Standby support for Oracle 21c announced

Oracle 21c, Standby supports Oracle 21c, Product announcement

Standby support for Oracle 21c announced

Standby^TM support for Oracle 21c announced

We are excited to announce that Standby™...

Opinion pieces, standby database vs backups, oracle standby database

What is a Standby Database and How Does This Compare to Using Backups?

This might be a question some of you are finding easy to answer. Still, you might...

Why Oracle 19c?

Introduction

With many benefits from the 19c on Oracle Standard Edition upgrade, now...

opinion pieces, dbvisit standby support package

Why are Support Packages important? - Part 2

In my previous post, I started to dive into the contents of the Dbvisit Standby...

upgrade and migrate to oracle 19c, Technical pieces

Database upgrade methods to Oracle 19c

As a DBA for over two decades, I have learned a few things along the way. One is how...

oracle multitenant architecture, technical pieces

Take advantage of Oracle’s Multitenant Architecture with Standby v10

 

Oracle’s Multitenant Architecture 

The recently released Standby™️ v10 includes full...

RTO vs RPO, Opinion pieces

What is RTO and RPO?

What is RTO and RPO?

Today’s video blog is about understanding the difference between...

Add resilience to Oracle SE2HA (or RAC) Clusters with Disaster Recovery

In the previous blog, we touched on the similarities and differences between Oracle...

What's the difference between Oracle RAC and Oracle SE2HA?

​​What's the difference between Oracle RAC and Oracle SE2HA?

Are you planning on...

oracle 19c upgrade, how to guides

Upgrade to 19c on Oracle Standard Edition

Here at Dbvisit, we are experiencing significant interest in Disaster Recovery...

reconfigure Dbvisit Standby after db upgrade, Technical pieces

How do I reconfigure my standby after a database upgrade?

How do I reconfigure my standby after a database upgrade?

Whether you're upgrading...

dbvisit standby version 10, product announcements

Standby v10 release

Standby™️ Version 10 Release

Standby™️ has established itself as the Gold Standard for...

The 9 Point Disaster Recovery Health Check

"They tell me they are planning to use manual scripting." This was the response I got...

5 important points to consider when creating a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

Let’s face it, DR – the business of disaster recovery planning – is not the most...

Physical replication, Block copy replication, Opinion pieces

Block or not?

Block or Not?

People are often asking me about the differences between block copy and...

How to guides, Dbvisit Standby Graceful Switchover

Standby's Graceful Switchover with the Command Line Interface (CLI)

Graceful Switchover is a process which allows your primary and standby databases to...

oracle database 18c express edition, Technical pieces

Getting started with Oracle Database 18c Express Edition - Part 4

Part 4 of Getting Started with Oracle 18c XE

This post is the 4th and final post in...

oracle database 18c express edition, Technical pieces

Getting started with Oracle Database 18c Express Edition – Part 3

Part 3 on Oracle Database 18c Express Edition

This post is the 3rd in the series so...

oracle database 18c express edition, technical pieces

Getting started with Oracle Database 18c Express Edition - Part 2

Part 2 of Getting Started with Oracle 18c XE

This post will be the second part of this...

dbvisit standby v10 ugrade, How to guides

Upgrading to Standby v10

Upgrading to Standby ™️

When reviewing the upgrade process for Standby™️ with...

oracle database 18c express edition, technical pieces

Getting started with Oracle Database 18c Express Edition - Part 1

Getting Started with Oracle Database 18c Express Edition

Towards the end of 2018,...

Lost writes, Technical pieces, What to do about lost writes

What you need to know about Lost Writes

What You Need To Know About Lost Writes

In this blog, I'd like to introduce you to the...

dbvisit standby cli, how to guides

Command line tips and tricks for Standby

Command Line tips and tricks for Standby™️

Here at Dbvisit, we are proud to be part of...

technical pieces, reporting replicas, testdev snapshots

Dbvisit's new Standby v10 integrates Reporting Replicas and Test/Dev Snapshots

Reporting Replicas and Test/Dev Snapshots to Enhance Your Oracle Infrastructure

One of...

Upgrading dbvisit standby, How to guides

Upgrading from Standby v7 to v9

Upgrading from Standby™️ v7 to v9

How often do we stumble upon a situation where we...

