Category Archives: Database Appliance

Recovering ODA VMs From Lost ACFS Snapshots

This is a continuation of my previous post regarding dropped ACFS snapshots.  In this scenario, a user logged in to a virtualized ODA system and deleted the underlying ACFS snapshots for multiple virtual machines on the host.  Oracle advises how to back up and restore guest VMs on an ODA in MOS note #1633166.1. The… Read More »

Upgrading the Oracle Database Appliance to Version 2.3.0.0.0

As you may have guessed, applying patches on the Oracle Database Appliance can be a little bit different from your standard Oracle environment.  Oracle releases a software version that covers all aspects of the ODA – firmware, operating system, and Oracle software stack (grid infrastructure, rdbms).  Versions are numbered like this (image courtesy MOS note… Read More »