Upgrade an Autonomous Database Instance to Oracle Database 23ai

When you clone an Autonomous Database instance and the source database version is Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can choose either Oracle Database 19c or Oracle Database 23ai for the clone.

• Manually Upgrade by Performing a Full Clone
  If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by creating a full clone.

Manually Upgrade by Performing a Full Clone

If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by creating a full clone.

To upgrade your Autonomous Database by creating a full clone, do the following:

1. Verify the Oracle Database version for your Autonomous Database instance is Oracle Database 19c.

   On the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console, the Autonomous Database details page includes the Database version field showing your database version.

2. During the cloning operation, in the Clone type area select Full clone, and in the Clone source area, select Clone from database instance.
3. During the cloning operation, in the cloning step where you configure the database, select Oracle Database 23ai in the Choose database version selection.

   Oracle Database 23ai only shows in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available.

See Clone an Autonomous Database Instance for the detailed steps for this type of clone.

Note:

The clone has its own wallet and you cannot use the wallet of the source database to connect to the clone. All users must obtain a new wallet and use the new wallet to access the upgraded database. See Download Client Credentials (Wallets) for more information.