Learn all of the available upgrade and migration methods in detail to move to Oracle Database version 12c. You will become familiar with database upgrade best practices to complete the upgrade in an effective manner and understand the Oracle Database 12c patching process. So it’s time to upgrade Oracle Database to version 12c and you need to choose the appropriate method while considering issues such as downtime. This book explains all of the available upgrade and migration methods so you can choose the one that suits your environment. You will be aware of the practical issues and proactive measures to take to upgrade successfully and reduce unexpected issues. With every release of Oracle Database there are new features and fixes to bugs identified in previous versions. As each release becomes obsolete, existing databases need to be upgraded. Oracle Database Upgrade and Migration Methods explains each method along with its strategy, requirements, steps, and known issues that have been seen so far. This book also compares the methods to help you choose the proper method according to your constraints. Also included in this book: Pre-requisite patches and pre-upgrade steps Patching to perform changes at the binary and database level to apply bug fixes What You Will Learn: Understand the need and importance of database upgrading and migration Be aware of the challenges associated with database upgrade decision making Compare all upgrade/migration methods Become familiar with database upgrade best practices and recommendations Understand database upgrade concepts in high availability and multi-tenant environments Know the database downgrade steps in case the upgraded database isn’t compatible with the environment Discover the features and benefits to the organization when it moves from the old database version to the latest database version Understand Oracle 12c patching concepts Who This Book Is For: Core database administrators, solution architects, business consultants, and database architects

A practical roadmap for database upgrade, migration, and transformation This Oracle Press guide provides best practices for migrating between different operating systems and platforms, transforming existing databases to use different storage or enterprise systems, and upgrading databases from one release to the next. Based on the expert authors’ real-world experience, Oracle Database Upgrade, Migration & Transformation Tips & Techniques will help you choose the best migration path for your project and develop an effective methodology. Code examples and detailed checklists are included in this comprehensive resource. Leverage the features of Oracle Data Guard to migrate an Oracle Database Use Oracle Recovery Manager, transportable tablespace sets, and transportable database toolsets to migrate between platforms Migrate databases with export/import Use Oracle GoldenGate for zero or near-zero downtime migrations Take advantage of the Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespace Set utility Migrate to new storage platforms using the features of Oracle Automatic Storage Management Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c with the Database Upgrade Assistant tool Move seamlessly to Oracle's engineered systems Migrate to the cloud

Migrating to the Cloud: Oracle Client/Server Modernization is a reference guide for migrating client/server applications to the Oracle cloud. Organized into 14 chapters, the book offers tips on planning, determining effort and budget, designing the Oracle cloud infrastructure, implementing the migration, and moving the Oracle cloud environment into production. Aside from Oracle application and database cloud offerings, the book looks at various tools and technologies that can facilitate migration to the cloud. It includes useful code snippets and step-by-step instructions in database migration, along with four case studies that highlight service enablement of DOS-based applications, Sybase to Oracle, PowerBuilder to APEX, and Forms to Java EE. Finally, it considers current challenges and future trends in cloud computing and client/server migration. This book will be useful to IT professionals, such as developers, architects, database administrators, IT project managers, and executives, in developing migration strategies and best practices, as well as finding appropriate solutions. - Focuses on Oracle architecture, Middleware and COTS business applications - Explains the tools and technologies necessary for your legacy migration - Gives useful information about various strategies, migration methodologies and efficient plans for executing migration projects

It is a major challenge to migrate very large databases from one system, say for example, to transfer critical data from Oracle to SQL Server. One has to consider several issues such as loss of data being transferred, the security of the data, the cost and effort, technical aspects of the software involved, etc. There a very few books that provide practical tools and the methodology to migrate data from one vendor to another. This book introduces the concepts in database migration with large sample databases. It provides step by step guides and screenshots for database migration tools. Many examples are shown for migrating Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL databases.

