5 Upgrading Pricing Design Center Software

This chapter describes how to upgrade your existing Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center (PDC) installation and install 11.2 patch sets on PDC 11.2. Before upgrading PDC, read the following:

Note:

You can upgrade to PDC 11.2 or directly upgrade to the PDC 11.2 patch set.

About Upgrading PDC

You can upgrade PDC or install PDC 11.2 patch sets by using GUI or in the silent mode. Upgrading or installing PDC in the silent mode lets you perform a noninteractive upgrade of PDC. You can use the silent mode to upgrade or install PDC quickly.

Important:

When upgrading from PDC 11.1 to PDC 11.2 or 11.2 patch sets, note the following:

A direct upgrade from the PDC 11.1 Patch Set 7 release or an earlier patch set release is not supported.

If you want to upgrade from 11.1 to 11.2, you must have PDC 11.1 Patch Set 8 or later releases through PDC 11.1 Patch Set 12 installed.

If you want to upgrade from 11.1 to the 11.2 patch set, you must have PDC 11.1 Patch Set 11 or PDC 11.1 Patch Set 12 installed.

PDC upgrade must be performed by a user who has permissions to write to the oraInventory directory and the MW_home/user_projects/domains directory, where MW_home is the directory in which the Oracle Middleware components are installed.

For upgrade instructions, see the following sections:

Upgrading PDC by Using GUI
Upgrading PDC in Silent Mode

Upgrading PDC by Using GUI

The steps for upgrading PDC or installing the PDC patch sets by using GUI depend on the PDC components you choose to upgrade:

To upgrade the existing PDC and BRM Integration Pack installed on the same machine, select the Upgrade-Complete installation option.

See "Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack" for more information.
To upgrade or install only PDC or PDC patch sets, select the Pricing Design Center Upgrade installation option.

See "Upgrading PDC to 11.2" for more information.
To upgrade or install only BRM Integration Pack or BRM Integration Pack patch sets, select the BRM Integration Pack Upgrade installation option.

See "Upgrading BRM Integration Pack" for more information.

Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack

To upgrade an existing PDC and BRM Integration Pack installation to PDC 11.2 or PDC 11.2 patch sets:

Obtain the PDC software. See "Obtaining the PDC Software".
Start the Oracle WebLogic Server domain administration server or the WebLogic Server domain managed server on which you want to deploy PDC, if it is not already started.
Ensure that the PDC database is running.

