1. Cloud Control Database Lifecycle Management Administrator's Guide
  2. Appendixes
  3. Using Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface
  4. WorkFlow Examples Using EM CLI Commands
  5. Patching WebLogic Server Target

Patching WebLogic Server Target

This procedure describes how to create a patch plan, update the values in them, and submit them to deploy patches on the selected targets. This workflow captures end-to-end steps on patching WLS targets. The process of patching is the same irrespective of the targets selected.

To patch WebLogic Server targets, follow these steps:

  1. Run the following command to search for the release ID of the Oracle WebLogic Release 10.3.5:
    emcli list_aru_releases -name="10.3.5"
Output:
Release ID     Release Name    Long Release Name
8191035020     10.3.5.0.2      WLS 10.3.5.0.2
8191035010     10.3.5.0.1      WLS 10.3.5.0.1
8191035000     10.3.5          WLS 10.3.5
95103500       10.3.5          WLS 10.3.5
  2. Run the following command to search for the produc ID of Oracle WebLogic:
    emcli list_aru_products -name="Oracle WebLogic Server"
Output:
Product ID    Product Name
15991         Oracle WebLogic Server
16725         Oracle WebLogic Server Virtual Edition
  3. Run the following command to search for the platform ID of a Generic Platform:
    emcli list_aru_platform -name="Generic Platform"
Output:
Platform ID    Platform Name
2000            Generic Platform
1204            NLS Generic Platform
  4. Search for the Patch ID using the product, release, and platform details that you have from the previous steps as followings:
    emcli search_patches -product=15991 -release=8191035000   -platform=2000

Output:
9561331    Generic PLATFORM  -  10.3.5 Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.5    Generic    American English        Recommended     Generic Platform
  5. Create a patch-target map (properties) file using the vi editor, and supply information like Patch ID, Release ID, and Platform ID, Language ID, and so on. Here is a sample properties file:
    vi create.props

patch.0.patch_id=9561331
patch.0.release_id=8191035000
patch.0.platform_id=2000
patch.0.language_id=0
patch.0.target_name=/Farm01_soa_domain/soa_domain
patch.0.target_type=weblogic_domain
  6. Run the following command to create the plan, and supply the newly created properties file (create.props) as input:
    emcli create_patch_plan -name=demo1 -input_file=data:create.props

Output:
The Patch Plan "demo1" is successfuly created.
  7. To view the user-editable fields of an existing plan, and save the output to a properties file run the following command:
    emcli get_patch_plan_data -name=demo1 >set.props

vi set.props
Output:
name=demo1
description=
deployment_date=	
planPrivilegeList=VIEWER:ADMIN:VIEW;OPER:ADMIN:VIEW;DESIGNER:ADMIN:VIEW

patch.0.patch_id=9561331
patch.0.release_id=8191035000
patch.0.platform_id=2000
patch.0.language_id=0
patch.0.target_name=/Farm01_soa_domain/soa_domain
patch.0.target_type=weblogic_domain

deploymentOptions.StageLocation=%emd_emstagedir%
deploymentOptions.AdvancedOPatchOptions=AllNodes
deploymentOptions.StagePatches=true
deploymentOptions.rollbackMode=false
  8. Edit the properties file (set.props) using any editor to change the rollback mode to true:
    name=demo1
description=
deployment_date=	
planPrivilegeList=VIEWER:ADMIN:VIEW;OPER:ADMIN:VIEW;DESIGNER:ADMIN:VIEW

patch.0.patch_id=9561331
patch.0.release_id=8191035000
patch.0.platform_id=2000
patch.0.language_id=0
patch.0.target_name=/Farm01_soa_domain/soa_domain
patch.0.target_type=weblogic_domain

deploymentOptions.StageLocation=%emd_emstagedir%
deploymentOptions.AdvancedOPatchOptions=AllNodes
deploymentOptions.StagePatches=true
deploymentOptions.rollbackMode=true
  9. To save the patch plan with the new edited data, run the following command:
    emcli set_patch_plan_data -name=demo1 -input_file=data:set.props

Output:
It is successfully updating deployment options from the patch plan.
  10. To verify the status of the patch plan, run the following EM CLI command:
    emcli show_patch_plan -name=demo1 -info

Output:
<plan>
  <planDetails>
<plan_id>EDD74FFF006DD0EE6D28394B8AAE</plan_id>
<name>demo1</name>
<type>PATCH</type>
<description/>
<conflict_check_date>Tue Feb 21 18:04:04 PST 2012</conflict_check_date>
<conflict_check_date_ms>1329876244000</conflict_check_date_ms>
<is_deployable>1</is_deployable>
<plan_status>CONFLICTS</plan_status>
<review_status>CONFLICT_FREE</review_status>
<created_date>Tue Feb 21 17:40:47 PST 2012</created_date>
<created_date_ms>1329874847000</created_date_ms>
<created_by>SYSMAN</created_by>
<last_updated_date>Tue Feb 21 17:58:29 PST 2012</last_updated_date>
<last_updated_date_ms>1329875909000</last_updated_date_ms>
<last_updated_by><USERNAME></last_updated_by>
<grant_priv>yes</grant_priv>
<user_plan_privilege>FULL</user_plan_privilege>
<see_all_targets>N</see_all_targets>
<homogeneousGroupLabel>Oracle WebLogic Domain 10.3.5.0 (Linux x86-64)</homogeneousGroupLabel>
<executeGuid/>
<executeUrl/>
<planDetails/>
  11. After you have created and updated the patch plan with all the relevant data, you can submit your patch plan in the following sequence of modes. The EM CLI command used to submit the patch plan is:
    emcli submit_patch_plan -name=demo1 -action=analyze

