Oracle has recently announced the release of Oracle E-Business Suite 19c Database. With the Database 19c certification, EBS 12.2 on-premises databases are now certified with the CDB architecture (multitenant architecture).
Background
With the launch of database 12c in 2013, Oracle introduced a new architectural concept, called “Multitenant Databases”, where you have one super database (=container; CDB) and one or more sub-databases (= pluggable; PDB).
Note: To read more about Multi-Tenant Architecture click here
EBS (R12.2) Architecture Overview
This architecture mainly consists of:
- Application Tier
- Database Tier
- Client Tier
Overview of Oracle Database 19c
Oracle Database 19c, is the long term support release of the Oracle Database 12c and 18c family of products, offering customers Premier and Extended Support through to March 2023 and March 2026 respectively. It is available on Linux, Windows, Solaris, HP/UX and AIX platforms as well as the Oracle Cloud.
Oracle Database 19c offers customers the best performance, scalability, reliability, and security for all their operational and analytical workloads.
What’s New for EBS with Oracle Database 19c
There are several mandatory architecture updates when you upgrade your Oracle E-Business Suite database to Oracle Database 19c. The following is a summary of the key required architectural changes:
- Container Database (CDB) Architecture: With the Database 19c certification, EBS 12.2 on-premises databases are now certified with the CDB architecture (multitenant architecture). As part of the upgrade to Database 19c, you will convert your EBS database to the CDB architecture with a single pluggable database (PDB).
- PL/SQL File Input/Output Directories: With Database 19c, the UTL_FILE_DIR database initialization parameter has been desupported. As part of the upgrade to Database 19c, you must migrate all UTL_FILE_DIR database initialization parameters to database directory objects. EBS development has created a utility to migrate and manage your defined PL/SQL file input/output directories.
- ADG DML Redirection: Previously, you could only update Global Temp Tables on Active Data Guard standby database. From Oracle 19c, you can also update regular tables.
ADG_REDIRECT_DML enables DML redirection from Oracle Active Data Guard.
R12.x Support For Database 19c
- Oracle Database 19c(19.3) has been recently supported for E-business R12.1.3 and R12.2.3 +
- Only Multitenant Architecture is supported
- Only One PDB in a CDB is supported for E-business
- De-Support of UTL_FILE_DIR initialization parameter
- Pluggable Database support
- Oracle Linux 7.5 & above
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Why Upgrade to Database 19c?
Why Upgrade to Database 19c?- Oracle Database 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.2 Extended Support Waived Only Till Dec 2020 (To know more about this, check Extended Support Fee Waived for Oracle Database 12.1 and 11.2 for Oracle E-Business Suite)
- All Customers Should Upgrade Their Database By Then To Avoid Extra Cost
- At The Moment Only EBS R12.1.3 & R12.2.3+ Is Supported
- Support For R12.0 And 11i Is Expected On A Later Date
High-Level Upgrade Steps
- Configure DB Home for EBS
- If R12.2.x, ensure that no ADOP cycle is active, Upgrade Database to 19c
- Prepare for PDB Conversion & Convert to PDB
- Execute Post PDB Conversion script txkPostPDBCreationTasks.pl
- MOS Doc Id. 396009.1 Modify Database Initialization parameters following
- Run autoconfig on the Application tier
- Rewrite customizations depending on UTL_FILE_DIR
- Rewrite customizations if impacted due to CDB/PDB model
- Start Application services and carry out complete Health Check
I hope you find this blog useful in understanding the 19c Database upgrade process in Oracle EBS R12 if you have any doubts regarding the 19c database upgrade post in the comment section.
References MOS
- MOS Doc Id. 1594274.1 Install Oracle Database binaries 19c and apply EBS overlay patches as per
- MOS Doc Id. 2552181.1 Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with Oracle Database 19c
- MOS (Doc ID 396009.1) Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
- (MOS Note 2530665.1) Using Oracle Database 19c RAC Multitenant (Single PDB) with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2
- (MOS Note 2554156.1) Export/Import Process for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Database Instances Using Oracle Database 19c
Related/ Further Readings
- Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.9 Now Available & Its Upgrade Steps
- Steps to download Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Software
- Oracle AppsDBA (R12.2) Training: Step by Step Activity Guides/Hands-On Lab Exercise
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