If you don’t deal with databases upgrades every day but just want to see a short and good overview about how to do a successful database upgrade, then this is for you. A few days ago we’ve made the Oracle Database Upgrade – Quick Start Guide available for download.
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Why a Quick Start Guide?
If database upgrades are your daily topic, you won’t need our quick start guide. But if you need a short overview about the right steps to approach an upgrade, this guide is for you. Thanks to my PM colleague, Daniel Overby Hansen for crafting it together.
A quick reference to a successful Oracle Database upgrade – enjoy reading!
And if you need more information about the only recommended way to upgrade your databases with, AutoUpgrade, then you will find more guidance on this blog and in the Database Upgrade Guide.
More Information and Links
- Oracle Database Upgrade – Quick Start Guide
- Using AutoUpgrade – Oracle 19c Database Upgrade Guide
- AutoUpgrade – New version with RAC support now available
- Oracle Database Upgrade on oracle.com
- Oracle Database 19c – Upgrade Guide
–Mike
Perfect timing with this post. However I cant seem to find some autoupg_messages.properties? Any ideas?
[oracle@hostname:portiprd]$ $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -version
java version “1.8.0_231”
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_231-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.231-b11, mixed mode)
[oracle@hostname:portiprd]$ $ORACLE_HOME/jdk/bin/java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/autoupgrade.jar -version
Exception in thread “main” oracle.upgrade.utils.AutoUpgException: ERROR – Cannot find Auto Upgrade messages file oracle/upgrade/autoupg_messages.properties oracle/upgrade/autoupg_messages.properties (No such file or directory)
at oracle.upgrade.utils.AutoUpgLogger.(Unknown Source)
at oracle.upgrade.boot.AutoUpgMain.main(Unknown Source)
Hi Chris,
1. Did you download the newest file from MOS?
2. Did you copy it into the Oracle Home you are upgrading to?
3. How is your environment set when you issue the command? Oracle Home set to source or to target home?
4. Goto to the $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin you have set – type in “java -jar autoupgrade.jar -version” – do you get the same error?