Check List for Oracle Database Upgrade

No Description Status

1. Enable Port 6000 (Default port) XWindow to run  Yes

DBUA  No

2. Enable Port 22 (SSH)  Yes

*if it’s still not open  No

3. Run XClock to verify status of GUI  Yes

 No

4. DBUA can upgrade only supported versions of  Yes

direct upgrade.  No

Please verify version from current database

12.1.0.2 OR
12.2.0.1

5. Download and Run Oracle’ Database Pre-Upgrade  Yes

Utility (Doc ID 884522.1)  No
* Oracle Database Pre-Upgrade utility is executed on your
existing database, while the database is running (no
shutdown required) and provides a list of items which should
be reviewed prior to the actual upgrade. 

6. Create New Oracle Home for 19c

*Make sure there are enough disks space in the
current Oracle home path (12c) to create new
Oracle home(19c)

7. Transfer Binary Oracle 19c inside the current

Oracle server
8. Source Database

I. Ensure that all database  Yes

components/objects provided by Oracle  No
are Valid

II. Make sure to have a valid backup of  Yes

source database prior to upgrade.  No

III. Ensure backup is complete before  Yes

upgrade  No

IV. Empty recycle bin  Yes

 No

V. Disable any custom triggers that would

get executed before / after DDL
 statements. Re-enable after the upgrade.  Yes
 No
VI. Check the database server
upgrade/downgrade compatibility matrix
before upgrading the database.  Yes
 No
VII. Set Archive Log ON during upgrade.
Oracle recommends that you set Archive
Log ON in order for DBUA to create and  Yes
update the log file for the upgrade  No
process.

VIII. For Oracle RAC, if you upgrade a cluster

database using DBUA, then you must
leave the CLUSTER_DATABASE  Yes
initialization parameter set to TRUE.  No

IX. Ensure to run the pre-upgrade utility prior

to upgrading the database. (refer item no
3)  Yes
 No
X. Examine and follow the recommendation
given in the preupgrade log file. (refer
item no 3)  Yes
 No
XI. Materialized views in source database
should be stopped before upgrade (Doc ID
1406586.1)  Yes
 No
XII. Disable scheduled database custom jobs /
cron jobs.
 Yes
 No
9. Target Database

I. Verify whether Operating System/  Yes

Platform is certified for 19x release  No

II. Make sure to set the ORACLE_HOME,  Yes

PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LIBPATH etc. to  No
19.x target home.

III. Review patch status inside current  Yes

database (Doc ID 2539751.1)  No

10. Make sure Latest RMAN Backup success before  Yes

start upgrade  No