This post is the continuation from my Previous Video Blog where I covered How to Create your Database on Oracle Cloud (OCI ) and I also gave you a task on creating it yourself and then connect to database host so you understand it better. 

After posting that video last week, I received a lot of messages in my Facebook Community that you were able to create & connect to database host which is good news and I am excited with your progress but then few of you were unable to connect.

So, In this post, I have Covered Troubleshooting the Database Connectivity On Oracle Cloud (OCI)

Find Database Server Details on Cloud(OCI)

Open the Hamberger menu & Under Database Section, click on Bare Metal, VM & Exadata. Go to the DB System

You will see the Public & Private IP like below.

Note: If you created your Database with the Public Subnet then only you will get the Public IP 

Public IP & Private IP

A database can be deployed on either Public or Private Subnet.

Note: There are 2 types of Subnet Public & Private (Check more on Subnets here)

Private IP

If you deploy Database on Private Subnet, you only get Private IP of your database host machine. It only accepts connections from machines within the VCN or you can connect to your on-prem network using FastConnect or IPSec VPN via DRG (Dynamic Routing Gateway)

Public IP

When you create a database using Public Subnet, you will be getting Private & Public IP both and you will be able to access your database host machine using Public IP.

In order to connect to Database Host Machine,

1. It should be in Public Subnet (Note: there are 2 types of Subnet Public & Private) (Check more on Subnets here)
2. It should have an Internet Gateway associated with Route Table which is open to internet ie CIDR 0.0.0.0/0
3. It should have a security list, which allows port 22 open from the internet & 1521 to connect to database listener

Note: When you create VCN using default options various resources is by default created by Oracle (Security List, IGW, Route Table).

To know how to create a security list and open port in Oracle Gen2 Cloud check here

Question For You!

What if you have Multiple Routing Table & your request can go by the Two Routes, so which route will Subnet take the precedence?

Leave your Answer in the comment section below

Related/Further Readings

• How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video 4 of 5] What Is Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI) & How To Create: Step By Step
• [Video] Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse Cloud Service 18c Now on OCI
• [Video] How to Connect to the Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud

Next Task For You

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Dell Boomi AtomSphere is a multi-tenant cloud-based integration platform that facilitates data and application integration. It is a leading iPaas which helps to create intuitive integration on the cloud. This platform has a rich set of connectors to facilitate cloud, on-premises and hybrid Integrations.

This post covers what a Dell Boomi Developer must do to take his/her career to the next level (These are the exact Step-by-Step Hands-On Guides) we use in our Dell Boomi Training Program where you get to learn things like Getting Started with Dell Boomi, Atom and much more.

Here’s the Quick Sneak Peek of What You should do as Dell Boomi Developer:

1. Lab Activity Guide I: Getting Started with Dell Boomi

This Guide Covered Complete Basic of Integrations i.e Protocols, Canonicals, Security, Integrations i.e Data Application, System, iPaaS, B2B, Introduction to Platform i.e. Look and Feel of Dell Boomi, Atom Installation & How to create a File Integration.

2. Lab Activity Guide II: Creating a Process in Dell Boomi

This Guide Covered Boomi Suggest, Setting Defaults & Process Properties.

3. Lab Activity Guide III: Writing Custom Logic in Dell Boomi

This Guide Covered Custom Script – JavaScript – Map Function, Custom Script – Groovy Script – Map Function, Custom Script – Groovy & Business Rule.

4. Lab Activity Guide IV: Understanding Document Flow with Salesforce Integration

This Guide Covered DOC C Properties, Document Caching, Flow Control & Try/Catch + Salesforce and Database Integration.

5. Lab Activity Guide V: Life Cycle Management in Dell Boomi

This Guide Covered Message Set-up and Mail Connector, SQL Command, Process Deployment, Process Automation.

6. Lab Activity Guide VI: SOAP & REST Based API’s in Dell Boomi

This Guide Covered Define an Environment, REST Endpoint Provider, REST Endpoint Consumer, SOAP Endpoint Provider, SOAP Endpoint Consumer, Identify Atom Properties, Connector License, Process Execution.

The above guide makes your learning & understanding the concepts of Cloud, On-Premise & Hybrid Integration Leveraging Dell Boomi Integration Platform much easier.

You can get all these guides when you register for Cloud, On-Premise & Hybrid Integration Leveraging Dell Boomi Integration Platform.

If you are interested in our Dell Boomi Training Program then please check our  FREE MasterClass on How to Integrate Hybrid Applications Leveraging Dell Boomi in 8 Weeks.

Next Task For You

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This post covered the First part of Day 1 from our live interactive Oracle DBA to Cloud DBA Training

This post is the continuation from my Previous two video Blogs, In the First Blog I have covered How to Create your Database on Oracle Cloud (OCI ) and I also gave you a task on creating it yourself and then connect to database host so you understand it better, then
In the Second Video Blog, I have covered Troubleshooting the Database Connectivity On Oracle Cloud (OCI), We looked at things like Internet Gateway defined at VCN level then Routing Table for connection from Internet to IGW to Database host and also allowing SSH port 22 & Database listener port 1521 in Security List of Subnet where database is deployed

After posting the previous two blogs, I received a lot of messages in my Facebook Community that they are beginners in Cloud so where they can start with.

Last week we also launched our new batch for Training How to go from DBA to Oracle Cloud DBA in 6 weeks and a lot of you also asked if they can get the glimpse of what to expect or what they should learn or in what order

I thought why not share the first part of Day1 from our DBA to Oracle Cloud DBA in 6 weeks training.

Order To Learn Cloud DBA

If you are planning to learn Cloud DBA, use the below order to learn for better understanding & to clear your concepts.
In this part 1 our Cloud DBA Training, Instructor (Rajeev) starts with 9 Module’s Introduction we cover in this training so you can use this order to learn Cloud DBA

Topics Covered on Day 1

We have covered below topics in brief in our Day 1 Live Interactive session.

Out of these full topic, I am sharing the first two topics

1) Cloud Concepts/Service Models

As a DBA, Apps DBA, System Administrator you should learn both which is IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) the reason is because whatever you building or deploying is over Infrastructure as a Service ie. PaaS always runs on top of IaaS that’s the reason you should have the knowledge of both.

Check about the Cloud Service Models which is the first thing you must learn when starting in Cloud

2) OCI vs OCI-C

Then, he talks about OCI vs OCI- Classic so Oracle has 2 Cloud, Gen 1 Cloud which is OCI-Classic and Gen 2 OCI. OCI Classic is slowly being phased out so all new customers should be moving to OCI. For the same reason, we migrated our DBA to Cloud DBA training from OCI-Classic to OCI where you build, manage & migrate Database on OCI

Check more about OCI vs OCI Classic

3) OCI Core Services

In OCI, there are various Services, Compute and two version of that Bare Metal (BM) and Virtual Machine (VM), Storage mainly Block & Object Storage, Networking (so things like VPN, Load Balancer, Firewall, Security List, Fastconnect) Identity & Access Management for Security and REST API to Console as interface to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Check more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)building blocks & also here 

4) Database Overview & Concepts

He then covers two main categories of Database first User Managed that includes BM Database, VM Database, Exadata Cloud Service, and second type as Autonomous Database and within that ATP & ADW

Check more about Database Types & How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)

Well, that was the first part from Day 1 of recent DBA to Oracle Cloud DBA Training. Now if you want to hear next part i.e. Licensing options of Database on Oracle Cloud or other topics related  database on Cloud or any other topic on Oracle Cloud then leave a comment about the topic

Related/Further Readings

• How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• [Video] How to Connect to the Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud

Next Task

Now if you want to go further deep and become Oracle Certified Cloud DBA, then next, Register for FREE Masterclass Click on the image below to register for FREE

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This post covers How To Create Compute (i.e. Linux, Windows Machine or with any other O.S. ) on Oracle Cloud (OCI)

Create a Compute (Linux/Windows) Instance in Oracle Cloud

1) Log in to the Oracle Cloud account.
Note: If you haven’t registered for the Oracle Cloud Free Trial account yet, then, please Download Step by Step Activity Guide to Register for Oracle Cloud Trial Account

2) Go to the Navigation Menu under Core Infrastructure, click Compute then Instance

3) Select the Compartment, in which you want to create the Compute machine

A compartment is a  logical container within your account used to store Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Resources created within that compartment (such as compute, storage, and network) and you impose some policies to that compartment, which restricts who can use the resources created within than compartment other than administrators of your account.

