Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai by Creating a Full Clone

If your Autonomous AI Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c you can upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai by creating a full clone.

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

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

   On the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console, the Autonomous AI 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 AI Database 26ai in the Choose database version selection.

   Oracle AI Database 26ai only shows in regions where Oracle AI Database 26ai is available.

See Clone an Autonomous AI 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.