11.2.0.3 is the latest release (at the time of writing this post) for the Oracle database. The intent of this guide is to upgrade the current database version from 11.1.0.7 to 11.2.0.3.
The installation procedure for the new Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) installs the Oracle software into a new Oracle home. This is referred to as an out-of-place upgrade and is different from patch set releases for earlier releases of Oracle Database, where the patch set was always installed in place. Oracle strongly recommends that you follow the steps in this procedure to ensure minimal downtime for the upgrade process and integrity of the new binaries and software libraries.
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