Periodically Lower environments are upgraded for various reasons like

  • To be in compliance

  • To mitigate bugs

  • Security concerns

  • To meet compatibility with other software

Upgrade VDB to a higher version.

  1. Install the new version of Oracle software on the target host.

  2. Follow the Oracle upgrade process to upgrade VDB to a higher version.

  3. Refresh Target Environment in Delphix.

  4. Verify new oracle home is discovered in the environment with entry [ Oracle Backup Ingestion ].

  5. Disable VDB [ Manage Datasets > Select VDB > disable ].

  6. Update VDB configuration using Migrate option in Delphix GUI.

    • Navigate to Manage Datasets > Select VDB > Migrate.

    • Select Correct Environment

    • Select Correct Oracle Home under Installation

    • Click Migrate.

  7. Enable VDB [ Manage Datasets > Select VDB > enable ]

  8. Take a new snapshot to validate VDB snapshot works as expected.

Last updated
Oct 9, 2026