Oracle Database Upgrade Guide

This manual guides you through the process of planning and executing database upgrades on the Oracle Database. In addition, this manual provides information about compatibility, about upgrading applications to the new Oracle Database 10g release, and about important changes in the new release, such as initialization parameter changes and data dictionary changes.

Oracle Database Upgrade Guide contains information that describes the features and functionality of the Oracle Database (also known as the standard edition) and the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition products. The Oracle Database and the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition have the same basic features. However, several advanced features are available only with the Enterprise Edition, and some of these are optional. For example, to use application failover, you must have the Enterprise Edition with the Real Application Clusters option.

This document contains:
Chapter 1, “Introduction”
This chapter provides an overview  of the database upgrade process, as well asinformation about running multiple releases of the Oracle Database.

Chapter 2, “Preparing to Upgrade”
This chapter describes the steps to complete before upgrading a database.

Chapter 3, “Upgrading a Database to the New Oracle Database 10g Release”
This chapter guides you through the process of upgrading a database to the new release of the Oracle Database.

Chapter 4, “After Upgrading a Database”
This chapter describes the actions to complete after upgrading a database to the new release of the Oracle Database.

Chapter 5, “Compatibility and Interoperability”
This chapter contains information about compatibility and interoperability between different releases of the Oracle Database, including detailed information about the COMPATIBLE initialization parameter.

Chapter 6, “Upgrading Your Applications”
This chapter provides general information about upgrading your applications and tools for use with the new release of the Oracle Database.

Chapter 7, “Downgrading a Database Back to the Previous Oracle Database Release”
This chapter guides you through the process of downgrading a database that has been upgraded to the new release of the Oracle Database.

Chapter 8, “Data Copying Using Export/Import”
This chapter provides an overview of using the Export and Import utilities to copy data between different releases of the Oracle Database.

Appendix A, “Initialization Parameter and Data Dictionary Changes”
This appendix lists changes to initialization parameters and the data dictionary across different releases of the Oracle Database. This appendix also discusses compatibility issues with certain initialization parameters.

Appendix B, “Migrating from Server Manager to SQL*Plus”
This appendix guides you through the process of modifying your Server Manager line mode scripts for use with SQL*Plus.

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