Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 13-1.
Cluster Upgrade Compatibility Matrix
Oracle Version
Compatibility
Oracle 10gR1 (10.1.0.5)
Direct upgrade possible
Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.3)
Direct upgrade possible
Oracle 11gR1 (11.1.0.6)
Direct upgrade possible
Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.0.2)
Direct upgrade possible: patch set 11.2.0.2.3 (PSU 3)
or later must be applied
If your current Oracle environment doesn't match any of the Oracle versions listed in Table
13-1
, you will have to
perform an indirect upgrade, in which you need to first either apply a patch or upgrade it to the version specified in
the table before you upgrade it to 12c.
Launching OUI
When all the prerequisites are met, and all upgrade best practices have been performed, you are good to go with the
upgrade process. So, let's get into the real action. Navigate through the Oracle 12c GI software staging location and
launch OUI by running the following command:
./runInstaller
Initiating an Oracle Clusterware Upgrade
The guidelines provided here, with the help of the screenshots, will demonstrate a two-node Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.0.3)
GI upgrade to Oracle 12c (12.1.0.0.2) on Linux 5 OS.
1.
If you don't want to receive updates about software updates from My Oracle Support,
select the
Skip Software updates
option on the
Software Upgrade
screen.
2.
Select the Upgrade Oracle GI or Automatic Storage Management option on the Installation
Option screen, as demonstrated in Figure
13-1
.
