Upgrades of Oracle databases from any version to any version on any platform

Oracle Docs:

Upgrade:

1.       Complete checklist for manual upgrades of Oracle databases from any version to any version on any platform (documents only from 7.3.x>>8.0.x>>8.1.x>>9.0.x>>9.2.x>>10.1.x>>10.2.x>>11.1.x>>11.2.x) [ID 421191.1]

 - This document provides only the links to others which clearly explains the steps of migrating Oracle databases manually from any version to any version on any platform.

2.       Complete Checklist for Manual Upgrades to 11gR2 [ID 837570.1]

 - This document is created for use as a guideline and checklist when manually upgrading from Oracle 9iR2 (9.2), Oracle 10gR1 (10.1), Oracle 10gR2 (10.2) or Oracle 11gR1 (11.1) to Oracle 11gR2 (11.2).

3.       Complete Checklist to Upgrade the Database to 11gR2 using DBUA [ID 870814.1]

 - The purpose of this article is to minimize the downtime while upgrading the database using DBUA.

4.       Information Center: Upgrading and Migration Oracle Database [ID 1351112.2] .

5.       Master Note For Oracle Database Upgrades and Migrations [ID 1152016.1]

 - This Master Note is intended to provide an index and references to the most frequently used My Oracle Support Notes with respect to Oracle Database Upgrade and Migration.

6.       Complete checklist for out-of-place manual upgrade from previous 11.2.0.N version to the latest 11.2.0.N patchset. [ID 1276368.1]

 - This document explains how to perform an out-of place manual database upgrade from 11.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.2 or later version of 11.2.0.N.

 

Known Issues:

1.       Running Catupgrd Fails With ora-00600 [pesldl02_Make_Object: shm_open: errno 13 errmsg Permission denie] [ID 1389623.1]

 - ORA-600 error reported when ALTER DATABASE OPEN MIGRATE is executed for running the catupgrd script

2.       Consolidated Reference List of Notes for Migration / Upgrade Service Requests [ID 762540.1]

 -The purpose of this document is to provide a consolidated list of references that can be used in the management and resolution of Upgrade / Migration issues.

3.       For some more known issues we can refer to the doc [ID 1152016.1] .

Downgrade:

1.       Master Note for Oracle Database Downgrade [ID 1151427.1]

 - This Master Note is intended to provide an index and references to the most frequently used My Oracle Support Notes with respect to Oracle Database Downgrade.

2.       How To Downgrade From Database 11.2 To Previous Release (includes 11.2.0.3-11.2.0.1) [ID 883335.1]