Work with Oracle database’s high-availability and disaster-management technologies. This book covers all the Oracle high-availability technologies in one place and also discusses how you configure them in engineered systems and cloud services. You will see that when you say your database is healthy, it is not limited to whether the database is performing well on day-to-day operations; rather it should also be robust and free from disasters. As a result, your database will be capable of handling unforeseen incidents and recovering from disaster with very minimal or zero downtime. Oracle High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Cloud Services explores all the high-availability features of Oracle database, how to configure them, and best practices. After you have read this book you will have mastered database high-availability concepts such as RAC, Data Guard, OEM 13c, and engineered systems (Oracle Exadata x6/x7 and Oracle Database Appliance). What You Will Learn Master the best practices and features of Exadata and ODA Implement and monitor high availability with OEM 13c Clone databases using various methods in Oracle 12c R2 Work with the Oracle sharding features of Oracle 12c R2 Who This Book Is ForOracle database administrators

Leverage the New and Improved Features of Oracle Database 12c Written by Oracle experts Bob Bryla and Robert G. Freeman, this Oracle Press guide describes the myriad new and enhanced capabilities available in the latest Oracle Database release. Inside, you’ll find everything you need to know to get up and running quickly on Oracle Database 12c Release 2. Supported by contributions from Oracle expert Eric Yen, Oracle Database 12c Release 2 New Features offers detailed coverage of: • Installing Oracle Database 12c and Grid Infrastructure • Architectural changes, such as Oracle Multitenant • The most current information on upgrading and migrating to Oracle Database 12c • The pre-upgrade information tool and parallel processing for database upgrades • Oracle Real Application Clusters new features, such as Oracle Flex Cluster, Oracle Flex Automatic Storage Management, and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System • Enhanced and new online operations: tables, indexes, and PDBs • Oracle RMAN enhancements, including cross-platform backup and recovery • Oracle Data Guard improvements, such as Fast Sync, and Oracle Active Data Guard new features, such as Far Sync • SQL, PL/SQL, DML, and DDL new features • Improvements to partitioning manageability, performance, and availability • Advanced business intelligence and data warehousing capabilities • Security enhancements, including privileges analysis, data redaction, and new administrative-level privileges • Manageability, performance, and optimization improvements

A step-by-step guide to practising Oracle GoldenGate High Availability (HA) options, Microservices, and Real-Time downstream techniques _DESCRIPTIONÊ The book starts with a brief introduction about Oracle GoldenGate with Microservices and how to configure high availability using various methods. Oracle GoldenGate Microservices Architecture (MA) is a similar architecture based on REST APIs which enable us to configure, monitor, and manage Oracle GoldenGate services using a web-based user interface. Each module supports a specific business goal and uses a simple, lightweight, and well-defined interface to communicate with other sets of services. Oracle GoldenGate can interact with custom conflict-resolution routines that customers write to satisfy their business rules. KEY FEATURESÊÊ - Understand how and when they're used classic Vs. Microservices - Learn how to use real-time downstream methods based on the environment - Learn how to solve Oracle GoldenGate (OGG) Conflict Detection and Resolution (CDR) in bi-directional, active replication - Learn how to implement high availability for mission-critical systems using Oracle GoldenGate Ð XAG components - Learn how to set up bi-directional replication between pluggable databases (PDBs) in a multi-tenant environment - Learn how to use differently typed of replicates in pluggable databases (PDBs) in a multi-tenant environmentÊ WHAT WILL YOU LEARNÊ By the end of the book, you will come across a few case studies about how to use Microservices, Kubernetes, REST APIs in Oracle GoldenGate, and How to monitor Oracle GoldenGate processes in real-time environments. This book also helps how to use various file systems like ACFS, DBFS, and NFS in high availability for Oracle GoldenGate.ÊÊ WHO THIS BOOK IS FORÊÊ This book is intended for anyone looking for how to set up and configure Uni-directional, Bi-directional replication in mission-critical environments either using classic Oracle GoldenGate OR Oracle GoldenGate with Microservices. This book also helps various methods to implement real-time downstream techniques. Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Oracle GoldenGate HA - XAG Components 2. Extract and Replicat in Multitenant Environment 3. Consolidated and Cascaded Oracle GoldenGate 4. Introduction to Oracle GoldenGate Methodologies 5. Introduction to Oracle GoldenGate Utilities 6. Bi-Directional Replication with Conflict Detection and Resolution (CDR) 7. Bi-directional Replication with Pluggable Databases (PDBs) in Multitenant Environment 8. Real-Time Downstream Database with Multiple Scenarios 9. Oracle GoldenGate Microservices Architecture overview 10. Managing Oracle GoldenGate and Kubernetes 11. Automation Recipes Via Rest APIs 12. Oracle GoldenGate Tuning and Troubleshooting