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Release 1 (11.1.4)
Part Number E16602-15
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What's New in This Guide
New and Changed Features for Release 11.1.4
New and Changed Features for Release 11.1.3
1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework
1.1
Maintaining Oracle Fusion Applications
1.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework Components
1.2.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
1.2.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Release Update Patch Installer
1.2.3
Oracle Fusion Applications Language Pack Installer
1.2.4
AD Administration
1.2.5
AD Controller
1.2.6
HomeChecker
1.3
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Framework Processes
2
Understanding Oracle Fusion Applications Patching Concepts
2.1
Patching Topology and Configuration
2.1.1
Patching Installation and Configuration
2.1.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Oracle Home
2.1.3
Patch Top Directory
2.1.4
Backup Copies of Patched Database Artifacts
2.1.5
Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Inventory
2.1.6
Taxonomy URL
2.2
Patch Types
2.2.1
Impact of a One-off Patch
2.3
Patch Directory Structure and Contents
2.3.1
Patch Directory Structure
2.3.2
Patch Contents
2.4
Oracle Fusion Applications Patching and the Security Model
3
Using Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.1.1
Coordinated Patching
3.1.2
Patching Database Artifacts
3.1.2.1
Worker Processes
3.1.2.2
File Version Verification
3.1.2.3
Compiling Invalid Objects
3.1.3
Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware Artifacts
3.1.4
Online and Offline Patching
3.1.4.1
Online Mode
3.1.4.2
Offline Mode
3.1.5
Applying Multiple Patches Using a My Oracle Support Patch Plan
3.2
Running Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager
3.3
Validating Patches
3.4
Applying Patches
3.5
Running Patching Reports
3.5.1
Patch Impact Report
3.5.1.1
Running the Patch Impact Report
3.5.2
Product Families Report
3.5.2.1
Running the Product Families Report
3.5.2.2
Example Syntax for the Product Families Report
3.5.3
Patches Applied Report
3.5.3.1
Running the Patches Applied Report
3.5.3.2
Example Syntax for the Patches Applied Report
3.5.4
Patch Status Report
3.5.4.1
Running the Patch Status Report
3.5.5
Diagnostics Report
3.5.5.1
Running the Diagnostics Report
3.6
End-to-End Process for Applying Individual Patches
3.7
End-to-End Process for Applying Multiple Patches
4
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Artifacts
4.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Middleware Artifact Support
4.2
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Database Artifact Support
4.3
Patching Oracle B2B Metadata
4.3.1
Manually Deploying Trading Partner Agreements
4.3.1.1
Deploying Agreements from the User Interface
4.3.1.2
Deploying Agreements from the Command Line
4.4
Patching Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Artifacts
4.4.1
Prerequisites for Manual BI Publisher Artifact Deployment
4.4.2
Manually Deploying BI Publisher Artifacts
4.5
Patching Oracle Business Process Management (Oracle BPM) Templates
4.5.1
Manually Publishing Oracle BPM Templates
4.5.1.1
Creating the mds-config.xml Configuration File
4.5.1.2
Publishing the New Oracle BPM Template to the MDS Repository
4.6
Patching C Artifacts
4.7
Patching Common Resource (Activity Strings) Artifacts
4.8
Patching Diagnostic Testing Framework (DTF) JAR Files
4.9
Patching E-Mail and Web Marketing (EWM) Artifacts
4.10
Patching Flexfield Artifacts
4.10.1
Manually Deploying Patched Flexfields
4.11
Patching Group Space Templates
4.11.1
Manually Deploying Group Space Templates
4.12
Patching Imaging and Process Management (IPM) Artifacts
4.12.1
Prerequisites for the Deployment of IPM Artifacts
4.12.2
Manually Deploying IPM Artifacts
4.13
Patching Java EE Artifacts
4.14
Patching Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Artifacts
4.14.1
Manually Importing ODI Changes
4.15
Patching Oracle Forms Recognition and Oracle Document Capture Artifacts
4.15.1
Install OFR Artifacts
4.15.2
Update ODC Expenses Metadata
