Thanks for the question, Mark.
Asked: June 09, 2017 - 1:46 pm UTC
Last updated: June 11, 2017 - 6:44 am UTC
Version: 11.2.0.3
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Hello all,
I have a client who is currently running on an 11.2.0.3 DB and Grid/ASM. They want me to stand up a new database as 12.2.0.1 to export into while the current database is still running. I've gone over the documentation for upgrading but i'm not seeing whether or not Grid has to be the same version as the new database.
My questions are:
1) Can I create a new database as 12.2.0.1 but still use an 11.2.0.3 Grid/ASM?
2) What steps would be different in standing up a new database and pointing it to the older Grid/ASM?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
and Connor said...
From the "Database Upgrade Guide"
"About Upgrading Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Review these topics if your Oracle Database installations are on Oracle Grid Infrastructure, so that your upgrade plan must include an Oracle Grid Infrastructure upgrade.
Oracle Database installations on Oracle Grid Infrastructure (Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Automatic Storage Management) cannot be a later version than Oracle Grid Infrastructure. Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure first before upgrading Oracle Databases installed on Oracle Grid Infrastructure."
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