1) The document provides steps for performing a manual rolling upgrade of an Oracle database from a single-instance configuration to Real Application Clusters (RAC) with zero downtime. 2) It outlines taking backups of the production database, control files, and redo logs before upgrading the database software and migrating to a RAC configuration. 3) The rolling upgrade process involves restoring the backups, recovering the database through archived redo logs, and repeating the backup and recovery steps incrementally until the database can be opened in RAC mode after upgrading the catalog.

1. Quick Start Guide
Oracle Database 12c: Manual Rolling Upgrade
from Single Instance to RAC
Joel Pérez – Senior DBA Oracle
Oracle ACE Director
Bangkok, Thailand 2014

2. Joel Pérez
About me Quick Start Guide
Oracle Technology Network Expert “OTN” Expert 2003
First Latin American to be published as Expert on Oracle
Web Site 2003
Oracle ACE 2004 Oracle ACE Director 2012
Consulting Tasks, Conferences and activities related to, in
over 50 countries around the world
More than 25 Oracle certifies
One of the first the OCM Cloud
Administrator In the world
Articles Writer for OTN Spanish
OTN Portuguese with more than
40 Published Articles
Reviewer of Oracle Books
Oracle Speaker at many International Oracle Events
more and counting
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Oracle Database 12c: Manual Rolling Upgrade
from Single Instance to RAC
What’s Rolling.. ?
Upgrade.. ? a.- A database Upgrade is called
“Upgrade” because the data dictionary will get
upgrated to a later version..
Conversion from Single Instance to RAC.. ?
Zero Downtime.. ?
Real Case: Upgrade a database from 11g to 12c (
Single Instance to RAC in a Zero Downtime Fashion
). All Servers are based on Linux Operating System
Graphical Code Steps

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Let’s go to
Start..

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Production Database working in
Archive Log Mode
Full Database Backup
PROD

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Archive Redo Log Backup
Full Database Backup
PROD

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Controlfile Backup
Archive Redo Log Backup
Full Database Backup
PROD

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Where will be the Backup location ?
Controlfile Backup
Archive Redo Log Backup
Full Database Backup
/u01/MyBackups
PROD

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Controlfile Backup
Archive Redo Log Backup
Full Database Backup ( 2:00pm – 2:30pm )
/u01/MyBackups
PROD

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Controlfile Backup
Archive Redo log Backup = 2:00pm ..
Full Database Backup ( 2:00pm – 2:30pm )
/u01/MyBackups
PROD

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Controlfile Backup
( Whatever time after last 2 Steps )
Archive Redolog Backup
Full Database Backup
/u01/MyBackups
PROD

12. Installing RAC 12c JJJJooooeeeellll PPPPéééérrrreeeezzzz
Quick Start Guide
Linux
Operating
System in
All
Identical Endian
Formats.. We can use
RMAN for the DB Carry
PROD

13. Creating Backup Directorie on a Node in RAC JJJJooooeeeellll PPPPéééérrrreeeezzzz
Quick Start Guide
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups

14. Transfering Backup Files JJJJooooeeeellll PPPPéééérrrreeeezzzz
Quick Start Guide
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups

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Quick Start Guide
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
DBCA
Recommended
DB Directories
DB Configuration Files (
SPfiles, Pwfiles,.. )
OCR File Entries

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Shuting Down PROD db RAC Removing Controlfiles
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
Controlfiles
PROD
Set DB Parameter
CLUSTER_DATABASE=FALSE
SCOPE=SPFILE

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Removing Redo Logs Files
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
Controlfiles
Redo Log Files PROD

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Removing Datafiles
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
Controlfiles
Redo Log Files
Datafiles
PROD

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Restore Controlfiles
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
No Mount

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Startup mount / “Alter Database mount”
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount

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Restore Database
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
RMAN
Restore Database
Rolling in Progress…

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Restore Database
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
RMAN
Restore Database
Rolling in Progress…

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Recovering Database
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
RMAN
Recovering Database
Rolling in Progress…

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Recovering Database
PROD
/u01/MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
RMAN
Recovering Database
Recovering until the last
Archive Redo Log found
In the first ARL Backup..

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Recovering Database
PROD
/u01/ MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
RMAN
Recovering Database
Rolling in Progress…

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Rolling Upgrade Core
PROD
/u01/MyBackups
/u01/MyBackups
PROD
Mount
1.- Take backup of
new ARLs regarding
the last ARL taken at
Previous backup on
them
2.- Transfer the new
gotten RMAN Backup
sets
3.- Catalog new
Taken backups
4.- Recover Again the
database until the
last ARL brought
do it again until
reach the time of last
syncronization of
databases

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Quick Start Guide
Single PROD db RAC PROD db
Full Database Backup Restore Database
ARL Backup (50…120)
Recovering Database based
on ARL from 50 to 120
ARL Backup (121…200) Recovering Database based
on ARL from 121…200
and Repeat backup Recovery of ARL
until reach the real break time to upgrade…

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Following Steps to Complete the Task..
SQL Alter Database Open Resetlogs Upgrade;
Upgrade DB Catalog with the new “Parallel
Upgrade Utility”

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Run the “Oracle Database Post-Upgrade Status
Tool”

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Run Script “utlrp.sql” to recompile invalid objects

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Create an Undo Tablespace for each one of rest
instances
Change the Database Parameter
“CLUSTER_DATABASE=true”

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Add Log file groups in new “Threads” for rest of
instances

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Following Steps to Complete the Task..
And finally..
Shutdown Database and Start it Up function in RAC
And that’s all..
You’ve done a Zero Downtime Upgrade from Single
to RAC

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Direct Contact:
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ACE Director Profile:
https://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=19297:4:1711390
987197101::NO:4:P4_ID:157
OCM Profile:
http://education.oracle.com/education/otn/JoelPerez.
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