Output:
The action "analyze" is successfully submitted on the Patch Plan "demo1", now "analyze" is in progress.
  12. To verify the status of the patch plan submitted, run the following EM CLI command:
    emcli show_patch_plan -name=demo1 -info

Output:
<plan>
  <planDetails>
<plan_id>EDD74FFF006DD0EE6D28394B8AAE</plan_id>
<name>demo1</name>
<type>PATCH</type>
<description/>
<conflict_check_date>Tue Feb 21 18:04:04 PST 2012</conflict_check_date>
<conflict_check_date_ms>1329876244000</conflict_check_date_ms>
<is_deployable>1</is_deployable>
<plan_status>CONFLICTS</plan_status>
<review_status>CONFLICT_FREE</review_status>
<created_date>Tue Feb 21 17:40:47 PST 2012</created_date>
<created_date_ms>1329874847000</created_date_ms>
<created_by>USERNAME</created_by>
<last_updated_date>Tue Feb 21 17:58:29 PST 2012</last_updated_date>
<last_updated_date_ms>1329875909000</last_updated_date_ms>
<last_updated_by>USERNAME</last_updated_by>
<grant_priv>yes</grant_priv>
<user_plan_privilege>FULL</user_plan_privilege>
<see_all_targets>N</see_all_targets>
<homogeneousGroupLabel>Oracle WebLogic Domain 10.3.5.0 (Linux x86-64)</homogeneousGroupLabel>
<executeGuid/>
<executeUrl/>
<planDetails/>
  13. To check if there are any conflicts, run the following command:
    emcli show_patch_plan -name=planName -analysisResults

Output:
<plan_status>CONFLICTS</plan_status>

    You can verify the plan you have created by logging in to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, from Enterprise menu, select Provisioning and Patching, then select Patches and Updates. On the home page, you will see the patch plan demo1 that you have created using the command line as follows:


    Patch Plan

    You can resolve the conflicts using the UI, and then submit the patch plan.

  14. Run the command show_patch_plan after resolving the conflicts to verify the status of the plan as follows: 
    Output:
<plan>
  <planDetails>
<plan_id>EDD74FFF006DD0EE6D28394B8AAE</plan_id>
<name>demo</name>
<type>PATCH</type>
<description/>
<conflict_check_date>Tue Feb 21 18:04:04 PST 2012</conflict_check_date>
<conflict_check_date_ms>1329876244000</conflict_check_date_ms>
<is_deployable>1</is_deployable>
<plan_status>INPROGRESS</plan_status>
<review_status>CONFLICT_FREE</review_status>
<created_date>Tue Feb 21 17:40:47 PST 2012</created_date>
<created_date_ms>1329874847000</created_date_ms>
<created_by>USERNAME</created_by>
<last_updated_date>Tue Feb 21 17:58:29 PST 2012</last_updated_date>
<last_updated_date_ms>1329875909000</last_updated_date_ms>
<last_updated_by>USERNAME</last_updated_by>
<grant_priv>yes</grant_priv>
<user_plan_privilege>FULL</user_plan_privilege>
<see_all_targets>N</see_all_targets>
<homogeneousGroupLabel>Oracle WebLogic Domain 10.3.5.0 (Linux x86-64)</homogeneousGroupLabel>
<executeGuid>BA8E3904DDB36CFFE040F00A5E644D13</executGuid>
<executeUrl>/em/console/paf/procedureStatus?executionGUID=BA8E3904DDB36CFFE040F00A5E644D13</executeUrl>
<planDetails/>
  15. Run the following command to determine the status of the patch plan execution:
    emcli get_instance_status -instance=BA8E3904DDB36CFFE040F00A5E644D13

Output:
BA8E3904DDB36CFFE040F00A5E644D13, PatchOracleSoftware, demo1_Analysis_Tue Mar 06 02:08:02 PST 012, EXECUTING
  16. After a successful analysis, you can deploy/prepare the patch plan. To do so, run the following command with action deploy:
    emcli submit_patch_plan -name=demo1 -action=deploy

Output:
The action "deploy" is successfully submitted on the Patch Plan "demo1", now "deploy" is in progress

  17. Use the Cloud Control UI to see of the submitted plan has successfully been deployed. Alternately, you can verify the same using the EM CLI command:
    emcli get_job_execution_detail -execution=79CAF6A6DAFCFEE6654C425632F19411 -xml