Note:
Ensure that the Oracle Database server is in Running state. The Installer connects to the Oracle Database server to verify the information you entered is valid.
Go to the temp_dir directory, and run one of the following commands:
- To start the GUI installer:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile 
```
  where:
  
  Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
  
  jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
- To start the GUI installer and install PDC using the oraInventory directory in a different location:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -invPtrLoc FilePath/oraInst.loc
```
  where FilePath is the path to the directory in which the oraInst.loc file is located.
- To start the GUI installer and create a silent installer response file during the installation:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -record -destinationFile path 
```
  where path is the response file location and name.
The Welcome screen appears.
Click Next.

The Installation Location screen appears.
Enter the full path or browse to the directory in which you want to install PDC 11.2 and BRM Integration Pack for PDC 11.2.

Note:
Ensure that you do not enter the path to the directory in which PDC 11.1 is installed.
Click Next.

The Select Installation Type screen appears.
Select Upgrade Complete and click Next.

The WebLogic Administration Server Connection screen appears.
Click Next.
Enter the WebLogic Server domain (the domain on which you deployed the existing PDC installation) information:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the WebLogic Server domain is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the WebLogic Server domain administration server.
3. In the User Name field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user password.
5. In the WebLogic Home field, enter the path to the directory in which the WebLogic Server software is installed. For example, MW_home/wlserver.
6. Do one of the following.
  
  If you do not want to enable secure communication for PDC, deselect the Enable SSL check box.
  
  To enable secure communication for PDC, leave the Enable SSL check box selected, and, in the KeyStore Location field, enter the path of the client-side keystore file generated from the exported public certificate using the keytool utility.
  
  For more information, see "Configuring SSL for the WebLogic Server Domain".
Click Next.

The WebLogic Server screen appears.
Do one of the following:
- If the existing PDC installation is deployed on the WebLogic Server domain administration server, select a WebLogic Server domain administration server from the list.
- If the existing PDC installation is deployed on the WebLogic Server domain managed server, select a WebLogic Server domain managed server from the list.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center Schema screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing PDC database:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the PDC database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the PDC database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the PDC database service.
  
  Note:
  Ensure that the Oracle Database server is in Running state. The Installer connects to the Oracle Database server to verify that the information you entered is valid.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the PDC schema user password.
6. To use the existing schema user details, select Use the existing schema data.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center System User screen appears.
Enter the existing PDC user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
2. In the Password field, enter the password of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Select Charging Engine for Usage Rating screen appears.
Do one of the following:
- If you selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Elastic Charging Engine.
- If you selected BRM real-time rating and batch rating engines for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Realtime Rating and Batch Rating Engines.
Important:
If you are using real-time and batch rating engines for usage rating, and you want to use ECE for usage rating, after the PDC upgrade, install PDC with ECE and then migrate the pricing data from the source PDC database into the target PDC database.
See the discussion about migrating PDC pricing data to PDC With ECE in BRM Upgrade Guide.
Click Next.

The PDC Keystore Credentials screen appears.
Enter the following information required to encrypt the passwords:
1. In the Key Password field, enter the password PDC uses for accessing the PDC alias key in the keystore.
2. In the Confirm Key Password field, enter the key password again.
3. In the Keystore Password field, enter the password used for accessing the keystore.
4. In the Confirm Keystore Password field, enter the keystore password again.
For more information about keystores, see the discussion about managing passwords in PDC in PDC Security Guide.
Click Next.

The Migration Option screen appears.
Do one of the following:

Important:
Ensure that you select the same option that you selected during the PDC 11.1 installation.
- If you do not want to install the migration utility, select Do not install Migration Utility.
- To migrate the BRM real-time and batch rating engines pricing data to a PDC system that supports BRM real-time and batch rating engines, select Migrate RRE and BRE Pricing Data to PDC.
- To migrate the BRM real-time and batch rating engines pricing data to a PDC system that supports ECE, select Migrate RRE and BRE Pricing Data to PDC with ECE.
- To migrate the PDC pricing data to a PDC system that supports ECE, select Migrate PDC Pricing Data to PDC with ECE.
Click Next.

The Select Charging Engine for Usage Rating screen appears.
Do one of the following:

Important:
Ensure that you select the same option that you selected in step 18.
- If you selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Elastic Charging Engine.
- If you selected BRM real-time rating and batch rating engines for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Realtime Rating and Batch Rating Engines.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center WebLogic Server Connection screen appears.
Enter the WebLogic Server domain (the domain on which you deployed the existing PDC installation) information:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the WebLogic Server domain is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the WebLogic Server domain administration server.
  
  Note:
  If you selected a WebLogic Server domain managed server in step 12, enter the port number to the managed server.
3. In the User Name field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator password.
5. Do one of the following:
  
  If you do not want to enable secure communication for PDC, deselect the Enable SSL check box.
  
  To enable secure communication for PDC, leave the Enable SSL check box selected, and, in the Keystore Location field, enter the path of the client-side keystore file generated from the exported public certificate using the keytool utility.
  
  For more information, see "Configuring SSL for the WebLogic Server Domain".
Click Next.

The BRM Server Location screen appears.
Enter the existing BRM batch and real-time rating engine details:
1. In the BRM field, enter the path to the directory in which BRM is installed.
2. In the BRM Pipeline field, enter the path to the directory in which Pipeline Manager is installed.
3. In the Perl Home field, enter the path to the directory in which the Perl libraries are installed.
Click Next.

The BRM Pipeline Manager Database Connection Screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing Pipeline Manager database:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the Pipeline Manager database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the Pipeline Manager database service.
3. In the User Name field, enter the Pipeline Manager database schema user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the Pipeline Manager database schema password.
5. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the Pipeline Manager database service.
Click Next.

The Transformation Cross-Reference Schema screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing transformation cross-reference schema:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the transformation cross-reference database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the transformation cross-reference database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the transformation cross-reference database service.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the transformation cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the password of the transformation cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center System User screen appears.
Enter the existing PDC user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
2. In the Password field, enter the password of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Migration Cross-Reference Schema screen appears. If you selected Do not install Migration Utility in step 22, proceed to step 39.
Enter the following information required to connect to the migration cross-reference schema:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the migration cross-reference database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the migration cross-reference database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the migration cross-reference database service.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the migration cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the password of the migration cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Migration User screen appears.
Enter the migration user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the migration user name.
2. In the Password field, enter the migration user password.
Click Next.

The Keystore Credentials screen appears.
Enter the following information required to encrypt the passwords:
1. In the Key Password field, enter the password PDC uses for accessing the PDC alias key in the keystore.
2. In the Confirm Key Password field, enter the key password again.
3. In the Keystore Password field, enter the password used for accessing the keystore.
4. In the Confirm Keystore Password field, enter the keystore password again.
Click Next.

The Installation Summary screen appears.
Review the selections you have made in the preceding screens, and click Install.

The Installation Progress screen appears.

Note:
After the installation begins, clicking Stop installation stops the installation process, but the files that are already copied are not removed.
When the installation is done, click Next, the Installation Complete screen appears.

Note down the provided URL. You use this URL to access PDC.
Click Finish to complete and exit.

See "Verifying the Pricing Design Center Installation" for information on verifying the successful installation of PDC and BRM Integration Pack.

See "About Installation Logs" for information on the PDC Installer logs.

Upgrading PDC to 11.2

To upgrade an existing PDC 11.1 installation to PDC 11.2 or PDC 11.2 patch sets:

Obtain the PDC software. See "Obtaining the PDC Software".
Start the Oracle WebLogic Server domain administration server or the WebLogic Server domain managed server on which you want to deploy PDC, if it is not already started.
Ensure that the PDC database is running.

Note:
Ensure that the Oracle Database server is in Running state. The Installer connects to the Oracle Database server to verify the information you entered is valid.
Go to the temp_dir directory, and run one of the following commands:
- To start the GUI installer:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile 
```
  where:
  
  Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
  
  jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
- To start the GUI installer and install PDC using the oraInventory directory in a different location:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -invPtrLoc FilePath/oraInst.loc
```
  where FilePath is the path to the directory in which the oraInst.loc file is located.
- To start the GUI installer and create a silent installer response file during the installation:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -record -destinationFile path 
```
  where path is the response file location and name.
The Welcome screen appears.
Click Next.

The Installation Location screen appears.
Enter the full path or browse to the directory in which you want to install PDC 11.2.

Note:
Ensure that you do not enter the path to the directory in which PDC 11.1 is installed.
Click Next.

The Select Installation Type screen appears.
Select Pricing Design Center Upgrade and click Next.

The WebLogic Administration Server Connection screen appears.
Click Next.
Enter the WebLogic Server domain (the domain on which you deployed the existing PDC installation) information:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the WebLogic Server domain is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the WebLogic Server domain administration server.
3. In the User Name field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user password.
5. In the WebLogic Home field, enter the path to the directory in which the WebLogic Server software is installed. For example, MW_home/wlserver.
6. Do one of the following.
  
  If you do not want to enable secure communication for PDC, deselect the Enable SSL check box.
  
  To enable secure communication for PDC, leave the Enable SSL check box selected, and, in the KeyStore Location field, enter the path of the client-side keystore file generated from the exported public certificate using the keytool utility.
  
  For more information, see "Configuring SSL for the WebLogic Server Domain".
Click Next.

