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New AutoUpgrade version 26.5 is available (plus 26.4)

Posted on August 13, 2026 by AutoUpgrade Oracle AI Database 26ai Oracle Database 19c Patch Recommendation 14

I totally forgot to announce the 26.4 version of AutoUpgrade. And now, the new AutoUpgrade version 26.5 is available (plus 26.4) already. The AutoUpgrade Development team did an amazing job in shortening the release cycle. This way, we can deliver quick fixes faster to you. When you study the list of enhancements and fixes carefully, some of you will say: Great, this is what I was waiting for.

New AutoUpgrade version 26.5 is available (plus 26.4)

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As I described already in AutoUpgrade Patching – From Zero to Hero – Part 1: Download AutoUpgrade, you have several ways to fetch …

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News and updates in opatch 12.2.0.1.45 (Jan 2025)

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Patch Recommendation 10

Are you interested in the news and updates in opatch 12.2.0.1.45 (Jan 2025)? This is the opatch version being released on January 21, 2025 together with the January Release Updates (RUs) and other patch bundles.

News and updates in opatch 12.2.0.1.45 (Jan 2025)

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What’s new in opatch 12.2.0.1.45 (Jan 2025)?

When I refer to opatch, I mean the opatch tool for the Oracle Database installations. You can always download it via OPatch Download: Patch 6880880. You will use this opatch for Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c, 19c and 21c. In addition, the same changes and updates are present in opatch 11.2.0.3.49 …

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A new version 24.1.0 of CPAT is available

Posted on April 9, 2024 by CPAT 0

No worries, this blog won’t become a “new version” announcement blog. But after two weeks of relaxing Easter holidays I just start cleaning up my inbox and flushing out blog posts as soon as time allows. One thing I need to share with you is that a new version 24.1.0 of CPAT is available for download. CPAT? You may not have read about CPAT on my blog yet. But this will change in the future since the CPAT development is now part of our small team as well. And we get happily tied into more and more Autonomous Database (ADB) …

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New AutoUpgrade Tool is available in March 2024

Posted on March 19, 2024 by AutoUpgrade 58

It has been a longer while – but the Upgrade Dev team worked very hard. And finally, the new AutoUpgrade Tool is available in March 2024. And it brings a ton of new enhancements and features. Some of them, for instance the windows services support, were awaited by you for a long time. Still, there’s much more to talk about.

 

Download the newest version of AutoUpgrade

As usual, you can download it from MOS Note:2485457.1 – Download AutoUpgrade. And when you check the version, you already find some of the new …

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ORA-39405 with impdp when you have mixed time zone versions

Posted on January 22, 2024 by DBCA Patch Recommendation Time Zone - DST 24

Today, Gisela, a former team mate from CSS/ACS Support contacted me regarding an issue seen at a customer. She reported an ORA-39405 with impdp when you have mixed time zone versions. But how can this happen? And what are the potential workarounds? Since some of our hosted environments got into the same situation already, this may be worth a blog post and some explanation.

Why does this happen?

You never cared about DST (Daylight Savings Time) files and versions of your database? This isn’t unusual, and in many environments actually not a problem …

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September 2023 version of AutoUpgrade is available

Posted on September 29, 2023 by AutoUpgrade 13

It’s time again – and the new September 2023 version of AutoUpgrade is available for download to you.

Where to download it?

As usual, the MOS Note: 2485457.1 offers you access to the new release, and to the previous versions of the tool as well. This new version will show the following version information:

java -jar autoupgrade.jar -version

build.version 23.4.230921
build.date 2023/09/21 14:43:05 -0400
build.hash 165be072
build.hash_date 2023/09/21 13:05:52 -0400
build.supported_target_versions 12.2,18,19,21
build.type production
build.label (HEAD, tag: v23.4, origin/stable_devel, stable_devel)

This version will be also included in the Jan 2024 RU, 19.22.0, but not …

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June 2023 version of AutoUpgrade is available

Posted on July 3, 2023 by AutoUpgrade 2

It’s time to exchange your AutoUpgrade tools with the most recent one when you plan to do upgrades or use it for patching already. The June 2023 version of AutoUpgrade is available for download from MOS Note:2485457.1. And in case you are still using DBUA for unknown reasons, please read this blog post, too.

Where to download?

As usual, please download the newest version of AutoUpgrade via MOS Note:2485457.1 – Download AutoUpgrade.

June 2023 version of AutoUpgrade is available

What does this version improve?

New Features

  • BUG-34010941 – Incorparated the Health check package to identify database dictionary inconsistencies
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A new version of AutoUpgrade has been released

Posted on May 16, 2022 by AutoUpgrade 27

Yes, we did it again. A new version of AutoUpgrade has been released. With important fixes.

A new version of AutoUpgrade has been released

Download the May 2022 version

So it is time to update your AutoUpgrade and download the most recent version.

A new version of AutoUpgrade has been released

Changes / Fixes / Enhancements

As usual, we document the changes and fixes as well as the enhancements in the change log you’ll find in MOS.

At first, this is the new build:

build.version 22.3.220503
build.date 2022/05/03 11:55:20 -0400
build.hash 9e84e228
build.hash_date 2022/05/03 11:37:00 -0400
build.supported_target_versions 12.2,18,19,21
build.type production
20 bug fixes since v22.2 release
Tag: V22.3
Description:
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New AutoUpgrade version 20211115 (Nov 2021) available for download

Posted on November 17, 2021 by AutoUpgrade 20

Yesterday at DOAG conference I announced it already in our Upgrade and Migration Round Table – and just a few hours later my team mates made the New AutoUpgrade version 20211115 (Nov 2021) available for download.

