Oracle Linux 7.2 and Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.4 – A marriage with obstacles
There may be reasons to run an Oracle cluster with the new version of Oracle Linux – version 7.2 – and the „old“ but stable release of the Grid Infrastructure, 11.2.0.4. It‘s certified, it works – but there are some obstacles during the installation.. The support note 1951613.1 („Installation walk-through – Oracle Grid/RAC 11.2.0.4 on…
CDB architecture, multitenant architecture – what’s the correct naming?
After an internal discussion, I thought about the naming conventions for database architectures in Oracle Database 12c. Many people call the “new architecture” “multitenant architecture”. This can result in some confusion because the “Multitenant Option” is an extra-cost option of the Oracle Database and so people stop thinking about the new architecture because they think…