The WebLogic Server screen appears.
Do one of the following:
- If the existing PDC installation is deployed on the WebLogic Server domain administration server, select a WebLogic Server domain administration server from the list.
- If the existing PDC installation is deployed on the WebLogic Server domain managed server, select a WebLogic Server domain managed server from the list.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center Database Schema screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing PDC schema:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the PDC database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the PDC database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the PDC database service.
  
  Note:
  Ensure that the Oracle Database server is in Running state. The Installer connects to the Oracle Database server to verify that the information you entered is valid.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the PDC schema user password.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center System User screen appears.
Enter the existing PDC user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
2. In the Password field, enter the password of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Do one of the following:
- If you selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Elastic Charging Engine.
- If you selected BRM real-time rating and batch rating engines for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Realtime Rating and Batch Rating Engines.
Important:
If you are using real-time and batch rating engines for usage rating, and you want to use ECE for usage rating, after the PDC upgrade, install PDC with ECE and then migrate the pricing data from the source PDC database into the target PDC database.
See the discussion about migrating PDC pricing data to PDC With ECE in BRM Upgrade Guide.
Click Next.

The Keystore Credentials screen appears.
Enter the following information required to encrypt the passwords:
1. In the Key Password field, enter the password PDC uses for accessing the PDC alias key in the keystore.
2. In the Confirm Key Password field, enter the key password again.
3. In the Keystore Password field, enter the password used for accessing the keystore.
4. In the Confirm Keystore Password field, enter the keystore password again.
Click Next.

The Installation Summary screen appears.
Review the selections you have made in the preceding screens, and click Install.

The Installation Progress screen appears.

Note:
After the installation begins, clicking Stop installation stops the installation process, but the files that are already copied are not removed.
When the installation is done, click Next, the Installation Complete screen appears.

Note down the provided URL. You use this URL to access PDC.
Click Finish to complete and exit.

See "Verifying the Pricing Design Center Installation" for information on verifying the successful installation of BRM Integration Pack.

See "About Installation Logs" for information on the BRM Integration Pack Installer logs.

Upgrading BRM Integration Pack

Note:

The BRM Integration Pack installation must be performed as the UNIX user who installed BRM; for example, pin_user.

To upgrade BRM Integration Pack:

Obtain the PDC software. See "Obtaining the PDC Software".
Start the Oracle WebLogic Server domain administration server or the WebLogic Server domain managed server on which you PDC 11.1 was deployed, if it is not already started.
Ensure that the PDC database is running.