By default, your instance launches in the current compartment, and the resources you choose also come from the current compartment.

To know more about the Compartment, check here

4) To create a Linux or Windows Machine, click on Create Instance. Fill up the required details

• When you click Change Image Source, the Browse All Images dialog box opens with the operating system or image source options (To create windows machine, select windows Image)
• Choose instance type: Select Virtual Machine or Bare Metal Machine.
• When you click Change Shape, the Browse All Shapes dialog box opens with a list of the virtual machine (VM) or bare metal shapes that are available for the instance type that you selected.

• Add SSH key: The public key portion of the key pair that you want to use for SSH access to the instance. You can drag and drop single key files into the box.

Note: SSH Keys are required only for Linux Machine and not for Windows Machine.

To know how to generate the SSH keys, please download the free Guide from here

Note: If you are new to Networking, & want to learn more about the Networking Basic Concepts like VCN, Subnet, Security List, IGW, DRG. Then please check here 

Once you click Create, you will see your Compute Linux Instance will start provisioning, & its status will change to Available in few minutes

After the instance is provisioned, details about it appear in the instance list. To view additional details, including IP addresses, click the instance name.

5) Now, you can connect to the Linux Machine with its Public IP

Note: If you created your Database with the Public Subnet then only you will get the Public IP 

Connect To the Linux Machine

You can connect to a running instance by using a Secure Shell (SSH) for Linux or Remote Desktop connection for Windows. To connect to a Linux instance from your Laptop, you can download a free SSH client called PuTTY from here

Enter the Public IP Address in the Hostname, then add the SSH Private key under SSH & then Auth. Click Open

Well that was on How to create & Connect Windows/Linux O.S. on Oracle Cloud (OCI)

We cover Compute in the detailed version in our 8 weeks Program for  [1Z0-932] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Training, in which cover beginner to advanced topics to clear the Certification Exam

Now as I always say, you learn when you perform

Task for You

1. If you don’t have an Oracle Trial Account then go and register using my step by step activity guide absolutely FREE
2. Create a Linux or Windows Machine (Make sure you have SSH keys ready if you are creating machine on Linux)
3. Connect to Machine you have created so for Linux use Putty or for windows use Remote Desktop or RDP

Post your Doubts in the comments below. If you like this post, share it with your colleagues.

Related/Further Readings

• [Video] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Compute CPU & Memory
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• [Video] How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)

If you want to take your career to next level by becoming Oracle Certified Cloud Architect even if you are a beginner then I would like to invite you to Join my FREE Masterclass on How To Become Oracle Certified Cloud Architect [1Z0-932] in 8 Weeks. Click on the image below to register for FREE

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This post cover Oracle Cloud documentation links which will be useful for you.

OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud)

With Oracle Integration, you have the power to connect your cloud and on-premises applications, automate business processes, and build web and mobile applications—all in one place.

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/integration-cloud/index.html

SOC CS (Oracle SOA Cloud Service)

To start your journey with Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Service Bus and Oracle B2B in the cloud.

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/soa-cloud/index.html

Upgrade to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

If you are working on OCI-C & plan to upgrade to OCI then check below link.

https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/migrate-oci.html

To know more about OCI vs OCI-C. Check here 

Related/Further Readings

• Introduction: Integration Cloud Service (ICS)
• [Video] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Compute CPU & Memory
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• [Video] How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)

If you want to take your career to the next level by becoming an Oracle Certified Cloud Architect even if you are a beginner, then I would like to invite you to Join my FREE Masterclass on How To Become Oracle Certified Cloud Architect [1Z0-932] in 8 Weeks. Click on the image to register for FREE

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The New release (19.1.1) of Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager is now available, that brings new security features for EBS (R12) on Cloud

In this post, I will cover:

• What is this new Security Feature?
• What is EBS Cloud Manager & How to Deploy it on Oracle’s Gen 2 Cloud
• How to Update Existing EBS Cloud Manager VM
• What is Compartment & Policy in IAM
• How to Design your compartment & Policy in this new Security feature.

Separation of Duties in EBS CM

One of the most important features which I found useful from the Security point of view is the Separation of Duties. Before I explain What is Separation of Duties & how it implemented using Compartment, lets first have a look at What is EBS Cloud Manager & how it is important for an Apps DBA & Architect to know.

What is EBS Cloud Manager?

As an Oracle Apps DBA, EBS Architect  it is important for you to know about EBS Cloud Manager.

EBS CLoud Manager is a Virtual Machine that centrally manages all your EBS Environments on the cloud.
Using EBS Cloud Manager you can do:

• One-Click & Advanced Provisioning using HA
• Fast Clone
• Backup & Recovery
• Lift & Shift (Migration)

Where to Get EBS Cloud Manager?

1) Log in to the Oracle Cloud account, go to the OCI Console.
Note: If you haven’t registered for the Oracle Cloud Free Trial account yet, then, please Download Step by Step Activity Guide to Register for Oracle Cloud Trial Account

2) From the navigation menu, click on Marketplace

3) In this Marketplace, you will get the EBS CM image as well as all the Oracle provided Images & partners

4) Simply click on launch instance & it will create a Linux Machine inside your OCI Console using which you can then create or provision other EBS environment, also manage EBS.

Roles & Tasks

When you deploy or build your EBS Environment:

First, you define the Network, this task was done by the Network Administrator, then you define or set up the EBS Cloud Manager & this is done by the EBS CM Administrators. Once you have the network set up then you build your production, Test, QA or Dev environment & these are done by EBS Administrators (Apps DBAs)

Till now all these 3 tasks were done by a single team because there was no separation of Duties possible in EBS Cloud Manager.

With the latest release (19.1.1) Oracle has introduced a Separation of Duties, which means you have 3 different roles, you will define the appropriate privileges & permissions & then the responsible team will pick the task accordingly

In order to understand this, you will have to understand Compartments, Groups, how to apply a security Policy on a compartment & attach to a group

Let’s discuss these basic concepts first

What is Compartment?

A compartment is a logical container to organize & secure Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Resources (such as compute, storage, network, load balancer, etc) and you apply IAM policies to that compartment, which restricts who can use the resources created within that compartment

To know more about the Compartment, check here

What is Policy? 

A policy specifies who can access which Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Resources (Compute, VCN, Object Storage, Database, etc). A policy allows a group to work in certain ways with specific types of resources under a particular compartment

• Policies are comprised of one or more statements.
• It specifies which groups can access what resources. Also, it plays a role in the level of access users have in a particular group.
• Policy, attached to a group defines who can access what under a Tenancy or Compartment.

Policies are written in human-readable format:

• Allow group <group_name> to <verb> <resource-type> in tenancy.
• Allow group <group_name> to <verb> <resource-type> in compartment <compartment_name> [where <conditions>]

When you create a policy you must attach it to a compartment (or the tenancy, which is the root compartment). Where you attach it controls who can then modify it or delete it.

