Upgrade Planning Guide
Introduction
This document provides information designed to help you plan and perform your upgrade to WebLogic Platform 8.1 Service Pack 6 (SP6). Topics include:
WebLogic Platform Terminology
We recommend that, before proceeding, you familiarize yourself with the following terminology:
- Upgrade—To update BEA WebLogic Platform (and its components) from a previous release or service pack to a more recent release or service pack. This may include updating an existing application or domain configuration to run in a more recent version.
- Migrate—To move an application or domain configuration from a third-party product to a BEA product.
- Interoperability—(1) The capability of an application deployed in one release or service pack to communicate with another application that is deployed in a different release or service pack. (2) The capability of WebLogic Platform components to communicate with third-party software via standard protocols.
- Compatibility—The capability of an application built using one release or service pack to run in another release or service pack, with or without rebuilding the application.