Preface

This scenario document explains how to upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server (Oracle Restart) to a later release.

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Use Case Scenario for this Document

Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server upgrade consists of upgrading Oracle Restart and Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM). Oracle Restart supports only out-of-place upgrades.

Prerequisites for this Scenario

• Before you start the Oracle Restart upgrade, ensure that you have administrative privileges.
• Download the Oracle Grid Infrastructure image file for the release to which you want to upgrade.

Outline for this Scenario

1. Preparing Oracle Restart for Upgrade. Identify the upgrade path for your installation and complete the required preupgrade checks.

2. Upgrading and Patching Oracle Restart. Use the Oracle Grid Infrastructure installer to upgrade and OPatchAuto to patch Oracle Restart.

3. Downgrade Oracle Restart. Downgrade Oracle Restart to an earlier release after a successful or a failed upgrade.

These steps correspond to the chapters in this scenario document.

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