Summary This blog explains the cause of the "system ID mismatch" error in PostgreSQL restore operations and provides step-by-step solutions for resolving it in both Patroni-based and standalone cluster setups. Table of contentsSummaryIntroductionUnderstanding the...
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Oracle 12c to 19c Database Upgrade Manual
SUMMARY: Database administrators can achieve improved performance, stability, and extended support by executing a four-step migration from Oracle 12c to the long-term support version 19c, primarily utilizing the visual and automated Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA)....
RMAN Level 0 and Level 1 Backup Strategy in Oracle 19c
Summary This blog post outlines how to design and implement an RMAN Level 0 and Level 1 incremental backup plan in Oracle 19c, covering configuration, automation, validation, and maintenance for reliable database recovery. Table of contentsSummaryIntroductionKey...
Foundations of Disaster Recovery Planning (Part 3)
SUMMARY: Effective Disaster Recovery (DR) planning requires the dedicated team to follow specific, sequential instructions that detail exactly how recovery will unfold, while regularly reviewing and testing the procedure to ensure organizational readiness for any...
A DBA’s Warning: The Unseen Risks of Third-Party Database Backups
SUMMARY: Database Administrators (DBAs) must acknowledge that relying on common third-party backup solutions severely compromises data integrity, point-in-time recovery (PITR) capabilities, and recovery objectives (RPO/RTO) due to fundamental flaws like resource...
Foundations of IT Disaster Recovery Planning (Part 2)
SUMMARY: Robust IT disaster recovery planning requires organizations to meticulously define both the essential human stakeholders—including a multi-role disaster recovery team—and the detailed physical and virtual locations of all application infrastructure to ensure...
When MongoDB Refuses Connections After a Restart — Lessons from a Disk-Full Crash
Summary When a high-volume insert workload caused a MongoDB server running on Ubuntu to crash due to 100% disk utilization, the WiredTiger storage engine's inability to complete mandatory recovery prevented the database from binding to its connection port until...
Foundations of IT Disaster Recovery Planning (Part 1)
Summary Organizations must create a solid IT disaster recovery (DR) plan by firmly establishing the plan's scope and setting clear Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO). This ensures preparedness for system failures ranging from major...
How Can a DBA Use AI to Improve Their Efficiency?
SUMMARY: An experienced SQL Server DBA can leverage an AI assistant as a co-pilot to significantly boost efficiency by offloading complex, messy, and time-consuming tasks, thereby acting as a powerful partner for advanced database administration. AI can successfully...
Is Your Cloud Overweight? How Infrastructure Assessment and Right-Sizing Can Save You Big
SUMMARY: Cloud infrastructure assessment and right-sizing help businesses stop overspending on unused resources by having experts like XTIVIA analyze and optimize compute, storage, networking, and database services across platforms like AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP....