3 Different Roles for Managing E-Bussiness Suite

• Network Administrators: Design the Network(VCN, Subnet, Load Balancer, etc)
• EBS Cloud Manager Administrators: Group of Users who will manage the EBS Cloud Manager
• EBS/Application DBA’s: Create & manage the Production, Dev, QA environment

So according to this, you need to have 3 set Groups & Compartments so that the policy which you will create can be applied on specific Compartments

Now whatever I have covered today, We build this using step by step guide as part of Hands-On Lab in my training program “Build, Managed & Migrate EBS (R12) on Oracle Cloud” other step by step activity guides include-

• Setting Up Network for EBS Cloud Manager & EBS Environments
• Deploying EBS Cloud Manager
• Building EBS Environments on Cloud
• Cloning EBS on CLoud using FastClone
• Configuring Load Balancer
• Securing using SSL / TLS with Load Balancer
• Lift & Shift (Migration) from On-Premise To Cloud

Related/References

• [Video] Oracle EBS R12 on Cloud For Beginners: 7 Things You Must Know
• April 2019 EBS Cloud Manager Updates
• 2434500.1  Deploying Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• 2434008.1  Managing the Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager Virtual Machine
• Oracle EBS (R12) on Cloud (OCI) Beginners: 15 Things Apps DBAs Must Know
• [Video] Role of Oracle Apps DBA (EBS) R12 On Cloud

Next Task For You

If you are an Oracle Apps DBA and just starting out your journey to Oracle public Cloud then we highly recommend you to download our FREE Guide that contains 7 Things Every Oracle Apps DBA & Architect Must Know To Build & Manage EBS (R12) On Cloud in order to Manage & Migrate Oracle EBS R12 on Oracle Cloud.

Click on below image to get the FREE Guide.

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In this post, we will cover the steps for How to schedule Process using Dell Boomi.

How to schedule Process using Dell Boomi:

Step 1: Login to the Dell Boomi Atomsphere Platform with valid credentials: https://platform.boomi.com/#login

Step 2: Below is the landing page of the platform.

Step 3: A prerequisite for scheduling the process is that the Dell Boomi process should be deployed to atom or molecule

Step 4: Go to Atom Management under the Manage tab.

Step 5: Select the Deployed Processes under Atom/Molecule under environment.

Step 6: Click the dropdown arrow next to the Process and select the Edit Schedules button.

Step 7: Scheduling window opens up. Click on the Add button.

Step 8: Choose the relevant type as per the requirement, set the timings and hit the ok button.

So, this is all about the steps for How to schedule Process using Dell Boomi.

Related Posts:

• Terminologies Every Dell Boomi Developer Must Know, Click Here
• Dell Boomi Platform: Step By Step Activity Guide/ Hands-on Lab Exercise Click Here
• Steps for Local Atom Installation of Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here
• Build your first Dell Boomi Process in 5 min, Click Here
• Steps to Deploy Process in Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here
• Unique Features of Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here

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While accessing the forms in Oracle E-Buisness Suite R12 on MAC OS using firefox we hit an issue in which the forms were not opening. This post covers how to fix it using Java Web Start 

Why we were having issue with the forms?

As you all know Netscape Plug-in Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is no longer supported because of its security concern, Chrome disables it in April 2015, Firefox supported it till version 52.x, Apple removing support for NPAPI from Safari 12. As we all know Oracle plans to deprecate the Java Plug-in for web browsers starting with the release of Java SE 9.

Three of the most popular browser stopped the support of NPAPI, there is another workaround by using Java Web Start.

What is Java Web Start?

Java Web Start provides an independent architecture for deploying Java-based applications on the client desktop. Live Java Applet in Java Web Start, users can launch a Java application by clicking the link on a web page. The link opens a Java Network Launch Protocol (JNLP) file, which instructs the Java Web Start software to download and run the application.

Recommended Java version to use?

If you require for multiple Forms session support and support for macOS then JRE 8 Update 181 or newer is prefered.

With no further due let’s see what patches should be applied to get Java Web Start rolling.

FIX:

1. Oracle Forms 10g Technology Patch for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

Patch 25441839 –  For Bugs 24946444, 24620875, 25355211 is the minimum required Oracle Forms 10g overlay patch that adds support for Java Web Start to Oracle Forms as part of the Oracle E-Business Suite technology stack.

Before you begin applying any patches make sure to shut down application tier services:

Stop Application Tier

1. Connect to application user applmgr and Source the application environment file
2. Go to scripts home with command  cd $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME
3. Run the script to stop the services: ./adstpall.sh apps/apps

NOTE: Before applying any patch make sure you check all the prerequisites patches are applied or not.  Use this command to check if the patch is already applied or not: opatch lsinventory | grep 25441839 replace the patch number with the patch number you are trying to check.

Apply these patches using opatch utility. Always go through the readme file to check if there are any prerequisites patches if there are make sure you apply all the prerequisite patches first before proceeding with the main patch.

Instructions for applying the Application Technology Patches using adpatch utility.

1. Connect to application user applmgr and Source the application environment file
2. Set your current directory to the directory where the patch is located
3. then apply the patch using the command: opatch apply

2. Application Technology Patches for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1

Before applying these patches you need to enable maintenance mode

1. Connect to application user applmgr and Source the application environment file
2. Run adadmin utility to Enable Maintenance Mode by using the command: adadmin
3. It will ask you a few things before taking you to AD Administration Main Menu.
4. In AD Administration Main Menu You should see Change Maintenance Mode enter the number associated with it and hit Enter.
5. Now in Change Maintenance Mode enter the number associated to Enable Maintainance mode and hit Enter.
6. Now Return to Main Menu by entering the number associated with it.
7. Now Exit AD Administration by entering the number associated with it.

Instructions for applying the Application Technology Patches using adpatch utility.

1. Connect to application user applmgr and Source the application environment file
2. Run adpatch utility by using the command: adpatch
3. It will ask you a few things before taking you to Patching.
4. Enter the directory location of the patch when prompted for example:  The default directory is [/home/applmgr11] : /stage/oracle/ebs/ patches/24693065
5. Enter the name of the AutoPatch driver file when prompted for example: Please enter the name of your AutoPatch driver file : u24693065.drv
6. Now it will ask you for the number of workers to use, this totally depends upon the processor the machine is using.

NOTE: Before applying any patch make sure you check all the prerequisites patches are applied or not.  Use this command to check if the patch is already applied or not: Select bug_number from apps.ad_bugs where bug_number=’&1′;  and then enter the patch number you want to check.

1. AD: Add Java Web Start support to Oracle E-Business Suite Patch 24498616: R12.AD.B

Prerequisite for 24498616:-
R12.AD.B.delta.8 (Patch 23569686)
R12.TXK.B.delta.3 (Patch 24319156)
R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3 (Patch 25475909)

2. TXK: Add Java Web Start support to Oracle E-Business Suite Patch 24319156: R12.TXK.B

Prerequisite for 24319156:-
R12.TXK.B.delta.3 (Patch 24319156)

3. Oracle E-Business Suite Java Applets launching with Java Web Start Patch 25380324: R12.FND.B

Prerequisite for 25380324:-
R12.AD.B.delta.4  as this patch is Superseded replace it with R12.AD.B.delta.7 (Patch 21314548)
R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3 (Patch 25475909)

For applying Application Technology Patches Run adadmin utility to Enable Maintenance Mode then run adpatch utility and apply all the patches with there Prerequisites.

After applying all the patches use the AD Administration tool (adadmin) to regenerate JAR files with force option.

Now you can use Java Web Start in the Windows OS without the support for MAC OS and Multiple Forms session.

If you need support in MAC OS proceed with patches in section: 3. Patches for Supporting Firefox ESR on macOS Using Java Web Start and if you require Multiple Forms session support then proceed with the section: 4. Patches for Multiple Forms Session Support Using Java Web Start

3. Patches for Supporting Firefox ESR on MAC OS Using Java Web Start

If you don’t require support for Forms in MAC OS then you can skip this entire section and continue with the section: 5. Finalization Steps

Firefox 60.x ESR on macOS is supported with Oracle E-Business Suite using Java Web Start.