How to download AutoUpgrade?

Always download the most recent version of AutoUpgrade via MOS Note: 2485457.1 – AutoUpgrade Tool.

Just click on this link in the MOS Note:AutoUpgrade Nov 2021

Why do you need a new version?

A good number of issues being logged to us via blogs, tweets, SRs and eMails can be solved with the current …

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New version of AutoUpgrade (21.2) is available for download

Posted on July 22, 2021 by AutoUpgrade 13

As we often tell you, our Upgrade Development team is working hard to ensure an agile release cycle for AutoUpgrade. And the New version of AutoUpgrade (21.2) is available for download.

How to download?

As usual, you can (and should) always download the most recent version of AutoUpgrade from this MOS Note: 2485457.1. Usually the tool gets refreshed every 6-8 weeks. And the version you will download is guaranteed newer than the one you could get on disk.

New version of AutoUpgrade (21.2) is available for download

The fact the tool has a 21c versioning does not affect 19c upgrades. There …

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October 2020 Version of AutoUpgrade is available

Posted on October 27, 2020 by AutoUpgrade 6

The October 2020 Version of AutoUpgrade is available now for download since Friday last week. As usual, you can access it easily via MOS Note: 2485457.1 – AutoUpgrade Tool.

What’s new in the October 2020 version?

As usual you find the change.log at the end of MOS Note: 2485457.1 – AutoUpgrade Tool for the most recent Oracle Database upgrade tool. You will find the following fixes and enhancements:

  • Enahancements
    • BUG_31709141 Allow the job state to be reset when database is restored manually
  • Fixes
    • AUPG-1862 ORA-65173 occurs when running the fix for
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OPatch Alert: Be aware of cleanup issues – and the JDK version

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Flaws and Pitfalls Patch Recommendation 8

This is just a quick alert blog post for Friday with an OPatch Alert: Be aware of cleanup issues – and the JDK version. And thanks to several people who either commented or mailed me directly and asked if I could alert others as well.

OPatch Alert: Be aware of cleanup issues - and the JDK version

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OPatch cleanup issue

At first, you may have read earlier this week my article about patching my environments with the April 2020 bundle patches. For my patch activity, I’ve had to exchange my OPatch versions for 11.2.0.4, 12.2.0.1 and 19.7.0. And I guess, I would have had …

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A new version (June 2019) of the AutoUpgrade is available for download

Posted on June 25, 2019 by AutoUpgrade 0

My team mates worked very hard – and many customers did the same. Thanks for all your feedbacks. We tried to help and assist everybody where possible. And here it is. A new version (June 2019) of the AutoUpgrade is available for download.

A new version of the AutoUpgrade is available for download

Download the new AutoUpgrade

Please download the newest version 20190620 of the AutoUpograde from:

and replace your current version with the new one (20190620..

The new version has 51 additional fixes. At the end of MOS Note: you’ll find a list of bugs fixed on X64_190620 update file.

Where

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Improved preupgrade.jar for Oracle 12.2 and 18c

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Upgrade / Migration 2

My team mates are really quick. We received an information early this week about a missing or wrong DV check in the preupgrade – and they implemented it within a day or so. The September 2018 version of the improved preupgrade.jar for Oracle 12.2 and 18c is available for download.

Improved preupgrade.jar for Oracle 12.2 and 18c

What’s new in this version:

  • It adds a recycle bin check when the autofixup for dictionary statistics is run
  • And it updates DV_AUDIT_CLEANUP  to 11.2.0.4

Improved preupgrade.jar for Oracle 12.2 and 18c

Please find the new September versions of:

  • Oracle 12.2.0.1 preupgrade.jar – build 17
    • There’s issue with “creating directories”
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New PREUPGRD.SQL is available – Upgrade 12c – Apr16

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Upgrade / Migration 0

It’s time for a new and improved version of our team’s preupgrd.sql (comes with the preupgrade package utluppkg.sql).

The April 2016 preupgrd.sql 

Please always download and use the most recent version from:

as this version is 3 years newer than the one you’ll get with a fresh install of Oracle Database 12.1.0.2

preupgrd.sql - April 2016 - MOS Note:884522.1
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Included in the April 2016 PSU and BP as well

Great news – and very important. Once you apply the most recent April 2016 PSU or BP (recommended – please see here: April 2016 PSU/BP …

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ORAchk 12.1.0.2.3 with new checks + Restart support

Posted on March 3, 2015 by MyOracle Support ORAchk Restart - SIHA - HAS 4

ORAchk

Never used or heard about ORAchk? Then it’s time to give it a try! 

ORAchk 12.1.0.2.3 has now be released. ORAchk 12.1.0.2.3 has so many great features, especially more than 50 new health checks, OL7 Support – and is now aware of Oracle Restart environments.

New features include:

  • Linux on System Z (RHEL 6, RHEL 7, SuSE 12)
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 7
  • Single Instance ASM Checks
  • Upgrade Validation checks for 12.1.0.2
  • Enhanced Golden Gate Checks
  • Enterprise Manager Agent Checks
  • Enhanced Reporting to highlight checks that ORAchk cannot gain
    full visibility for
    (checks that require manual validation)
  • Improved health Score
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