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Patches to apply before upgrading Oracle GI and DB to 12.2.0.1 (Doc ID 2180188.1)

Last updated on JUNE 13, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document lists things to check, known issues to avoid, and areas to consider to have smooth upgrade to 12.2.0.1 Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database and to Preserve Downgrade capability.

NOTE:

For 18c, see document:

Patches to apply before upgrading Oracle GI and DB to 18c or downgrading to previous release (Doc ID 2414935.1)

For 19c, see document:

Patches to apply before upgrading Oracle GI and DB to 19c or downgrading to previous release (Doc ID 2539751.1)

Scope

This document is intended for Oracle Clusterware Administrators, Oracle Database Administrators and Oracle Support engineers.

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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Grid Infrastructure and Database Upgrade steps for Exadata Database Machine running 11.2.0.3 and later on Oracle Linux
 Linux x86-64
 GI Upgrade to 12.2.0.1
 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 GI Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 Solaris Sparc 64 bit
 GI Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 GI Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 Solaris Intel 64 bit
 GI Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 
DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 GI Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 Windows X64
 GI Upgrade to 12.2.0.1
 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 AIX
 GI Upgrade to 12.2.0.1
 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
 HPUX IA64
 GI Upgrade to 12.2.0.1

 DB Upgrades to 12.2.0.1
 Managing older database versions with 12.2.0.1 ASM
 DB Downgrades from 12.2.0.1
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