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Summary :
This SAP Note details the upgrade steps for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database from version 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 specific to Unix platforms in SAP environments. It includes a structured upgrade path for Oracle RAC, ASM, and Oracle Engineered Systems such as Exadata, highlighting the direct upgrade paths available and prerequisites required for a successful upgrade. Notably, direct upgrades from any version earlier than 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 are not supported for installations encompassing Oracle Grid Infrastructure. The note emphasizes process adherence to ensure compatibility and stability post-upgrade, referring to additional SAP and Oracle documentation where applicable.
Key words :
export sbpfuser# ---------------------------------------------------# show setting# ---------------------------------------------------echo patching environmentecho ohrdbms=$ohrdbmsecho ihrdbms=$ihrdbmsecho grid_home=$grid_homeecho ohgrid=$ohgridecho sbpfuser=$sbpfuser header data released, term description / explanation oracle rac oracle real application clusters oracle asm oracle automatic storage management si asm single instance asm gi grid infrastructure rdbms database grid home oracle home, set linesize 100set pagesize 999col version format a30col patch format a15col description format a50selectversion, /oracle/stage/<release>/<product>/oracle/stage/12102/database/oracle/stage/12102/grid/oracle/stage/12102/sbp/<sbp> 3 download additional software / scripts sap br toolsif, $ unset oracle_home$ unset oracle_base$ unset oracle_sid$ unset ora_crs_home$ unset tns_admin$ unset ora_nls10 4 stop, software owner set display environment variable$ export display=<display> goto gi stage$ cd <stage_ora>/grid$, rac cluster nodes 2 database 2-node oracle rac database database storage asm database oracle home local source release, rac cluster nodes 2 database 2-node oracle rac database database storage asm database oracle home shared, locationora11g_gridinfrahome1 /oracle/grid/11204oradb11g_home1 /oracle/bp1/11204ora11g_gridinfrahome2 /oracle/grid/12102oradb11g_home2 /oracle/bp1/12102 4 check entries, grep oraecho db_sid=$db_sid#echo path=$path#echo ld_library_path=$ld_library_pathsample script
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