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 Maintaining OPMN, Oracle HTTP Server, Fusion Middleware Control, and WebLogic Server
  • 2.4.9 Maintaining Oracle Client, JDBC and Networking
  • 2.4.10 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 Summary of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Process
• 3.2 General Pre-Patching Tasks
  • 3.2.1 Reviewing System Requirement, Certification and Interoperability Information
    • 3.2.1.1 System Requirements and Specifications
    • 3.2.1.2 Certification and Supported Platforms for Identity and Access Management
    • 3.2.1.3 Interoperability and Compatibility
  • 3.2.2 Installing Oracle SOA Suite Patches (Oracle Identity Manager Users Only)
  • 3.2.3 Exporting Pre-Upgrade Oracle Privileged Account Manager (OPAM) Data
  • 3.2.4 Exporting Oracle Identity Navigator 11.1.1.5.0 Metadata
  • 3.2.5 Shutting Down Administration Server and Managed Servers
  • 3.2.6 Backing Up Your Middleware Home, Domain Home and Oracle Instances
  • 3.2.7 Backing Up Your Database and Database Schemas
  • 3.2.8 Renaming the emCCR File for Silent Patching
• 3.3 Downloading and Starting the Installer
  • 3.3.1 About the Installer Used for Patching
  • 3.3.2 Downloading the Required Installer
  • 3.3.3 Starting the Installer
• 3.4 Applying the Patch Set
• 3.5 Running the Patch Set Assistant
• 3.6 Starting the Administration Server and Managed Servers
• 3.7 Post-Patching Procedures
  • 3.7.1 Upgrading Oracle Identity Manager Middle Tier Using Property File
  • 3.7.2 Upgrading Oracle Identity Navigator Application
  • 3.7.3 Importing the Oracle Identity Navigator 11.1.2 Metadata
  • 3.7.4 Upgrading Oracle Privileged Account Manager (OPAM) Application
  • 3.7.5 Importing Pre-Upgrade OPAM Data
  • 3.7.6 Optional: Enabling TDE in Oracle Privileged Account Manager Data Store
    • 3.7.6.1 Enabling TDE in the Database
    • 3.7.6.2 Enabling Encryption in OPAM Schema
  • 3.7.7 Optional: Configuring Non-TDE Mode
  • 3.7.8 Upgrading Oracle Entitlements Server Domain and Policy Store
  • 3.7.9 Configuring BI Publisher Reports
  • 3.7.10 Updating SOA Server Default Composite
  • 3.7.11 Copying Oracle Access Manager MBean XML Files
• 3.8 Restarting the Administration Server and OIM Managed Servers
• 3.9 Verifying Your Patch Set Installation
  • 3.9.1 Verifying the Upgrade
  • 3.9.2 Verifying the Domain Server Logs
  • 3.9.3 Verifying Oracle Identity Manager Middle Tier Upgrade
  • 3.9.4 Verifying OPMN Status
  • 3.9.5 Checking Browser URLs
  • 3.9.6 Clearing Pre-Upgrade OPSS Artifacts for OPAM

4 Updating Your Schemas with Patch Set Assistant

• 4.1 Which Schemas Need to be Updated with Patch Set Assistant?
• 4.2 Before You Begin Using the Patch Set Assistant
  • 4.2.1 Back Up Your Database and Database Schemas
  • 4.2.2 Check Your Database and Schemas
  • 4.2.3 Shut Down All Components Using the Schemas You Want to Update
• 4.3 Running the Patch Set Assistant
  • 4.3.1 General Information about the Patch Set Assistant
  • 4.3.2 Starting the Patch Set Assistant
  • 4.3.3 Using the Patch Set Assistant Graphical Interface
  • 4.3.4 Using the Patch Set Installer from the Command Line
  • 4.3.5 Verifying the Schema Version Number After Update
  • 4.3.6 Checking for Invalid Database Objects
• 4.4 Patch Set Assistant Log Files

A Oracle Identity and Access Management Patch Set Installer Screens

• A.1 Welcome
• A.2 Install Software Updates
• A.3 Prerequisite Checks
• A.4 Specify Installation Location
• A.5 Installation Summary
• A.6 Installation Progress
• A.7 Installation Complete

B Patch Set Assistant Screens

• B.1 Welcome
• B.2 Select Component
• B.3 Prerequisites
• B.4 Schema
• B.5 Examine
• B.6 Upgrade Summary
• B.7 Upgrade Progress
• B.8 Upgrade Success