UpgradingtoOracleDatabase12c.pdfVIP

An Oracle White Paper July 2014 Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c () Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c Introduction 1 Comparing Upgrade and Migration 2 Database Upgrade 2 Database Migration 2 Multitenant Architecture 3 Selecting a Database Upgrade or Migration Method 3 Direct Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c 4 Upgrade and Migration Methods 4 Detailed Upgrade and Migration Method Descriptions 5 Method 1: DBUA or Command-Line Upgrades 5 Method 2: Full Transportable Export/Import or Transportable Tablespaces 10 Method 3: Oracle Data Pump Export/Import 13 Method 4: Original Export/Import 15 Minimal Downtime Database Upgrades 16 Rolling Upgrade with Oracle Data Guard 17 RMAN Cross-Platform Incremental Backups 17 Oracle GoldenGate 18 Conclusion 18 Appendix A: Upgrade and Migration New Features in Oracle Database 12c 19 Upgrading to Oracle Database 12c Introduction Oracle Database 12c includes exciting new features such as the Oracle Multitenant option, Oracle Active Data Guard Far Sync, information lifecycle management enhancements and new data types just to name a few. Customers wishing to take advantage of these and other new features will often need to upgrade their existing databases from older versions to Oracle Database 12c. In addition, many of these upgrades will also include moving to newly purchased server hardware, migrating to different storage architectures such as Oracle Automatic Storage Management, changing the database character set, or even migrating to a completely different operating system. Because upgrade and migration scenarios can differ in many ways, Oracle provides multiple methods for you to upgrade and migrate your databases to Oracle Database 12c. This white paper o