In addition updating the books for an incremental software release or a patch set release, Oracle revises its books regularly to incorporate bug fixes and value-added feedback from customers, product managers, support teams, and other key stakeholders. Every time a book is revised, the revision number of the book is increased by one and then published on Oracle Technology Network (OTN).
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The Middleware Provisioning part (Part I) in this book is applicable to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 4 with Fusion Middleware Plug-in Release 12.1.0.7. If you have an earlier version, consider upgrading using Self Update.The Database Provisioning part (Part I) in this book is applicable to Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 4 with Database Plug-in Release 12.1.0.7. If you have an earlier version, consider upgrading using Self Update.
This chapter lists the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-33) and all the previous revisions of Oracle Enterprise Manager Lifecycle Management Guide (this book). Note that the latest revision (E27046-33) is the current revision published on OTN, and the latest revision always contains all the changes incorporated in its previous revisions.
In particular, this chapter covers the following:
The following are the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-33) that is published on OTN:
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Cloning Solutions in Hybrid Cloud (Oracle PaaS) | This is a new chapter that contains information about using command line interface and the Clone Wizard for cloning solutions on Oracle Cloud. The use cases consist of cloning to Oracle Cloud, cloning from Oracle Cloud, and cloning within Oracle Cloud. |
| Cloning Oracle Databases and Pluggable Databases | Information about using command line interface and the Clone Wizard to create full clone databases, full clone pluggable databases, Test Master databases, and Test Master pluggable databases has been included in this chapter. |
The following sections describe the changes incorporated in the previous revisions. These revisions have been archived, and therefore are not currently available on OTN.
The following are the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-30) that is published on OTN.
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Provisioning the SOA Domain and Oracle Homes | Information about provisioning a SOA Domain/Oracle Home has been included in this chapter. |
| Provisioning the Oracle Service Bus Domain and Oracle Homes | Information about provisioning a OSB Domain/Oracle Home has been included in this chapter. |
| Provisioning the Oracle WebCenter Domain and Oracle Homes | Information about provisioning a WebCenter Domain/Oracle Home has been included in this chapter. |
| Middleware Provisioning using the EM CLI | Information about using command line interface to create and provision Middleware Profiles have been included in this chapter. |
| Middleware Profiles Using REST APIs | Information about using REST APIs to create, describe, list, and delete Middleware Profiles have been included in this chapter. |
The following are the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-27) that is published on OTN.
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| End-to-End Use Case: Patching Your Data Center | Included a new appendix that describes how Enterprise Manager can be used to enable administrators to roll out patches across their data center. |
The following are the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-26) that is published on OTN.
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Setting Up Credentials | Moved most of the content into Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Security Guide, and added the required topic Ids to point to the relevant sections in the security guide. |
| Supported Targets and Releases for Patching | Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Release 1 (12.1.3), Oracle SOA Infrastructure 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.7.0), and Oracle SOA Infrastructure 12c Release 1 (12.1.3.0.0) are also supported for patching. Have added these target versions to the list of supported targets and releases for patching. |
The following are the changes incorporated in the latest revision (E27046-25) that is published on OTN.
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Analyzing, Preparing, and Deploying Patch Plans | Information about the credentials required for Oracle Management Agent (Management Agent) patching has been added to this section. You no longer need to specify the normal Oracle home credentials to patch secure Management Agent targets. |
| Analyzing, Preparing, and Deploying Patch Plans | Information about staging the patching root component has been added to this section. |
| Manually Staging the Patching Root Component | This is a new section. It describes how to stage the patching root component manually. |
| Restricting Root User Access for Patching | This is a new section. It describes how to provide restricted root access to the Management Agent user, such that the Management Agent user can only run certain commands as root, and not all commands. |
| Part, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Overview of Middleware Provisioning | An overview chapter for the Middleware Provisioning area was included. |
| Discovering Hosts and Software Deployments | Previously this chapter was called ”Discovering Software Deployments”. The chapter title has been updated. |
| Patch, Chapter, or Section | Change Description |
|---|---|
| Host Management | The following chapters have been added into this part: |
| Managing Configuration Information | The following information has been added into this chapter:
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| Managing Compliance | The following information has been added into this chapter:
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| Using Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface | Information about Provisioning a Pluggable Database Using a Snapshot Profile has been added. |
| Patching Software Deployments | The following information has been added into this chapter:
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| Patching Linux Hosts | The following information has been added into this chapter:
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