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Migration to Exadata Cloud using Simple Data Guard Approach with Minimal Downtime (Doc ID 2386116.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86-64 on Oracle Public Cloud
The steps pertain to Oracle Database 11gr2 11.2.0.4 and later.





Goal

The steps provided in this document will assist with migration from an existing environment consisting of 11g non-CDB databases and 12c and later CDB databases to an Exadata cloud based environment in a manner providing limited downtime and easy fallback should issues arise during the migration. Included in the steps is the ability to optionally incorporate Oracle Transparent Data Encryption prior to the migration. The defined process is supported for 11.2.0.4 non-CDBs and 12.1.0.2 container databases (CDB) and later container databases.  The process uses the Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) tool to perform the migration.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Simple Data Guard Solution
 Simple Data Guard Prerequisites:
 Simple Data Guard Pre-Checks:
 Simple Data Guard High Level Steps:
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