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Release Strategy and Cool Features for DBAs

28-ARP-2020

Mike DietrichMaster Product ManagerDatabase Upgrade and Migrations@MikeDietrichDE

Laura Garcia VillarrealOracle University PreSales Manager

Mike Dietrich

Master Product ManagerDatabase Upgrade and Migrations https://MikeDietrichDE.com

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Agenda

Release and Patching Strategy

Cool Features for DBAs

Further Information


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Database Upgrade

What you shouldn't do


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Don't do this | Outdated Versions


Don't do this | Outdated Versions


GA: 29-NOV-2006

Database Upgrade

Why you "want" to upgrade


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Lifetime Support Policy


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Oracle 18(12.2.0.2)

EXTENDED

EXTENDED

EXTENDED

Waived EXTENDEDOracle 11.2

Oracle 12.1

Oracle 12.2.0.1

Oracle 19(12.2.0.3)

Paid Extended SupportPremier Support Waived Extended Support

MARKETDRIVEN

Market Driven Support Limited Error Correction

LIMITED

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Oracle 12.2 Release Family?

• Includes:• Oracle 12.2.0.1, Oracle 18c (12.2.0.2), Oracle 19c (12.2.0.3)

• MOS Note:742060.1 - The Single Source of Truth


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Oracle 18(12.2.0.2)

EXTENDED

12.2.0.1

Oracle 19(12.2.0.3)

LIMITED

Lifetime Support Policy Brochure


• http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-technology-069183.pdf

http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/lifetime-support-technology-069183.pdf

Yearly Releases | 3 Number Format


12.2.0.1.0 Year.Update.Revision 19.5.0

Old Format New Format

Basic Facts | Patch versus Upgrade


Patch: Oracle 19.3.0 ⇢ Oracle 19.6.0opatch

Upgrade: Oracle 18.6.0 ⇢ Oracle 19.6.0dbupgrade or autoupgrade.jar

Patching since Oracle Database 12.2

Updates (RU) and Revisions (RUR)


Patching | Release Update 1 (RU)


Update 1

Security Fixes Regression Fixes

Optimizer / off Functional Fixes

Base Release

Base ReleasePatching | Release Update 2 (RU)


Update 1



Update 2



Base ReleasePatching | Release Update Revision 1 (RUR)


Update 1



Update 2



Update 1 Optimizer / off Functional Fixes

Revision 1


At the same date

Base ReleasePatching | Release Update Revision 2 (RUR)


Update 1



Update 2




Revision 1



Revision 2



Revision 1


At the same date

Timeline Example

Yearly Releases, Updates and Revisions


Timeline | April 2018


April July October January April

18c 18.2.0 Beta - Update 1

Timeline | July 2018



18c 18.2.0 18.3.0

18.2.1

Update - On-Prem GA

1. Revision

Timeline | October 2018



18c 18.2.0 18.3.0 18.4.0

18.2.1 18.3.1

18.2.2

19c 19.1.0New Release

Update

1. Revision

2. Revision

Timeline Example | January 2019



18c 18.2.0 18.3.0 18.4.0 18.5.0

18.2.1 18.3.1 18.4.1

18.2.2 18.3.2

19c 19.1.0 19.2.0

Timeline Example | April 2019



18c 18.2.0 18.3.0 18.4.0 18.5.0 18.6.0

18.2.1 18.3.1 18.4.1 18.5.1

18.2.2 18.3.2 18.4.2

19c 19.1.0 19.2.0 19.3.0

Timeline Example | Future Projection 2022


April July October January April July October January April July October January April July October

18c 18.6.0 18.7.0 18.8.0 18.9.0 18.10.0 18.11.0 18.12.0 18.13.0 18.14.0 18.15.0

18.5.1 18.6.1 18.7.1 18.8.1 18.9.1 18.10.1 18.11.1 18.12.1 18.13.1 18.14.1

18.4.2 18.5.2 18.6.2 18.7.2 18.8.2 18.9.2 18.10.2 18.11.2 18.12.2 18.13.2

19c 19.3.0 19.4.0 19.5.0 19.6.0 19.7.0 19.8.0 19.9.0 19.10.0 19.11.0 19.12.0 19.13.0 19.14.0 19.15.0 19.16.0 19.17.0

