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Contents
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching and Upgrade Overview
1.1
Installation, Patching, and Upgrade Terminology
1.1.1
Patching
1.1.2
Migration
1.1.3
Upgrade
1.1.4
Installation
1.2
Patching and Upgrade Tools
1.3
About Database Patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware
2
Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware with Oracle OPatch
2.1
About Patching
2.1.1
Types of Patches That can be Used with OPatch
2.1.2
Types of Patches That can not be Used with OPatch
2.2
About OPatch
2.2.1
Getting OPatch
2.2.2
Getting Patches
2.2.3
OPatch Environment Variables
2.2.4
OPatch System Requirements
2.2.5
Backup and Recovery Considerations for Patching
2.3
OPatch in a Fusion Middleware Environment
2.3.1
A Typical Patching Scenario
2.3.2
Patching a Fusion Middleware Product
2.3.3
Patching in a Distributed Environment
2.3.3.1
Patching with a Local Middleware Home
2.3.3.2
Patching with a Shared Middleware Home
2.3.4
Patching Artifacts Deployed Outside the Oracle Home
2.4
Running OPatch
2.4.1
Applying Patches and Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
2.4.1.1
Using the OPatch Property File
2.4.1.2
Using the -auto Option
2.4.1.3
Using the apply Command
2.4.1.4
Sample Output for the apply Command
2.4.2
Rolling Back Patches and Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
2.4.3
Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
2.4.4
Listing the Source Oracle Homes
2.4.5
Listing the Domains Created from the Middleware Home or Oracle Home
2.4.6
Listing the Applicable Oracle Homes for a Patch
2.4.7
Listing Patches Applied to an Oracle Home or WebLogic Domain
2.4.8
Starting or Stopping a Runtime Instance
2.5
Troubleshooting OPatch in a Fusion Middleware Environment
2.5.1
Notes About Patching the MDS Repository
2.5.2
Setting the Machine Name and Listen Address
3
Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set
3.1
About the SOA Suite, WebCenter, and Application Developer Installers
3.2
Special Instructions for Oracle WebCenter Users
3.3
Summary of the Patch Set Installation Process
3.4
Before You Begin Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set
3.4.1
Perform General Pre-Patching Tasks
3.4.1.1
Back Up Your Middleware Home, Domain Home and Oracle Instances
3.4.1.2
Stop the Servers and Processes
3.4.1.3
Patch Oracle WebLogic Server
3.4.2
Save OmniPortlet and WebClipping Customizations for Oracle Portal and Oracle WebCenter
3.4.3
Rename the emCCR File for Silent Patching
3.5
Download and Start the Patch Set Installer
3.6
Patch Set Installer Instructions
3.7
Updating Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant
3.8
Post-Patching Tasks
3.8.1
Post-Patching Tasks for System Components
3.8.1.1
Upgrading System Components
3.8.1.2
Updating Configuration Properties in Oracle Identity Federation
3.8.1.3
Updating Oracle Configuration Manager
3.8.1.4
Resolving JDBC Errors in Oracle Reports and Oracle Portal
3.8.2
Updating Fusion Middleware Shared Libraries
3.8.3
Updating Configurations and Stores
3.8.4
Enabling WS-AtomicTransaction
3.8.5
Post-Patching Tasks for Oracle SOA Suite
3.8.5.1
Removing the tmp Folder for SOA Composer and BPM Workspace
3.8.5.2
Updating the soa-infra Application in Warning State
3.8.5.3
Run soa-upgrade.py to Update the Policy Store and Deploy a Shared Library
3.8.5.4
Updating the Oracle Data Integrator Clients if BAM-ODI Integration is Enabled
3.8.5.5
Committing or Reverting Open Edit Sessions in SOA Composer
3.8.5.6
Saving and Restoring XEngine Customizations for Oracle B2
3.8.6
Post-Patching Tasks for Oracle Enterprise Content Management
3.8.6.1
Updating I/PM in Oracle Enterprise Content Management
3.8.6.2
Updating Oracle Application Adapters for Oracle Enterprise Content Management
3.8.7
Updating the Configuration in SSL-Enabled Oracle Portal Instances
3.8.8
Restoring OmniPortlet and WebClipping Customizations for Oracle Portal and Oracle WebCenter
3.8.9
Adding New OWSM Pre-Defined Policies
3.8.10
Upgrading Oracle Service Bus 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.3.0) Domain Configuration to Oracle Service Bus 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0)
3.8.10.1
Upgrade Instructions
3.8.10.2
Post-Upgrade Tasks
3.9
Starting the Servers and Processes
3.10
Verifying Your Patch Installation
4
Updating Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant
4.1
Which Schemas Need to be Updated with Patch Set Assistant?