4.16
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Artifacts
4.17
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Help Content
4.18
Patching Security Artifacts
4.18.1
Patching Applications Policies (system-jazn-data.xml)
4.18.1.1
Prerequisites for Patching Applications Policies in Online Mode
4.18.1.2
Patching Applications Policies in Offline Mode using APM
4.18.2
Patching Data Security Grants
4.18.2.1
Prerequisites for Patching Data Security Grants
4.18.2.2
Patching Data Security Grants
4.18.3
Patching Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.18.3.1
Manually Deploying Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.18.4
Patching Data Security Grants and Data Role (RGX) Templates
4.18.5
Backing up the Data Security Store
4.18.6
Recovering Data Security Seed Data from the Backup
4.19
Patching Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Composites
4.19.1
Preserving SOA Composite JDeveloper Customizations Before Applying a Patch
4.19.2
Manually Deploying SOA Composites
4.20
Patching SOAEXTENSION Artifacts
4.21
Patching SOA Resource Bundles
4.21.1
Manually Deploying SOA Resource Bundle JAR Files
4.22
Patching Sales Prediction Engine (SPE) Inline Service Artifacts
4.22.1
Prerequisites Required Before Manual SPE Artifact Deployment
4.22.2
Manually Deploying SPE Artifacts After You Apply the Patch in Offline Mode
4.23
Patching Tree Artifacts
5
Installing Release Update Patches (11.1.4.0.0)
5.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Release Update Patches
5.1.1
Release Update Patch (RUP)
5.1.2
Oracle Fusion Applications RUP Installer (RUP Installer)
5.1.3
RUP Installer User Interface
5.1.3.1
Abort Button
5.1.3.2
Cancel Button
5.1.3.3
Close Button
5.1.3.4
Continue Button
5.1.3.5
Next Button
5.1.3.6
Retry Button
5.1.4
RUP Installer Configuration Tasks
5.1.4.1
Middleware Installers Invoked by the Apply Pre-PSA Middleware Patches Tasks
5.1.4.2
Patches Not Supported by the Apply Pre- and Post-PSA Middleware Patches Tasks
5.1.4.3
Validation Steps Performed During Online Preverification Task
5.2
Prepare to Install a RUP - Pre-Down Time
5.2.1
Before You Begin
5.2.2
Confirm Installation of Oracle Fusion Applications 11g Release 1 (11.1.3.0.0)
5.2.3
Download the RUP Repository
5.2.3.1
Obtaining the Software
5.2.3.2
Downloading from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
5.2.3.3
Release Update Patch Installers
5.2.4
Configure Oracle Metadata Services (MDS)
5.2.5
Verify Your Version of OPatch
5.2.6
Confirm Memory Settings
5.2.7
Confirm Host Name (Unix)
5.2.8
Confirm the Local Port Range Value
5.2.9
Confirm Database Settings
5.2.10
Confirm All Oracle Homes Are Registered in the Central Inventory
5.2.11
Update Oracle Fusion Middleware Schema Credentials
5.2.12
Maintain Versions of Customized BI Publisher Reports
5.2.13
Confirm That JDeveloper Customizations Can Be Merged
5.2.14
Verify Credentials in Oracle Directory Services Manager (ODSM)
5.2.15
Move the userpref_currencies.xml File
5.2.16
Verify the Default Realm Name is myrealm
5.2.17
Save WebLogic Configuration Changes
5.2.18
Perform Platform Specific Steps
5.2.18.1
Add -d64 Option to JRE_MEMORY_OPTIONS (Solaris x64 and Solaris Sparc)
5.2.18.2
Update Permission of the oraInst.loc File to Read-only Mode (Solaris x86)
5.2.18.3
Set the Value for the SKIP_ROOTPRE Environment Variable (AIX)
5.3
Prepare to Install a RUP - During Down time
5.3.1
Confirm the Upgrade of Security Application Policies
5.3.2
Upgrade Identity Management Domain to 11g Release 1 Update 3 (11.1.4)
5.3.3
Install Third-Party GCC Libraries (Linux and Solaris Operating Systems Only)
5.3.4
Apply Mandatory Prerequisite Patches
5.3.4.1
Stop Services on Windows Before Applying Mandatory Patches
5.3.5
Validate That All Database Server Patches Were Applied
5.3.5.1
Create the Database Server Patch Validation Zip File
5.3.5.2
Verify Your OPatch Version
5.3.5.3
Run the Patch Validation Tool
5.3.6
Run "catmetx.sql"
5.3.7
Verify the Status of Servers and Processes
5.3.7.1
Stop All Servers
5.3.7.2
Update "CrashRecoveryEnabled" Property to False
5.3.7.3
Stop Running SES Schedules
5.3.7.4
