Using the CVU Database Upgrade Validation Command Options

Use the Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) command cluvfy stage -pre dbinst -upgrade to check the readiness of your Oracle RAC installation for upgrades.

Running cluvfy with the -predbinst -upgrade options performs system checks to confirm if the cluster is in a correct state for upgrading from an existing Oracle RAC installation.

The command uses the following syntax, where variable content is indicated by italics:

cluvfy stage -pre dbinst -upgrade -src_dbhome src_RAChome [-dbname
db_names_list] -dest_dbhome dest_RAChome -dest_version dest_version 
[-fixup] [-fixupnoexec][-method root|-method sudo -user user_name
[-location dir_path ]] [-verbose]

The command performs the appropriate checks on all the nodes in the cluster before setting up an Oracle RAC Database. The following table describes the options for the command.

Table C-1 Cluster Verification Utility Command Options for Oracle RAC Databases

Option	Description
`-src_dbhome` src_RAChome	Location of the source Oracle RAC home that you are upgrading, where src_RAChome is the path to the home to upgrade.
`-dest_dbhome` dest_RAChome	Location of the Oracle RAC home for upgrade, where dest_RAChome is the path to the Oracle RAC home.
`-dest_version` dest_version	Release number of the upgrade, including any patchset. The release number must include the five digits designating the release to the level of the platform-specific patch. For example: 12.2.0.1.0.
`—user` user_name	User name to access all the nodes with root privileges.
`-location` dir_path	Full file system path for the `sudo` executable.
`-dbname` db_names_list	List of unique names of the databases being upgraded.
`-verbose`	Displays detailed output of individual checks.
`-fixup`	If specified, on verification failure, performs fixup operations.
`-fixupnoexec`	If specified, on verification failure, fix up data is generated and the instruction for manual execution of the generated fix ups is displayed.