Performing a Readiness Check with the Upgrade Assistant

Navigate through the screens in the Upgrade Assistant to complete the pre-upgrade readiness check.

Readiness checks are performed only on schemas or component configurations that are at a supported upgrade starting point.

To complete the readiness check:

1. On the Welcome screen, review information about the readiness check. Click Next.
2. On the Readiness Check Type screen, select the readiness check that you want to perform:
   • Individually Selected Schemas allows you to select individual schemas for review before upgrade. The readiness check reports whether a schema is supported for an upgrade or where an upgrade is needed.

     When you select this option, the screen name changes to Selected Schemas.

   • Domain Based allows the Upgrade Assistant to discover and select all upgrade-eligible schemas or component configurations in the domain specified in the Domain Directory field.

     When you select this option, the screen name changes to Schemas and Configuration.

     Leave the default selection if you want the Upgrade Assistant to check all schemas and component configurations at the same time, or select a specific option:

     • Include checks for all schemas to discover and review all components that have a schema available to upgrade.

     • Include checks for all configurations to review component configurations for a managed WebLogic Server domain.

   Click Next.

3. If you selected Individually Selected Schemas: On the Available Components screen, select the components that have a schema available to upgrade for which you want to perform a readiness check.
   If you selected Domain Based: On the Component List screen, review the list of components that are present in your domain for which you want to perform a readiness check.
   If you select a component that has dependent components, those components are automatically selected. For example, if you select Oracle Platform Security Services, Oracle Audit Services is automatically selected.

   Depending on the components you select, additional screens may display. For example, you may need to:

   • Specify the domain directory.

   • Specify schema credentials to connect to the selected schema: Database Type, DBA User Name, and DBA Password. Then click Connect.

     Note:

     Oracle database is the default database type. Make sure that you select the correct database type before you continue. If you discover that you selected the wrong database type, do not go back to this screen to change it to the correct type. Instead, close the Upgrade Assistant and restart the readiness check with the correct database type selected to ensure that the correct database type is applied to all schemas.

   • Select the Schema User Name option and specify the Schema Password.

     Note:

     The Upgrade Assistant automatically enables default credentials. If you are unable to connect, make sure that you manually enter the credentials for your schema before you continue.
   Click Next to start the readiness check.
4. On the Readiness Summary screen, review the summary of the readiness checks that will be performed based on your selections.
   If you want to save your selections to a response file to run the Upgrade Assistant again later in response (or silent) mode, click Save Response File and provide the location and name of the response file. A silent upgrade performs exactly the same function that the Upgrade Assistant performs, but you do not have to manually enter the data again.
   For a detailed report, click View Log.
   Click Next.
5. On the Readiness Check screen, review the status of the readiness check. The process can take several minutes.
   If you are checking multiple components, the progress of each component displays in its own progress bar in parallel.
   When the readiness check is complete, click Continue.
6. On the End of Readiness screen, review the results of the readiness check (Readiness Success or Readiness Failure):

   • If the readiness check is successful, click View Readiness Report to review the complete report. Oracle recommends that you review the Readiness Report before you perform the actual upgrade even when the readiness check is successful. Use the Find option to search for a particular word or phrase within the report. The report also indicates where the completed Readiness Check Report file is located.

   • If the readiness check encounters an issue or error, click View Log to review the log file, identify and correct the issues, and then restart the readiness check. The log file is managed by the command-line options you set.