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Check List For Oracle Database Upgrade

This checklist provides steps to prepare for an Oracle database upgrade from version 12c to 19c using the Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA). Key steps include enabling ports, verifying the GUI, checking the current database version, running the pre-upgrade utility, creating a new Oracle home, transferring the 19c binaries, ensuring backups are valid, and verifying the target operating system is certified for 19c.

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Check List For Oracle Database Upgrade

This checklist provides steps to prepare for an Oracle database upgrade from version 12c to 19c using the Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA). Key steps include enabling ports, verifying the GUI, checking the current database version, running the pre-upgrade utility, creating a new Oracle home, transferring the 19c binaries, ensuring backups are valid, and verifying the target operating system is certified for 19c.

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Check List for Oracle Database Upgrade

No Description Status

1. Enable Port 6000 (Default port) XWindow to run  Yes


DBUA  No

2. Enable Port 22 (SSH)  Yes


*if it’s still not open  No

3. Run XClock to verify status of GUI  Yes


 No

4. DBUA can upgrade only supported versions of  Yes


direct upgrade.  No

Please verify version from current database


12.1.0.2 OR
12.2.0.1

5. Download and Run Oracle’ Database Pre-Upgrade  Yes


Utility (Doc ID 884522.1)  No
* Oracle Database Pre-Upgrade utility is executed on your
existing database, while the database is running (no
shutdown required) and provides a list of items which should
be reviewed prior to the actual upgrade. 

6. Create New Oracle Home for 19c


*Make sure there are enough disks space in the
current Oracle home path (12c) to create new
Oracle home(19c)

7. Transfer Binary Oracle 19c inside the current


Oracle server
8. Source Database

I. Ensure that all database  Yes


components/objects provided by Oracle  No
are Valid

II. Make sure to have a valid backup of  Yes


source database prior to upgrade.  No

III. Ensure backup is complete before  Yes


upgrade  No

IV. Empty recycle bin  Yes


 No

V. Disable any custom triggers that would


get executed before / after DDL
statements. Re-enable after the upgrade.  Yes
 No
VI. Check the database server
upgrade/downgrade compatibility matrix
before upgrading the database.  Yes
 No
VII. Set Archive Log ON during upgrade.
Oracle recommends that you set Archive
Log ON in order for DBUA to create and  Yes
update the log file for the upgrade  No
process.

VIII. For Oracle RAC, if you upgrade a cluster


database using DBUA, then you must
leave the CLUSTER_DATABASE  Yes
initialization parameter set to TRUE.  No

IX. Ensure to run the pre-upgrade utility prior


to upgrading the database. (refer item no
3)  Yes
 No
X. Examine and follow the recommendation
given in the preupgrade log file. (refer
item no 3)  Yes
 No
XI. Materialized views in source database
should be stopped before upgrade (Doc ID
1406586.1)  Yes
 No
XII. Disable scheduled database custom jobs /
cron jobs.
 Yes
 No
9. Target Database

I. Verify whether Operating System/  Yes


Platform is certified for 19x release  No

II. Make sure to set the ORACLE_HOME,  Yes


PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LIBPATH etc. to  No
19.x target home.

III. Review patch status inside current  Yes


database (Doc ID 2539751.1)  No

10. Make sure Latest RMAN Backup success before  Yes


start upgrade  No

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