Stop the Node Manager and the OPMN Control Process
5.3.7.5
Start the OPSS Security Store
5.3.7.6
Confirm the First Node is Running in a RAC Database
5.3.7.7
Start Servers That Were Added After Provisioning
5.3.7.8
Confirm the Database is Running and in Idle State
5.3.7.9
Confirm All Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Processes Are Complete
5.3.7.10
Confirm All Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch Processes Are Complete
5.3.7.11
Confirm All AD Administration Sessions Are Complete
5.3.7.12
Steps for Windows Platforms
5.3.8
Perform Required Backups
5.3.8.1
Back Up Oracle Fusion Applications
5.3.8.2
Back Up the OPSS Security Store
5.3.8.3
Back Up Steps for Windows Platforms
5.4
Install a RUP
5.4.1
Start RUP Installer
5.4.2
Run RUP Installer
5.5
Complete the Post Installation Tasks
5.5.1
Confirm the Oracle Web Services Manager Upgrade Was Successful
5.5.2
Complete the WebGate Upgrade Using RUP Lite for OHS
5.5.3
Validate That All OHS Patches Were Applied (Optional)
5.5.3.1
Verify Your OPatch Version
5.5.3.2
Run the Patch Validation Tool
5.5.4
Validate That All Middleware Patches Were Applied
5.5.5
Invoke an Instance of SOA Composite
5.5.6
Update the wsm-pm Application Targeting
5.5.7
Confirm All Artifact Deployments Were Successful
5.5.8
Review Log Files for Errors or Exceptions
5.5.9
Verify the Status of Servers and Deployed Applications
5.5.10
Start the GOP Processes
5.5.11
Reload Custom Templates for BI Publisher Reports
5.5.12
Review the JAZN Analysis Report
5.5.13
Activate the SES Schedules and Index Optimizer
5.5.14
Confirm the ESS Request Processer is Running
5.5.15
Perform Tasks Required in the IDM Domain
5.5.16
Perform Steps in Release Notes
5.5.17
Perform Steps for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications
5.5.18
Upgrade Installed Languages
5.5.19
Update CrashRecoveryEnabled Property to "true"
5.6
Troubleshoot RUP Installer Sessions
5.6.1
RUP Installer Log File Directories
5.6.2
Troubleshooting Failures During the Installation Phase
5.6.2.1
Invalid Oracle Home
5.6.2.2
Error in Writing to File, Text File Busy
5.6.2.3
Inventory Pointer File is Empty
5.6.3
General Troubleshooting During the Configuration Phase
5.6.3.1
Failure During the First Installer
5.6.3.2
Failure During the Second Installer
5.6.4
The Next Button Is Not Enabled During Configuration Tasks
5.6.5
Troubleshooting Bootstrapping Patch Manager
5.6.6
Troubleshooting Applying Middleware Patches
5.6.7
Troubleshooting Upgrading Middleware Schema
5.6.8
LdapServerCheck Failure During Offline Preverification
5.6.9
Troubleshooting Loading Database Components
5.6.9.1
Error While Loading Database Components
5.6.9.2
Database Failure While Loading Database Components
5.6.9.3
Failure During AutoPatch Validation
5.6.10
Failure During Preparing For WebGate Upgrade Configuration Task
5.6.11
Troubleshooting Deployment of Applications Policies
5.6.11.1
Failure During Deploying Applications Policies
5.6.11.2
Warning During Deploying Applications Policies
5.6.11.3
Warning during Migrate Security Store
5.6.11.4
IDM Server Failure During Deployment of Applications Policies
5.6.12
Failure during Applying OAM Configuration
5.6.13
Updating Webcat to Resolve a Failure During Deploying BI Publisher Artifacts
5.6.14
Webcat Patch File Creation Failure During Deployment of BI Publisher Artifacts
5.6.15
Importing ODI Repositories Task Shows 100% Complete
5.6.16
Troubleshooting Failure During Verifying Node Manager and OPMN Status
5.6.17
Error During Upgrading ODI Agent
5.6.18
Troubleshooting Server Start and Stop Failures
5.6.18.1
General Server Failure
5.6.18.2
Failure to Start BIServer
5.6.19
EditTimedOutException Error During Online Preverification
5.6.20
Merging SOA Composite JDeveloper Customizations While Applying a RUP
5.6.21
Location of GRC Policies in the OAM Applications Domain
5.6.22
Failure During IPM Import
5.6.23
Troubleshooting SOA Composite Deployment Failures
5.6.23.1
SOA Composite Log Files
5.6.23.2
Composite Revision is Already Deployed
5.6.23.3
Cannot Set Default Composite
5.6.24
Failure During Applying BI Metadata Updates
5.6.25
Failure During Post Configuration
5.6.26
