How to create Oracle directory?

Database Directories are required to read/write to a filesystem location from plsql code.

Below is the syntax to create database directory

SQL> create directory PLSQL_DIR AS '/oratmp/code';

Directory created.

Grant Read/write privileges to Required Schema

SQL> GRANT READ,WRITE ON DIRECTORY PLSQL_DIR TO APPS;

Grant succeeded.

Oracle Recovery Manager Troubleshooting ::ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library

This is an error during Database Clone using RMAN.

I was trying to restore database using RMAN Backup

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-00569: ===============
ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============

RMAN-00571: ===========================================================

RMAN-03002: failure of Duplicate Db command
RMAN-05501: aborting duplication of target database

RMAN-03009: failure of allocate command on ORA_AUX_SBT_TAPE_1 channel 
ORA-19554: error allocating device, device type: SBT_TAPE, device name:

ORA-27211: Failed to load Media Management Library

Additional information: 

Cause: Backup Configuration was modified.

Solution:
Use the below command to Resolve the error and continue with Database Restore

rman auxiliary / 
run
{
allocate auxiliary channel c1 type disk;
allocate auxiliary channel c2 type disk;
duplicate database to 'DEV' backup location '/Daily_Backup/Backup_16042018';
}
exit;
EOF

Concurrent Manager Troubleshooting : Multiple Concurrent Requests Struck without Processing

Scenario: Concurrent Requests are in Running Normal state for longer time than normal duration of the Program.

Analysis: 

Step 1: Navigate to System Administrator Responsibility : Concurrent Manager --> Administer 

Identify the Concurrent Requests which are in Running Status.

Get the Database Session Details of the currently running concurrent requests using the below Query:

SELECT DISTINCT  a.request_id,C.INST_ID, d.sid, d.serial# ,d.osuser,d.process , c.SPID ,d.inst_id
FROM apps.fnd_concurrent_requests a,
apps.fnd_concurrent_processes b,
gv$process c,
gv$session d
WHERE a.controlling_manager = b.concurrent_process_id
AND c.pid = b.oracle_process_id
AND b.session_id=d.audsid
AND a.phase_code = 'R' and a.status_coDe='R';



Step 2: Verify if the database sessions are active/Inactive at the database level using the below query.


select inst_id,sid,serial#,program,module,status,last_call_et,sql_id from gv$session where sid=&sid;

-- sid value to be taken from output of Sql Query in Step 1


If Database session is INACTIVE And Running no sql for more than an Hour, we can Terminate the Concurrent Requests.
If the Database session is ACTIVE and has an SQL_ID attached with it, Need to check on tuning the sql being run by the database session.

I will cover more details about SQL Tuning in another post.