Entries by Arsalan

In-Memory Base Level

Database In-Memory now has a new Base Level feature. This allows the use of Database In-Memory with up to a 16GB column store without triggering any license tracking. This feature allows you to use Database In-Memory without having to license the option. The column store is limited to 16GB when using the Base Level. This […]

Transporting Data to a Different Operating System

If you want to perform a cross-platform upgrade, you need to know the restrictions and guidelines of this method. When using DBUA or performing a manual upgrade for Oracle Database, you cannot directly migrate or transport data in a database on one operating system to another operating system. For example, you cannot migrate data in […]

Ability to Control Heartbeats in United Mode and Isolated Mode PDBs

You now can control the size of the batch of heartbeats that use Oracle Key Vault or OCI KMS (OCI Vault) for centralized key management. The HEARTBEAT_BATCH_SIZE initialization parameter, new with this release, enables you to set the heartbeat batch size. The duration of the heartbeat period defaults to 3 seconds. This enhancement benefits the […]

Oracle Bug 28789533

Query v$sql_monitor is slow. the execution plan shows ‘Full Table Scan’ on Fixed table ‘X$KESWXMON’. The fix for 28789533 is first included in: Oracle 19.11.0.0 APR 2021 DB RU

The behavior change of the max entries of Password File Management since Oracle Database 12.2.

Since Oracle Database 12.2, due to designing change, it becomes no limitation of max entries of the password file, and the “entries” argument of ‘orapwd’ command is deprecated, and password file is made auto-extensible, and prior to 12.2.0.1, password file is made auto-extensible ORA-01996 will happen when the number entries in Password file exceeds the “entries” […]