Failure While Running RUP Lite for OHS
5.6.27
AttachHome Script Hangs
5.6.28
The runInstaller.sh -updateHomeDeps Command Hangs
5.6.29
Perform Installation Verification Steps
6
Maintaining Oracle Fusion Applications Languages
6.1
Introduction to Language Maintenance in Oracle Fusion Applications
6.1.1
Language Packs
6.1.2
Language Pack Installer
6.1.3
Language in the Policy Store
6.1.4
Artifacts Supported by Language Pack Installer
6.1.5
Language Pack Installer Configuration Tasks
6.2
Prepare to Install a Language Pack Pre-Down Time
6.2.1
Download the Language Pack Repository
6.2.1.1
Obtaining the Software
6.2.1.2
Downloading from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
6.2.1.3
Language Pack Installer
6.2.2
Confirm Oracle Fusion Applications Installation is Complete
6.2.3
Verify Your Version of OPatch
6.2.4
Confirm Memory Settings
6.2.5
Confirm Host Name (Unix)
6.2.6
Confirm the Local Port Range Value
6.2.7
Confirm Database Settings
6.2.8
Confirm All Oracle Homes Are Registered in the Central Inventory
6.2.9
Maintain Versions of Customized BI Publisher Reports
6.3
Prepare to Install a Language Pack - During Down Time
6.3.1
Verify the Status of Servers and Processes
6.3.1.1
Stop Servers
6.3.1.2
Confirm the OPMN Control Process and Node Manager Are Running
6.3.1.3
Start the OPSS Security Store
6.3.1.4
Confirm the Database is Running and in Idle State
6.3.1.5
Confirm All Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Processes Are Complete
6.3.1.6
Confirm All Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch Processes Are Complete
6.3.1.7
Confirm All AD Administration Sessions Are Complete
6.3.1.8
Steps For Windows Platforms
6.3.2
Back Up Oracle Fusion Applications
6.3.3
Apply Prerequisite Patches
6.4
Install a Language Pack
6.4.1
Perform the Installation
6.4.1.1
Start Language Pack Installer
6.4.1.2
Install the Language Pack
6.4.2
Complete the Post Installation Tasks
6.5
Troubleshooting Language Pack Installer Sessions
6.5.1
Language Pack Installer Log File Directories
6.5.2
Error During the Installation Phase
6.6
Maintaining Languages
7
Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware Extensions for Applications
7.1
Patching Applications Core Database Artifacts
7.1.1
Artifacts Supported by Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch
7.1.2
Running Oracle Fusion Applications AutoPatch
7.1.2.1
Applying Patches Non-interactively
7.1.2.2
End-to-End Patching Process
7.2
Patching Applications Core Middleware Artifacts
7.2.1
Patching Global Menus in FndSetup
7.2.2
Patching the Flexfield SOA Synch Composite
7.3
Log Files
7.4
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Applications Core Patching Sessions
7.4.1
Starting AD Controller
7.4.2
Reviewing Worker Status
7.4.3
Determining Why a Worker Failed
7.4.4
Restarting a Failed Worker
7.4.5
Restarting a Failed Patching Session
7.4.6
Abandoning a Failed Patching Session
7.4.7
Applying a Patch to the Wrong Oracle Home
7.5
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
8
Patching Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager
8.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager
8.2
Patching Functional Setup Manager Database Artifacts
8.2.1
Database Artifacts Supported for Functional Setup Manager
8.2.2
Patching the Functional Setup Manager Database
8.3
Patching Functional Setup Manager Middleware Artifacts
8.3.1
Middleware Artifacts Required by Functional Setup Manager
8.3.2
Patching Functional Setup Manager Middleware Artifacts
8.3.3
How to Patch Applications Policies (jazn-data.xml)
8.4
Log Files
8.5
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patching Sessions
8.6
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
9
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core
9.1
Introduction to Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core
9.2
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core Database Artifacts
9.3
Patching Oracle Fusion Applications Functional Core Middleware Artifacts
9.4
Log Files
9.5
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patching Sessions
9.6
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
