Monthly Archives: February 2013

expdp…so sloooooowwww..???…Time to spice it up!

Posted on 13/02/2013 by GemsOfProgramming

At times when I do an export (expdp) from a database, the export just seems to last for ages…and then some.. While I was waiting one time for the export to finish, I found out the expdp in Oracle 11g … Continue reading →

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Oracle expdp … Export and then some…

Posted on 13/02/2013 by GemsOfProgramming

The other day…no, not that day, the OTHER day, I got a call if it was possible to restore some tables from a database backup. This was no issue, until I saw the list of tables that where needed.. Table_a10.. … Continue reading →

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Drop a RAC (11G) Database… and flush the backups also down the drain.

Posted on 05/02/2013 by GemsOfProgramming

When one wants to drop a database, the steps are fairly simple as Google will tell you…However when you want to drop a database located on a RAC…things will not work out  as smoothly as all the thousands of sites … Continue reading →

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