Question
Upgrade WAS and Oracle version
Hi,
We are in the process of upgrading our application WAS and Oracle version.
currently our app is using Pega version 6.2 SP2, WAS 7, Oracle 11. We need to upgrade WAS to 8.5 and Oracle to 12c. As per the platform support guide, oracle 12c is not supported by PRPC 6.2 SP2.
So as part of this upgrade, we are planning to upgrade Pega version to 6.3 and planning to do it in two phases.
- Oracle 12c + pega upgrade
- WAS 8.5 upgrade
- WAS 855 + pega upgrade
- Oracle 12c upgrade
Could you please help us to find out which option is best to follow and what is the high level estimates for this?
Thanks,
smitha
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The bulk of the Pega upgrade process is done through direct connection to the database (with some of the latter stages requiring this to be loaded in the application server). So I'd suggest based on this that you'd be best to upgrade the DB and Pega software first.
But, is there a specific reason why you're only intending to go to 6.3 (presumably SP1, as 6.3 base doesn't support Oracle 12C databases)?