Applying the ADF patch

You should install an ADF patch to correct a problem with releasing memory.

The Interim Patch for Bug 17509664 solves a problem where memory is not being released when an Endeca data domain is deleted.

To download and install the ADF patch:

  1. Access the Patches and Updates section of My Oracle Support with this URL:
    https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/PatchDetail?patchId=17509664&languageId=en
  2. Click on the patch link in the Patch Related Activity panel.

    The Patch Details page is displayed, with the Download panel on the right side of the page:

  3. In the Download panel, click Download.

    The File Download dialog is displayed:

  4. Click the p17509664_111160_Generic.zip link.
  5. Save the file in a local directory.

    The name of the downloaded file is p17509664_111160_Generic.zip.

  6. Close the File Download dialog by clicking the x in the corner.
  7. Unpack the p17509664_111160_Generic.zip file into a local directory.

    A directory named 17509664 will result.

  8. In the 17509664 directory, open the README.txt file with a text editor and install the patch by following the directions in the README.txt file.
The following steps are a quick version of step 8 on how to use the OPatch script to install the patch on a Windows machine:
  1. Shut down WebLogic Server.
  2. Open a command prompt in administrator mode. On Windows, you must run in administrator mode because OPatch will need admin rights to several directories to lock and create files.
  3. To make it easier to use OPatch, add its path to your PATH variable while in the command prompt: 
    set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Oracle\Middleware\oracle_common\OPatch
  4. Change to the 17509664 directory where the patch was unpacked. For example: 
    cd c:\PATCH_TOP\17509664
  5. Run OPatch with the apply parameter and the -oh flag pointing to the ADF home directory: 
    opatch apply -oh c:\oracle\middleware\oracle_common
  6. OPatch runs the prerequisite checks and tells you what it will do. If it prompts you for confirmation ("Do you want to proceed?" and "Is the local system ready for patching?"), answer y to the prompts.
  7. When OPatch finishes, restart WebLogic Server.

The steps on a Linux machine are similar.

Note that if you receive a Java error at step 5, use the -jdk flag to specify the location of your Java SDK.