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Oracle Database 11g : Underground Advice for Database Administrators

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Product type Book
Published in Apr 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680004
Pages 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
April Sims April Sims
Profile icon April Sims

Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Oracle Database 11g—Underground Advice for Database Administrators
Credits
About the author
About the reviewers
Preface
1. When to Step Away from the Keyboard 2. Maintaining Oracle Standards 3. Tracking the Bits and Bytes 4. Achieving Maximum Uptime 5. Data Guard and Flashback 6. Extended RMAN 7. Migrating to 11g: A Step-Ordered Approach 8. 11g Tuning Tools Index

Chapter 7. Migrating to 11g: A Step-Ordered Approach

How do you upgrade to the next release of Oracle without incurring extended periods of downtime and at the same time minimize possible disruptions? The information on how to accomplish this started back at the beginning of this book in Chapter 2, and was expanded further in Chapter 4. From using multiple Oracle Homes to using Data Guard standbys, all of the previous information is applicable and a buildup of knowledge for accomplishing large migration projects is required.

As a new DBA, it is important to realize that the binary upgrade and the database upgrade are two different events, most often executed at different times. A binary upgrade is the ORACLE_HOME software that is installed, upgraded, and maintained using Oracle-provided tools. A database upgrade is basically updating the data dictionary from one version to another. There are a myriad different ways (or migration paths) to accomplish both tasks, which is what this chapter...

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