by XTIVIA | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Data Management, Data Warehousing
So I encounter the looping chain of synonyms error every once in a while and it seems pretty simple to understand, though I thought I would take a minute to demonstrate how it works. ORA-01775: looping chain of synonyms – Basically means that you created a...
by XTIVIA | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog, Data Management, Databases
There might be better ways to do it, though this is how I renamed a database when asked to do so…Hope it helps someone out. Make sure Oracle env is set ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID sqlplus / as sysdba create pfile from spfile; exit Create a full database backup just...
by XTIVIA | Aug 27, 2014 | Blog, Data Management, Databases
So I wanted to throw a quick reminder out there of a nice feature that came along with Oracle 10g and datapump exports and imports. The feature I’m referring to is the ability to detach and reattach to export and import jobs. To detach from an export or import you...
by XTIVIA | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog, Data Management, Databases
So tonight we were helping a Virtual-DBA client apply an PSU patch for an ASM/GI Oracle home. It’s a bit different in the fact that you use opatch auto instead of opatch apply or napply. You also need an OCM response file before you can run opatch auto. First...
by XTIVIA | May 28, 2014 | Blog, Data Management, Databases
So for various reasons I run into orphaned datapump jobs either due to a session failure during the import or for some other unknown reason for a failed import. What I wanted to show you really quick was how to find them and how to remove them so you can run your...
by XTIVIA | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Databases
If you’re like me, you tend to brush off concerns of compatibility between Oracle Client and Server versions. After all, SQL*Plus hasn’t changed much in the last 15-20 years, and I’ve gotten used to being able to connect to pretty much any...