Technical pieces, RTO and RPO

RTO and RPO in Disaster Recovery (DR) planning

RTO and RPO in Disaster Recovery Planning

The terms RTO and RPO are often thrown about...

Technical pieces, Oracle Clusterware

Think outside the box with Oracle Linux, Oracle Clusterware and Oracle SE2 Database

Think outside the box with Oracle Linux, Oracle Clusterware and Oracle SE2 Database

...

oracle archive logs, technical pieces

Using Archive Log Apply Delay on your standby database

Using Archive Log Apply Delay

In this blog, I would like to introduce you to an often...

Technical pieces, getting started with rman

Three steps to getting started with RMAN and Oracle 19c

Getting Started with RMAN and Oracle 19c

Update: This blog is an updated version of...

Configure hosts in Dbvisit Standby v9, Technical pieces, How to guides

Configure hosts and create a new configuration (DDC) for Standby v9

Configure Hosts And Create A New Configuration (DDC) For Standby

Now that we have...

How to guides, Create support package in Dbvisit Standby v9

How to create a support package in Standby v9

Prior to having the support package feature it took Dbvisit Support considerable time...

rman duplicate database refresh, using a snapshot to refresh database, technical pieces

Rapid database refresh using RMAN Duplicate and Dbvisit Snapshots - Part 2

Rapid database refresh using RMAN Duplicate and Dbvisit Snapshots

In Part 1 of this...

rman duplicate database refresh, technical pieces

Rapid database refresh using RMAN Duplicate and Dbvisit Snapshots - Part 1

Part 1 - Rapid database refresh using RMAN Duplicate and Dbvisit Snapshots

Refreshing...

dbvisit standby v9 features, how to guides

Additional features in Standby v9

Since the end of October 2019, we covered all the important topics for installing,...

dbvisit standby automatic failover, dbvisit standby pre and post processing scripts, How to guides

Standby’s Automatic Failover and Pre/Post Processing Scripts

Standby’s Automatic Failover and Pre/Post Processing Scripts

In 2019, a great new...

technical pieces, database failover, database switchover

Difference between failover vs. switchover

Difference between failover vs. switchover

Disaster Recovery (DR) is something that...

Oracle Disaster Recovery in the Cloud - Part 1

Clouds… up until a few years ago they were just white fluffy things in the sky. But...

Install dbvisit standby on linux, Technical pieces

How to install Standby v9 on Linux

Installing Standby™️ v9 on Linux

With Standby™️ version 9 well in production since the...

How to guides, Dbvisit Standby Synchronize Feature

How to use Synchronize feature in Dbvisit Standby v9 onwards

The Synchronize Standby Database Feature

Let’s kick off with a great feature called...

Opinion pieces, Oracle DR lessons

Oracle Disaster Recovery lessons our customers taught us

You would think we would be ‘all over’ the different ways that our customers get the...

Opinion pieces, Oracle DR in AWS Cloud

Oracle Disaster Recovery in the cloud – Part 2: Getting started on Amazon Web Services

Part 2: Getting started on Amazon Web Services

This post is a follow on from the “...

How to guides, Email notifications dbvisit standby v9

How to set up email notification on Standby v9

We’ve been covering a number of features in Dbvisit Standby over the last couple of...

Configuring Standby on the Oracle Database Appliance in Czech (Demo)

Previously you learned how to install Dbvisit Standby on the Oracle Database...

Cascading Standby Database, How to guides

Creating a Cascading Standby Database in Standby v9

Find out how Standby™'s Cascade Standby Database feature works. The feature was...

How to guides, start daemons with dbvisit standby v9

How to start Daemon process with Standby v9

Daemon Process With Standby™️

In the last blog, I showed you how to create a standby...

create rman backup, how to guides

Restoring with RMAN and using the Data Recovery Advisor

Restoring with RMAN and using the Data Recovery Advisor

I created a blog post focusing...

Opinion pieces, Technical pieces, ASM standby database

Considerations for standby databases using ASM

Considerations for Standby Databases using Automatic Storage Management

Every file...

Standby database on ODA, Videos

Standby and ODA: creating the standby database

In this video mini-series we are showing you how to create the standby database on an...

How to guides, Microsoft Azure

How to set up Dbvisit Standby in Microsoft Azure

One of Dbvisit’s Product Specialists does a great job showing us how to run Dbvisit...

