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Restarting a failed Database Upgrade with DBUA 12.2

Posted on January 25, 2017 by catctl.pl DBUA Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 27

In my previous blog post I did showcase how to restart a failed database upgrade on the command line before Oracle Database 12c, with Oracle Database 12.1.0.x and with the new Oracle Database 12.2.0.x:

Restarting a failed Database Upgrade with catctl.pl

Here I’d like to show the new capability of the Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) to restart an upgrade, a functionality the DBUA was missing until now. Please note that you can always go back to the command line, no matter in which version you have used the DBUA.

I won’t describe an upgrade with the DBUA in this …

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Restarting a failed Database Upgrade with catctl.pl

Posted on January 24, 2017 by catctl.pl Oracle Database 12.2.0.1 4

What if …

What if a database upgrade fails in between? First of all you should have enabled one of the common protections for issues happening during an upgrade:

  • Guaranteed Restore Point to Flashback Database
  • Restore an RMAN Online Backup
  • Restore a partial Offline Backup

See our slide’s Fallback section for further details.

But actually there are ways to restart the upgrade without the need to fallback in case of a non-destructive incident such as running out of archivelog space.

Restart the Upgrade before Oracle Database 12c

Before Oracle Database 12c the most simple way to restart an upgrade was …

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