Zero Downtime Migration
Oracle Zero Downtime Migration is a widely used automated solution for migrating Oracle AI Databases into any Oracle-owned infrastructure, including Exadata Database Machine on-premises, Oracle Database Appliance, Exadata Cloud@Customer, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), including Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle Database@Google Cloud, and Oracle Database@AWS
Online, Reliable, and Simplified Oracle AI Database Migrations
Move your Oracle AI Databases with confidence using Oracle ZDM, minimizing downtime, reducing risk, and simplifying migrations to on-premises, Oracle Cloud, and multicloud.
Scalable migration orchestration
Migrate at scale leveraging a robust job framework to orchestrate fleet migrations across hundreds of databases simultaneously.
Automate scheduling and execution of large-scale migrations while maintaining consistency, control, and operational efficiency across complex environments.
Online database migrations
Reduce downtime with established Oracle MAA technologies, enabling seamless cutovers for mission-critical workloads.
Keep applications running throughout the migration process with minimal impact to business operations and user experience.
Reliable migration outcomes
Improve migration reliability with automated, validated, and repeatable workflows that ensure consistent execution across database migrations.
Reduce complexity and human error with pre-migration validation and standardized execution for predictable and successful migrations.
Accelerated cloud adoption
Simplify Oracle database migrations across various platforms and cloud environments with a single, consistent migration solution.
Support a wide range of migration scenarios with the flexibility to migrate to the latest database versions and enable architecture changes.
Integrated best practices
Benefit from built-in migration best practices to automatically apply recommended configurations to ensure optimal migration execution.
Leverage proven migration expertise and reduce the need for specialized migration knowledge.
Free enterprise capabilities
Use Oracle ZDM for free and reduce migration expenses while enabling secure, efficient database migrations.
Access advanced migration capabilities without additional licensing fees, with TDE encryption and Oracle GoldenGate included for cloud migrations.
Discover how Oracle Zero Downtime Migration can simplify and automate your multicloud journey
Explore ZDM Migration Options
Discover the migration workflows supported by ZDM based on your source database, platform, and target environment.
Supported Migration Workflows
- Physical Migrations
- Physical Offline with Backup Location
- Physical Offline with Cold PDB Cloning
- Physical Offline with Hot PDB Cloning
- Physical Online with Backup Location
- Physical Online with Direct Data Transfer
- Physical Online with Non-CDB to PDB Conversion
- Physical Online with Upgrade of a CDB
- Physical Online with Upgrade and Non-CDB to PDB Conversion
- Physical Online with Cloud Native Disaster Recovery
- Physical Online with Refreshable PDB Cloning
- Logical Migrations
- Logical Offline with Backup Location
- Logical Offline with Database Link
- Logical Online with Backup Location
- Logical Online with Database Link
- Hybrid Migrations
- Hybrid Offline with Backup Location
- Physical Migrations
Supported Source Platforms
- Source Platforms
- On-premises
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- 3rd Party Clouds
- Amazon Web Services RDS for Oracle
- Source Operating Systems
- Linux
- Solaris
- AIX
- Windows
- Source Platforms
Supported Source Databases
- Database Versions
- Oracle Database 11g
- Oracle Database 12c
- Oracle Database 18c
- Oracle Database 19c
- Oracle AI Database 26ai
- Database Architectures
- Oracle Single-Instance databases
- Oracle RAC One Node databases
- Oracle RAC databases
- Database Versions
Supported Target Platforms On-Premises
- Target On-Premises Platforms
- Oracle Exadata Database Machine
- Oracle Database Appliance
- Target On-Premises Platforms
Supported Target Oracle Database Cloud Services
- Target OCI Databases
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database Serverless
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer
- Oracle Base Database Service
- Target OCI Databases
Supported Target Multicloud Database Services
- Target Databases on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database Serverless on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle Base Database Service on Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Target Databases on Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database Serverless on Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
- Oracle Base Database Service on Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
- Target Databases on Oracle AI Database@AWS
- Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@AWS
- Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@AWS
- Target Databases on Oracle AI Database@Azure
Experience ZDM migration methodologies with Hands-On Labs

Oracle ZDM: Logical Online Migration to Autonomous Database

Oracle ZDM: Physical Online Migration with Backup Location to Co-Managed Databases in OCI

Oracle ZDM: Physical Offline Migration to Co-Managed Databases in OCI

Oracle ZDM: Physical Online Migration with Direct Data Transfer to Co-Managed Databases in OCI
Multicloud Migration
- Migration to Oracle Database@Azure
- Video: Migrate Oracle Databases to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Azure (7:50)
- Physical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Azure
- Physical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Azure
- Logical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Azure
- Logical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Azure
- Logical Online Migration to ADB-S on Oracle Database@Azure
- Logical Offline Migration to ADB-S on Oracle Database@Azure
- Migration to Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Video: Migrate Oracle Databases to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Google Cloud (4:18)
- Physical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Physical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Logical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Logical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Logical Online Migration to ADB-S on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Logical Offline Migration to ADB-S on Oracle Database@Google Cloud
- Migration to Oracle Database@AWS
- Video: Migrate Oracle Databases to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@AWS (6:05)
- Physical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
- Physical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
- Logical Online Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
- Logical Offline Migration to ExaDB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
- Logical Online Migration to ADB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
- Logical Offline Migration to ADB-D on Oracle Database@AWS
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