1. JWS: Add System Property To forms_jnlp_tmp for Firefox on macOS Patch 28700057:R12.TXK.B

Prerequisite for 28700057:-

R12.TXK.B.delta.3 (Patch 24319156)

2. Oracle E-Business Suite Java Applets launching with Java Web Start plus macOS Support using Firefox Patch 28156520:R12.FND.B

Prerequisite for 28156520:-

R12.AD.B.delta.4  as this patch is Superseded replace it with R12.AD.B.delta.7 (Patch 21314548)
R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3 (Patch 25475909)

4. Patches for Multiple Forms Session Support Using Java Web Start

If you don’t require support Multiple Form session support then you can skip this entire section and continue with the section: 5. Finalization Steps

1. TXK: Consolidated Patch for Java Web Start Release 2 Patch 29124450:R12.TXK.B

Prerequisite for 29124450:-
R12.TXK.B.delta.3 (Patch 24319156)

2. Oracle E-Business Suite Java Applets Launching with Java Web Start Release 2 Patch 29058008:R12.FND.B

Prerequisite for 29058008:-
R12.AD.B.delta.4 as this patch is Superseded replace it with R12.AD.B.delta.7 (Patch 21314548)
R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3 (Patch 25475909)

3. JWS: New Preference To Indicate Launch of New Forms Session Patch 29052441:R12.FWK.B

Prerequisite for 29052441:-
R12.AD.B.delta.3 as this patch is Superseded replace it with R12.AD.B.delta.7 (Patch 21314548)
R12.ATG_PF.B.delta.3 (Patch 25475909)
R12.FWK.B.delta.5 (Patch 22284589)

5. Finalization Steps

1. Disable maintenance mode
2. Start Application Tier

6. Set Java Web Start as the default for all application users.

1. Enter your login details and click on the Login button
2. Expand System Administrator responsibility and then Oracle Application Manager and then click on AutoConfig
3. Click the Edit Parameter button for the application tier context file to access the Context File Parameters page
4. Click on System tab and then expand oa_system_config node
5. Change the value of OA_VARfor s_forms_launch_method from browser to jws.
6. Click Save at the bottom of the page.
7. Click OK
8. Stop all application tier services (./adstpall.sh apps/apps).
9. Run AutoConfig on the application tier (./adautocfg.sh).
10. Start all application tier services (./adstrtal.sh apps/apps).

7. How to open Forms using Java Webstart using Firefox 60.x ESR:

1. Enter your login details and click on the Login button
2. Choose a responsibility (for example, System Administrator).
3. Click on an Oracle Forms-based menu item (such as Security → User → Define) to initiate the download of the JNLP file
4. Firefox displays the following message: “What should Firefox do with this file?”, as shown in the following image:
5. Choose the first option “Open with” and in the corresponding drop-down list, select ‘Java(TM) Web Start Launcher (default).”
6. Select the checkbox “Do this automatically for files like this from now on” in order to associate the JNLP file extension with the Java Web Start Launcher executable on the client PC.
7. Click OK
8. Click on Run
9. Now the Forms will start

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Reference

• Firefox Quantum ESR 60 Certified with EBS 12.1 and 12.2 for macOS High Sierra 10.13
• Migrate to Java Web Start from Java Plug-In Now
• Safari 12 Implications for E-Business Suite Users
• Java Web Start Now Available for EBS 12.1 and 12.2
• R12 E-Business Suite Applications Technology Stack Forms Issues With Apple Mac OS (OS X) Desktops After Upgrading To Safari 12, Chrome, Or Firefox (Doc ID 2452227.1)
• Using Java Web Start with Oracle E-Business Suite (Doc ID 2188898.1)
• Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Doc ID 389422.1)
• Oracle E-Business Suite Release Notes Release 12 for macOS (Doc ID 1533334.1)

Related/Further Readings

• Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.8 Now Available: Documentation & Download Software
• Installing Oracle E-Business Suite ? Look at new StartCD
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12): Step by step Activity Guides 
• [Solved] RC-20200: Fatal: Could not find Unzip When Installing EBS R12.1
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2): Install | Patch | Clone | Maintain

Next task for you

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This post covered an issue encountered by a lot of our trainees While Creating Load Balancer on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure(OCI). Also, we have covered an overview of Load Balancer in Oracle Cloud (OCI)

This blog discusses the symptoms, the root cause (502 Bad Gateway) and the fix of this prevalent issue.

Before moving into the Issue & its Fix, Lets first understand the Overview of Load Balancer

Overview Of Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI)

Load Balancer provides automated traffic distribution from one entry point to multiple servers in VCN or Load balancer automatically distributes traffic to list healthy backend servers based on

• Health Check Policy
• Load Balancing Policy

Where Health Check Policy is a test to confirm the availability of backend servers & a load balancing policy tells the load balancer how to distribute incoming traffic to the backend servers.

Type Of Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI)

1)Public Load Balancer: To accept traffic from the internet, you create a public load balancer. The service assigns it a public IP address that serves as the entry point for incoming traffic. You can associate the public IP address with a friendly DNS name through any DNS vendor.

2)Private Load Balancer: To isolate your load balancer from the internet and simplify your security posture, you can create a private load balancer. The Load Balancing service assigns it a private IP address that serves as the entry point for incoming traffic.

(Note: If you are just starting on Oracle Cloud or new to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), then I would suggest you check our previous post on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) which covers the basic concepts i.e. Region, AD, Tenancy, Compartment, VCN, IAM, Compute, Storage Service, etc)

To create a minimal system with a functioning load balancer, you must:

• For a public load balancer, create a VCN with an internet gateway and a public regional subnet.
• For a private load balancer, create a VCN with at least one private subnet.
• Create at least two Compute instances, each in a separate availability domain.
• Next Step, Create a load balancer.
• After that, Create a backend set with a health check policy.
• Add backend servers (Compute instances) to the backend set.
• Create a listener, with optional SSL handling.
• Update the load balancer subnet security list so it allows the intended traffic.

To know more on What Is Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI) & How To Create

Issue & Fix 

Once the Load Balancer is fully configured, While testing its functionality by navigating to its Public IP address on a web browser, some of the trainees are facing below error

“502 Bad Gateway”

Cause:

It could be through the number of reasons:

1) First Check, If your Compute Instance (Web servers) is Up & Running or not.

2) Check if the Httpd server is Up or not

3) Make Sure the Health of the Load Balancer Should be OK

4) The issue is also caused by there being no healthy backend servers available during the time period in which the errors occur.

Post your doubts in the comment box below!

Stay tuned for the more informative blogs!

Related/Further Readings

• [Video] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Compute CPU & Memory
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• [Video] How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)
• [Video 4 of 5] What Is Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI) & How To Create: Step By Step

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Oracle has released their Quarterly Security Patches i.e. Critical Patch Update (CPU) on 16th April 2019 and it’s very important that you must apply them immediately.

In this Weekly Episode, I have covered What these Critical Patch Updates (CPU) are? What patch numbers & documents related to Oracle E-Business Suite R12, Database, WebLogic Server or Fusion Middleware (SOA, WebCenter, Identity & Access Management)

What are Critical Patch Updates (CPUs)?

Critical Patch Updates are sets of patches containing fixes for security flaws in Oracle products. The Critical Patch Update program (CPU) was introduced in January 2005 to provide security fixes on a fixed, publicly available schedule to help customers lower their security management costs.

CPU Advisory

Key points from Generic Advisory

1. Critical Patch Updates are collections of security fixes for Oracle products introduced in 2005
2. They are released on the Tuesday closest to the 17th day of January, April, July, and October
3. Recent one at the time of recording this is April 17th, 2019
4. Subscribe to email notification for CPU Advisory or Security Alerts

More on CPU Advisory:

• To know about Generic  Click here 
• For April 2019, Click here

E-Bussiness Suite (EBS) R12.2 & 12.1: Critical Patch Update (CPU)

If you are an Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Customer running EBS R12.2 or 12.1 then the starting point is

• 2484000.1  Identifying the Latest Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

As new CPU is available this document will link Note for latest CPU

• 2514102.1  Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Critical Patch Update (April 2019)

From these 2 Notes:

• This Note list patch number for EBS R12.2 i.e. Patch # 29224724 and for 12.1 Patch # 29224722

• EBS Also has Database Tier so depending on Database version you have with EBS Apply appropriate CPU patch for Database
• EBS 12.2 version also has WebLogic Server 11g i.e. 10.3.6  so apply April version as 10.3.6.0.190416 and patch# 29204678

Note: Weblogic patches are applied using BEA Smart Update bsu.sh

• You must also apply JDK/JRE (Java Web Start – JWS) patches too as given note

Note: If you want to know more about ADOP which is a utility to Apply patches in EBS R12.2, check my previous blog. Also, check the blog on frequently asked questions related to ADOP

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Database & OEM: Critical Patch Update (CPU)

For Database including Enterprise Manager & Fusion Middleware refer to:

• 2498664.1  Critical Patch Update (CPU) Program April 2019 Patch Availability Document (PAD)

Fusion Middleware: Critical Patch Update (CPU)

As you all know Oracle Fusion Middleware is a collection of products & some of them are (Identity & Access Management, SOA, BPMS, Webtier, WebCenter or Development tools like JDeveloper). So, depending on what products you are using you will be applying Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch.

