Step 1: Upgrade Path for Oracle Database to Oracle 12c Release 1 (12.1) Minimum version of the database that can be directly upgraded to Oracle 12c Release 1 (12.1) Source Database | Target Database | 10.2.0.5 | 12.1.x | 11.1.0.7 | 12.1.x | 11.2.0.2 or higher | 12.1.x | The following database versions will require an indirect upgrade path: Source Database | Intermediate Upgrade Path for Target Database | Target Database | 11.2.0.1 | ----> | 11.2.0.2 or higher | ----> | 12.1.x | 11.1.0.6 | ----> | 11.1.0.7 or 11.2.0.2 or higher | ----> | 12.1.x | 10.2.0.4 (or earlier) | ----> | 10.2.0.5 or later direct upgrade version | ----> | 12.1.x | 10.1.0.5 (or earlier) | ----> | 10.2.0.5 or later direct upgrade version | ----> | 12.1.x | 9.2.0.8 (or earlier) | ----> | 9.2.0.8 --> 11.2.0.2 or higher | ----> | 12.1.x | 2.更新到12c release 2 Minimum version of the database that can be directly upgraded to Oracle 12c Release 1 (12.2) Source Database | Target Database | 11.2.0.3 / 11.2.0.4 | 12.2.x | 12.1.0.1 / 12.1.0.2 | 12.2.x | Intermediate upgrades needs to be carried for following releases Source Database | Intermediate upgrade path | Target database | 11.2.0.1 / 11.2.0.2 | --> | 11.2.0.4 | --> | 12.2.x | 11.1.0.6 / 11.1.0.7 | --> | 11.2.0.4 | --> | 12.2.x | 10.2.0.2/10.2.0.3/10.2.0.4/10.2.0.5 | --> | 11.2.0.4 / 12.1.0.2 | --> | 12.2.x | 10.1.0.5 | --> | 11.2.0.4 / 12.1.0.2 | --> | 12.2.x | 9.2.0.8 | --> | 11.2.0.3 / 11.2.0.4 | --> | 12.2.x | For example |