Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide

• New and Changed Features for 12c (12.1.3)
• Other Changes to This Guide

Part I Upgrading to Oracle Infrastructure 12c (12.1.3) from 11g

1 Preparing for the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Upgrade

• 1.1 Understanding the Starting Points for an Infrastructure Upgrade
  • 1.1.1 About Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c
  • 1.1.2 Key Differences Between Application Developer 11g and Infrastructure 12c
    • 1.1.2.1 Infrastructure 12c Includes Oracle WebLogic Server
    • 1.1.2.2 Infrastructure 12c Requires Specific Database Schemas
    • 1.1.2.3 Using an OID-based Policy Store
    • 1.1.2.4 Infrastructure 12c Domains Can Include Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.2 Upgrading Security to 12.1.3
• 1.3 Understanding the Standard Upgrade Topologies
  • 1.3.1 Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topology
  • 1.3.2 Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topology with Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.4 Understanding the Additional New Features for Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
• 1.5 Flow Chart and Task Roadmaps for Upgrading to Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
  • 1.5.1 Flow Chart for Upgrading the Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topologies
  • 1.5.2 Task Roadmap for Upgrading the Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topologies
• 1.6 About Upgrading Oracle HTTP Server
• 1.7 Upgrading Custom Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c

2 Performing the Infrastructure Upgrade

• 2.1 Backing Up Your Existing Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Environment
• 2.2 Upgrading the Oracle Database
• 2.3 Maintaining Your Custom setDomainEnv Settings (Optional)
• 2.4 Reassociating a File-Based Security Store Before Upgrade
• 2.5 Using No-Auth SSL Mode in OID Security Store
• 2.6 Removing the Server Instance Scope from OWSM Policy Sets
• 2.7 Cloning Predefined Documents and Migrating OWSM Policy Attachments
• 2.8 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12.1.3 on APPHOST
• 2.9 Installing Oracle HTTP Server 12.1.3 on APPHOST
• 2.10 Stopping Servers and Processes
• 2.11 Using the Schema Version Registry to Identify Existing 11g Schemas
• 2.12 Creating the Required 12.1.3 Schemas Before You Upgrade
  • 2.12.1 Determining Which Schemas to Create
  • 2.12.2 Creating the Required Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility
• 2.13 Upgrading 11g Schemas Using the Upgrade Assistant
• 2.14 Reconfiguring the Domain Using the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 2.15 Upgrading the Domain Component Configurations Using the Upgrade Assistant
• 2.16 Troubleshooting the Infrastructure Upgrade
  • 2.16.1 Reconfiguration Wizard: WebLogic Server Domain Upgrade Process
  • 2.16.2 Upgrade Assistant: Authentication Failure - JSch Exception: Auth Fail
  • 2.16.3 Upgrade Assistant: Copying UMS Configuration Files
• 2.17 Performing the Post-Upgrade Tasks

Part II Upgrading to Oracle Infrastructure 12c (12.1.3) From a Previous 12c Release

3 Upgrading to 12c from a Previous Release

• 3.1 Performing the Required Pre-Upgrade Tasks
• 3.2 Using the Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Your 12c Schemas
• 3.3 Using the Reconfiguration Wizard to Upgrade Your 12c Domain
• 3.4 Using the Upgrade Assistant to Upgrade Your 12c Configurations

Part III Performing Post Upgrade Procedures

4 Tasks to Perform After Upgrade

• 4.1 Upgrade Validation Checklist
• 4.2 Starting and Stopping Servers in the Correct Order
  • 4.2.1 Starting the Node Manager
  • 4.2.2 Starting the Administration Server
  • 4.2.3 Starting the Webtier (OHS Server)
• 4.3 Verifying the Domain Component Configurations Upgrade
• 4.4 Reapplying Customizations to setDomainEnv
• 4.5 Configuring an Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Audit Data Store
• 4.6 Maintaining the Security Status of Older Java EE Web Service Applications
• 4.7 Documentation Resources for Managing Your Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Software
• 4.8 Using Your 11g Application Deployments in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
  • 4.8.1 About Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 12c
  • 4.8.2 About Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 4.8.2.1 Installing Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 4.8.2.2 Migrating Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 4.8.2.3 About Migrating Asynchronous Web Services with Oracle JDeveloper 12c