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Automating Oracle Forms environment files configuration

Automating Oracle Forms environment files configuration

Automating everything many times comes to a halt once you discover that specific applications or platforms do not support changes to be done using a command-line interface. One such application is Oracle Forms, even if you run the latest and greatest version of it. This post is not to prove

Using Ansible to connect to Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service (DMS)

Using Ansible to connect to Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service (DMS)

The Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service (DMS) enables Oracle Fusion Middleware components to provide administration tools, such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, with data regarding the component's performance, state and on-going behaviour. It is the best tool to use if you want to have a scripting solution to monitor the

Ansible host in different groups and group_vars

Ansible host in different groups and group_vars

When you try to organize your variables in Ansible, storing them in your inventory will help you to keep all your environments metadata in one place. Splitting host and group variables into separate files make it easier to catalogue different components variables. Let say you have configured SOA, WebCenter Portal,

Keeping a list of OUD backends for exporting

Keeping a list of OUD backends for exporting

When you plan to move data between Oracle Unified Directories (OUD) instances, there are several essential details you should remember. The first thing to consider is ensuring that you export data with operational attributes. Otherwise, after running import-ldif command, you will discover that your user accounts miss the necessary privileges

Using OFMW 12c global variables in automating upgrades with Ansible

Using OFMW 12c global variables in automating upgrades with Ansible

Automating OFMW 12c patches and upgrades with Ansible gives you a chance to find a lot more about the peculiarities of Oracle Fusion Middleware implementation. One of the recent discoveries I have made while automating JDK replacement for 12c R2 (12.2.1.3+) line of products is the central