If you are currently using a release of Oracle Clinical earlier than Release 4.6.6, you must first upgrade Oracle Database, the Oracle Clinical database server and Oracle Clinical databases to Release 4.6.6.
Upgrade to Release 4.6.2 if you are using a release prior to 4.6.2.
Upgrade to Release 4.6.6 after upgrading to 4.6.2, or if you are using a release higher than 4.6.2 and lower than 4.6.6.
If you are currently using a release of Oracle Clinical prior to Release 4.6.2, you must first upgrade Oracle Database, the Oracle Clinical database server and Oracle Clinical databases to Release 4.6.2.
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You do NOT need to install the 4.6.2 application tier because the technology stack is new in Release 5.x and you must do a fresh install of the whole application tier.If you are already using Release 4.6.2 or higher, you can skip this section.
Open a Service Request (SR) on My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com to download the Release 4.6.2 media, which are no longer publicly available.
Download the most recent version of the 4.6.2 Installation Guide from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/hsgbu-clinical-407519.html.
Read Chapter 1 of the Release 4.6.2 Installation Guide to plan your installation.
In the Release 4.6.2 Oracle Clinical Installation Guide Chapter 12, Upgrading an Oracle Clinical Installation to Release 4.6.2 perform the tasks in Section 12.2, "Completing Other Pre-Upgrade Tasks."
Do Section 12.4, "Installing Oracle Clinical 4.6.2 on the database server." This step is needed to upgrade databases to 4.6.2.
Do Section 12.5, "Upgrading Oracle Clinical 4.6.2 to the New Oracle 11gR2 Oracle Home" to upgrade your databases to the new Oracle Home.
Do Section 12.6, "Upgrading Database Objects to Oracle Clinical 4.6.2"
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Do NOT follow the other instructions in Section 12.7 "Installing and Configuring Other Components for Oracle Clinical".Check section 12.9, "Repairing Oracle Clinical Data." If you have not already run the Find and Fix scripts that are available, run them now.
Next, follow instructions below to upgrade to Release 4.6.6.
If you are on Release 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, or 4.6.5, upgrade to Release 4.6.6 following instructions in the Release 4.6.6 release notes on My Oracle Support, document ID 1459178.1.
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You do NOT need to install the 4.6.6 application tier because the technology stack is new in Release 5.x and you must do a fresh install of the whole application tier.In addition:
If you are upgrading from Oracle Clinical 4.5.x, follow instructions in the Oracle Clinical Administrator's Guide "Troubleshooting" chapter, "Managing High Sequence Numbers" section.
If you are upgrading from Oracle Clinical 4.6.x check the same documentation to proactively determine whether you need to reseed any sequences.