Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction

• Important Terminology
• Overview of the Upgrade Process
• Before You Begin
• How the Upgrade Wizard Simplifies the Upgrade Process
• Interoperability and Compatibility with Previous Releases

2 Roadmap for Upgrading Your Application Environment

• Plan the Upgrade
  • Step 1: Inventory the Application Environment
  • Step 2: Verify Supported Configuration Information
  • Step 3: Review the Compatibility Information
  • Step 4: Create an Upgrade Plan
• Prepare to Upgrade
  • Step 1: Check Your Applications (Undeploy If Necessary)
  • Step 2: Shut Down Servers in the Application Environment
  • Step 3: Back Up the Application Environment
  • Step 4: Install Required Oracle Products
  • Step 5: Prepare the Remote Managed Server Domain Directories
  • Step 6: Set Up the Environment
• Upgrade Your Application Environment
• Complete Post-Upgrade Procedure
  • Step 1: Upgrade Your Application Infrastructure
    • weblogic.Admin Utility is Deprecated
    • Using the WebLogic Scripting Tool
    • Upgrading Your Custom Domain Configuration Templates
    • Using SNMP to Monitor WebLogic Server
  • Step 2: Re-apply Customizations to Startup Scripts
    • Default Startup Scripts
    • Custom Startup Scripts
  • Step 3: Verify File Permissions
  • Step 4: Enroll the Computer with Node Manager
  • Step 5: Verify Remote Server Startup Options
  • Step 6: Promote the Application Environment to Production
• What to Do If the Upgrade Process Fails

3 Upgrading a Security Provider

• What Happens During a Security Provider Upgrade
• Upgrading a Security Provider
  • Upgrading a Security Provider in Graphical Mode
    • Starting the WebLogic Upgrade Wizard in Graphical Mode to
      Upgrade a Security Provider
    • Procedure for Upgrading a Security Provider
  • Upgrading a Security Provider in Silent Mode

4 Upgrading Node Manager

• What Happens During a Node Manager Upgrade
• Upgrading Node Manager
  • Upgrading Node Manager in Graphical Mode
    • Starting the WebLogic Upgrade Wizard in Graphical Mode to
      Upgrade Node Manager
    • Procedure for Upgrading Node Manager
  • Upgrading Node Manager in Silent Mode

5 Upgrading a WebLogic Domain

• What Happens During a WebLogic Domain Upgrade?
• Important Notes About the Domain Upgrade Process
• Upgrading a Domain
  • Upgrading a Domain in Graphical Mode
    • Starting the WebLogic Upgrade Wizard in Graphical Mode to
      Upgrade a Domain
    • Procedure for Upgrading a WebLogic Domain
  • Upgrading a Domain in Silent Mode
• Upgrading a Domain that Uses an Evaluation Database
  • Using PointBase in an Upgraded Domain
  • Migrating an Upgraded Domain Database to Derby

6 Upgrading WebLogic Server 9.x or 10.x Application Environments to 12.1.1

• Creating a New Domain
• Updating an Existing Domain
• Upgrading Beehive Applications

7 Upgrading WebLogic Web Services

• Upgrading a 10.3.x RESTful Web Service (JAX-RS) to 12.1.x
  • Upgrading a 10.3.x RESTful Web Service That Uses the Jersey 1.9
    Shared Libraries
  • Upgrading a 10.3.x RESTful Web Service That Uses the Jersey 1.1.5.1
    Shared Libraries
• Upgrading a 9.2 or 10.x WebLogic Web Service (JAX-WS or JAX-RPC) to 12.1.x
• Upgrading a 9.0 or 9.1 WebLogic Web Service (JAX-WS or JAX-RPC) to 12.1.x
• Upgrading an 8.1 WebLogic Web Service to 12.1.x
  • Upgrading an 8.1 WebLogic Web Service to the WebLogic JAX-RPC Stack
    • Upgrading an 8.1 Java Class-Implemented WebLogic Web Service
      to 12.1.x: Main Steps
    • Upgrading an 8.1 EJB-Implemented WebLogic Web Service to
      12.1.x: Main Steps
    • Mapping of servicegen Attributes to JWS Annotations or jwsc Attributes
  • Upgrading an 8.1 WebLogic Web Service to the WebLogic JAX-WS Stack

