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Vice President Product Management - Database Upgrade, Migrations and Patching - Oracle Corp | Opinions are my own
@mikedietrichde.comORA-2380 profile ORA_STIG_PROFILE does not exist during upgrade to 26ai Let us start the week with something I wanted to put on the blog for a long time since I have seen some customers being trapped by this in their 26ai upgrade attempts. If you are not upgrading now, you may ignore this blog…
@mikedietrichde.com#SOUG was an amazing conference day in Zürich!!
@mikedietrichde.comHey @ronekins.com,
you could have added:
patch1.rman_catalog_connect_string=catalogdb
to your AutoUpgrade config file :)
Then AutoUpgrade would have upgraded your RMAN catalog,
too. Try it out the next time, please :)
@mikedietrichde.comAI World 2026: Upgrade, Migration and Patching Sessions Now it is your task. Mark your sessions for AI World 2026. Currently, the session schedule has been published. But the rooms aren't finalised yet. Why? Because we are counting favorite markers to be able to move sessions with high demand to…
@mikedietrichde.comQuick fix for download issues with AutoUpgrade 26.6
As you may have read, we launched the new AutoUpgrade 26.6 a week ago which has so many amazing enhancements such as the EM Patches download. But there may be two other hurdles to jump over, and one of them may prevent you from downloading…
@mikedietrichde.comTake special care on Oracle Text when you migrate with TTS Transportable Tablespaces or Full Transportable Export/Import are the common techniques you typically use when you are going to migrate larger databases from one operating system to a different one. Usually, a Endianness-change is…
@mikedietrichde.comOracle AI Database 26ai isn’t planned for SPARC Solaris and Linux ARM Some of you have read this already. And others may not be happy about the news. You can read it in MOS Note PNEWS1360: Oracle AI Database 26ai isn't planned for SPARC Solaris and Linux ARM. Other platforms such as IBM AIX,…
@mikedietrichde.comNew AutoUpgrade version 26.6 is available Yes, the long-awaited new AutoUpgrade version 26.6 is available for download. Again, a fantastic job by our development team. And I know that many of you were waiting for it already since it has some really cool new features, enhancements - and of course,…
@mikedietrichde.comCPSU on MS Windows conflicts with OJVM for 19.32 Several of you mailed me already, and I tried to sort this out internally at first. We ask you to patch monthly, and it is amazing to see that some of you are ready to do this. It just gets a bit frustrating when you run into an issue such as this…
@mikedietrichde.comOracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10 Many of you did wait for this - and since (I think) two weeks it is official. Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10. Furthermore, I am going to show you how to find the certifications for Oracle AI Database 26ai since your search attempts may…
@mikedietrichde.comAI World 2026: Pre-Event Masterclass: Upgrade, Migration and Patching AI World this year in Las Vegas is going to happen in about 4.5 weeks from now on. In case you'll be there on Sunday (which makes perfect sense this year), you may want to consider signing up at AI World 2026: Pre-Event…
@mikedietrichde.comAre there security fixes included? Which CVEs?
I received multiple questions from colleagues and customers over the past weeks regarding the security content in RUs and MRPs. See also my blog post from yesterday where I touched this topic briefly. The question regarding RUs, MRPS and CSPUs often…
@mikedietrichde.comPatching recommendations: Which route is the best? RUs, MRPs, n-1?? Be aware, this is a longer Monday blog post. Upfront, I am not the master of patching. And I clearly see that many of you struggle with the current situation. Not only regarding Oracle software but I guess, this extends to almost…
@mikedietrichde.comWhy is the fix for bug nnn not included in any RU? Christian asked this question today. Specifically, in his case for Bug 26749785 - PERF_DIAG: NEED TO HAVE MORE CONTROL IN DICTIONARY FOR AUTO_STATS_ADVISOR_TASK. Several of his customers suffer from this issue, and they repeatedly need to ask for…
@mikedietrichde.comGI 19.31 and 19.32: trace file flooding in mgmtca.trc can happen
Thanks to Peter Lehmann who always alerts me about findings and encounters he had in his test and production RAC cluster environments. Peter dropped me an email the other day, and I share his suspicion that this may effect many in…
@mikedietrichde.comUpgrade / Migration / Patching Workshops in Warsaw and Prague on Sep 7 and 8 Quick blog post today since we still have a few remaining seats open and available for next week for the Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshops in Warsaw and Prague on Sep 7 and 8, 2026. Your chance to sign up now and…
@mikedietrichde.comCan I apply an RU to a home with an MRP? This question came up by a customer, and it was referring to the FAQ MOS note for MRPs. In brief, it was stated that you could apply a higher RU into a home where an MRP up to MRP3 had been installed in the previous home. So the question raised to me was:…
@mikedietrichde.comHow to rollback an MRP You know, I am not a fan of in-place patching. Actually, I think everyone should always patch out-of-place. But I know that for instance EBS with a 19c database requires in-place patching, and out-of-place will be supported only with 26ai for EBS. Therefore, in relation to…
