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GoldenGate Extract Abending on NFS Trail: OGG-02897 / OGG-01668 Input/Output Error
While working on a client's GoldenGate 26ai environment, I ran into a NFS-related replication issue that could have been serious, had it happened in production. Here is what happened and how the
MongoDB OIDC Authentication with Okta
Since version 7.0.11, MongoDB natively supports OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication. This move was part of MongoDB's cloud strategy, since cloud environments use OIDC a lot for authentication and
Simplified Distribution and Receiver Path Configuration in GoldenGate 26ai
The 23.26.3.0.0 release update of GoldenGate 26ai (July 2026) ships a small but welcome usability change, listed in the *New Enhancements section of the release notes: > Bug 39415027: Generic -
MongoDB DMK 2.5.0 : Sharding support and new features
In this blog, I will present the new features introduced with the latest release (2.5.0) of the MongoDB DMK. The DMK is a set of standardized tools that aims at easing the work of DBAs by having
GoldenGate Trail Purge Task Fails with "OGG-12111: JSON element '/csn' does not match any schemas"
Since the beginning of the year, I had the opportunity to upgrade many GoldenGate setups to 26ai. On two of them, I was facing an issue regarding purge tasks that I could not solve. Since it took
LOB Replication With GoldenGate and Importance of Primary Keys
Every time I work on database migrations with GoldenGate, I have the same talks with application teams about missing primary keys. Especially when it comes to LOB replication with GoldenGate. In a
GoldenGate Row Identification: Misconceptions and Solutions
GoldenGate is a powerful replication tool, but it is so versatile that you should always check whether what you intend to do is supported or not. Oracle provides a few interesting scripts and views
GoldenGate NGINX Reverse Proxy Behavior Changes
I recently wrote about NGINX reverse proxy reconfiguration after creating or deleting a deployment in GoldenGate. It reminded me that there is an overlooked aspect of the reverse proxy configuration,
GoldenGate 26ai out-of-place patching with the web UI
For some customers, the end of support for GoldenGate 19c in May this year and the migration to Microservices Architecture mean that they have to adapt their patching procedures (if they had any !).
GoldenGate : Regenerate NGINX Reverse Proxy After Deployment Changes
Configuring an NGINX reverse proxy for GoldenGate is well documented by Oracle, but what is not is the implication of adding or removing deployments. In fact, when modifying your GoldenGate