TruTek

The R12 Upgrade class is 5 days long and starts with a Release 11.5.10.2 Vision Instance and upgrades that instance to Release 12.1. Basic concepts and downtime-reducing steps such as staging from the R12 DVDs are covered. The class size is usually limited to 4 to 6 students, and each student has a quad core Linux server to perform the upgrade. Minimizing downtime is a common theme throughout the R12 Upgrade class. Downtime-reducing techniques include merging patches, how to use a pre-patched staged Apps Tier, how to upgrade techstack components before the R12 Upgrade, adjusting the number of workers, using fast IO, and the benefits of snapshots.

The key to this class is learning how to do the technical upgrade cleanly and efficiently.

Prerequisites to this class include either being an Apps DBA or previously taken Oracle R11i/R12 Applications DBA Concepts and Administration

The R12.1.3 Upgrade class follows this agenda:

Day 1

10g to 11g Database Upgrade

Compare Release 11i and Release 12 Architecture

Day 2

AD & ATG Patches

11.5.10.2 Prerequisites for the R12.1 Upgrade

12.1.1 Pre-install patches

Day 3

12.1 Maintenance Pack

Day 4

12.1 Maintenance Pack

12.1.3 Prerequisites

Patch Prerequisites

Day 5

Upgrade Configuration

Upgrade to Release 12.1.3

Here is what a couple of former students have said:

"If you are migrating to R12 you must take this class. The hands-on training and knowledge of the instructor is invaluable."    -Roland

"Please let Mike know I appreciate very much what he offered during that intensive 5 days, and speaking as an experienced Oracle Apps DBA, we would all learn a lot from this hands-on R12 upgrade course. I think this could be one of the best technical classes I have ever taken. I'll definitely recommend this to all my DBA friends and co-workers."  -Jian Xu, Southern Union

"Thank you to you and the staff at TruTek for your hospitality, assistance and patience during our training sessions. I am now running through the R12.1.3 upgrade process on a test server and the training I received is proving to be quite valuable!"   -Kevin