Oracle Data Pump with the 12.2.0.1.0 Instant Client for Linux x86-64

From the Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) New Features Guide: Adding Oracle Data Pump and SQL*Loader Utilities to Instant Client This feature adds SQL*Loader, expdp, impdp, exp, and imp to the tools for instant client. Now you can run these utilities on machines that do not have a complete Oracle Database installation. The newest release of the Oracle Instant Client for Linux x86-64 has an additional package called Tools. This package contains Data Pump, SQL*Loader and the Workload Replay Client for Real Aplication Testing. The good old import export tools is included too. This is very nice. For example, if you want to load application log files with SQL*Loader into the database which are located on a separate server,…

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Oracle 12.2 – how to get access to Enterprise Manager 12c Database Express

Today I have built in my OL 7.3 VM two container databases to verify the new feature in the Enterprise Manager 12c Database Express login screen where I can go direct into a container. The benefit is that I don’t have to set a separate port for each pluggable database anymore. The DBCA has created me a fresh container database called ZH38 and a pluggable database ZHPDB01. I have enable the checkbox to configure EM 12c Database Express for Port 5501. After the database creation was finished, I was able to see the login screen, but the login was not possible. I got an XDB login prompt. SYS, SYSTEM and other users where I tried were not accepted. I found …

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