Oracle EBS R12.2 Upgrade to Database 23ai on Exadata Cloud

 

Purpose: This Oracle Support note details the process for upgrading Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Release 12.2 from Oracle Database 19c to the newly certified Oracle Database 23ai, specifically for environments running on Exadata Database Service on dedicated infrastructure or Cloud@Customer.

Prerequisites:

• EBS must be on at least Release 12.2.7 (Error Correction baseline).

• Unified auditing must be enabled (traditional auditing is deprecated).

• System Schema Migration is required to remove deprecated database dependencies

Deployment Context: This note applies to on-premises Exadata, specifically the Database Service on dedicated infrastructure or Cloud@Customer deployments, differentiating from the Base Database Service covered in another note.

Upgrade Utility: The recommended approach is using Oracle’s AutoUpgrade tool for seamless migration from DB 19c to DB 23ai. A newer tool, EDBPC (E-Business Suite Database Parameter Checker), is also introduced—helping validate initialization parameters for DB-23ai readiness

Key Enhancements with DB 23ai: Beyond the upgrade, the move to DB 23ai brings modern database innovations like AI-driven tuning, vector search, self-driving capabilities, scale improvements, rolling upgrades via Active Data Guard, and enhanced security features.

https://blogs.oracle.com/ebs/post/ebs-database-23ai-upgrade-migration-and-other-documents-revised-for-april-2025-ru-across-database-cloud-services?utm_source=chatgpt.com