Changes to the schedules below will be communicated via the email distribution list Oracle.Developers@cloud.dartmouth.edu and Slack for ITC staff members.
Oracle Developers Slack Channel
Oracle Patching Events
| Environment |
Event |
Date |
| Non-Production Databases |
Monthly Patching |
2nd Thursday after the 2nd Tuesday of each month (7:00-10:00 AM) |
| Production Databases |
Monthly Patching |
Thursday of the following week after non-production patching (4:00-7:00 AM) |
Pre-production Environment Cloning
Pre-production databases will be cloned on a quarterly basis. Please note the quarterly schedule follows the financial calendar.
| Status |
Environment |
Event |
Start Date/Time (System Outage) |
Estimated End Date/Time (System Restored)* |
| Complete |
Pre-production |
FY21 Q3 Clone |
1/4/2021 5:00 PM |
1/5/2021 5:00 PM |
| Scheduled |
Pre-production |
Out of band clone to support EBS Upgrade |
3/8/2021 8:00 AM |
3/10/2021: 5:00 PM |
| Scheduled |
Pre-production |
FY21 Q4 Clone |
4/19/2021 8:00 AM |
4/21/2021 5:00 PM |
| Proposed |
Pre-production |
FY22 Q1 Clone |
7/12/2021 8:00 AM |
7/14/2021 5:00 PM |
| Proposed |
Pre-Production |
FY22 Q2 Clone |
10/4/2021 8:00 AM |
10/6/2021 5:00 PM |
*Note: The estimated end date and time may vary depending on any issues or unforeseen problems that may come up during the cloning process.
Development Environment Cloning
Development databases will be cloned on a semi-annual basis. Please note the semi-annual schedule follows the financial calendar.
| Status |
Environment |
Event |
Start Date/Time (System Outage) |
Estimated End Date/Time (System Restored)* |
| Complete |
Development (EBSDEV only) |
1099 Testing |
1/5-6/2021 |
|
| Scheduled |
Development |
FY21 Winter Clone |
3/1/2021 8:00 AM |
3/4/2021 5:00 PM |
| Proposed |
Development |
FY22 Summer Clone |
7/19/2021 8:00 AM |
7/22/2021 5:00 PM |
*Note: The estimated end date and time may vary depending on any issues or unforeseen problems that may come up during the cloning process.