./opatch: line 839: [: too many arguments Java (1.x) could not be located

After writing article How to Upgrade OPatch to Latest Version, a few reader raised concerns that they got following error when calling opatch binaries. Even after ensuring that java is installed and all relevant environment variables were also set correctly. The OPatch utility’s md5sum was compared and there was no corruption. To fix this we…

Oracle 19c AutoUpgrade Utility

The AutoUpgrade utility introduced with Oracle 19c identifies issues before upgrades, performs pre- and postupgrade actions, deploys upgrades, performs postupgrade actions, and starts the upgraded Oracle Database. In this article we’ll see how this new autoupgrade utility almost completely automates the database upgrade process including pre & post upgrade tasks. The autoupgrade.jar file is available…