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Oracle® Database Appliance Kit for WebLogic Server

Release Notes

Release 12.1.3.0.0

E56823-01

September 2014

This document contains the release notes for Oracle Database Appliance Kit for WebLogic Server version 12.1.3.0.0. It contains the following sections:

1 Coherence Configuration Issues in WLS on ODA Configurator

The Coherence configuration in the WLS on ODA Configurator might cause some issues. Here are the details and the workaround solutions.

2 WLS on ODA Configurator Issues

3 Configuring a Common NFS Mount Point to be Shared Across all Coherence VMs

Use this procedure to configure a common NFS mount point to be shared across all the Coherence VMs being configured as it requires at least 20 GB of storage.

  1. Create ACFS on dom1 (ODA_BASE)

    1. As a grid user, start ASMCMD:

      # su - grid
      $ . oraenv
      ORACLE_SID = [grid] ?
      ORACLE_HOME = [/home/oracle] ? /u01/app/12.1.0.2/grid
      The Oracle base has been set to /u01/app/grid
      $ asmcmd
      
    2. Create Oracle ASM volume

      ASMCMD> volcreate -G data -s 20G volume1
      
    3. Get the device name:

      ASMCMD> volinfo -G data volume1
      Diskgroup Name: DATA
                Volume Name: VOLUME1
               Volume Device: /dev/asm/volume1-234
      ...
      
    4. Create FS using device

      /sbin/mkfs -t acfs /dev/asm/volume1-234
      
    5. (Optional) Register FS

      /sbin/acfsutil registry -a /dev/asm/volume1-234 /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs
      

      You can change the last parameter to a path of your choice

    6. Mount FS (if registered this may have been done automatically)

      mkdir -p /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs
      mount -t acfs /dev/asm/volume1-234 /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs
      

      You can create the directory anywhere with a name of your choice.

  2. Export ACFS using NFS

    1. Create entries in /etc/exports on the dom1 (ODA_BASE) where the ACFS above was created

      # cat /etc/exports
      /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs 192.168.16.64(rw,no_root_squash,fsid=1801)
      /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs 192.168.16.68(rw,no_root_squash,fsid=1802)
      

      Make sure to add one entry per VM that will be mounting the NFS. Use the internal IP of the VM and update the FSID for each entry.

    2. Ensure NFS server will be started on dom1 (ODA_BASE) in case of reboot

      # chkconfig --list | grep nfs
      nfs             0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
      nfslock         0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
      
    3. Reload the NFS settings for above entries to take effect

      # exportfs -a
      
    4. Verify that NFS is exported

      # exportfs -v
      ...
      /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs
                      192.168.16.64(rw,wdelay,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,fsid=1801,anonuid=65534,anongid=65534)
      /u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs
                      192.168.16.68(rw,wdelay,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,fsid=1802,anonuid=65534,anongid=65534)
      

      There may be other entries in the above output. Make sure the entries you added are there.

  3. Mount the NFS on the VMs

    1. Install NFS on all VMs where you will be mounting.

    2. Extract the RPMs bundle and install:

      tar -xzvf nfs_rpms.tgz
      cd nfs
      rpm -ivh ./*
      
    3. Mount the NFS:

      mkdir -p /mnt/nfs
      mount <dom1_IP>:/u01/app/acfsmounts/myacfs /mnt/nfs
      

      Make sure you use the internal IP address and paths.

4 Handling Assign IP Failed Error During Configuration

When you do multiple deployments, you may come across the Assign-IP failed error.

Workaround

Note:

Use the following procedure only during initial deployments as all VM entries are removed.

  1. Delete this file from both dom0:

    /opt/oracle/oak/conf/oakvmagentIp.db
    
  2. Restart agent on both dom0:

    1. Find the agent process ID

      ps -ef | grep oak 
      
      /opt/oracle/oak/bin/oakVmAgent.py 
      
    2. Kill the identified process.

      The agent restarts automatically and recreates the above IP file.

