5.4 NOAM Upgrade

This procedure is used to upgrade the NOAM and DR NOAM servers. If this procedure fails, it is recommended to contact My Oracle Support (MOS) and ask for assistance.

1. Upgrade Primary DSR Standby NOAM
   1. Upgrade the primary DSR standby NOAM server using Upgrade Single Server procedure.

      If the active NOAM is on DSR 8.x, follow the procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x.

   2. After successfully completing the procedure from Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x, return to this point and continue with the next step.

      The active NOAM server may have some or all of the following expected alarms:

      Alarm ID = 10008 (Provisioning Manually Disabled)

      Alarm ID = 10073 (Server Group Max Allowed HA Role Warning)

      Alarm ID = 31101 (DB Replication to slave DB has failed)

      Alarm ID = 31106 (DB Merge to Parent Failure)

      Alarm ID = 31107 (DB Merge from Child Failure)

      Alarm ID = 31225 (HA Service Start Failure)

      Alarm ID = 31226 (HA Availability Status Degraded)

      Alarm ID = 31233 (HA Path Down)

      Alarm ID = 32532 (Server Upgrade Pending Accept/Reject)

      Alarm ID = 31114 (DB Replication over SOAP has failed)

      If the upgrade fails – do not proceed. It is recommended to consult with on the best course of action.

2. Upgrade Second DSR NOAM
   1. Upgrade the second DSR NOAM server using the Upgrade Single Server procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x
   2. After successfully completing the procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x, return to this point and continue with the next step.
3. Upgrade Standby DR NOAM
   1. Upgrade the standby DR NOAM server using the Upgrade Single Server procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x
   2. After successfully completing the procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x, return to this point and continue with the next step.
4. Upgrade Active DR NOAM
   1. Upgrade the active DR NOAM server using the Upgrade Single Server procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x
   2. After successfully completing the procedure in Upgrade Single Server – DSR 8.x, return to this point and continue with the next procedure.