Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Upgrade an Autonomous Database Instance to Oracle Database 23ai

When you clone an Autonomous Database instance and the source database version is Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can choose either Oracle Database 19c or Oracle Database 23ai for the clone.

Parent topic: Clone, Move, or Upgrade an Autonomous Database Instance

Upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by Creating a Full Clone

If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by creating a full clone.

To upgrade your Autonomous Database by creating a full clone, do the following:

  1. Verify the Oracle Database version for your Autonomous Database instance is Oracle Database 19c.

    On the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console, the Autonomous Database details page includes the Database version field showing your database version.

  2. During the cloning operation, in the Clone type area select Full clone, and in the Clone source area, select Clone from database instance.
  3. During the cloning operation, in the cloning step where you configure the database, select Oracle Database 23ai in the Choose database version selection.

    Oracle Database 23ai only shows in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available.

See Clone an Autonomous Database Instance for the detailed steps for this type of clone.

Note

The clone has its own wallet and you cannot use the wallet of the source database to connect to the clone. All users must obtain a new wallet and use the new wallet to access the upgraded database. See Download Client Credentials (Wallets) for more information.

Upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by Creating a Refreshable Clone

You can create a refreshable clone where the source database version is Oracle Database 19c and the cloned database version is Oracle Database 23ai.

Creating a refreshable clone with an Oracle Database 19c source and an Oracle Database 23ai refreshable clone allows you to test your workload with Oracle Database 23ai, or you can use the refreshable clone to upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai.

To create this type of refreshable clone, start with an Autonomous Database Database version 19c instance and follow the steps to create a refreshable clone, and select Database version 23ai for the clone. See Create a Refreshable Clone for an Autonomous Database Instance for more information.

Note the following when the refreshable clone source Autonomous Database Database version is 19c and the cloned Autonomous Database Database version is 23ai:

  • After you create the refreshable clone, the clone will be in the stopped state and is not available for read-only operations. The only operations available for this type of refreshable clone are refresh (either manual or automatic), and disconnect.

    See Refresh a Refreshable Clone on Autonomous Database and Disconnect a Refreshable Clone from the Source Database for more information.

  • This type of refreshable clone only allows a refresh when the database is in the "Stopped" state. The stopped refresh applies only for refreshable clones that have a source Oracle Database 19c and the cloned database is Oracle Database 23ai.

  • To use the refreshable clone you must disconnect the clone from the source database and start the database.

    See Start Autonomous Database and Disconnect a Refreshable Clone from the Source Database for more information.

  • You can reconnect a disconnected refreshable within 24 hours. When the source Oracle Database 19c and the refreshable clone Oracle Database 23ai, the clone reverts to the stopped state when you reconnect and you may refresh data from the source again.

    See Reconnect a Refreshable Clone to the Source Database for more information.

  • While the refreshable clone is connected to the source database, if no refresh is performed within 7 days, the refreshable clone can no longer be refreshed. In this case you have the following option:

    • You can disconnect the refreshable clone from the source database. After the disconnect operation completes you can use the database as a standalone database and the data reflects the state of the source database at the time of the last successful refresh.

      See Disconnect a Refreshable Clone from the Source Database for more information.

  • Creating a cross-region refreshable clone with an Oracle Database 19c source and an Oracle Database 23ai refreshable clone is not supported.

  • Creating a cross tenancy refreshable clone with an Oracle Database 19c source and an Oracle Database 23ai refreshable clone is not supported in either the same region or cross-region.