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Applies to:
Oracle Database – Enterprise Edition
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
This document provides a list of resources that can be used to assist in the process of upgrading to Oracle Database 12.1. It will be replaced soon by the actual Upgrade Advisor once that is complete.
Details
The Upgrade Advisor: Database 11.2 to 12.1 is still being prepared. For those who want to begin planning their upgrade now, below are some resources to help with upgrading to Oracle Database 12.1. When the real Advisor is finished it will replace this note.
ALERTS
Customers should be aware of the following issues when upgrading
General Resources
- [Oracle 12cR1 Upgrade Companion [Document 1462240.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=1462240.1)
- Oracle Database Resource Portfolio (Doc ID 1573428.2) – see the tab "Install, Upgrade & Patching"
- Oracle Database 12c Upgrade Guide
- Upgrade Advisor: Database 10.2 to 11.2 (Doc ID 251.1) – Although this is for 11.2, the project plan and approach very much apply to an upgrade to 12.1
Evaluate The Value of Upgrading
These provide information on the benefits of new features in 12c.
- <a href="http://database.us.oracle.com/pls/htmldb/Z?p_cat=137361&p_id=46&p_company=501318803116695&p_url=http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/videos/db12c-top-12-features-1947167.html” rel=”nofollow”>Oracle Database 12c : Tom Kyte's 12 Features of Oracle Database 12c (video, 15:08)
- White paper: Plug into the Cloud with Oracle Database 12_c_ (PDF)
- White paper: Oracle Multitenant (PDF)
- White paper: Oracle: Big Data for the Enterprise (PDF)
Plan, Test, Implement Your Upgrade
- Upgrade Your Database – NOW! (Mike Dietrich's DB Upgrade blog)
- Information Center: Upgrading and Migration Oracle Database [Document 1351112.2]
- [Oracle Database Upgrade Path Reference List [Document 730365.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=730365.1)
- [Best Practices to Minimize Downtime During Upgrade [Document 455744.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=455744.1)
- [Patch Set Updates for Oracle Products [Document 854428.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=854428.1) – As part of upgrading we _always _recommend that you apply the latest Patch Set Update (PSU)
Tools and Diagnostics
- [Script to Collect DB Upgrade/Migrate Diagnostic Information [Document 556610.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=556610.1)
- [How to Download and Run Oracle's Database Pre-Upgrade Utility [Document 884522.1]](https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?parent=DOCUMENT&sourceId=1600704.1&id=884522.1)
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