A personal blog of Derek Carloshttps://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-add-schematrandata-behind-the-hoods/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-add-schematrandata-behind-the-hoods/A deep dive into what Oracle GoldenGate executes under the hood when you run ADD SCHEMATRANDATA - tracing session activity to uncover the package chain and where the metadata actually lives.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-ansible-orchestration-for-ggh-maa/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-ansible-orchestration-for-ggh-maa/Oracle GoldenGate has released an Ansible collection to automate GoldenGate Hub Platinum MAA deployment, covering 80% of the manual steps. Learn how to adapt the playbook for active-active setups without ACFS replication.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-rman-archive-log-deletion-policy-for-downstream-extract/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-rman-archive-log-deletion-policy-for-downstream-extract/Configure RMAN deletion policies to ensure archived logs are properly deleted without being blocked by GoldenGate downstream Extract processes.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-monitor-log-shipping-between-adg-standby-and-mining-databases/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-monitor-log-shipping-between-adg-standby-and-mining-databases/SQL statements for OEM metric extensions to monitor log shipping between Oracle Active Data Guard standby and mining databases, with testing procedures.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-how-to-deploy-a-goldengate-downstream-extract/https://derekcarlos.github.io/blog/en/blog/2026-02-how-to-deploy-a-goldengate-downstream-extract/Steps to verify and ensure that a GoldenGate Downstream Extract is running properlyTue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT