Geodatabase Upgrade with both SDE and Oracle upgrade

BadarGillani

We are planning to upgrade Enterprise Geodatabase to ArcSDE 10.3.1 with Oracle 12c. What are the steps to completely migrate the
Geodatabase from

Current environment

     ArcSDE 10.0

     Oracle 10.2.0.3

Target Environment

     ArcSDE 10.3.1

     Oracle 12c

Since target Oracle version will be different, I am assuming that Oracle export/ import will not work. The Geodatabase has terrains and networks. The challenge is to migrate the whole data without rebuilding the networks and terrains.

Thanks,

Badar

Anonymous User

Hi Badar - I think for this type of migration you might want to contact Esri Support for assistance. If that's not a possibility, though, just know that the Esri help doc is super helpful in this case. Our ArcGIS 10.3.1 documentation states:

"You can upgrade directly from a 9.3.1, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.2.1, or 10.2.2 geodatabase to a 10.3.x geodatabase if your database is at a supported release."

Upgrade a geodatabase in Oracle—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

The "supported release" means that your Oracle version has to be supported for the ArcGIS version you are upgrading to. ArcGIS 10.3.1 geodatabases are supported at Oracle 10.2.0.3:

Oracle database requirements for ArcGIS 10.3.x—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

So it is fully supported for you to upgrade directly from 10.0 to 10.3.1, then migrate your database to Oracle 12c using a datapump export/import.