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Wrong documentation? dbname and sid parameters in config file for AutoUpgrade

edited Nov 5, 2020 3:12PM in Database Install/Upgrade/Opatch (MOSC) 2 commentsAnswered ✓

https://www.oracle.com/a/otn/docs/database-upgrade-quick-start-guide.pdf

gives a sample AutoUpgrade configuration file where there is the line

upg1.dbname=DB12

But documentation

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/upgrd/autoupgrade-utility-configuration-files.html does not list the parameter dbname. In my test of upgrading from 18c to 19c, this parameter seems to be ignored. So, which of the two documents is correct, the white paper or the documentation? Or is the parameter only for versions older than Oracle 18c?

Another question is about the mandatory parameter sid. If my database is RAC, should I set it to the name of the instance running on the local node, as sid normally means (instance ID)? If so, then I need to set database parameter cluster_database=false, stop database, start this instance only? Documentation seems to say RAC is fully supported. If that means I should leave both nodes of my RAC up, then what should sid be set to for AutoUpgrade?

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