Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

What's New in This Guide

• New and Changed Features for 12c (12.2.1.2)

1 Introduction to Upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure to 12c (12.2.1.2)

• 1.1 About the Starting Points for an Oracle Fusion Middleware 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 Database Schema Requirement for Infrastructure 12c
    • 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 Store
• 1.3 About Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Topology
  • 1.3.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Standard Upgrade Topology
• 1.4 About the New Features for Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c
• 1.5 About Upgrade Restrictions
• 1.6 Upgrading Custom Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c

2 Pre-Upgrade Requirements

• 2.1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Pre-Upgrade Checklist
• 2.2 Creating a Complete Backup
  • 2.2.1 Backing Up the Schema Version Registry Table
  • 2.2.2 Maintaining Custom Domain Environment Settings
• 2.3 Cloning Your Production Environment for Testing
• 2.4 Verifying Certification and System Requirements
  • 2.4.1 Verify Your Environment Meets Certification Requirements
  • 2.4.2 Verify System Requirements and Specifications
    • 2.4.2.1 Migrating from a 32-Bit to a 64-Bit Operating System
      • 2.4.2.1.1 Procure the Hardware That Supports the Upgrade's 64-bit Software Requirement
      • 2.4.2.1.2 Stop All Processes
      • 2.4.2.1.3 Back Up All Files from the 32-bit Host Machine
      • 2.4.2.1.4 Set Up the Target 64-bit Machine with the 11g Host Name and IP Address
      • 2.4.2.1.5 Restore the 11g Backup from 32-bit Host to 64-bit Host
      • 2.4.2.1.6 Install the 12c Product Distributions on the Target Machine
      • 2.4.2.1.7 Upgrade the Target 64-bit Environment Using the Standard Upgrade Procedure
  • 2.4.3 Verify That the Database Hosting Oracle Fusion Middleware Is Supported
  • 2.4.4 Verify That the JDK Is Certified for This Release of Oracle Fusion Middleware
• 2.5 Updating Policy Files when Using Enhanced Encryption (AES 256)
• 2.6 Purging Unused Data
• 2.7 Creating an Edition on the Server for Edition-Based Redefinition
• 2.8 Creating a Non-SYSDBA User to Run the Upgrade Assistant
• 2.9 Identifying Existing Schemas Available for Upgrade
• 2.10 Maintaining Your Custom setDomainEnv Settings
• 2.11 Using No-Auth SSL Mode in OID Security Store
• 2.12 Removing the Server Instance Scope from OWSM Policy Sets
• 2.13 Cloning Predefined Documents and Migrating OWSM Policy Attachments

3 Upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure from 11g

• 3.1 About the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Upgrade Process (11g to 12c)
• 3.2 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
• 3.3 Creating the Required 12c Schemas with the RCU
• 3.4 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 3.4.1 About Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 3.4.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
    • 3.4.2.1 Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Parameters
  • 3.4.3 Performing a Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.4.4 Understanding the Readiness Report
• 3.5 Stopping Servers and Processes
• 3.6 Reconfiguring the Domain
  • 3.6.1 Backing Up the Domain
  • 3.6.2 Starting the Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 3.6.3 Reconfiguring the Domain with the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 3.7 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations
  • 3.7.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
    • 3.7.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Parameters
  • 3.7.2 Upgrading the Domain Configurations with the Upgrade Assistant
  • 3.7.3 Verifying the Domain-specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
• 3.8 Starting Servers and Processes
• 3.9 Using the Upgrade Validation Checklist
• 3.10 Reapplying Custom Configuration Settings to setDomainEnv
• 3.11 Configuring an Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Audit Data Store
• 3.12 Maintaining the Security Status of Older Java EE Web Service Applications
• 3.13 Documentation Resources for Managing your Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Software
• 3.14 Using Your 11g Application Deployments in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
  • 3.14.1 About Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 12c
  • 3.14.2 About Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 3.14.2.1 Installing Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 3.14.2.2 Migrating Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 3.14.2.3 About Migrating Asynchronous Web Services with Oracle JDeveloper 12c
• 3.15 If Your Existing Environment is a Clustered Configuration...
• 3.16 Starting Servers and Processes

4 Upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure from a Previous 12c Release

• 4.1 About the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Upgrade Process (from a Previous 12c Release)
• 4.2 Installing Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
• 4.3 Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 4.3.1 About Running a Pre-Upgrade Readiness Check
  • 4.3.2 Starting the Upgrade Assistant in Readiness Mode
    • 4.3.2.1 Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Parameters
  • 4.3.3 Performing a Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant
  • 4.3.4 Understanding the Readiness Report
• 4.4 Stopping Servers and Processes
• 4.5 Upgrading Product Schemas
  • 4.5.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
    • 4.5.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Parameters
  • 4.5.2 Upgrading Schemas Using the Upgrade Assistant
  • 4.5.3 Verifying the Schema Upgrade
• 4.6 Reconfiguring the Domain
  • 4.6.1 Backing Up the Domain
  • 4.6.2 Starting the Reconfiguration Wizard
  • 4.6.3 Reconfiguring the Domain with the Reconfiguration Wizard
• 4.7 Upgrading Domain Component Configurations
  • 4.7.1 Starting the Upgrade Assistant
    • 4.7.1.1 Upgrade Assistant Command-Line Parameters
  • 4.7.2 Upgrading the Domain Configurations with the Upgrade Assistant
  • 4.7.3 Verifying the Domain-specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
• 4.8 Starting Servers and Processes
• 4.9 Using the Upgrade Validation Checklist
• 4.10 Reapplying Custom Configuration Settings to setDomainEnv
• 4.11 Maintaining the Security Status of Older Java EE Web Service Applications
• 4.12 Documentation Resources for Managing your Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Software
• 4.13 If Your Existing Environment is a Clustered Configuration...
• 4.14 Starting Servers and Processes

5 Tasks to Perform After Upgrade

• 5.1 Starting and Stopping Servers in the Correct Order
  • 5.1.1 Starting the Node Manager
  • 5.1.2 Starting the Administration Server
  • 5.1.3 Starting the Webtier (Oracle HTTP Server)
• 5.2 Using the Upgrade Validation Checklist
• 5.3 Verifying the Domain-specific-Component Configurations Upgrade
• 5.4 Reapplying Custom Configuration Settings to setDomainEnv
• 5.5 Configuring an Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Audit Data Store
• 5.6 Maintaining the Security Status of Older Java EE Web Service Applications
• 5.7 Documentation Resources for Managing your Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Software
• 5.8 Using Your 11g Application Deployments in Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c
  • 5.8.1 About Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) 12c
  • 5.8.2 About Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.1 Installing Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.2 Migrating Applications Using Oracle JDeveloper 12c
    • 5.8.2.3 About Migrating Asynchronous Web Services with Oracle JDeveloper 12c
• 5.9 If Your Existing Environment is a Clustered Configuration...

A Troubleshooting the Infrastructure Upgrade

• A.1 Authentication Failure — JSchException: Auth Fail
• A.2 Error while Copying User Messaging Service (UMS) Configuration Files