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Raj Ravikumar

Raj Ravikumar

Raj is a seasoned IT Professional with over 7 years experience in deploying mid to large size application, technology, and infrastructure footprints. Experience includes Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Application Server (IAS, Weblogic), Business Intelligence (OBIEE, OBIA), Hyperion, ETL Tools (Informatica, DAC, ODI, OWB), and related product families. Raj has worked as a project lead in implementing Oracle Solutions to new customers, as well as data center migrations of Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Business Intelligence, and Hyperion. Raj also plays a vital role in handling and managing day to day activities in the BizTech Managed Services Practice, and provides oversight to Management for on-site and off-shore activities.


How to rename an Oracle Database

Author: Raj Ravikumar Date: May 28th, 2012
Categories: Managed Services

Oracle database’s ORACLE_SID can be renamed using a couple of methods. The first method, which is a tradition method, is to create a new control file using the reuse database flag and give it a new incarnation. Once this is done we can change the values in the external files (sqlnet.ora, tnsnames.ora, init.ora (spfile)) and open the database. From Oracle 9i and beyond Oracle database can be renamed using the dbnewid (or) nid utility. In this post, we will go through the steps to rename the database using the nid utility. 

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Hyperion Business Rules (HBR) is de-supported in EPM 11.1.2.2

Author: Raj Ravikumar Date: May 17th, 2012
Categories: Managed Services

Oracle has de-supported Hyperion Business Rules (HBR) in the 11.1.2.2 release. Customers with HBR in the previous releases need to migrate them to Calc Manager in 11.1.2.2 

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Resetting Lost Oracle WebLogic Password for Fusion Middleware Applications

Author: Raj Ravikumar Date: May 10th, 2012
Categories: Managed Services, Oracle Application Services, Oracle Business Intelligence

When Fusion Middleware Applications are installed there is a default user (weblogic or a specific name that you provide) that is created during the domain creation which acts as a super user for all Middleware Applications. This post walks through the process of resetting the weblogic password in an event that it’s lost.  

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