• 2498664.1  Critical Patch Update (CPU) Program April 2019 Patch Availability Document (PAD)
• 551453.1  How to Find the Correct Critical Patch Update Patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware Products

Weblogic Server 12c & 11g: Critical Patch Update(CPU)

In Weblogic there are two versions:

• 12c (R1 & R2)
• 11g (10.3.6)

For Weblogic look at the below note for patches:

• WebLogic Server refer to note# 1470197.1 Patch Set Update (PSU) Release Listing for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS)
• 1306505.1  Patch Set Update (PSU) Administration Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS)

Note: If you are working on the older version of Weblogic then first you need to update the Weblogic to the latest version i.e 12.2.1.3 then you can apply the below patch.

• Patch: WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.2.1.3.190416 Patch 29016089 (Opatch)
• Product Home: WebLogic Server 12.1.3.0 home Patch: WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 12.1.3.0.190416 Patch 29204657 (Opatch)

• Product Home: WebLogic Server 11g home Patch: WLS PATCH SET UPDATE 10.3.6.0.190416 Patch 29204678

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Did you find this April 2019 CPU Update video Useful?

Post your doubts in the comment box below!

Related/Further Readings

• 2484000.1  Identifying the Latest Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
• 2514102.1  Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Critical Patch Update (April 2019)
• 2498664.1  Critical Patch Update (CPU) Program April 2019 Patch Availability Document (PAD)
• 1306505.1  Patch Set Update (PSU) Administration Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS)
• ADOP ( R12.2 Online Patching ) in Oracle EBS (R12) FAQ
• [Video] Oracle Apps DBA (R12.2) Patching (ADOP): FREE Training

Upgrade Your Knowledge by Downloading our [FREE Guide] 6 Docs Every Apps DBA Must Read for Patching in Oracle EBS (R12) for Apps DBA by clicking on the image below…

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While installing EBS R12.1 on Linux x86-64, the following error appears RW-50004. This error is caused due to an error RC-20200.

If you are hitting this error RW-50004: Error code received when running external process. In Step 2 at 20-40%.

In this step, Rapid Wizard is creating Oracle Database including the copy of data files from the staging area to data top.

If you check the log file at $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/installdbf.log

You find that this error is caused because of an error RC-20200:

Root Cause:

RC -20200: Fatal: Could not find Unzip. At this time only Native UnZip 5.X is supported.

Solution:

As root user, rename the default unzip (/usr/bin/unzip) to a temporary filename.(e.g. /usr/bin/unzip-ver6).

mv /usr/bin/unzip /usr/bin/unzip-ver6

Now continue with the installation.

And remember to rename unzip-ver6 to the original name when installation completed.

Stay tuned for our other blog on RW-50015: Error: – HTTP Listener is not responding. The service might not have started on the port yet. Please check the service and use the retry button.

You have identified an RC-Error message during an E-Business Suite Installation/Cloning action then follow Doc ID 1448417.2 to deep dive into RC_Error Identification.

Related/Further Readings

• Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.8 Now Available: Documentation & Download Software
• Installing Oracle E-Business Suite ? Look at new StartCD
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2): Step By Step Activity Guides
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2): Install | Patch | Clone | Maintain
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12) Advance: Step By Step Activity Guides
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12) Advance Course

Our Training for Apps DBAs consists of 14 modules and each Module has around 3-12 Lessons. If you are new to Oracle E-Business, then visit our previous video on Architecture of Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2.

Or

Did you get a chance to download 6 Docs Every Apps DBA Must Read for EBS R12.2? If not, Check it out here.

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This post covers recent enhancement in  Oracle Autonomous Database on 26th April 2019 which is the introduction of the Access Control List.

If you are new to Autonomous Database, I would suggest you check my previous, where I covered in detail about Autonomous Database & steps to creating an Autonomous Database in Oracle cloud

Access Control List in Autonomous Database

• With the introduction of the Access Control List, now you can only allow the particular IP address to access your Autonomous Database and by this functionality, you will be adding an extra layer of security to your Autonomous Database.
• Initially, when you create an Autonomous Database On Oracle Cloud, you don’t have any active Access Control List, however, after it gets created successfully you can either use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure console, API, or CLI to create an ACL for your Autonomous Database database by adding a minimum of one entry to the list.
• An Access Control List entry can be a comma-separated list of CIDR blocks or public IP addresses.
• To know what is CIDR check here

Steps To Restrict Access To Your autonomous Database Using ACL

1. Open the navigation menu. Under Database, click Autonomous Transaction Processing or Autonomous Data Warehouse.

2. Choose your Compartment & Select  your Autonomous Database

To know more about Compartment check here

Note: ACL is applicable for Both ATP & ADW

3. In the list of Autonomous Databases, click on the display name of the database you wish to administer

4. Hover over the Actions button, and then click Access Control List.

5. Add or modify entries, as applicable.

To add CIDR blocks or public IP addresses of clients that can access the database, click + Additional Entry, and then select the IP notation type and enter a comma-separated list of values.

To remove the ACL, simply delete all entries in the list. This action allows all clients to connect to the database.

6. Click Update

Hope you find this blog a good source of learning in Autonomous Database, stay tuned for my upcoming post where I will be discussing more on Autonomous Database.

Related/Further Readings

• Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• How to Connect to an Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud
• Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud  Specialist: 1Z0-931 Training

Action Task For You

I have prepared a one-pager Access Autonomous Database Oracle Cloud Action Plan Guide, Which contains below points:

• If you don’t have an Oracle Cloud Public Account then create one by using Step by Step Activity Guide (Register For Free)
• How To Build Your First Autonomous Database on OCI
• Steps to Download the SQL Developer … & much more Get Your Copy below

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In this post, we are going to cover the issue and its fix that one of our trainees was facing this issue while accessing Oracle EBS R12.1.3 application. They were getting this error java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class oracle.apps.fnd.profiles.Profiles.

The following error occurred after patching EBS to 12.1.3 don’t worry we have got you covered in this blog.

Let’s check in the error log why this happened, go to $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/oacore/logs and check the log file

Error:

Request URI:/OA_HTML/AppsLocalLogin.jsp

Exception:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class oracle.apps.fnd.profiles.Profiles

Solution:

There are two ways in which the issue can be resolved now.

1. We can resolve this issue by Bouncing the database on each node in case of RAC.

OR

2. You can make below changes in application and bounce services:

1. Backup the Jserv.properties file. (Backing up the original file is the best practice, if anything goes sideways you can restore the original state of the system.)

2. changing the value of the LONG_RUNNING_JVM=  parameter from “true” to “false” in Jserv.properties file.

grep -i wrapper.bin.parameters=-DLONG_RUNNING_JVM Jserv.properties
wrapper.bin.parameters=-DLONG_RUNNING_JVM=false

3. Stoping adapactl.sh stop (To ensure that all the serves are stoped)

cd $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/$CONTEXT_NAME
adapactl.sh stop

4. Clearing server-level cache:

cd $COMMON_TOP
mv _pages _pages_09July2014
mkdir _pages

5. Clearing modplsql caches:

cd  $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/Apache/modplsql/
mv cache cache_09July2014
cd cache
rm -rf *

6. Clearing Apache logs

cd $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/
mv logs logs_09July2014
cd logs
rm - rf *

 Start Services:

Now try starting the services

cd $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/$CONTEXT_NAME
adapactl.sh start.

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Related/Further Readings

• Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.8 Now Available: Documentation & Download Software
• Installing Oracle E-Business Suite? Look at new StartCD
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12): Step by step Activity Guides 
• [Solved] RC-20200: Fatal: Could not find Unzip When Installing EBS R12.1
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2): Install | Patch | Clone | Maintain
• Patching for Java Web Start in EBS R12.1

Next task for you

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This post covers things you must know about  Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Certified Specialist  (1Z0-931 ) Certification

What is Oracle Autonomous Database?

Oracle Autonomous Database is the world’s only data management system to automatically patch, upgrade and tune itself. It handles routine database maintenance tasks while the system is running—without human intervention.

It is further divided into two types:

• ATP: The Autonomous Transaction Processing workload type configures the database for a transactional workload, with a bias towards high volumes of random data access. Eg Transactions, Batch, Reporting, IOT
  Application Dev, Machine Leaming, etc
• ADW: The Autonomous Data Warehouse workload type configures the database for decision support or data warehouse workload, with a bias towards large data scanning operations. Eg Best for all Analytic Workloads Data Warehouse, Data Mart
  Data Lake, Machine Learning, etc

To know more about Autonomous Database click here

Who is the Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Certified Specialist?

• An Oracle Autonomous Database Specialist is an individual who has the skills to Manage complete Lifecycle Management of Autonomous Database (ATP & ADW) which includes a provision, manage & migrate to Autonomous Transaction Database (ATP) and Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW).
• It is designed for DBA’s, APPs DBA’s, Dev Ops admins on-premise DBAs, Cloud data management professionals, and consultants who want to validate their knowledge and skills.
• An individual who clears this certification is able to understand the functionality & workflow of Autonomous Database such as provisioning and connecting, migration using SQL Developer, Data Pump, and Golden Gate, manage and monitor, and understand tools, reporting, and analytics using Autonomous Data Warehouse.

About Exam (1Z0-931)

• Exam Title: Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2019 Specialist
• Exam Number: 1Z0-931
• Exam Price: $245
• Format: Multiple Choice
• Duration: 120 Minutes
• Number of Questions: 60
• Passing Score: 63%

Autonomous Database Cloud Certified Specialist Level

As of April 2019, there is only one level for Autonomous Database Certification, once you pass the exam you will become Autonomous Database Cloud Certified Specialist.

What topics you should learn?

If you planning to take this exam, you have to be well prepared with the topics Autonomous Database Overview & Architecture,  Provision & Connectivity, Migration & Data Loading in Autonomous Database, Managing & Maintaining Autonomous Database, Monitoring Autonomous Database & using Tools, Reporting and Analytics using Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), So Once you are done with learning these topics & doing Hands-on Cloud, you are ready for the exam.

Here are Module wise exam topic that we cover in our Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2019 Specialist: 1Z0-931 Certification  Training

1. Autonomous Database Technical Overview

This topic has been covered in our Module1: Autonomous Database Technical Overview were we looking into the architecture of Autonomous Database, understanding OCI Architecture in perspective of Autonomous Database, key features of Autonomous Database & how database security is leveraged in ADB

2. Provisioning and Connectivity

This one of the important topic in terms of  exam perspective  as we are doing our first hands-on for Autonomous Database by provisioning (Creating) your first Autonomous Database in Cloud, connecting to ADB, download database credentials & all these are have covered in our Module2: Provisioning and Connectivity

3. Migration and Data Loading into Autonomous Database

This topic has been covered in our Module3: Migration and Data Loading into Autonomous Database, where we will be deep-diving into various migrations  method for migrating to Autonomous Database such as Data Pump, Golden Gate and will also look into loading Data to Autonomous DB using DBMS_CLOUD utility

4.  Managing and Maintaining an Autonomous Database

The above topic has been covered in our Module4: Managing and Maintaining an Autonomous Database, in which we will be looking at how you will be managing & maintaining your Autonomous Database, a task such as start, stop, scaling your ADB (Storage & CPU Both), how you will use APIs, CLI to manage ADB, creating user-managed backups in ADB & restoring it from backups.

5.  Monitoring Autonomous Database

We have covered the above topics in our Module5: Monitoring Autonomous Database where we will be seeing how to use Service Console to Monitor the Performance of Autonomous Database and looking into various aspects such as CPU Utilisation, Running SQL Statements & Average SQL statement response time.

6. Tools, Reporting, and Analytics using Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW)

The above topic has been covered in our Module6: Tools, Reporting, and Analytics using Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW), in this module, we will be looking into how we will be using ML algorithms with Autonomous Data Warehouse, checking Oracle Machine Learning Notebook & how to use Data Visualization Desktop with ADW.

In our 7 weeks Certification Program, we cover below Modules which will help you to clear the exam & become Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Certified Specialist.

Top Certification FAQs

•  If I fail an exam, how soon can I retake it?: You need to wait for 14 days before re-taking an exam & only allowed 4 attempts to pass an exam in a 12-month period
•  Can I take this exam from home: 
• Who this certification is for?: DBA’s, Cloud DBA’s, Cloud Architect, Apps DBA’s & any IT individual who willing to upgrade their skills
• Do I Need DBA knowledge: You only need to have knowledge of Autonomous Database and its concepts
• How this certification will help in Job: Two CVs with same experience but one with Certification

Related/Further Readings

• Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• How to Connect to an Autonomous Database on Oracle Cloud
• Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud  Specialist: 1Z0-931 Training

Action Task For You

Atul has prepared a one-pager Access Autonomous Database Oracle Cloud Action Plan Guide, Which contains below points:

• If you don’t have an Oracle Cloud Public Account then create one by using Step by Step Activity Guide (Register For Free)
• How To Build Your First Autonomous Database on OCI
• Steps to Download the SQL Developer … & much more Get Your Copy below

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In this post, I have discussed the issue & fixed encountered by our trainees as “After Rebooting the Instance Attached Block Volume Does Do Not Connect To The Instance” from our [1Z0-932] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Before getting deep into the issue, first, let us understand What is Block Volume & iSCSI?

Block Volume

• Block storage operates at the raw storage device level and manages data as a set of
  numbered, fixed-size blocks using protocols such as iSCSI.
• Block Volume Service lets you dynamically provision and manage block storage
  volumes.
• You can create, attach, connect, and move volumes, as needed, to meet your storage
  and application requirements.

To know more about other storage options available in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure click here

iSCSI

In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure we can attach block volume to compute instance either by using iSCSI or Paravirtualized.

To know more about compute instance check our previous post on Create Compute (Linux/Windows Machine) On Oracle Cloud (OCI)

• iSCSI: iSCSI is an acronym for Internet Small Computer Systems Interface, an Internet Protocol (IP)-based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. It provides block-level access to storage devices by carrying SCSI commands over a TCP/IP network.
• Paravirtualized: A virtualized attachment available for VMs.

Issue

When we rebooted the compute instance, that attached block volume was not showing up in the instance.

Reason

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure supports iSCSI attached remote boot and block volumes to Compute instances.
• These iSCSI attached volumes are managed by the iscsid service.
• In scenarios where this service is stopped for any reason, such as the service crashes or a system administrator inadvertently stops the service, it’s important that the iscsid service is automatically restarted to increase the stability of your infrastructure

Workaround

Update the Linux iSCSI Service to Restart Automatically

Step1: check the version of iscsid ” yum info iscsi-initiator-utils“

OCI Block Volume ISCSI

Step2: Run the below command to update the iscsid service on your Oracle Linux instances  “sudo yum update -y iscsi-initiator-utils“

After running this command, the version of the iscsid service should be 6.2.0.874 or newer. Hence iSCSI Service is configured to  Restart Automatically and your attached block volume will be there with the instance even after an instance reboot.

