Docker: Run PgBouncer using Docker Compose
Connecting to a PostgreSQL directly is the easiest way. But sometimes, you need a Connection Pool. This is how you can use PgBouncer in Docker Compose.
Martin Wendler
Oracle: cleanup after patching (in-place)
Patching your Oracle systems is essential for a stable, secure and up-to-date environment.
Oracle recommends to patch out-of-place, which means that you just add another software home and switch to it.
But in many environments, traditional (in-place) patching is still needed. So the software needs
Flashback: Compaq/HP iPAQ
Many years ago, before Smartphones were available and affordable, I needed to have something electronical to manage my calendar and appointments.
One of these devices was an HP/Compaq iPAQ 3630 - the one with the lowest specs in the 3600 family:
* 206 MHz Intel StrongARM
* 32 MB RAM
* Slot for
Oracle: prevent Active DataGuard from being used
Using a standby database is a good way to increase availability and redundancy to an Oracle database. Switching over the database to another host and/or data center also helps to decrease outages for patching.
Best practise for a database installation is to always have Grid Infrastructure (GI) installed. Sure
Flashback: Palm m100
The Palm m100 was one of my first handheld devices. This is what I did with it...
Oracle: Install ASR on SuSE Linux
Installing Oracle ASR on SuSE Linux 15 isn't as straight forward as doing the same on Oracle Linux. Here is how to get it done...
Oracle: prevent password from aging on Exatada
When deploying an Oracle Exadata, passwords will be valid only for 60 days. After that time period, you will have to set a new password. But that's not very comfortable - and it will prevent your monitoring systems from logging in. I'll show you how to disable password aging on Exadata.
Oracle: change Oracle home name
Are you annoyed by randomly created Oracle Home names? Here's how to change them to something more informative!
Oracle: Access MySQL databases from Oracle
I'll show how to access MySQL databases from Oracle
Oracle: Access PostgreSQL from Oracle
I'll show how to access PostgreSQL databases from Oracle