10
Performing System Maintenance Tasks
10.1
Introduction to AD Administration
10.1.1
AD Administration Main Menu
10.1.2
Valid Command-Line Arguments
10.1.3
Prompts and Password Security
10.1.4
Starting AD Administration
10.2
Maintaining Snapshot Information
10.2.1
Maintain Snapshot Information Menu
10.2.1.1
List Snapshots
10.2.1.2
Update Current View Snapshot
10.2.1.3
Create a Named View Snapshot
10.2.1.4
Export a Snapshot to a File
10.2.1.5
Import a Snapshot from a File
10.2.1.6
Delete a Named View Snapshot
10.3
Maintaining Applications Database Entities
10.3.1
Compiling Invalid Objects
10.3.2
Running the Health Check
10.3.3
Recreating Grants and Synonyms
10.3.4
Maintaining Multi-lingual Tables
10.4
Running Maintenance Tasks Noninteractively
10.4.1
Creating a Defaults File
10.4.2
Selecting a Menu Option Noninteractively
10.4.3
Selecting a Menu Option While Using a Defaults File
10.5
Running the HomeChecker Utility
11
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Patches
11.1
Oracle Fusion Applications Patch Manager Logging
11.1.1
Log Files for Patching Sessions
11.1.2
Timing Reports
11.2
Monitoring Patching Sessions
11.2.1
Log Summary
11.2.2
Diagnostics Report
11.3
General Troubleshooting for Oracle Fusion Applications Patching
11.3.1
Starting a New Patching Session After the Previous Session Failed
11.3.2
Abandoning a Failed Patching Session
11.3.3
Recovering from an Interrupted Patching Session
11.3.4
Retrying Failed Post-Patching Tasks in a Previous Session
11.3.4.1
Requirements for retry mode
11.3.4.2
Running fapmgr in retry mode
11.3.5
Avoiding a Lost Connection During the Patching Session
11.3.6
Resolving Components Locked by a Singleton Patch
11.3.7
Resolving a Webcat Patch File Creation Failure
11.3.8
Resolving an EditTimedOutException Error
11.3.9
Revert To a Previous Flexfield Definition After It Is Updated By a Patch
11.3.10
Resolving an Online Validation Error for BI Artifacts
11.3.11
Finding Artifact Versions
11.3.12
Backing Out Patches After They Have Been Successfully Applied
11.4
Troubleshooting Patching Sessions for SOA Composites
11.4.1
Basic Troubleshooting for SOA Composite Failures
11.4.2
Troubleshooting SOA Composite Validation Failures
11.4.2.1
Oracle JDeveloper Customization Error
11.4.2.2
SOA Server Not Available
11.4.2.3
Administration Server Not Available
11.4.2.4
SOA-Infra Server Is Ready
11.4.2.5
Composite with Identical Revision Is Already Deployed
11.4.3
Troubleshooting SOA Composite Deployment Failures
11.4.3.1
Failed to Make New Composite Revision the Default
11.4.3.2
Failed to Retire Previous Composite Revision
11.4.3.3
Custom Metadata and Key Flexfield Changes Are Not Propagated Across Clusters
11.4.4
Troubleshooting Complex Failures during SOA Patching
11.4.4.1
No Base Composite Has Been Deployed
11.4.4.2
Failure at Preparation Step
11.4.4.3
Unknown Deployment Status
11.5
Troubleshooting Patching Sessions for Database Content
11.5.1
Starting AD Controller
11.5.2
Reviewing Worker Status
11.5.3
Determining Why a Worker Failed
11.5.4
Restarting a Failed Worker
11.5.5
Terminating a Hung Worker Process
11.5.6
Shutting Down the Manager
11.5.7
Reactivating the Manager
11.5.8
Resolving the Error, "Unable to start universal connection pool"
11.5.9
Resolving a Worker Blocked by a Session
11.5.10
Resolving an Error During Conflict Checking
11.5.11
Setting the Environment for Troubleshooting Database Issues
A
Release Update Patch Installer Screens
A.1
RUP Installer Screens for the First Installer
A.1.1
Welcome
A.1.2
Installation Location
A.1.3
Installation Summary
A.1.4
Installation Progress
A.1.5
Configuration Progress
A.1.6
Installation Complete
A.2
RUP Installer Screens for the Second Installer
A.2.1
Welcome
A.2.2
Installation Location
A.2.3
Installation Summary
A.2.4
Installation Progress
A.2.5
Policy Store Analysis
A.2.6
Configuration Progress
A.2.7
Installation Complete
B
Language Pack Installer Screens
B.1
Welcome
B.2
Installation Location
B.3
Installation Summary
B.4
Installation Progress
B.5
Policy Store Analysis
B.6
Configuration Progress
B.7
Installation Complete
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