I hope you find this blog useful in troubleshooting your attached block volume issue and if you like the blog don’t forget to share it with your friends and colleagues.

Post your doubts in the comment section & Stay tuned for my future blogs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Related/Further Readings

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Steps to Resize a Volume (Block/Boot)
• Copying Block Volume Across Region in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Create Compute (Linux/Windows Machine) On Oracle Cloud (OCI)
• [Video]: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Storage Object, Block | File Storage, Data Transfer Service|

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This post covers everything you must know when you are appearing for Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management Certification [1z0-933].

What is Oracle Cloud Security?

The Oracle Cloud Security is for providing secure access and monitoring of your hybrid cloud environment and addressing all your IT governance and compliance requirements. Oracle delivers an Identity SOC providing actionable intelligence and bi-directional control through a combined offering of SIEM, UEBA, CASB and IDaaS.

What is Oracle Cloud Security?

If you are new to Oracle Cloud Security and Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS), then  I would highly suggest you check my previous post on  Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) Overview & Concepts.

Below are some basic terminology of Cloud security: 

• SCIM (Security Information and Event Management) for simplified user management in the Cloud by defining a schema for representing users and  groups
• UBEA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) is the process to detect users behavior and malicious activity.
• Identity SOC (Oracle Identity Security Operations Center) is Actionable intelligence on incidents supports a proactive defense as well as post-event analysis for the root cause.
• CASB (Cloud access security broker) is an on-premises or cloud-based security policy enforcement point that is placed between cloud service consumers and cloud service providers to combine and interject enterprise security policies as cloud-based resources are accessed.
• IDCS (Oracle Identity Cloud Service) provides identity management, single-sign-on (SSO) and identity governance for applications on-premise, in the cloud and mobile applications.
• IDaaS (Identity-as-a-Service) refers to identity and access management services that are offered through the cloud or SaaS (software-as-a-service) on a subscription basis.

Who Should go for Oracle Cloud Security Exam (1z0-933)?

• If you are Cloud Security Administrator or wish to become Cloud Security Administrator
• If you wanted to deliver identity and access management capabilities using Identity Cloud Service (IDCS)
• If you are managing and administering Oracle CASB Cloud Service (CASB).
• If you are a beginner in cloud and wanted to move your carrier to Cloud technologies.
• If you use OAuth 2.0 and Open ID Connect for Authentication and IDCS for OCI Console
• If you are hosting your Weblogic application on Cloud using SMAL 2.0
• Working in Hybrid Solution series for Provision and Reconcile Users and Groups or OAM and Identity Provider (IP)
• Integrating  Third Party Applications (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) on IDCS.

Why Certification?

• Better Job Prospects & Higher Salary
• 70% Agree, Certification improved Earning
• 83% Find more productive in Jobs
• 84% seen better Job Prospects
• 87% Enhances Professional Credibility
• Stand Out by Displaying Digital Badge on LinkedIn

General Information (1Z0-933)

• Certification Name: [1Z0-933] Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management
• Target Audience: Designed for security professionals who possess expertise in implementing Cloud solutions.
• Platform: Available on Oracle University and delivered via Pearson VUE
• Exam Duration: 105 minutes
• Number of Questions: 67
• Passing Score: 69%
• Exam Cost: $245

Oracle Cloud Security Certification:

Oracle Cloud Security Certification

Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2018 Associate

What topics you should learn?

If you are planning to take this exam, you have to be well prepared in Identity (SOC) Framework, Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) Fundamentals, Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB),  Services Architecture and Services Deployment. Once you are done with learning these topics & doing Hands-on Cloud, you are prepared for the exam.

This Learning Path strings together the key courses that enable you with tools to successfully plan and implement a security solution for your Hybrid or Public Cloud environments.

Here are Module wise exam topic that we cover in our Oracle Cloud Security 1z0-933 Certification training. 

1. Identity Security Operations Center (SOC) Framework

• Identify the Cloud Security marketplace including trends, business drivers, and challenges (e.g. IDaaS, CASB, SIEM, etc)
• Describe Identity SOC framework high level architecture
• Define Identity SOC framework services and capabilities

The traditional SOC (Security Operations Center) provides device management and monitoring services for firewalls, intrusion protection systems, proxies, and other perimeter and preventative security technologies. Alongside change management and maintenance of security devices, monitoring system logs and events have primarily been done using a security information and event management (SIEM) platform.

2. Identity Cloud Service Fundamentals

• Identify the key capabilities provided by Identity Cloud Service, including the business value
• Describe typical use cases for Identity Cloud Service
• Execute basic configurations on Identity Cloud Service including users and groups, dashboards, reports and policies
• Secure Identity Cloud Service
• Configure Delegated Authentication
• Configure Adaptive Security and MFA

We cover these topics in our  Cloud Security with Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) Training in detail. In Module 4: IDCS Users, Groups, Applications (IDCS Administration), Module 5: IDCS Customization & Branding, MFA Module 6: Managing Oracle Identity Cloud Service Applications, Module 7: Using Rest APIs and Adaptive Security.

check the previous post on Oracle Identity Cloud Service: Configuring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

3. Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

• Identify the key capabilities provided by CASB Cloud Service, including the business value
• Describe typical use cases for CASB Cloud Service
• Execute basic configurations on CASB Cloud Service including users and groups, dashboards, reports and policies
• Monitor Security Risks

Oracle CASB Cloud Service protects your entire cloud footprint with automated security monitoring. Oracle CASB Cloud Service meets modern, cloud security requirements to protect your business. Oracle CASB Cloud Service provides visibility into previously unknown applications downloaded from enterprise app stores and custom applications.

5. Services Deployment

• Describe Service Requirements
• Illustrate Identity SOC deployment options
• Configure/Integrate Identity SOC components
• Demonstrate Identity SOC capabilities for a defined business case

In our 6 weeks Certification Program, we cover below Modules which will help you to clear the Certification Exam 1z0-933 and become Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2018 Associate.

Learning Path for Cloud Security [1Z0-933] Certification

Top Certification FAQs

•  If I fail an exam, how soon can I retake it?: You need to wait for 14 days before re-taking an exam & only allowed 4 attempts to pass an exam in a 12-month period
• Who this certification is for?: DBA’s, Cloud DBA’s, Cloud Architect, Apps DBA’s & any IT individual who willing to upgrade their skills
• Do I Need any knowledge: You should have knowledge about Cloud & Oracle Identity Cloud service. (IDCS)
• How this certification will help in Job: Two CVs with same experience but one with Certification

Common Mistakes:

There are some common mistake which we saw in past trainees who appeared in certification program 1Z0-933 like:

1. Using Exam Dumps on the Internet: Most of the questions in these dumps are wrong or no explanation.
2. Not understanding theory or not working on all topics or working on old material.
3. Not Doing Enough Hands-On

Related/Further Readings

• FREE Master class on Cloud Security Using Oracle IDCS: Career Path & What to Learn 
• Cloud Security With Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) Click here
• Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management Certification [1z0-933].
• Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS): Step By Step Lab Activity Guide for Beginners Click here
• High-level Steps to Protecting an On-premises Application with IDCS by Using WebGate Click Here
• Oracle Identity Cloud Service: Configuring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

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[May 7th, 2019] Update 1: Oracle has recently announced the availability of a new Cloud Infrastructure Region in Tokyo Japan which went live on April 30, 2019

[Feb 1st, 2019] Update 2: Oracle has announced the availability of a new Cloud Infrastructure Region in Toronto, Canada on January 17, 2019

New Region Added: Tokyo, Japan

Oracle has announced the availability of a new Region in which you have 1 Availability Domain (AD)

What is Region

1. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Servers & Data is hosted in a Region.
2. There is a total of 6 Regions now (i.e. London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Ashburn, Phoenix, Canada, Tokyo)
3. Every Region can have up to 3 Availability Domain wherein as of today, the new Tokyo, Japan & Canada, Toronto region has a Single Availability Domain.
4. OCI services are Global (IAM), Regional (VCN, Object Storage) and some are AD Specific (Compute, DB System, Volumes).
5. When you create a Cloud Account a Home Region is by default allocated to you, wherein you can subscribe to another region as well.
6. To know more about Region, AD, FD, Tenancy, Compartment, VCN, IAM, Storage Service in  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure check here

How to Subscribe To New Region

1. Log in to the Cloud Console, & from the taskbar drop down, click on Manage Region, from there you can subscribe to any Region you want

Note: In below Image, you can see all the region in the drop down as we have subscribed them all.

