Re: Upgrade RAC from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:44:07 +0000 (UTC)
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Yes! Thanks. That absolutely will solve my space problem. Glad I asked!
From: Jeremy Schneider <jeremy.schneider_at_ardentperf.com> To: gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com; ckaj111_at_yahoo.ca Cc: Oracle-L <oracle-l_at_freelists.org> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 8:15 AM Subject: Re: Upgrade RAC from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/11/2015 03:56 PM, Chris King wrote:
> > Looking into the upgrade of RAC from 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4.
> >
> > Looks like I have no choice but to upgrade both GRID and RDBMS "out of
> > place" at the same time.
>
> Actually, that is not true. You can upgrade CRS ("grid") to 11.2.0.4 or even
> 12.1.0.2 and leave the database as is.
> Of course, one would have to question why leave the database on an
> unsupported release, but it is doable.
Good catch Mladen. Actually there is a good reason to do this - space. You can upgrade GI, wait a few days to make sure everything looks good, then cleanup the old GI home before installing the new DB home.
Chris that might solve your space problem.
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