How to guides, Videos, Dbvisit Standby v9 DR test

How to perform a DR test in Standby v9

Performing a DR Test in Standby™️

Two weeks ago I took you through Standby™️'s...

Dbvisit Standby support package, Technical pieces

Intro to Dbvisit Standby Support Packages

Often, we forget how important it is to collect relevant information while...

archivelog management module, how to guides

How to configure AMM on Standby

We have often seen customers running Dbvisit Standby wondering how to manage the...

How to Perform an Automatic Failover in Standby v9

Dbvisit Standby version 9.0.02 included the much anticipated Automatic Failover feature

dbvisit standby v9 graceful switchover, How to guides

How to use Graceful Switchover in Standby v9

Using Graceful Switchover in Standby v9™️

Last week we hit the road running by...

How to guides, Install Dbvisit Standby on Windows

How to install Standby v9 on Windows

Installing Standby v9 On Windows

Last week I took you through the process of how to...

Setting up Standby: On-Premises & in the Oracle Cloud

Our earlier videos have been setting up the standby database on-premises. However, we...

graceful switchover for databases, How to guides

Dbvisit Standby's Graceful Switchover on Microsoft Windows

In this short video, find out how to perform a Graceful Switchover using Standby™’s...

How to guides, upgrading from dbvisit standby v6 to v8

Upgrading Dbvisit Standby from v6 to v8

Upgrading Standby™ from v6 to v8

Every now and then, we receive a support ticket from...

stop scn message, Technical pieces

What does "v$datafile.last_change#" (stop SCN) mean?

What "v$datafile.last_change#" (Stop SCN) Means

As mentioned in my previous post here,...

Oracle database errors, Technical pieces

Know your Oracle Database

Know Your Oracle Database

While working with standby databases on a daily basis, every...

How to guides, Run dbvisit standby on an oracle database in aws

How to set up Standby in Amazon Web Services (AWS)

We have previously learned about setting up Standby™ and having a standby database in...

dbvisit standby database failover, technical pieces

Activating the standby database - performing a failover

Activating The Standby Database - Performing A Failover

Activating the standby...

disaster resilience, opinion pieces

3...2...1...

No not BLAST OFF!! Backup! Many of you have heard of the phrase before when it comes...

Technical pieces, single instance to RAC

Convert single instance standby database to RAC enabled database following standby activation

Convert Single Instance Standby Database To RAC Enabled Database Following Standby...

Technical pieces, rman backups for standby database

RMAN backups on your standby database... yes, it is easy

RMAN Backups on your Standby Database

“So, I now have a standby database, what can I...

oracle standard edition 2 benefits, Opinion pieces

Why you should consider Oracle Standard Edition 2

Why You Should Consider Oracle Standard Edition 2

Does Oracle Database have more than...

Technical pieces, oracle services, standby database

The power of Oracle Services with standby databases

The Power Of Oracle Services With Standby Databases

One of the first tasks most...

oracle standby database errors, technical pieces

ORA-01195 and ORA-01194 in standby database

ORA-01195 and ORA-01194 in standby database

One of our customers attempted to activate...

Recover lost archive log, RMAN incremental backups, Technical pieces

Lost an archive log file? Use RMAN incremental backups to resync your standby database

Using RMAN Incremental Backups To Resync Your Standby Database

Anyone who has done...

change database host, Technical pieces

Standby: connect failover to your standby database

Standby: Connect failover to your standby database

After a switch-over or fail-over to...

oracle standby database licensing, opinion pieces

Oracle standby database licensing

Oracle standby database licensing

One of the questions we get asked a lot is: In terms...

Demo: Installing Dbvisit Standby on the Oracle Database Appliance in Czech

Installing Standby™ on the Oracle Database Appliance

In this video, my coworker,...

Technical pieces, basics of oracle restart for oracle SE

Oracle Restart and Standard Edition

The Basics of Oracle Restart and Oracle Standard Edition

In this blog post, we would...

dbvisit standby monitoring, Technical pieces

A few notes on Dbvisit Standby Monitoring

Today I decided to spend some time providing you with more detail on how you can...

Technical pieces, connected to an idle instance message

What’s going on? Connected to an idle instance but database is running

Connected to an idle instance but the database is running

We have seen this a few...