: 2:- Create WALLET on App server, this case we will use directory /u01/admin/orcl/wallet: 3:- Update tnsnames.ora... » read more
We are trying to create a DB on a new RAC enviroment in silent mode like: But DBCA was failing with: In this case, we have a separate role for GRID (as oragrid user) and RDBMS (as oracle user), so we checked: 1:- ASM disks are under the right group name (asmadmin this case): 2:-... » read more
On this post we are going to upgrade Oracle 12c to 19c on an ACTIVE/PASSIVE setup on Windows Failover Cluster Manager: Server Name DBNAME 12c Oracle Home 19c Oracle Home win-rac1 DBPROD C:\oracle\app\product\12.1.0\dbhome_1 C:\oracle\app\product\19c\dbhome_1 win-rac2 DBPROD C:\oracle\app\product\12.1.0\dbhome_1 C:\oracle\app\product\19c\dbhome_1 This is the current patch level of both 12c and 19c homes (on both nodes!): Its worth... » read more