19.3.1 19.4.1 19.5.1 19.6.1 19.7.1 19.8.1 19.9.1 19.10.1 19.11.1 19.12.1 19.13.1 19.14.1 19.15.1 19.16.1

19.3.2 19.4.2 19.5.2 19.6.2 19.7.2 19.8.2 19.9.1 19.10.2 19.11.2 19.12.2 19.13.3 19.14.2 19.15.2

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Timeline Example | Much simpler: RUs only


April July October January April July October January April July October January April July October

18c 18.6.0 18.7.0 18.8.0 18.9.0 18.10.0 18.11.0 18.12.0 18.13.0 18.14.0 18.15.0

19c 19.3.0 19.4.0 19.5.0 19.6.0 19.7.0 19.8.0 19.9.0 19.10.0 19.11.0 19.12.0 19.13.0 19.14.0 19.15.0 19.16.0 19.17.0

2019 2020 2021 2022

Attention | The RUR trap!

• You will consume RUs "secretly"

• Stay with RUs!


Simple Example | RU vs RUR

• Example number of fixes• Every RU: 100 new fixes

• Every RUR: 25 new fixes


Type April July October January April

RU 100 200 300 400 500

RUR-1 125 225 325 425

RUR-2 150 250 350

Patching Strategy

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Patching Strategy

• Why you really must patch

• Patching vs Upgrade

• OPatch vs Datapatch

• Types of Patches


Security

The most important reason to upgrade and patch


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Do We Really Need To Say This?


Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/business/equifax-settlement.html?module=inline

"My database is not facing the internet"


of malware is delivered

via email

92%

Basic Facts | opatch and datapatch

• opatch• Applies binary files to a home

• Database services must be down• RAC allows rolling patching node-by-node

• opatchauto for RAC environments

• datapatch• Applies SQL changes to a database

• Database must be up


Basic Facts | Patch Inventory

• opatch lsinventory

• Tells you what is installed in your software home

• DBA_REGISTRY_SQLPATCH• View detailing information about SQL patches installed in the database

• DBMS_QOPATCH package provides access to • Patches installed in the Oracle Home

• Oracle Database 12.1 : FAQ on Queryable Patch Inventory (Doc ID 1530108.1)


https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/refrn/DBA_REGISTRY_SQLPATCH.html#GUID-F6D2BC12-606C-41FE-B9E8-F3702CD32F89

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/arpls/DBMS_QOPATCH.html#GUID-10BC18AA-EC71-44B7-A3E7-2E4D06FA2DC4

https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=1530108.1

Finding the Right Patches | Quarterly

• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html


https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html

Download Assistant - 1/3

• MOS Note: 2118136.2Download Reference for Oracle Database/GI Update, Revision, PSU ...


https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=2118136.2

Download OPatch

• Patch 6880880


Summary

• Plan for quarterly patch bundles

• Always apply the most recent RU (Release Update)

• Use the most recent OPatch to apply it


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Further Information


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Cool Features

Not only for DBAs


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• Rename or relocate datafiles online• Move between storage types

• Works with SYSTEM and SYSAUX, too

• In Oracle 12.1 and 12.2.0.1 be aware of:

• Bug 24836489 - DATAFILES ARE CREATED WRONG LOCATION IN OMF DEFINED PDB DATABASE

• Single fix available but not part of any RU

• Fixed with Oracle 18c


Cool Features | Online Datafile Move

• Rename:

• Relocate:

• Copy:

NEW IN

12.1

ALTER DATABASE MOVE DATAFILE

'/data/user1.dbf' TO

'/data/user001.dbf';



