Step by Step Oracle11g out of-place upgrade from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4 on Windows 2008R2

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Step by Step Oracle11g Out-Of-Place
Upgrade from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4 on
Windows 2008R2
By Jorge Batista
jorge.batista@premier-research.com

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Oracle recommends when upgrading to Oracle Database 11g R2 (11.2) that you perform an out‐
of‐place mode upgrade, which installs the new software into a new Oracle home. This means
that you provide a different Oracle home location for the new upgrade
1. Installing the New Oracle Database Software into a new Oracle home
2. Run the Pre‐Upgrade Information Tool before you upgrade
 The Pre‐Upgrade Information Tool is a SQL script included with Oracle Database 11g
Release 2 (11.2) software ( under 11g_ORACLE_HOMErdbmsadmin)
 Start SQL*Plus
 Connect to the database instance as a user with SYSDBA privileges
 Spool results to a log file for later analysis
 SQL> SPOOL pre‐upgrade‐info.log
 Run the Pre‐Upgrade Information Tool
 SQL> @E:oracleproduct11.2.0db11204RDBMSADMINutlu112i.sql
 SQL> SPOOL OFF
 Check the output of the Pre‐Upgrade Information Tool

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Upgrading with Database Upgrade Assistant
3. The DBUA Welcome screen displays
 Click Next to continue

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4. The Select Database page appears, listing the databases available for upgrade
 Select the database you want to upgrade (You can select only one database at a time)
 Click Next to continue

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5. The Upgrade Options screen displays
 Select Recompile invalid objects at the end of upgrade
 Select Backup database ONLY if you want DBUA to back up your database for you
 Click Next to continue

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6. The Move Database Files screen displays
 Select Do Not Move Database Files as Part of Upgrade
 Click Next to continue

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7. The Recovery and Diagnostic Locations screen displays
 Accept the default flash recovery area location
 Click Next to continue

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8. The Summary screen appears
 Click Finish if everything is correct

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9. The Progress screen displays

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10. Upgrade Results screen displays

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