Please note, the topics mentioned here are only the major subtopics within the course
Planning your Oracle Upgrade project
Supported upgrade paths to Oracle Database Actions involving weeks and days before Oracle Upgrade Steps to be taken for ‘recoverable’ Backup of Database Evaluation/Analysis of Infrastructure and Applications
Setting up environment and Storage Requirements Setting OS Patch levels, parameter files before upgrade Securing Access and Control to the Oracle Instance Analysis of Deprecated and De-supported features Tasks involving Installation of new versions for Oracle
Installing the new version of the Oracle Database Creation of Oracle Instance though Orainst utility Management of Oracle Patches and Interim Patches Define Rigid Freeze, Cutover and Regression steps
Define and maintain cut-over tasks list Freeze on development and modifications Defining and signing-off clear regression steps Oracle Upgrade methodologies & Post-upgrade steps
Steps involving Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) Actions involving manual Oracle upgrade method Analysis of using Export and Import for Oracle Upgrade Completing all post-upgrade steps in proper sequence Undo, Parameter files, and SGA Management
Configuring Oracle for Automatic Undo Management AUM monitoring and conversion of manual rollbacks Utilising SPfiles, persistent and dynamic parameters Performance Enhancements and Tuning
Automatic SGA and PGA Management Analysis of System Statistics and enhancements Auditing Database users and SQL execution traces Backup and Restore strategies
Re-design of existing Backup and Restore methods Hand-over of complete documentation for the Upgrade