'/test/user1.dbf';



'/test/user1.dbf' KEEP;

• Online table move


Cool Features | Online Table Move

• Convert table into partitioned tablealter table EMPLOYEES_CONVERT

modify partition by range (EMPLOYEE_ID)

interval (100)

(partition P1 values less than (100),

partition P2 values less than (500))

ONLINE

update indexes (IDX1_SAL LOCAL,

IDX2_EMPID

global partition by range (EMPLOYEE_ID)

(partition IP1 values less than

(MAXVALUE)));

;

alter table HR.JOBS

move ONLINE

tablespace HR_TBS;

Cool Features | Online Tablespace Encryption

• Online encryption of existing database tablespace files• alter tablespace <tbs>

encryption encrypt;

• Storage overhead: 2x largest file of tbs

• Full encryption of SYSTEM, SYSAUX, and UNDO tables (internal database structures)

• Offline tablespace encryption

• No storage overhead

• RMAN decrypted restore with 18c

SALESTABLESPACE

HCMTABLESPACE

HCMTABLESPACE

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Acme 10 1/2/16Acme 3 1/3/16Acme 5 1/5/16Acme 12 1/7/16Acme 4 1/8/16Acme 2 1/9/16


• Oracle 12.1.0.2:• 1-30 bytes• CREATE TABLE

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcd;

• Oracle 12.2.0.1:• 1-128 bytes

• If COMPATIBLE ≥ 12.2.0

• CREATE TABLE

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_abcde

fghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_abcdefghij

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• Database name: ≤ 8 byte

• Disk Groups, PDBs, rollback segments and tablespace names ≤ 30 bytes


Cool Features | LONG Identifiers

• Be aware when exchanging data with lower releases

• Documentation:• https://docs.oracle.com/database/122/SQLRF/

Database-Object-Names-and-Qualifiers.htm#SQLRF51129

• See also:• https://mikedietrichde.com/2018/07/09/expor

t-with-data-pump-and-long-identifiers/

https://docs.oracle.com/database/122/SQLRF/Database-Object-Names-and-Qualifiers.htm#SQLRF51129

https://mikedietrichde.com/2018/07/09/export-with-data-pump-and-long-identifiers/

• DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE

• Introduced in Oracle 12.1

• Now included in EE without extra license

• Documentation:• https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/DBLIC/editions.ht

m#DBLIC109


Cool Features | Privilege Capture

• Example: Capture process• BEGIN DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE.CREATE_CAPTURE(

name => 'COLLECT_USED_DEMOAPPS_PRIVS' , description => 'Find used privileges' , type => DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE.G_CONTEXT , condition => 'SYS_CONTEXT (''USERENV'',''CURRENT_SCHEMA'') = ''DEMOAPPS''' );END;/

• BEGIN DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE.ENABLE_CAPTURE('COLLECT_USED_DEMOAPPS_PRIVS');END;

• BEGIN DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE.DISABLE_CAPTURE('COLLECT_USED_DEMOAPPS_PRIVS');END;

• BEGIN DBMS_PRIVILEGE_CAPTURE.GENERATE_RESULT('COLLECT_USED_DEMOAPPS_PRIVS');END;

• Then check DBA_USED_PRIVS and DBA_UNUSED_PRIVS

https://docs.oracle.com/database/121/DBLIC/editions.htm#DBLIC109

Spatial and Graph + Machine Learning

• Oracle Spatial and Graph (OSG) included with Oracle Database

• Oracle Machine Learning (Advanced Analytics) include as well• Since Dec 5, 2019

• Valid for all editions, includes Enterprise Edition, SE2 and DBCS

• Applies to all database versions back to Oracle 11.2.0.4

• https://mikedietrichde.com/2019/12/06/great-license-news-spatial-and-graph-machine-learning/


https://mikedietrichde.com/2019/12/06/great-license-news-spatial-and-graph-machine-learning/

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