Posts by Shanmugaraja Swaminathan

The One Data Guard Step I Missed: Forgetting Standby Redo Logs (And How I Fixed It)

Introduction  Data Guard setups often appear straightforward on paper, but real-world environments have a way of exposing gaps in even the most familiar procedures.  While creating a Physical Standby Database using…

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How to Verify Transport, Apply Status, Gaps, and Errors in Oracle Data Guard

INTRODUCTION:  As an Oracle DBA, setting up Data Guard is only half the job. The real responsibility starts after the setup — making sure redo is shipping, applying correctly, and that there…

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Jaspersoft Installation on Ubuntu – A Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction:  This blog provides a step-by-step guide to install Jaspersoft Community Edition on an Ubuntu machine. Jaspersoft is a widely used business intelligence tool that allows users to create, view,…

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Migrating ORDS 24.1 from Standalone to Tomcat Deployment

Introduction  This blog explains how to convert a standalone ORDS 24.1 deployment (using the embedded Jetty server) to a Tomcat 9-based deployment. Deploying ORDS on Tomcat improves scalability, resource management,…

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