Upgrade an Autonomous Database Instance to Oracle Database 23ai
When you clone an Autonomous Database instance and the source database version is Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can choose either Oracle Database 19c or Oracle Database 23ai for the clone.
- Manually Upgrade by Performing a Full Clone
If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by creating a full clone.
Parent topic: Cloning and Moving an Autonomous Database
Manually Upgrade by Performing a Full Clone
If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, in regions where Oracle Database 23ai is available, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai by creating a full clone.
To upgrade your Autonomous Database by creating a full clone, do the following:
See Clone an Autonomous Database Instance for the detailed steps for this type of clone.
The clone has its own wallet and you cannot use the wallet of the source database to connect to the clone. All users must obtain a new wallet and use the new wallet to access the upgraded database. See Download Client Credentials (Wallets) for more information.