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Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure (GI) from 19c to 26ai (23c internally) is a critical task for RAC environments. While Oracle provides documentation, real-world execution often requires additional clarity. In this guide, I will walk through a complete step-by-step upgrade of a 2-node RAC cluster, using actual commands and logs from…
GRUB is a bootloader used in most Linux distributions. A bootloader is a small program responsible for loading the operating system into memory and starting…
In Oracle storage environments using ASM (Automatic Storage Management) with AFD (ASM Filter Driver), the UNMAP protocol plays a key role in space reclamation—especially when…
ASM Library (ASMLib) is a support library for the Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) feature. It simplifies storage management and enhances Oracle ASM functionality. Prerequisites…
I was attempting to migrate Oracle ASM UDEV-managed disks to Oracle ASM Filter Driver (AFD). Although I followed all the documented steps for migrating the…
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