Upgrade Domain Components Using the Upgrade Assistant

Use the Upgrade Assistant to upgrade the domain component configurations inside the domain to match the updated domain configuration.

Start the Upgrade Assistant.
1. Go to the NEW_ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/upgrade/bin directory.
2. Run the command: ./ua
On the Welcome screen, review an introduction to the Upgrade Assistant and information about important pre-upgrade tasks. Click Next.
On the next screen:
- Select All Configurations Used By a Domain. The screen name changes to WebLogic Components.
- In the Domain Directory field, enter the WebLogic domain directory path.
Click Next.
On the Component List screen, verify that the list includes all the components for which you want to upgrade configurations and click Next.
If you do not see the components you want to upgrade, click Back to go to the previous screen and specify a different domain.
On the Prerequisites screen, acknowledge that the prerequisites have been met by selecting all the check boxes. Click Next.
On the MapViewer Configuration screen, select 12c and click Next.
On the Bar backup location screen, provide a location outside domain and oracle_home to store the metadata backup, and click Next.
On the Examine screen, review the status of the Upgrade Assistant as it examines each component, verifying that the component configuration is ready for upgrade. If the status is Examine finished, click Next.
If the examine phase fails, Oracle recommends that you cancel the upgrade by clicking No in the Examination Failure dialog. Click View Log to see what caused the error and refer to Troubleshooting Your Upgrade in Upgrading with the Upgrade Assistant for information on resolving common upgrade errors.
Note:
- If you resolve any issues detected during the examine phase without proceeding with the upgrade, you can start the Upgrade Assistant again without restoring from backup. However, if you proceed by clicking Yes in the Examination Failure dialog box, you need to restore your pre-upgrade environment from backup before starting the Upgrade Assistant again.
- Canceling the examination process has no effect on the configuration data; the only consequence is that the information the Upgrade Assistant has collected must be collected again in a future upgrade session.
On the Upgrade Summary screen, review the summary of the options you have selected for component configuration upgrade.
The response file collects and stores all the information that you have entered, and enables you to perform a silent upgrade at a later time. The silent upgrade performs exactly the same function that the Upgrade Assistant performs, but you do not have to manually enter the data again. If you want to save these options to a response file, click Save Response File and provide the location and name of the response file.

Click Upgrade to start the upgrade process.
On the Upgrade Progress screen, monitor the status of the upgrade.

Caution:
Allow the Upgrade Assistant enough time to perform the upgrade. Do not cancel the upgrade operation unless absolutely necessary. Doing so may result in an unstable environment.

If any components are not upgraded successfully, refer to the Upgrade Assistant log files for more information.

Note:
The progress bar on this screen displays the progress of the current upgrade procedure. It does not indicate the time remaining for the upgrade.

Click Next.
If the upgrade is successful: On the Upgrade Success screen, click Close to complete the upgrade and close the wizard. The Post-Upgrade Actions window describes the manual tasks you must perform to make components functional in the new installation. This window appears only if a component has post-upgrade steps.

If the upgrade fails: On the Upgrade Failure screen, click View Log to view and troubleshoot the errors. The logs are available at NEW_ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/upgrade/logs.

Note:
If the upgrade fails you must restore your pre-upgrade environment from backup, fix the issues, then restart the Upgrade Assistant.