Note:
Ensure that the Oracle Database server is in Running state. The Installer connects to the Oracle Database server to verify the information you entered is valid.
Go to the temp_dir directory, and run one of the following commands:
- To start the GUI installer:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile 
```
  where:
  
  Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
  
  jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
- To start the GUI installer and install PDC using the oraInventory directory in a different location:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -invPtrLoc FilePath/oraInst.loc
```
  where FilePath is the path to the directory in which the oraInst.loc file is located.
- To start the GUI installer and create a silent installer response file during the installation:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -record -destinationFile path 
```
  where path is the response file location and name.
The Welcome screen appears.
Click Next.

The Installation Location screen appears.
Enter the full path or browse to the directory in which you want to install BRM Integration Pack for the PDC 11.2 installation.

Note:
Ensure that you do not enter the path to the directory in which BRM Integration Pack for PDC 11.1 is installed.
Click Next.

The Select Installation Type screen appears.
Select BRM Integration Pack Upgrade and click Next.

The Migration Option screen appears.
Do one of the following:

Important:
Ensure that you select the same option that you selected during the PDC 11.1 installation.
- If you do not want to migrate data, select Do not install Migration Utility.
- To migrate the BRM real-time and batch rating engines pricing data to a PDC system that supports BRM real-time and batch rating engines, select Migrate RRE and BRE Pricing Data to PDC.
- To migrate the BRM real-time and batch rating engines pricing data to a PDC system that supports ECE, select Migrate RRE and BRE Pricing Data to PDC with ECE.
- To migrate the PDC pricing data to a PDC system that supports ECE, select Migrate PDC Pricing Data to PDC with ECE.
Click Next.

The Select Charging Engine for Usage Rating screen appears.
Do one of the following:

Important:
Ensure that you select the same option that you selected during the PDC 11.2 upgrade.
- If you selected Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Elastic Charging Engine.
- If you selected BRM real-time rating and batch rating engines for usage rating during the PDC 11.1 installation, select Realtime Rating and Batch Rating Engines.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center WebLogic Server Connection screen appears.
Enter the WebLogic Server domain (the domain on which you deployed the existing PDC installation) information:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the WebLogic Server domain is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the WebLogic Server domain administration server.
  
  Note:
  If you selected a WebLogic Server domain managed server during the PDC installation, enter the port number to the managed server.
3. In the User Name field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the WebLogic Server domain administrator password.
5. Do one of the following:
  
  If you do not want to enable secure communication for PDC, deselect the Enable SSL check box.
  
  To enable secure communication for PDC, leave the Enable SSL check box selected, and, in the Keystore Location field, enter the path of the client-side keystore file generated from the exported public certificate using the keytool utility.
  
  For more information, see "Configuring SSL for the WebLogic Server Domain".
Click Next.

The BRM Server Location screen appears.
Enter the existing BRM batch and real-time rating engine details:
1. In the BRM field, enter the path to the directory in which BRM is installed.
2. In the BRM Pipeline field, enter the path to the directory in which Pipeline Manager is installed.
3. In the Perl Home field, enter the path to the directory in which the Perl libraries are installed.
Click Next.

The BRM Pipeline Manager Database Connection Screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing Pipeline Manager database:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the Pipeline Manager database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the Pipeline Manager database service.
3. In the User Name field, enter the Pipeline Manager database schema user name.
4. In the Password field, enter the Pipeline Manager database schema password.
5. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the Pipeline Manager database service.
Click Next.

The Transformation Cross-Reference Schema screen appears.
Enter the following information required to connect to the existing transformation cross-reference schema:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the transformation cross-reference database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the transformation cross-reference database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the transformation cross-reference database service.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the transformation cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the password of the transformation cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Pricing Design Center System User screen appears.
Enter the existing PDC user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the name of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
2. In the Password field, enter the password of the PDC user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Migration Cross-Reference Schema screen appears. If you selected Do not install Migration Utility in 9, proceed to step 26.
Enter the following information required to connect to the migration cross-reference schema:
1. In the Host Name field, enter the IP address or the host name of the machine on which the migration cross-reference database is configured.
2. In the Port Number field, enter the port number assigned to the migration cross-reference database service.
3. In the Service Name field, enter the name of the migration cross-reference database service.
4. In the User Name field, enter the name of the migration cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
5. In the Password field, enter the password of the migration cross-reference schema user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Migration User screen appears.
Enter the existing migration user information:
1. In the User Name field, enter the name of the migration user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
2. In the Password field, enter the password of the migration user that you created during the PDC 11.1 installation.
Click Next.

The Keystore Credentials screen appears.
Enter the following information required to encrypt the passwords:
1. In the Key Password field, enter the password PDC uses for accessing the PDC alias key in the keystore.
2. In the Confirm Key Password field, enter the key password again.
3. In the Keystore Password field, enter the password used for accessing the keystore.
4. In the Confirm Keystore Password field, enter the keystore password again.
Click Next.

The Installation Summary screen appears.
Review the selections you have made in the preceding screens, and click Install.

The Installation Progress screen appears.

Note:
After the installation begins, clicking Stop installation stops the installation process, but the files that are already copied are not removed.
When the installation is done, click Next, the Installation Complete screen appears.

Note down the provided URL. You use this URL to access PDC.
Click Finish to complete and exit.

See "Verifying the Pricing Design Center Installation" for information on verifying the successful installation of BRM Integration Pack.

See "About Installation Logs" for information on the BRM Integration Pack Installer logs.

Upgrading PDC in Silent Mode

Use silent install mode when you are upgrading PDC using the same configuration repeatedly. Silent install mode does not use the GUI and it runs in the background.

In this mode, you use a response file template that contains a predefined set of values to upgrade PDC and BRM Integration Pack. You can generate a response file that contains the parameters and values during the PDC GUI installation.

Creating a Response File

To create a response file:

Create the response file by doing one of the following:
- Create a copy of the response file that was generated during the GUI upgrade. See "Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack" for more information.
  
  Note:
  The GUI Installer does not store passwords provided during installation in the response file. You must manually add the passwords after creating a copy of the response file.
- Create a response file using the template by running the following command:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -getResponseFileTemplates
```
  where:
  - Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
  - jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
  The following response file is created with the default values.
  - oracle.communications.pdc.PricingDesignCenter.rsp
    
