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 (ITC Staff Use Only)
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.
| Environment |
Event |
Date |
| Pre-production |
FY20 Q3 Clone |
1/3/2020 |
| Pre-production |
FY20 Q4 Clone |
4/13/2020 |
| Pre-production |
FY21 Q1 Clone |
7/6/2020 |
| Pre-production |
FY21 Q2 Clone |
10/5/2020 |
| Pre-production |
FY21 Q3 Clone |
1/4/2021 |
| Pre-production |
FY21 Q4 Clone |
4/5/2021 |
Development Environment Cloning
Development databases will be cloned on a semi-annual basis. Please note the semi-annual schedule follows the financial calendar.
| Environment |
Event |
Date |
| Development |
FY20 Winter Clone |
2/13/2020 |
| Development |
FY21 Summer Clone |
7/20/2020 |
| Development |
FY21 Winter Clone |
TBD |
| Development |
FY22 Summer Clone |
TBD |