2.3.2.3 Upgrading or Patching Application Software Components

Depending on your deployment upgrade or patch the newly certified application software components for this release.

Note:

This section is for existing Exalytics customers that are already running application software components. New Exalytics customers, proceed to Installing Software on an Exalytics Machine

Before you upgrade or patch the application software components, ensure you are installing the latest Exalytics certified application software versions. See Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix for the latest certifications. The Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix is located at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

This section includes the following topics:

Download and Install Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0 or 12.2.1.4.0

To apply the latest Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9 Patchset to Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0 installation, see the instructions in the top-level patch of the Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0 Patchset.

To apply the latest Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4 Patchset to Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4.0 installation, see the instructions in the top-level patch of the Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4.0 Patchset.

To upgrade an Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.7.x installation to Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0, see "Chapter 3, Applying the Latest Oracle Fusion Middleware Patch Set" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Patching Guide.

To upgrade an Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0 installation to Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4.0, see "Chapter 3, Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence from 11g in Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrading Oracle Business Intelligence.

Note:

If you are installing Oracle Exalytics for the first time, you can install Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4.0. For information, see Installing and Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence.

If you are running an Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.6.x installation, you must upgrade to an Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence.

Note:

You cannot use the Exalytics Domain Management Utility to install or manage an Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.6.x installation. You must first upgrade the Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.6.x installation to Oracle BI EE 11.1.1.9.0, and then register the installation as an existing primary domain using the Exalytics Domain Management Utility.

You cannot use the Exalytics Domain Management Utility to install or manage an Oracle BI EE 12.2.1.4.0 x installation even after upgrade as the Exalytics Domain Management Utility works only with 11g based versions.

Download and Install Oracle Timesten

Before you download and install Oracle TimesTen, ensure you are installing the latest Exalytics certified Oracle TimesTen version. See Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix for the latest certifications. The Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix is located at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

To download and install Oracle TimesTen:

  1. Navigate to My Oracle Support.

  2. Search for and download the latest Exalytics certified version of Oracle TimesTen.

Note:

If you are installing Oracle Exalytics for the first time, you can install the latest Oracle TimesTen certified version instead of applying patches to previous Oracle TimesTen versions.

During the installation of Oracle TimesTen, answer "Yes" to the question: Would you like to upgrade this instance?

Also, ensure that you do not delete existing files. For example, during the installation, answer "No" to the following questions:

  • Would you also like to remove all files in <installation_directory>/TimesTen/tt1122/network/admin/samples?

  • Would you like to replace the existing cluster.oracle.ini file?

  • Would you like to replace the existing <installation_directory>/TimesTen/tt1122/info/sys.odbc.ini file?

  • Would you also like to remove all files in <installation_directory>/TimesTen/tt1122/info?

For more information, see "Performing an in-place database upgrade" and "Performing an offline upgrade" in Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Installation Guide.

Note:

If required, you can install Oracle Database In-Memory for Oracle Exalytics. For instructions on installing Oracle Database In-Memory for Oracle Exalytics, see Installing Oracle Database In-Memory for Oracle Exalytics

Download and Install Oracle BI Applications

If deploying Oracle BI Applications, install Oracle BI Applications. For information, see Installing and Configuring Oracle BI Applications on an Exalytics Machine

To ensure you are installing the latest Exalytics certified Oracle BI Applications version, see Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix for the latest certifications. The Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix is located at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

Download and Install Oracle Endeca

To install Oracle Endeca, see "Oracle Endeca Information Discovery" documentation, the link to which is available from the Oracle Exalytics Documentation Library.

To ensure you are installing the latest Exalytics certified Oracle Endeca version, see Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix for the latest certifications. The Oracle Exalytics Certification Matrix is located at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html