    Use this file template if you are installing PDC.
You can create as many response files as needed.
Open the file in a text editor.
Modify the response file you copied by specifying the key-value information for the parameters you want in your installation.
Note:
- The response file template contains guidelines and examples on how to enter the values in the parameters.
- The Installer treats incorrect context, format, and type values in a response file as if no value were specified.
Save and close the response file.

Upgrading PDC and BRM Integration Pack in Silent Mode

To upgrade PDC or install PDC patch sets in silent mode:

Create the response file. See "Creating a Response File".
Copy the response file you created for PDC to the machine on which you run the silent installation.
On the machine on which you run the silent installation, go to the temp_dir directory to which you have downloaded the PDC server software pack, and run the following command:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -debug -invPtrLoc Inventory_home/oraInventory/oraInst.loc [parameter=value] -responseFile path -silent
```
where:
- Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
- jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
- parameter is the name of an installation parameter.
- value is the value of the installation parameter.
- path is the absolute path to the response file.
For example:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar pdcserver-11.2.0.0.0_generic.jar -debug -invPtrLoc Inventory_home/oraInventory/oraInst.loc INSTALL_TYPE=Complete -responseFile /tmp/oracle.communications.pdc.PricingDesignCenter.rsp -silent
```
The upgrade runs silently in the background.

To upgrade BRM Integration Pack in silent mode:

Create the response file. See "Creating a Response File".
Copy the response file you created for BRM Integration Pack to the machine on which you run the silent installation.
On the machine on which you run the silent installation, go to the temp_dir directory to which you have downloaded the BRM Integration Pack, and run the following command:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar jarfile -debug -invPtrLoc Inventory_home/oraInventory/oraInst.loc [parameter=value] -responseFile path -silent
```
where:
- Java_home is the directory in which you installed the latest supported Java version.
- jarfile is the pdcserver-11.2.0.x.0_generic.jar, x is the PDC 11.2 version that you are installing. For example, for PDC 11.2, the version is 0 and for PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1, the version is 1.
- parameter is the name of an installation parameter.
- value is the value of the installation parameter.
- path is the absolute path to the response file.
For example:
```
Java_home/bin/java -jar pdcserver-11.2.0.0.0_generic.jar -debug -invPtrLoc Inventory_home/oraInventory/oraInst.loc INSTALL_TYPE=Complete -responseFile /tmp/oracle.communications.pdc.BRMIntegrationPack.rsp -silent
```
The upgrade runs silently in the background.

See "Verifying the Pricing Design Center Installation" for information on verifying the successful installation of PDC and BRM Integration Pack.

See "About Installation Logs" for information on the PDC Installer logs.

Restoring the Previous Installation

If your upgrade is not successful, you must restore your system to the previous installation.

To restore the previous PDC 11.1 patch set installation:

Restore the WebLogic server domains directory. Use the domains directory that you backed up before the patch installation to replace the following directory:

MW_home/user_projects/domains
Restore the PDC installation directory. Use the PDC_home directory that you backed up before you installed PDC 11.2 to replace the PDC_home directory.
Restore the oraInventory directory. Use the oraInventory directory that you backed up before you installed PDC 11.2 to replace the oraInventory directory.
Restore the PDC database schema.
Restore the transformation cross-reference database schema.
Restore the migration cross-reference database schema.