Using the CVU Database Upgrade Validation Command Options

Use the Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) command cluvfy stage -pre dbinst -upgrade to check the readiness of your Oracle RAC installation for upgrades.

Running cluvfy with the -predbinst -upgrade options performs system checks to confirm if the cluster is in a correct state for upgrading from an existing Oracle RAC installation.

The command uses the following syntax, where variable content is indicated by italics:

cluvfy stage -pre dbinst -upgrade -src_dbhome src_RAChome [-dbname
db_names_list] -dest_dbhome dest_RAChome -dest_version dest_version 
[-fixup] [-fixupnoexec][-method root|-method sudo -user user_name
[-location dir_path ]] [-verbose]

The command performs the appropriate checks on all the nodes in the cluster before setting up an Oracle RAC Database. The following table describes the options for the command.

Table C-1 Cluster Verification Utility Command Options for Oracle RAC Databases

Option Description
-src_dbhome src_RAChome Location of the source Oracle RAC home that you are upgrading, where src_RAChome is the path to the home to upgrade.
-dest_dbhome dest_RAChome Location of the Oracle RAC home for upgrade, where dest_RAChome is the path to the Oracle RAC home.
-dest_version dest_version Release number of the upgrade, including any patchset. The release number must include the five digits designating the release to the level of the platform-specific patch. For example: 12.2.0.1.0.
—user user_name User name to access all the nodes with root privileges.
-location dir_path Full file system path for the sudo executable.
-dbname db_names_list List of unique names of the databases being upgraded.
-verbose Displays detailed output of individual checks.
-fixup If specified, on verification failure, performs fixup operations.
-fixupnoexec If specified, on verification failure, fix up data is generated and the instruction for manual execution of the generated fix ups is displayed.

See Also:

Oracle Database Administrator's Guide for information about release number format