| Oracle Installation and Upgrade SAP Installation on Oracle In the Installation central page you can find several comprehensive technical documents organized by area and release. Master, Installation, Upgrade Configuration and System Copy Guides are available. Note that whenever an SAP Installation takes place there are several pre-requirements that should be performed, so SAP recommendation is to proceed exactly according to the required guide to avoid any issue. The guides can be downloaded from the link: http://service.sap.com/instguides Remark: You should look for the Oracle related guide for the specific SAP Product you are about to install. Oracle Upgrade Specific For a detailed and complete description about the upgrade procedure, you should refer to the following specific SAP upgrade documentation. Upgrade to Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2): UNIX Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1): UNIX Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1): Windows |
| Oracle Patching Unix/Linux Platforms: SAP Bundle Patches for Oracle Databases The 2 latest SAP Bundle patches are available on SWDC. At least one SBP must be installed to ensure that the database is working properly. In general, it is recommended to install the latest SBP. Installing a SAP Bundle Patch Use MOPatch (SAP Note 1027012) to install the SAP Bundle Patch as described in the SBP README. In particular note, the patch-specific installation instructions. It’s not supported to use OPatch directly to install an SBP or parts of it, except where explicitly stated. Windows Platforms: Database Patches for Oracle Databases In general, the 2 latest Bundle patches for Windows platforms are available on SWDC. At least one Bundle patch must be installed to ensure that the database is working properly. In general, it is recommended to install the latest Bundle Patch and all additional generic patches to ensure that the database is working properly. Generic database patches can be applied to 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle homes and must be installed in addition to the Bundle patch. Installing Bundle Patch and Generic Patches on Windows Follow the instructions of the bundle patch README to install the bundle patch with OPatch. Follow the instructions of the corresponding patch READMEs to install the generic patch(es) with OPatch. Please also read SAP Note 509314 for more information on how to locate and download Oracle patches. |
| SAP on Oracle Preventing data loss due to corruptions Consider reading following SCN post concerning this topic. Preventing data loss due to block corruption (Best Practices) |
| SAP on Oracle Development Update Check the development update for what's up and coming for SAP on the Oracle database - platform news, Oracle 12.1 & 11.2, RAC, ASM, Oracle Linux, BR*Tools and so on. |
| SAP on Oracle Key Topics Find resources for administering your Oracle database with an SAP system, refer to following topics: Real Application Clusters (RAC) |
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