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Oracle DBA Mentor: Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator
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Oracle DBA Mentor: Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator

by Brian Peasland
March 2019
Beginner
454 pages
10h 58m
English
Apress
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© Brian Peasland 2019
Brian PeaslandOracle DBA Mentorhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4321-3_18

18. Upgrades

Brian Peasland1 
(1)
Fargo, ND, USA
 

After a database is created for the first time, the database administrator will maintain it by applying regular quarterly patches, as we saw in the previous chapter. The DBA may also have to apply, under the direction of Oracle Support, other patches to fix bugs. After some period of time has passed, maybe months or even years, the database administrator will need to upgrade the database to a newer version. This chapter will discuss the different upgrade paths and provide some best practices.

Reasons to Upgrade

I have met a number of database administrators that are afraid to upgrade their Oracle databases ...

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ISBN: 9781484243213