2. Another method is Log into the Console, & from the Navigation menu, under Administration, click Tenancy Details. there you can Subscribe to other Regions

How to Check the Availability Domain

Availability Domain is one or more data centers located within a Region. Every Region can have up to 3 Availability Domain wherein as of today, the new Tokyo, Japan & Canada, Toronto region has a Single Availability Domain.

Once you subscribe to the new region, you can go under Compute & try to create an Instance.

Here, you can see, in this new region you will have only 1 AD

Commercial vs Government Region

There are two types of Regions:

• Commercial
• Government

Government regions are the one which doesn’t have public access and which are more secured, Federal compliant. The government data centers are different. Only government companies can access them with proper approvals. And this will be assigned by Oracle. As due to data sensitivity these data cannot be kept on the public cloud.
&
In Commercial security is there but it’s public cloud shared model

New Region Added: Toronto, Canada 

[Updated on 1st Feb 2019]

Oracle has announced the availability of a new Cloud Infrastructure Region in Toronto, Canada on January 17, 2019, in which you have 1 Availability Domain

Note: For the full list of Oracle Cloud Regions including PaaS & IaaS check here

If you are preparing for Oracle Cloud Architect Exam [1Z0-932], you can expect questions based on this new Region added. Check out some questions that might show up in the OCI Architect 1Z0-932 Exam. To get your FREE Copy of 20+ Questions for the 1Z0-932 Exam, please Click Here.

Related/Further Readings

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Region, AD, FD, Tenancy, Compartment, VCN, IAM, Storage Service
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Oracle Cloud Infra Architect Certification 1Z0-932 Everything (Dumps/ Document/ Mistakes) You Must Know
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect: Certification Exam 1Z0-932: Step by Step Activity Guides To Clear Exam

If you want to take your career to next level by becoming Oracle Certified Cloud Architect even if you are a beginner then I would like to invite you to Join my FREE Masterclass on How To Become Oracle Certified Cloud Architect [1Z0-932] in 8 Weeks. Click on the image below to register for FREE

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In this post, we will cover all the Steps to create Environment in Dell Boomi & How to Attach an Atom to the Environment.

Steps to create Environment in Dell Boomi & How to attach an atom to the environment:

Step 1: Login Dell Boomi Platform using valid credentials:

Login Screen_Dellboomi_Platform

Step 2: Go to Manage tab and then select Atom Management

AtomManagement_DellBoomi

Step 3: Click on the New button and then select the Environment.

Dellboomi_Environment

Step 4: Name the environment appropriately and select the environment classification either Test or Production.

Dellboomi_Addenvironment

Step 5: Environment with name Dell_Environment gets created.

Dellboomi_CreatedEnvironment

Step 6: Select the environment from left and corresponding details get populated on right.

Dellboomi_Environment_Details

Step 7: Select the attachments and choose the unattached atom to be attached to the environment

Attach_Atom_Dellboomi_Entvironment

Step 8: We get a message processing container attachments.

Dellboomi_Atom_Attached _To_Environment

Step 9: Atom gets attached to the environment and now the process can be deployed to an atom.

Dellboomi_Atom_Attached _To_Environment

So, this is all about the steps for Steps to create Environment in Dell Boomi & How to attach an atom to the environment.

Related Posts:

• Terminologies Every Dell Boomi Developer Must Know, Click Here
• Dell Boomi Platform: Step By Step Activity Guide/ Hands-on Lab Exercise Click Here
• Steps for Local Atom Installation of Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here
• Build your first Dell Boomi Process in 5 min, Click Here
• Steps to Deploy Process in Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here
• Unique Features of Dell Boomi Platform, Click Here
• How to schedule Process using Dell Boomi, Click Here
• Four Key Points About Dell Boomi AtomSphere Platform, Click Here

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This post covers an issue faced by a lot of our trainees while Installing YUM on the Compute Instance.

In this blog, We discuss the symptoms, the root cause (Connection Timed Out) and the fix of this prevalent issue.

If you are just starting out in Cloud then I highly recommend you to go through these first

• Cloud Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
• OCI: Region, AD, FD, Tenancy, Compartment, VCN, IAM, Storage Service

Issue

While Installing YUM on the Compute Instance, getting the error Connection Timed Out

1. We are going to install an Apache HTTP Web server and try to connect to it over the public internet.

Apache HTTP Server is an open-source web server developed by the Apache Software Foundation. The Apache server hosts web content and responds to requests for this content from web browsers such as Chrome or Firefox.

Cause

This error comes up when your Instance does not have Internet Connectivity. that means it is not allowing the outside traffic.

Fix

• Try pinging google.com on your Instance. If it is showing below output then your instance has an active Internet Connection.

If you are not Getting the Above Output then, follow the below steps:

To open the internet connectivity & allow traffic outside the VCN

• Create an egrees Rule with the CIDR 0.0.0.0/0 to allow traffic outside the VCN

• Set up one rule to route that traffic to a gateway on the VCN (for example, a DRG connected to your on-premises network or an internet gateway connected to the internet)

Note: Your VCN uses virtual route tables to send traffic out of the VCN (for example, to the internet, to your on-premises network, or to a peered VCN). These virtual route tables have rules that look and act like traditional network route rules you might already be familiar with. Each rule specifies a destination CIDR block and the target (the next hop) for any traffic that matches that CIDR

Hope this post helps you.

Stay tuned for the more informative blogs!

Related/Further Readings

• [Video] Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Compute CPU & Memory
• [Video] Create Compute (Linux/Windows Machine) On Oracle Cloud (OCI)
• [Video 3 of 5] Oracle Cloud: Create VCN, Subnet, Firewall (Security List), IGW, DRG: Step By Step
• [Video] Create Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse 18c on OCI
• [Video] How To Create Database on Oracle’s Gen2 Cloud (OCI)
• [Video 4 of 5] What Is Load Balancer In Oracle Cloud (OCI) & How To Create: Step By Step

If you want to take your career to next level by becoming Oracle Certified Cloud Architect even if you are a beginner then I would like to invite you to Join my FREE Masterclass on How To Become Oracle Certified Cloud Architect [1Z0-932] in 8 Weeks. 

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This post covers what all operating system are supported by the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12.2.

If you are new to Oracle E-Business Suite, then I would suggest you check our previous post where we have covered in detail about  Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2 Architecture.

Operating System Certified With Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12.2

Here certification means on what all operating system Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)R12 can be installed and configure.

Below is the List of Operating System Which are certified with Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2  & their respective My Oracle Support Metalink

• HP-UX Itanium (1330704.1)
• IBM AIX on Power Systems (64-bit) (1330703.1)
• Linux x86-64 ( 1330701.1)
• Microsoft Windows x64  ( 1330706.1)
• Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit) (1330702.1)

How To Check Certification Matrix

Step1: Go to Oracle Support & Click On Certifications

Step2: Enter the Product, Release, for the software of which you want to get the certifications matrix then click on Search

based on your search result should be like this

If you like the blog don’t forget to share with your friends, colleagues who are working on Oracle E-Business Suite R12 & post your comments if you  have any doubts regarding certification matrix for Oracle E-Business Suite R12

Related/Further Readings

• [Video] Oracle Apps DBA (R12.2) Installation
• Oracle Apps DBA (R12.2) Install | Patch | Clone | Maintain
• Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2) Training: Step by Step Activity Guides/Hands-On Lab Exercise
• My Oracle Support

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