Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching and Upgrade Overview

• 1.1 Installation, Patching, and Upgrade Terminology
  • 1.1.1 Patching
  • 1.1.2 Migration
  • 1.1.3 Upgrade
  • 1.1.4 Installation
• 1.2 Patching and Upgrade Tools
• 1.3 About Database Patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware

2 Patching Oracle Fusion Middleware with Oracle OPatch

• 2.1 About Patching
  • 2.1.1 Types of Patches That can be Used with OPatch
  • 2.1.2 Types of Patches That can not be Used with OPatch
• 2.2 About OPatch
  • 2.2.1 Getting OPatch
  • 2.2.2 Getting Patches
  • 2.2.3 OPatch Environment Variables
  • 2.2.4 OPatch System Requirements
  • 2.2.5 Backup and Recovery Considerations for Patching
• 2.3 OPatch in a Fusion Middleware Environment
  • 2.3.1 A Typical Patching Scenario
  • 2.3.2 Patching a Fusion Middleware Product
  • 2.3.3 Patching in a Distributed Environment
    • 2.3.3.1 Patching with a Local Middleware Home
    • 2.3.3.2 Patching with a Shared Middleware Home
  • 2.3.4 Patching Artifacts Deployed Outside the Oracle Home
• 2.4 Running OPatch
  • 2.4.1 Applying Patches and Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
    • 2.4.1.1 Using the OPatch Property File
    • 2.4.1.2 Using the -auto Option
    • 2.4.1.3 Using the apply Command
    • 2.4.1.4 Sample Output for the apply Command
  • 2.4.2 Rolling Back Patches and Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
  • 2.4.3 Deploying Patched Artifacts to WebLogic Servers
  • 2.4.4 Listing the Source Oracle Homes
  • 2.4.5 Listing the Domains Created from the Middleware Home or Oracle Home
  • 2.4.6 Listing the Applicable Oracle Homes for a Patch
  • 2.4.7 Listing Patches Applied to an Oracle Home or WebLogic Domain
  • 2.4.8 Maintaining OPMN, Oracle HTTP Server, Fusion Middleware Control, and WebLogic Server
  • 2.4.9 Maintaining Oracle Client, JDBC and Networking
  • 2.4.10 Starting or Stopping a Runtime Instance
• 2.5 Troubleshooting OPatch in a Fusion Middleware Environment
  • 2.5.1 Notes About Patching the MDS Repository
  • 2.5.2 Setting the Machine Name and Listen Address

3 Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set

• 3.1 Summary of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Process
• 3.2 General Pre-Patching Tasks
  • 3.2.1 Reviewing System Requirement, Certification and Interoperability Information
    • 3.2.1.1 System Requirements and Specifications
    • 3.2.1.2 Certification and Supported Platforms for Oracle Forms and Reports
    • 3.2.1.3 Interoperability and Compatibility
  • 3.2.2 Stopping the Servers and Processes
  • 3.2.3 Backing Up Your Middleware Home, Domain Home and Oracle Instances
  • 3.2.4 Backing Up Your Database and Database Schemas
  • 3.2.5 Renaming the emCCR File for Silent Patching
• 3.3 Downloading and Starting the Installer
  • 3.3.1 About the Installers Used for Patching
  • 3.3.2 Downloading the Required Installer
  • 3.3.3 Starting the Installer
• 3.4 Applying the Patch Set
• 3.5 Starting the Servers and Processes
• 3.6 Verifying Your Patch Set Installation

A Oracle Forms and Reports Patch Set Installer Screens

• A.1 Welcome
• A.2 Software Updates
• A.3 Installation Type
• A.4 Prerequisite Checks
• A.5 Specify Installation Location
• A.6 Specify Security Updates
• A.7 Installation Summary
• A.8 Installation Progress
• A.9 Installation Complete