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Autoupgrade Is Failing | ERROR Invalid value for source_base [ ] - Path should be absolute | ERROR It was not possible to validate the directory for source_base of entry upg1 (Doc ID 3043495.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 28, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.3.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

 

Announcement
DBUA is officially desupported in Oracle 23ai. This is reflected in the Oracle documentation and AutoUpgrade MOS Note 2485457.1 along with a warning message to alert customers who execute DBUA or manual upgrade methods. AutoUpgrade is the official and only supported method of upgrade.
Note: DBUA for "RAC on Windows" is supported only for the short term until this functionality is available in AutoUpgrade.

Further information on how to use this Tool is documented in Note 2485457.1Oracle 19c documentation and Oracle 23ai documentation.

To get latest version of AutoUpgrade Tool refer Note 2485457.1

Reference : AutoUprade Blog

 

 

Autoupgradeis failing with "It was not possible to validate the directory for source_base of entry upg1" due to corruption $ORACLE_HOME/bin/orabase file / junk characters.

 

 

Cause

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