2 Supported Starting Points for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF Upgrade

Refer to the following sections for information about the supported starting points for upgrading to Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF 11g:

2.1 Summary of Supported Upgrade Starting Points for Oracle SOA Suite, WebCenter, and ADF

This guide provides instructions for upgrading from the Oracle Application Server releases and installation types described in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Releases and Installation Types Supported By This Guide

Release Installation Type Description or Notes Latest Patch Sets

10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1.0)

All Installation Types

This release included the components of the Oracle SOA Suite

10g Release 3 (10.1.3.5)

10g Release 3 (10.1.3.2.0)

All Installation Types

This release included the Oracle WebCenter components

10g Release 3 (10.1.3.5)


The patch sets listed in Table 2-1 were the latest patch sets available at the time this guide was published. For a list of the latest patch sets available for your installation, refer to My Oracle Support (formerly OracleMetaLink):

http://support.oracle.com/

Note:

If you are currently running Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide, which provides information about applying the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware patches.

This guide, as well as the other upgrade guides available in the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g documentation library, provide instructions for upgrading from Oracle Application Server 10g to the latest Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g release.

2.2 Information for Oracle SOA Suite 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Users

If you are using Oracle BPEL Process Manager or Oracle BAM 10g Release 2 (10.1.2), then you must first migrate your projects to 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) before upgrading to Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. For more information on migrating from Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) to 10g Release 3 (10.1.3), see:

  • "Oracle BPEL Process Manager Migration" in the 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1) Oracle BPEL Process Manager Installation Guide

  • "Migrating Workflow Definitions from 10.1.2 to 10.1.3.1" in the 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1) Oracle BPEL Process Manager Developer's Guide