4.2
Special Instructions for Standalone Oracle Portal Repository Schemas
4.3
Special Instructions for Oracle Service Bus Schemas Installed in a Microsoft SQL Server Database
4.4
Before You Begin Using the Patch Set Assistant
4.4.1
Back Up Your Database and Database Schemas
4.4.2
Check Your Database and Schemas
4.4.3
Shut Down All Components Using the Schemas You Want to Update
4.4.4
Check the aq_tm_processes Value for Oracle Portal
4.5
Running the Patch Set Assistant
4.5.1
General Information about the Patch Set Assistant
4.5.2
Starting the Patch Set Assistant
4.5.3
Command Line Syntax
4.5.4
Sample Commands
4.5.5
Verifying the Schema Version Number After Update
4.5.6
Checking for Invalid Database Objects
4.5.7
Loading the Oracle SOA Suite 11.1.1.4.0 Purge Scripts
4.6
Patch Set Assistant Log Files
5
Patching Oracle WebCenter
5.1
Task 1: Prepare for Applying the Oracle WebCenter Patch Set
5.1.1
Task 1a: Perform General Oracle Fusion Middleware Pre-Patching Steps
5.1.2
Task 1b: Save Your OmniPortlet and WebClipping Customizations
5.1.3
Task 1c: Run purgeMetadata() for WebCenter Spaces
5.2
Task 2: Upgrade Oracle Universal Content Management 10
g
5.3
Task 3: Remove the LD_LIBRARY_PATH Entry from the setDomainEnv Script
5.4
Task 4: Update Oracle WebCenter to 11.1.1.4.0
5.4.1
Choosing Your Oracle WebCenter Update Method
5.4.2
Updating Oracle WebCenter Using WLST Commands
5.4.3
Updating Oracle WebCenter Using Node Manager and Automated Script
5.4.3.1
Configure Node Manager
5.4.3.2
Verify Your Node Manager Configuration
5.4.3.3
Update Oracle WebCenter
5.4.3.4
How to Run the Oracle WebCenter Automated Script
5.5
Task 5: Perform Oracle WebCenter Post-Patching Tasks
5.5.1
Migrating Your Oracle Wiki Pages and Blogs
5.5.1.1
Procedure for Migrating Oracle Wiki Pages and Blogs
5.5.1.2
Troubleshooting Problems During Wiki Migration
5.5.2
Upgrading Oracle WebCenter Custom Portal Managed Servers
5.5.3
Migrating Content Presenter Custom Templates
5.5.4
Updating Oracle WebCenter Portal Schemas
5.5.5
Updating Your Configuration for WebCenter REST APIs
5.5.5.1
Configure an Identity Asserter
5.5.5.2
Configure the Credential Store
5.5.6
Updating Multi Calendar Layouts
5.5.7
Post-Patching Tasks for WebCenter Spaces
5.5.7.1
Configuring Group Space Workflows
5.5.7.2
Allowing Group Spaces to Have a Default Template Set
5.5.7.3
Updating the Timezone Attribute in WebCenter Spaces
5.5.7.4
Updating the Group Spaces Display Mode
5.5.7.5
Migrating WebCenter Spaces Custom Library
5.5.7.6
Starting Oracle BPM to Login to WebCenter Spaces
5.5.8
Post-Patching Tasks for Security Features
5.5.8.1
Configuring Web Services Security for Discussions
5.5.8.2
Adding Oracle Single Sign-On Authentication Provider to the List of Authentication Providers
5.6
Task 6: Add New Features to Oracle WebCenter
5.6.1
Enabling Process Spaces in a Patched Domain
5.6.2
Extending a WebCenter Domain to Add Oracle WebCenter Analytics Collector
5.6.3
Add Activity Graph, Analytics, Pagelet Producer, and Personalization Server to the Patched Domain
5.6.4
Upgrading a WebCenter Custom Application to Add Portal Framework Features
6
Patching an 11
g
(11.1.1.2.0) Oracle Identity Management High Availability Environment with 11
g
(11.1.1.4.0)
6.1
Task 1: Stopping Servers and System Components
6.1.1
Stopping Managed Servers
6.1.2
Stopping the Administration Server
6.1.3
Stopping the Node Manager
6.1.4
Stopping the Oracle Management Agent
6.1.5
Stopping the System Components
6.1.6
Special Consideration for Patching OID Replication Environments
6.2