A WebLogic Server 12.1.1 Compatibility with Previous Releases

• Deprecated Functionality
• Backward Compatibility Flags
• JVM Settings
  • Setting the Location of the Java Endorsed Directory
  • Setting permgen space
• Node Manager startScriptEnabled Default
• Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs)
• Web Services
  • WebLogic Server 8.1 Web Services Stack Has Been Removed
  • Universal Description and Discover (UDDI) Registry Has Been Removed
  • New Web Services Features
• Security
  • SSL Support Changes
    • Certicom SSL Implementation
    • Modifications to SSLMBean
    • Introduction of JSSE
  • Performance Enhancements for Security Policy Deployment
  • Oracle Internet Directory and Oracle Virtual Directory Authentication Providers
  • SAML 2.0 Providers
  • RDBMS Security Store
  • Windows NT Authentication Provider Deprecated
  • SAML V2 Providers
  • XACML Security Providers
  • Security MBeans
  • Password Encryption
  • Security for HTTP Requests
  • Secure Access to MBeanHome
  • Message-Level Security in Web Services
• Web Applications, JSPs, and Servlets
  • Coherence Version
  • Deprecated and Obsolete Web Application Features
  • ActiveCache
  • Class Caching
  • Backward Compatibility Flags
    • JSP 2.1 Support and Compatibility With JSP 2.0 Web Applications
    • Support for JSP 2.0
  • BASIC Authentication with Unsecured Resources
  • Servlet Path Mapping
• Evaluation Database Changed From PointBase to Derby
• JDBC Feature Changes
  • Data Source Profile Logging
  • Session Affinity Policy
  • Connection Labeling
  • ONS Debugging
  • Oracle Type 4 JDBC drivers from DataDirect
  • Deprecated JDBC Drivers
  • capacityIncrement Attribute
  • JDBC 4.0 Support
  • Updated WebLogic-branded Data Direct Drivers
• JMS
  • Default Message Mode Has Changed
  • Modular Configuration and Deployment of JMS Resources
  • JMS Message ID Format
  • Improved Message Paging
• Messaging
  • Changes to weblogic.jms.extension API
  • Persistent Store Updates
• Middleware Home Directory
• JTA
  • Resource Registration Name
  • JTA Transaction Log Migration
• Administration Console
  • Console Configuration Features
  • Administration Console Extension Architecture
    • Important Console-Extension Information for Version 9.2
    • WebLogic Portal Skeleton URI References Should be Fully Qualified
• SNMP MIB Refresh Interval and Server Status Check Interval No Longer Used
• JMX 1.2 Implementation
  • JMX Deprecated Features
• WebLogic Administration and Configuration Scripts
• Dynamic Configuration Management
• Modular Configuration and Deployment of JDBC Resources
  • JDBC Data Sources and Connection Pools
  • MultiPools
  • Data Source Factories
• Thread Management
• XML Implementation
• XMLBeans and XQuery Implementation
• Deployment Descriptor Validation and Conversion
• Deprecated Startup and Shutdown Classes
• Resource Adapters
• WLEC

B WebLogic Domain Directory Structure Enhancements

• WebLogic Server 8.1 Domain Directory Structure

C Upgrade Wizard Command-Line Reference

• Examples

D Silent Upgrade XML Script Reference

• About Modifying the Sample XML Scripts
• Security Provider Upgrade Script
• Node Manager Upgrade Script
• Domain Upgrade Script

E Upgrading a Domain at Administration Server Startup (Implicit Mode)