Use this workflow if you are going to install the new Oracle server on a separate computer from the previous Oracle server installation.
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Create a full Oracle backup dump from your previous Oracle version.
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Restore the Oracle backup dump on the new server.
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Connect using Smart Instrumentation and use the Smart Upgrade (Admin) to update your database to Smart Instrumentation 14.
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If you upgraded from a non-Unicode database, create a new Oracle Unicode instance and initialize domains from the upgraded database to this new instance.
Some scenarios require that you initialize new domains using the upgraded domains as a source. You need to familiarize yourself with the domain initialization prerequisites and procedures pertinent to your database platform. For details, see the Domain Backup and Deletion section of the Administration Module help.
In scenarios that involve domain initialization using another domain as a source, you lose the source audit trail data. Therefore, before implementing such a scenario, we recommend that you back up the existing audit trail data. For details, see Backing up Files Containing Audit Trail Data in the Administration Module help.