Task 2: Updating Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.2 to Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.4
6.3
Task 3: Updating the Oracle Identity Management Oracle Home using the Oracle Identity Management Patch Set Installer
6.4
Task 4: Updating the Oracle HTTP Server Oracle Home Using the Oracle Web Tier Patch Set Installer
6.5
Task 5: Updating the Oracle Identity Management Repository using Patch Set Assistant
6.6
Task 6: Starting System Components and Servers
6.6.1
Starting System Components
6.6.1.1
Starting Oracle Internet Directory Processes
6.6.1.2
Starting Oracle Virtual Directory Processes
6.6.1.3
Starting Oracle HTTP Server
6.6.2
Starting Node Manager
6.6.3
Starting the Oracle WebLogic Administration Server
6.6.4
Starting the Managed Server
6.6.5
Starting Oracle Management Agent
6.7
Task7: Updating the Version Number String Shown in Oracle Enterprise Manager
A
Patch Set Installer Screens
A.1
Welcome Screen
A.2
Specify Installation Location Screen
A.3
Specify Security Updates Screen
A.4
Installation Summary Screen
A.5
Installation Progress Screen
A.6
Installation Complete Screen
B
Using Patch Assistant to Migrate from 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) to Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0)
B.1
Overview of Oracle Fusion Middleware 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) Patch Assistant
B.2
Migration Process
B.3
Preparing to Migrate
B.3.1
Evaluating and Reviewing your Oracle Fusion Middleware 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) Environment
B.3.2
Preparing to Migrate Your Configuration
B.3.2.1
Prerequisites
B.3.2.2
Extracting the Contents of Patch Assistant
B.3.2.3
Setting Up the Patch Assistant Environment
B.3.2.4
Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
B.3.2.5
Setting Logging Properties
B.4
Migrating to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11
g
Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0)
B.4.1
Migration Roadmap
B.4.2
Migration Procedure
B.4.2.1
Stopping the Old Domain
B.4.2.2
Installing Oracle Software for 11.1.1.2.0
B.4.2.3
Downloading Patch Assistant
B.4.2.4
Migrating the Schema
B.4.2.5
Creating a WebLogic Domain for 11.1.1.2.0
B.4.2.6
Migrating the Domain
B.4.2.7
Migrating an Instance
B.4.2.8
Registering the Instance
B.4.2.9
Starting or Stopping the 11.1.1.2.0 Domain
B.4.2.10
Completing Post-Migration Tasks
B.4.2.11
Decommissioning the 11.1.1.1.0 Installation
B.4.3
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
B.4.3.1
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Fusion Middleware Audit Framework
B.4.3.2
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer
B.4.3.3
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Directory Integration Platform
B.4.3.4
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Identity Federation
B.4.3.5
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Platform Security Services
B.4.3.6
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle Reports
B.4.3.7
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle SOA
B.4.3.8
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle User Messaging Service
B.4.3.9
Post-Migration Configuration for Oracle WebCenter
B.4.3.10
Post Migration Configuration for Oracle Web Services Manager
B.4.4
Installation Process
B.4.5
Configuration Process
B.4.6
Properties in the patchMaster.properties File
B.4.6.1
Overriding Properties Set in the patchMaster.properties File
B.4.7
Oracle Fusion Middleware Components Supported by Patch Assistant
C
Sample Patch Master Properties File
Index
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