5 Creating a cpu pool with size more than 25 results in error message

Using Oracle Database Appliance for WebLogic Server version 2.9.1 and earlier on ODA X3-2 and X4-2, if you try to create a cpupool with size more than 24, it displays the following error:

OAKERR:8001 OAK Vm Client called with invalid arguemnts:numOfCpus=25

The maxvcpu value is hardware specific. It is 24 in ODA V1, 32 in ODA X3-2 and 48 in ODA X4-2.

Workaround

Depending on your hardware, enter the following command on ODA_BASE on both the nodes:

cd /opt/oracle/oak/dapters/oakvmclientlib
sed -i 's/MAXVCPUS=.*/MAXVCPUS=48/' clientConstants.py

6 User Roles for Applying Patches differ in WebLogic Server Versions

To install the patches, instructions are delivered along with the patches. Note that the user roles for installing patches are different in Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 and Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.x versions.

6.1 Only oracle User can Install Patches in WebLogic Server 12.1.x Versions

Only oracle user with oinstall group privileges can run the OPatch command in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.1.x versions. The root user cannot run the OPatch command. The password for the oracle user is the same as the root user which is used for configuring Oracle WebLogic Server VMs.

6.2 Only root User can Apply Patches in WebLogic 10.3.6 Version

Only root user can run the Smart Update Tool in Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 version to install the patch. The oracle user available on Oracle WebLogic Server VMs cannot run Smart Update tool.

7 Gateway and Netmask on the same subnet as ODA_BASE

Gateway and Netmask for Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle Traffic Director must be on the same subnet as the ODA_BASE. The configurator will display a warning if you provide invalid values.

8 Running Configurator While Doing a Cleanup Not Allowed

You cannot run the configurator while a cleanup is in process. During cleanup, the state of Oracle Database Appliance will be changing and this might lead to incorrect validation if a resource has not been cleaned up yet.

You cannot run the configurator with an existing deployment if all vCPUs are in use on either dom0. Both dom0s must have at least 1 vCPU available, which can be determined by running oakcli show cpupool -node <0|1> for both nodes. If the output for both nodes includes default-unpinned-pool, you can run the configurator only to create and save a new configuration.

Additionally, do not run provisioning if a deployment already exists.

9 Rebooting Both DOM0 Nodes at the Same Time Can Lead to Bad State

If you reboot both DOM0 nodes at the same time, oak fails to discover the repository.

Workaround

Restart oak if you rebooted both nodes at the same time accidentally.

10 Datasource Connectivity Fails When Using JMS and Deploying a Large Number of Managed Servers

While using JMS and deploying a large number of Managed Servers, the datasource runs out of usable connections to set up Tlogs by the time the final Managed Server comes up.

Workaround

If you plan to use JMS and deploy a large number of Managed Servers, make sure that the database instance you provide has enough processes. You can increase the number of allowed processes using one of the following methods:

11 Oracle Traffic Director Virtual IP Address Is Not Accessible

If you have two ODA boxes on the same Ethernet and you provision the Oracle Database Appliance for WebLogic Server Kit on each box, the Oracle Traffic Director virtual IP address is not accessible.

Workaround

Use the following commands to delete the existing failover configuration, and then recreate it using a router ID that is not in use in the network:

delete-failover-group --config wlsoda-otd-config --virtual-ip=OTD_virtual_IP

create-failover-group --config=wlsoda-otd-config --virtual-ip=OTD_virtual_IP --primary-node=Node1_IP_address --backup-node=Node2_IP_address --network-prefix-length=network_prefix_length --router-id=unused_router_ID

12 Unable to Start JConsole from the WebLogic Virtual Machines

JConsole cannot be started from the WebLogic VMs. An UnsatisfiedLinkError exception occurs.

Workaround

Use either of the following workarounds for this issue.

13 Documentation Accessibility

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E56823-01

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