Gather Required Information

Have the following information ready.

Note:

A new ORACLE_HOME needs to be created, the 12.2.1.4 upgrade is an out-of-place upgrade.

The existing domains remain in the same place, FRDomain and OPADomain do not change their paths. The domain and component upgrade are in-place as the domain directory remains the same in the initial 12.2.1.3 ORACLE_HOME.

Note:

For OHS 12.2.1.3 or later on Windows, it is required to have both Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable and Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable installed. Otherwise, there will be errors when starting the ohs component and trying to access forms. For more information, see Oracle HTTP Server Start Failed With 'exit status = -1073741515' In New Installation of FMW 12.2.1.3 on Windows Server (Doc ID 2314112.1) on My Oracle Support.

These libraries may already be installed, In this case, there will be an error message when trying to install them.

Install the 12.2.1.4 Oracle WebLogic Server

• Home directory path for FMW 12.2.1.4; for example: C:\Oracle12214\Middleware\Oracle_Home
• Email address to receive the security updates specific to your installation
• My Oracle Support password if you wish to receive the security updates through My Oracle Support

Install the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Software

• Home directory path for FMW 12.2.1.4; for example: C:\ Oracle12214\Middleware\Oracle_Home
• Email address to receive the security updates specific to your installation
• My Oracle Support password if you wish to receive the security updates through My Oracle Support

Install the Oracle Forms and Reports Servers

• Home directory path for FMW 12.2.1.4; for example: C:\ Oracle12214\Middleware\Oracle_Home