Oracle Database Upgrade and Migration Methods …

1 Oracle Database Upgrade and Migration MethodsIncluding Oracle 12c Release 2Y V Ravikumar ( Oracle ACE and OCM)K M Krishnakumar (OCP)Nassyam Basha ( Oracle ACED and OCM)Foreword by Mike DietrichOracle Database Upgrade and Migration MethodsY V Ravikumar K M KrishnakumarChennai, Tamil Nadu, India Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaNassyam Basha Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India ISBN-13 (pbk): 978-1-4842-2327-7 ISBN-13 (electronic): 978-1-4842-2328-4 DOI of Congress Control Number: 2016963204 Copyright 2017 by Y V Ravikumar, K M Krishnakumar and Nassyam BashaThis work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter names, logos, and images may appear in this book.

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4 Database Upgrade Methods 19 Chapter 3: Comparison of Upgrade Methods 151 Chapter 4: Upgrade Using a Database Backup 169 Chapter 5: Oracle Database Migration 213 Chapter 6: Migrating Oracle Database from Non-ASM to ASM Environments 279 Chapter 7: Oracle GI and Oracle 12c Database Upgrades in RAC Environments 323 Chapter 8: Database Upgrades in Data Guard Environments 381 Chapter 9: Database Upgrades in EBS Environments 425 Chapter 10: Multitenant Database Upgrades 447 Chapter 11: Pluggable Database Migrations 491 Chapter 12: Oracle Database Patching Strategies 503 Chapter 13: Database Downgrades 547 Chapter 14.

5 Oracle Database Upgrades in Oracle Database Release 12 2 565 Index 603vContentsAbout the Authors xviiAbout the Technical Reviewer xixAcknowledgments xxiForeword xxiii Chapter 1: Getting Started 1 Why Are Database Upgrades Necessary?

6 1 New Innovations 3 Bug Fixes 3 Supporting Environment 4 Certification 4 Database Support Level 4 Benefits of a Database Upgrade 4 Hurdles That Affect the Database Upgrade Decision 5 Types of Database Upgrade 6 Things to Consider Before Upgrading 7 Engineers Involved in the Upgrade Activity 9 Database Administrator 10

7 Storage Administrator 11 System Administrator 11 Network Administrator 11 Solution Architect 11 Application Team 12 Upgrade Compatibility Matrix 12 Contentsvi Best Practices for a Database Upgrade 14 Database Migration 16 Situations That Demand a Migration 16 Things to Consider Before Migration 17 What This Book Covers 17 Summary

8 17 Chapter 2: Database Upgrade Methods 19 Oracle Binary Relinking 19 Relinking Process 20 Known Issues 21 Database Upgrade Methods 21 The Database Upgrade Assistant 22 Prerequisites for the DBUA

9 23 Upgrade Compatibility Matrix 24 Pre- Upgrade Checks 25 Activities Performed by the DBUA 26 Best Practices with the DBUA 26 Upgrade Steps 28 Sample Restore Script 31 12c DBUA New Features 42 DBUA Upgrade Steps 54 How to Make Sure the Upgrade Is Successful 56 DBUA in Silent Mode 57 Comparison

10 Between 11g R2 DBUA and 12c R1 DBUA